Microstock: Top Photos
Here are the most downloaded outdoor photos. This list shows the top three best-selling photos taken outdoors from the top seven microstock agencies.
The Top Three
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iStockphoto |
Most popular “Outdoor” photos |
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| >20,000 | >19,000 | >10,000 |
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Shutterstock |
Top 50 Images Ever (Numbers not given) |
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Fotolia |
Most popular downloaded files |
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| 7,398 | 4,069 | 3,514 |
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Dreamstime |
Most downloaded photos |
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| 863 | 776 | 743 |
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123RF |
Most popular “outdoor” photos |
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| 421 | 353 | 224 |
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BigStockPhoto |
Most popular images |
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| 1,105 | 819 | 732 |
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DepositPhotos |
Most popular photos (Downloads not given, numbers are views) |
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| Views: 3,129 | 2,685 | 2,555 |
| Downloads as of March 2011. This list excludes studio shots, Photoshop creations, illustrations, and posed business subjects. | ||
“An image is suitable as stock when it has a well-defined subject, care has gone into the composition, and it describes or shows an object or concept clearly. The difference between a stock photograph and a snap shot comes down to the thought and direction that goes in before hand.”
— iStockphoto
For more photos and analysis, see Top Photos.
OK, I have gone onto these sites but they keep rejecting my images because they are either too soft or contain too much artifact. How can I get to a point where my images are sharp and they do not have artifact.
P.S. I have gotten kicked off of bigstock for this