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Photos: Insider Tips

• Always use quality photos and targeted to the niche market you’re after

• Be creative and always try to improve your techniques.

• Analyze the want list of stock photography and make sure you adhere to the guidelines.

• Photos of people sell better than nature photos.

• Choose a few niche markets and stick to them.

• Find the biggest hole in this market and fill it.

• Experiment with photo types and what type of photo work on website.

• Read the fine print of contributor agreements.

• Always provide a model release when using photos depicting people, even in the case of photos depicting infants.

• Timing is extremely important as well. The celebration of major events such as Christmas or New Year are usually popular at that specific time of the year only.

• Promote your photos on other websites, like your personal portfolio site.

• Create effective titles, captions and tags.