I’ve been selling stuff on iStockphoto.com since 2002 and people often ask how to be successful at it.   I’ve written several articles on how to do this, but key words is still what an end user uses to find your images.  Searching is an art form by itself, but how do you know what a potential client will use to search?

Once you’ve exhausted yourself trying to keyword an image the best you can and it’s online and approved, then what?  Try iStock-Apps Suggestinator.  Login using your iStock user-name and password, enter the image number for a few photos you are having trouble key wording and watch as others will make suggestions for you over the next few days.  This service is free, but they do ask that you help others who upload files, which I don’t think is too much to ask.  If you find yourself using this often, they have a donate button, give them some cheddar.

Shot over the weekend, newly accepted stock.

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While I was shooting the gas pumps from another era, I was really intrigued by the rust and details of the pumps, so here’s one shot from that set, more will be coming.

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Caught this candid couple back in 2005 at a nearby lake, gazing at some sail boats

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For random textures, all availabe as high resolution, royalty free downloads.

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From a series I did earlier this year with Jean.

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Back in January I did a whole ton of stock photo work, these two images were some sort of green glass beads that I thought may make a great texture for something, at some point.

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At the end of 2007 I did a small series of images intended to be sold as stock of my DJ headphones. One in particular has done exceptionally well, passing the 200 downloads mark in just four months.

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Early morning routine of checking email, drinking coffee, having bed-head.

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Shot on a very tight grained, slow speed black and white film, this was done around 2002 in an old warehouse in Philadelphia. If only I knew what was on the other side.

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