STEP #8: Select images that are commercially useful

Even if you’re images are technically perfect they might be rejected if they are useless for commercial reasons.

Here’s a simple checklist with common commercial issues that could get your image submission rejected:

• Inappropriate images (pornography, glamour etc.)
• Images with no demand
• Images they already have too many of
• Bad composition
• Tight cropping and framing
• Images outside the agencies target market

Always read the submission guidelines carefully and weed out images with questionable commercial value.

Note: here you should put the highest priority on images that falls within the market you identified in step #1-4.

Previous posts in this series:

1. Microstock Photography Tutorial
2. Types of stock photography
3. STEP #1: Research hot selling markets
4. STEP #2: Leverage on your strength
5. STEP #3: Research for lame and lazy competition
6. STEP #4: Determine A Niche For Your Microstock Photography
7. STEP #5: Shortlist Microstock Photography agencies
8. STEP #6: Select one (1) microstock photography agency
9. STEP #7: Select stock images with good technical quality