Registration on Shutterstock (Shutterstock Stock Bank)

• Full Name – enter your last name and first name exactly as written in your international passport, letter for letter, e.g., Olga Starkova
• Desired Display Name – here you specify the name that will be displayed to buyers when viewing works from your portfolio on the Shutterstock website.
• Desired Username – here you indicate your desired login (nickname).
• Residential Address – here you specify your home address (street, house, apartment). This address will be used by Shutterstock to send checks (if you choose this method of payment). Write it so that postal workers can understand what the address is: Pushkina str., 115-89. If you plan to receive payments from Shutterstock through payment systems, this item is not particularly important.
• Residential Address Line 2 – this can be left blank or used if the address in the previous line doesn’t fit.
• Residential City – indicate your city
• Residential State – for the USA and Canada – this is the state. For CIS countries, you can specify the region, federal district, or simply write your city again.
• Residential Zip – provide your postal code.
• Residential Country – select your country of residence from the dropdown list.
• Mailing address same as residential address – check this box to confirm that your residence address matches the details for receiving mail. In this case, you can skip the following fields for providing correspondence details.
• Email Address – provide your email address. Attention! To avoid problems with not receiving emails from Shutterstock, I recommend not using email accounts from services like hotmail.com, yahoo.com, mail.ru, or make sure to set up your email settings to not mark emails from *@shutterstock.com as spam. Otherwise, you might not even receive confirmation of registration on the Shutterstock stock photo bank. I recommend using gmail.com accounts, as emails from Shutterstock arrive without problems.
• Phone Number – provide your contact phone number. Write it in international format, i.e., through + (country code) (city code) (phone number), for example, for Russia +7 (495) phone number, for Ukraine the country code +380 phone number, for Belarus +375 phone number.
• Payout Method – this is the field for selecting the method of receiving payments from Shutterstock. Choose your preferred withdrawal method from the dropdown list. Since receiving payments to a PayPal wallet does not work for CIS countries, you will have to choose either check or Moneybookers (you can register in the payment system moneybookers.com later).
• Payout Email Address – here you need to specify the email with which you registered in the Moneybookers or PayPal payment systems. If you haven’t registered in the payment system yet, just specify your email; you can easily change it later. Why email? Because on Moneybookers and PayPal, email serves as an identifier.
• Desired Password – here you enter the password you will use to log into your account.

Create a password using numbers and letters, with at least eight characters – this will enhance the security of your account.

• Enter Password Again – please repeat your password.
• How Did You Hear About Us? – you need to answer how you found out about the Shutterstock stock bank. Just write “From microstock.top”.
• Other Agencies – in this field, you can specify which other stock agencies you are working with. You can leave this field empty, as it is not mandatory.

Please double-check all the information you entered and click the button below “Continue with Sign Up”.

The next page you will see during the registration process on Shutterstock looks like this.

This page prompts you to upload a file with your passport for identity verification (in JPEG format).
Then there will be a list of various rules and conditions of the Shutterstock stock bank that you need to agree to by clicking the button below: “Accept”.

In principle, that’s it, registration on Shutterstock is complete, click “Login” at the bottom of the next page and enter the login (or email) and password you provided during registration.

In the future, to log into your account on Shutterstock, use the link http://submit.shutterstock.com.
After submitting the file with your passport, you will need to wait a bit. The process of reviewing the passport file takes from a few hours to a few days. After the review is complete, a new message will appear at the top of your account page: “Your account is currently in review mode. Please upload 10 (and only 10) photos to gain full upload privileges.” You will also receive a corresponding notification from Shutterstock at the email address you provided during registration.
After this, you will need to upload 10 works at once. To upload files, you can use the Submit Photos link in your account. If you want to upload files to the Shutterstock microstock through the browser (use the bookmark via HTTP), remember that you can upload files one at a time, not all at once. This information will be useful for those microstockers who have an unstable dial-up Internet connection. Based on these 10 works, Shutterstock inspectors will decide whether you are suitable as an author or not. If at least 7 out of 10 uploaded works are approved, you will become a full member of the Shutterstock stock bank’s author team.
Do not rush to upload test works, as in case of refusal, the next attempt to pass the exam on the Shutterstock microstock will only be possible after 30 days. You do not need to register again on Shutterstock. By the way, Shutterstock will send a notification after 30 days that you can try to upload test works again. Additionally, I would like to mention that your registration on Shutterstock will remain, even if you upload your first works to the stock bank after six months or a year.
By the way, photos and illustrations that successfully pass the Shutterstock exam will automatically appear in your portfolio and will consequently be available for sale.
Good luck with your registration on Shutterstock, and break a leg with the exam at this stock bank!