A few weeks ago, I have written a short Contributor Guide on the EyeEm Market and how to use it as photographer. Since there are lots of photographers on EyeEm who have no experience in selling licenses to their images, I thought it might be a good idea to add some more details to the legal and business aspects of this business. Who will be buying your images on EyeEm Market? First of all the term “buying images” is actually not appropriate: The buyers of stock images do not really buy an image – they just acquire a license to use the image. What’s…
Author: Michael Jay
Mobile or smart phone photography is a big hype: There probably are not many agencies left that did not put some focus on this new type of even faster, even quicker creation and sharing of images. Some have launched their own apps, some prefer the “traditional” path of going through their websites. Some prefer a grungy, real life feeling to the images, others would rather see plain borderless images. I use these 8 apps to improve my mobile images After giving Fotolia Instant a very short try (for me personally it wasn’t the right thing), I have started shooting seriously with…
Last fall, Berlin based mobile photography startup EyeEm has announced their upcoming EyeEm Market which will allow photographers to sell licenses for their mobile images they shot and uploading through the popular community app. While the marketplace itself is planned to open in summer, the first images are already available through the partnership with Getty Images. As an early photographer with EyeEm, I was happy to be invited with the first batch to test the new features. This guide will help you through the steps to get your images online and up for sale. The EyeEm Market Dashboard While the EyeEm app…