Recently, stock 123RF has also required its authors to fill out the W-8BEN tax form, just like other major photo stocks.

This is a tip for those using older versions of Photoshop. The Photoshop version I use doesn’t allow copying and pasting information in “File Info,” so I would have to re-enter keywords for each new image in the “File Info” window.

New Shutterstock contributors often upload impressive illustrations but frequently face rejections due to minor technical issues. These 6 tips from Tim Goldman (Shutterstock review coordinator) will help beginners — and not just beginners — ensure that their test submission works have a much greater chance of being successfully reviewed and accepted on the first try.

On April 9th of this year, one of the veterans of the microstock market, Crestock, notified all participants about its bankruptcy.

Creating impressive and beautiful stock video that will successfully sell through microstocks is no simple task, but it certainly should be. In reality, there’s no reason you should put in less effort and attention to stock footage than you would when creating a feature film.

Today I want to introduce you to the translation of another interesting article from the Adobe Stock blog about the features of preparing content for stock in the current year, focusing on current trends. In fact, it would be more accurate to translate its title as something like “Shake Up Your Stock” but I don’t think that sounds right. So, I decided to add a bit of improvisation to the translation. I hope you like it.