2025 – New Year Stock Image Uploads

A typical stock image I shot this week. The picture looks a bit empty but I try and leave an area for copy space at the top, side or both of the main subject.

It’s been a quiet time, for me, stock wise although the start of year is always a quiet time for my sales. I’m still trying to upload new images regularly. Most of my stock images come through street photography. However, the grey blanket of cloud we’ve had covering the UK for most of February hasn’t been conducive to going out anywhere special with the camera. The light has been useless.

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Stock – My Stock Image Photography Story

A stock image I shot yesterday in my small stills area in the garage. I drifted into food photography during the covid pandemic as I was unable to go out and about to take pics. As a result I’ve become a bit of a baker as well. This is a New York style cheesecake I made for Xmas. Images like this sell well.

It’s always nice to make a few pennies from your hobby and that’s the way I generally view selling some of my images through a stock picture library. It’s not quite as simple as that though.

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