 Linda Asparro |
file size submission I've been trying to submit to stock agencies & I'm confused about file sizes. They want the largest size you can send at 300 resolution at sizes a maximum compressed file size of 20MB . A uncompressed file size of 48MB. I upload my images unto my mac in Iphoto & then to Photoshop. In photoshop I make them as large as I can while still sharp. Is this what they mean by submitting largest file size, or do you send it at just 300 resolution at a smaller size. Any help in this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks , Linda
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Brooke M. Lewis |
Hi Linda. I have been submitting to stock photo sites for a short time. I believe what they are looking for is a file that you have not reduced (ie. saved for web). I shoot RAW files with a digital rebel XT, process them minimally (contrast, saturation, noise, and unsharp mask) and then save as a full size JPEG at a resolution of 300 and send them. What they don't want is for you to interpolate to upsize the photo. I am not sure exactly what you mean by making them as large as you can...hope this helps. Brooke
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Paul Hakimata |
Hi Linda, Stock agencies want to have the largest file possible. They normally tell you what the minimum size has to be. I know for Dreamstime.com it is 3 MP. This can be calculated by multiplying the hight x width (in pixels) of your image. They normally want to have the resolution of 240 dpi or 300 dpi (these are standard for your digital camera). For Dreamstime.com it doesn't matter what the file size is, as long as the dimensions of your image are above 3 MP. I hope this has answered your question. Cheers,
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Carolina K. Smith |
Hi Linda, If you are submitting to any of the microsites, they do not allow UPSIZING of your original file sizes... they want the native file sizes for your camera. In fact Upsizing can get you banned. For example, I shoot with the Nikon D2x (12MP camera), and the native file size is 2848x4288, or 12.21MP. These raw files (I always shoot in Raw, NEF for Nikon)are ~ 69MB in size, but the jpeg file that I submit will usually be between 3-7MB (depending on isolation techiques, etc). The smaller sized jpeg files are still 12.21MP. In the beginning, I was confusing MP (MegaPixels) with MB (MegaBytes). If you want to know your MP size, in Photoshop, just open up your image, then from the menu, go Image>Image Size and multiply the 'width pixels x height pixels'... this gives you your MP size. You do NOT want to upsize these files for the microstock agencies, although I have heard that Alamy does use upsized photos. I do not submit to Alamy, because I get such great exposure/marketing from the microsites. I do know that some photographers will save their more unique photos for Alamy, while submitting the rest to the microsites, but whether this strategy pays off is not clear. Many photographers that do this say they make tons more money from the microsites because of the consistent downloads. I have only ~270 photos uploaded so far, and to date have earned $12,953.66 from the microsites. I highly suggest starting with Shutterstock, as they are the Number 1 earner for most photographers. Yes, I submit to iStock, Dreamstime (which only brings in 1/3 the amount of Shutterstock, but it is a good agency too), and a host of others, but it's obvious that Shutterstock has a vast audience with effective marketing and a very stable website (very rarely down, except for rare maintenance). If you also want to check out selling your digital files directly and prints that you don't have to print yourself, you might also consider a Pro Account at Smug Mug. But for me, the money currently is clearly in the microstocks...check it out!
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