So I am pretty much back on schedule now, hopefully it will stay that way! Here are the September 2012 statistics.

September has been my best month so far. A $39 single image sale on Alamy helped a lot – see previous post for more information. Veer sale of $7 also helped.

Shutterstock with $12.57 and  Dreamstime with $10.33 were performing well joined by Yay Micro at $8.10.

To summarize, I have images offered through 23 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all of them – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

CanStockPhoto

PhotoDune

BigStockPhoto

Sign Elements (formerly iSignStock)

Veer

Deposit Photo

Crestock

Alamy

Yay Micro

Most Photos

CutCaster

Zoonar

Scandinavian Stock Photo

And here come the monthly charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for September 2012? The total comes to $88.31, strongest month yet.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 70 downloads this month – up from 56 in the previous month. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio (which I have not done for months ).

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $88.05 this month even with $34.49 in the previous month.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria. As you can see, I have not been very good at expanding my portfolio lately.

All right – I am officially late again! I did a lot of travelling and shooting over the summer so hopefully I’ll get more disciplined with posting the stats from now on. Here are the August 2012 statistics. August  was comparable to July – perhaps buyers take vacations in the summer, too. I have a lot of images to process and upload – seems to me like that my be a wintertime activity for me. Shutterstock with $13.01 and  Dreamstime with $13.03 were very even this month.

To summarize, I have images offered through 23 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all of them – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

CanStockPhoto

PhotoDune

BigStockPhoto

Sign Elements (formerly iSignStock)

Veer

Deposit Photo

Crestock

Alamy

Yay Micro

Most Photos

CutCaster

Zoonar - first time sale

Scandinavian Stock Photo

And here come the monthly charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for August 2012? The total comes to $36.90.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 56 downloads this month – up from 44 in the previous month. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio (which I have not done for months ).

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $34.49 this month even with $34.50 in the previous month.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria. As you can see, I have not been very good at expanding my portfolio lately.

Not exactly on time, here are the July 2012 statistics. July was not as strong as June, but still not a bad month especially considering I have not had time to upload new images for a very long time. Shutterstock with $11.02 and  Dreamstime with $8.85 were once more in the lead.

To summarize, I have images offered through 23 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all of them – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

The twelve (12) websites with sales this month were:

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

CanStockPhoto

PhotoDune

BigStockPhoto

iSignStock

Veer

Deposit Photo

Crestock - First sale

Here are the sites that had sales previously but none in May 2012:

Alamy

Yay Micro

Most Photos

CutCaster

And here come the monthly charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for July 2012? The total comes to $37.33.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 46 downloads this month – down from 66 in the previous month. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio (which I have not done for months ).

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $36.87 this month down from $62.69 in the previous month.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria. As you can see, I have not been very good at expanding my portfolio lately.

With a bit of delay, I know, here are the June 2012 statistics. June was my strongest month yet, two great months in a row. I finally had a download from Alamy netting $17.40. I had a second month with sales at Veer. Shutterstock was a lot weaker than previously but Dreamstime did well at $15.30.

To summarize, I have images offered through 23 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all of them – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

The twelve (12) websites with sales this month were:

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

Alamy

CanStockPhoto

PhotoDune

BigStockPhoto

iSignStock

Veer

CutCaster

Deposit Photo

Here are the sites that had sales previously but none in May 2012:

Yay Micro

Most Photos

And here come the monthly charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for June 2012? The total comes to $65.72, the best month yet.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 66 downloads this month – up from 54 in the previous month. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio (which I have not done for months ).

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $62.69 this month up from $39.67 in the previous month.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria. As you can see, I have not been very good at expanding my portfolio lately.

Another month is over so here are the May 2012 statistics. May was my strongest month yet helped by $5 downloads from Yay Micro and Veer. The cumulative sales this year to date are $110.69, half – $55.22 – from Shutterstock. The second biggest earner year to date is Dreamstime at $16.37 for image sales and additional $5 in referral income.

To summarize, I have images offered through 21 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all twenty – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

I have had a few wetsites with first time sales in May 2012. The twelve (12) websites with sales this month were:

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

CanStockPhoto

PhotoDune

BigStockPhoto

iSignStock

First time ever:

Veer

Yay Micro

Most Photos

CutCaster

Here are the sites that had sales previously but none in May 2012:

Deposit Photo

And here come the monthly charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for May 2012? The total comes to $45.30, the best month yet.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 54 downloads this month – up from 44 in the previous month. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio.

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $39.67 this month up from $15.45 in the previous month.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale. Shutterstockcontinues to be the biggest earner with Dreamstime second.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria. As you can see, I have not been very good at expanding my portfolio lately.

Another month is over so here are the April 2012 statistics. April was not as strong as March for me, mostly due to fewer higher priced on demand downloads on Shutterstock . The cumulative sales this year to date are $71.22, over half – $39.20 from Shutterstock. The second biggest earner year to date is Dreamstime at $10.64 for image sales and additional $5 in referral income.

To summarize, I have images offered through 21 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all twenty – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

The six (6) websites with sales this month were:

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

CanStockPhoto

Deposit Photo

PhotoDune

Here are the sites that had sales previously but none in April 2012:

Fotolia

BigStockPhoto

iSignStock

And here come the monthly charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for March 2012? The total comes to $15.65, down from $31.89 in March but up from $13.79 in February and $9.89 in January. The downloads decreased slightly from 44 in March to 40 in April (compared to 36 in February and 26 in January). The drop in revenue was mostly due to lower sales per download ration.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 40 downloads this month – down from 44 in the previous month. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio.

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $15.65 this month down from $31.89 in the previous month.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale. Shutterstockcontinues to be the biggest earner and Dreamstime sales returned to the January levels after two weaker months.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria.

Another month is over so here are the March 2012 statistics. March was a good month with strongest downloads so far.

To summarize, I have images offered through 21 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all twenty – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

The nine (9) websites with sales this month were:

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

CanStockPhoto

Deposit Photo

PhotoDune

BigStockPhoto

iSignStock

And here come the charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for March 2012? The total comes to $31.89, up from $13.79 in February and $9.89 in January. The increase is mostly due to more downloads – 49 in March compared to 36 in February and 26 in January. The non-subscription downloads which pay more have also increased.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 49 downloads this month – up from 36 in the previous month. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio.

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $31.89 this month up from $13.79 in the previous month.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale. Shutterstock continues to be the biggest earner.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria – see the Approval Ratio below.

Another month is over so here are the February 2012 statistics.

Valentine’s Day Photoshoot

The Valentine’s Day photoshoot brought a total of 8 downloads – I suspect that the images were uploaded a bit late for this year… The most succesful image of the bunch:

Some of the other images with sales on various websites are these:

To summarize, I have images offered through 21 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all twenty – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

The seven websites with sales this month were:

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

CanStockPhoto

Deposit Photo

PhotoDune

And here come the charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for February 2012? The total comes to $13.61.

Number of Image Downloads

Total of 35 downloads this month – up from 26 in January 2012. The biggest jump in downloads was on Shutterstock – 27 in February 2012 from 13 in January 2012. This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio.

Earnings from Image Sales

Total of $13.61 this month up from $9.89 in January 2012.  Absolute earnings from all images available for sale.

Average Earnings per Download

This measure captures the average payout per download and should differentiate websites with high payout per download.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria – see the Approval Ratio below.

Approval Ratio

This measure gauges how strict the stock photography websites are in accepting images and potentially how well aligned my portfolio is with their style.

Average Revenue per Image Available

This measure should smooth out the differences in portfolio size.

In the month of January, I began to submit my images to several microstock photography websites.

Did you ever wonder where the pictures of all the smiling awake people in business meetings in the presentations at work came from? Stock photography agencies, most likely. I always wondered why people don’t use more realistic images and let a few of the meeting attendees doze off here and there…. I guess that doesn’t sell .

For photographers, stock photography can get addicting. I suspect it would be similar to fantasy football – the compulsion to check your stats all the time (of course I would not know about that).

So as an introduction, I am offering my January 2012 statistics. I will do my best to post my stock photography results at the end of each month….

Most successful image of the month

Let me introduce the most successful image of the month with 4 downloads.

To summarize, I have images offered through 20 stock photography websites at this time, even though I am considering not maintaining all twenty – time will tell (links to most are offered on the right side of the page).

The four  websites with sales this month were:

Shutterstock

Dreamstime

123RF

Fotolia

And here come the charts… (click on each for larger view)

The Bottom Line – Total Revenue

This includes income from image sales and any other bonuses and referral revenue. What is the bottom line for January 2012? The total comes to $14.89.

Number of Image Downloads

This is the absolute number of downloads. One would expect this number to go up over time as more images are added to the portfolio.

Earnings from Image Sales

Absolute earnings from all images available for sale.

Average Earnings per Download

This measure captures the average payout per download and should differentiate websites with high payout per download.

Portfolio Size

This is the total count of images available for sale. The variances in the size of the portfolio is mostly due to the speed with which various stock photography websites process uploads and how strict they are in their acceptance criteria – see the Approval Ratio below.

Approval Ratio

This measure gauges how strict the stock photography websites are in accepting images and potentially how well aligned my portfolio is with their style.

Average Revenue per Image Available

This measure should smooth out the differences in portfolio size.