With the growing trend in photography business and the interest of the people around the world to use and sell those photos increasing, one tends to look for sources that can help them generate some revenue out of them. Photographers find difficulties if they do not own their own portfolio website and they have to look for reliable sources. Even designers and artists looking for stock photos sometimes find it difficult. So today we are going to unveil some resources that can be trusted and used by anyone without facing any problem. You can buy or sell quality photographs, images or illustrations on various websites over the internet. Description for some of the popular websites is given below:

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1. Fotolia

This website offers attractive deals for sellers. Fotolia accepts illustrations, photos and footage. The site sets high standards for quality, s don’t be surprised if some of your photos are rejected. If you are buying and selling simultaneously then they have credit points system, which allows for buying photos in exchange for your downloaded photos. The photographer’s share varies from 33% to 47% for non exclusive rights. For extended license, sales start from $20. In case of subscription it ranges from 30 to 40%. The minimum payout for sellers is $50.

(Visit: http://www.fotolia.com)

2. ShutterStock

For sellers there is a strict entrance criterion. They have to submit ten images out of which seven have to be passed to allow for selling. They accept photos, illustrations in vector images and footage. They don’t give you a certain percentage. They will pay per download. The amount ranges from 25 to 35 per image and increases for images which are downloaded more. For on-demand subscription, the amount earned can vary from $0.8 to $2.8. Buyer looking to buy in bulk on regular basis can strike lucrative deals.

(Visit: http://www.shutterstock.com)

3. BigStockPhoto

This site is favorable to sellers with a greater acceptance ratio. Minimum payout is $50. You can earn anywhere from 50 cents to $3 for each sold image. Buyers can enjoy the benefits of download credits system. More downloads allow for cheaper images. Images suitable for various purposes are available.

 (Visit: http://www.gettyimages.com)

4. Getty Images Stock

This is one of the most popular website for JPEG images on the web. They deal in footage and music files as well. For sellers there is some registration fee as well. They allow photographs taken from only certain type of cameras. For buyers there are images, footage and music files on offer through different schemes. Royalty free photos are priced according to the size of the images. Subscriptions are available for one month, quarterly or yearly basis.

(Visit: http://www.gettyimages.com)

5. iStockPhoto

The website stores millions of images for designers, entrepreneurs, advertisers and bloggers. In addition to photos and illustrations the website contains video, audio and flash files. The review process is very strict and the rejection ratio is usually high. Don’t loose heart as the Exclusive license is also available, which provides much higher commission; and is granted when 250 images have been downloaded. Minimum payout is $100.

(Visit: http://istockphoto.com)

6. ClusterShot

This website allows you to post artistic sketches and photos. There is virtually no check on what you are uploading. It is different from other websites in the minimum payout limit which is $100. Also note that payments are made through PayPal. Here you will set your price and the website will get 12% commission from the sales.

(Visit: http://www.clustershot.com)

7. 123RF

Sellers find the review process very fluent and image acceptance is high. The website contains over a ten million royalty free photos. These include vector illustrations and stock photography. Credits start at $0.68 and subscriptions at $0.21 per image.

(Visit: http://www.123rf.com/)

8. Dreamstime

At Dreamstime website both buyers and sellers enjoy significant benefits. They accept photos and vector illustrations from the sellers. Photographers receive half the revenue as commission from each download. Transactions are made through PayPal, Moneybookers and also in the form of cheques. Minimum payout is $100. For buyers both commercial and editorial photos are available. Image prices are lowest for 12 months subscription holders.

(Visit: http://www.dreamstime.com/)

9. FeaturePics

This website contains a huge library of photos and illustrations. FeaturePics give a royalty of 50% to the photographer. There aren’t any stringent requirements for the images to maintain a standard. Minimum payout is $50 and transactions can be made through PayPal, Moneybooker or cheque.

Buyers can buy images individually. The images are very low-priced and can be bought on the spot.

 (Visit: http://www.featurepics.com/)

10. ScanStockPhoto

The website accepts JPEG, no vector illustrations are allowed. Euro currency is used in transactions. Minimum payout is 50 EURO. Sellers having a diverse collection of investments can make decent earnings.

 (Visit: http://scanstockphoto.com/)

Buyers obtain different license types. License can be Royalty Free, Rights Managed, Subscriptions or extended rights.

Royalty free images are those which are awarded a copyright license for using multiple times without restrictions.

Rights Managed are those licenses which allow for a one time use only. Any reuse will need another license.

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Subscriptions are those licenses which span for a certain term. After the end of the term the licenses are no longer valid. Another type of license is extended license.

Extended license allows for unlimited use of the images by a single person. In this scenario you can also give the copyrights to another person in your organization and extended license also allows for resale. However be careful to read the terms and conditions on every specific website as their terms vary a lot.

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In non exclusive license you are granting the right to buyer to grant license to someone else as well.