1) Bigstock
2) Dreamstime
3) iStockphoto.com
4) Shutterstock
My evaluation criteria will be the work they accept, and whether or not I feel my work fits that mold. I don't care as much about process, and most of the payouts are fairly standard. Once I've evaluated, I'll post a few examples of my work that might fit.
For today, though, I'll start with Bigstock. I was a little worried, at first, when I pulled up the top 500 downloaded images and didn't see any macro work. Before giving up, though, I decided to search by category. After looking at the top 500 pictures in the abstract, landscapes, and nature categories, well ... I felt a little discouraged, I admit. Finally, I searched for orchids, and found that the situation wasn't completely hopeless. However, I did notice that almost all of the pictures had white or black backgrounds. Most of my pictures don't.
Another keyword I chose was butterfly. This looked a lot more promising, actually. More so than I'd thought. Cathedrals, not so much. I'll need to look elsewhere. My work doesn't fit.
As for those that could be a fit for this site:
I wouldn't really consider submitting any of my orchids here. I might submit this flower picture:
But that's really it.
I've signed up, taken their tutorials and quizzes, and will ... set this aside for now. Tomorrow, I'l cover Dreamstime.
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