123RF

The 123RF photo stock is one of the popular international stocks offering royalty-free images. 123RF started its activities in June 2005, and nowadays its database already contains more than 10,000,000 stock photos and vector illustrations of various genres and themes. The photo bank has more than 60,000 photographers and illustrators as contributors. The photo bank site has undergone several redesigns to improve usability. A version with a mobile interface for smartphone users was also developed.

The mechanism for authors wishing to earn on 123RF is standard. First, you need to register, providing all the required data. After that, images are uploaded, described, and approved by the photo bank editors. After that, the images become available for search by buyers in the photo bank database; moreover, the images will be available for search in internet search engines.

The photo bank site supports work in 12 languages, including Russian. For photo bank buyers, mechanisms for one-time purchase of images for credits and subscription purchases have been implemented. The cost of images varies depending on the type and size of the image, ranging from 1 to 470 credits. The cost of credits can also vary from 21 cents to 1 dollar. The cost of a credit depends on the volume of their purchase. 123RF credits can be bought not only for dollars but also for other freely convertible currencies: yen, pounds, euros, etc.

To start working with 123RF, first register on it. Find all the necessary and useful information about this stock in the publications of this blog section.

photo stock 123RF



12 Common Beginner Photography Mistakes

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Usually, there is catastrophically little time during shoots, so I try not to step on the same rake. I don’t want to repeat the typical mistakes of many beginning photographers who once stole my time, which I could have spent more productively on better collaboration with photo stock agencies and improving my professional skills as a photographer.

Desktop Microstock Dictionary

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Many novice micro stockers often find it quite difficult to understand the specific jargon used by experienced stock photographers, which is filled with various slang terms and abbreviations.

Attributing the Image with Right Keywords

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For beginners, one of the challenging moments when uploading and attributing images on stock photo sites is the selection of keywords.

First, it’s difficult to determine which words will be keywords for a specific image; second, it’s challenging to choose the best-selling keywords from the entire list of possible words; and third, many stockers simply don’t understand the purpose and value of the right keywords.

Correct Keywords for Images

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Typically, selecting keywords for an image is the final step in the process of uploading images to stock banks. Unfortunately, many microstock contributors tend to push keyword selection to the background.

Top Stock Trends for Fall-Winter

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What wish would a microstock photographer make for the upcoming Christmas? I suppose all one needs is a regular crystal ball of the fortune teller. After all, if we knew exactly what buyers

Download Free Stock Photos and Illustrations

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If you’ve been working with stock photo sites for a considerable time, you’re probably aware of the Free section available on these sites. In these sections, you can download a curated selection of high-quality photos and illustrations offered by stock photo sites free of charge.