If you are having problems getting your images accepted due to sharpness or noise, one solution could be reducing their size. When you shrink the size of an image, the noise also shrinks – making it harder to see. It also makes it harder to see the soft edges of an object, making them appear sharper. It is a bit of a work around solution but works in a pinch.
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Where to submit your images
There are hundreds of microstock sites with new ones appearing every day. Only a hand full of these sites actually give you any sales. There are 6 major sites that produce good income (Often referred to as the ‘Big 6′) and ~10 more sites that have lesser earnings and may or may not be worth your time uploading your images to. Other sites are simply not worth the effort of uploading. I have arranged the sites from most to least profitable according to the polls at microstockgroup.com
The Big 6 agencies are:
Shutterstock
Istockphoto
Dreamstime
Fotolia
StockXpert
123RF
The remaining agencies are:
Bigstockphoto
Crestock
SnapVillage
Zymmetrical
Yaymicro
Panthermedia
ScanstockPhoto
MostPhotos
CanstockPhoto
FeaturePics
I would suggest signing up with the Big 6 and see how you like it. Once you have all your images online with these agencies you can consider if you want to add more agencies to represent your work of if you would rather use that time to create more photos.
For more information on getting started with microstock photography be sure to get out the entire How-To section.
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Getting started with microstock photography.