Whether you're a successful pro or just starting out, unless you're spending time submitting to Microstock agencies you're missing profits from the single most important growth area in photography. Need to make money during a recession? This class explains exactly how to do it--immediately. The market is expanding and you can be on the ground floor. If you think this is hype, think again.

Microstock is a level playing field because reputations, status and past performance are irrelevant. Images are evaluated "blind," photo-by-photo, on their merits alone. The key getting your shots accepted is to understand what's between the lines in agency's criteria, and how to navigate and synthesize the maze of requirements. Pete Saloutos works with the top four Microstock agencies and will teach you the specifics to streamline your uploading process, speed up your submissions and leverage multiple submissions for increased profits. Whether an image is accepted or rejected, you'll know why.

Successfully submitted images are often uploaded in 24 hours and are an instant gateway to worldwide sales, 24/7. Once you understand the system, you can actually watch this explosive sector firsthand by tracking the sales of your own images hour by hour! You'll know very quickly what works and can make adjustments to your submissions. A reasonable profit estimate is $4/image/month. You do the math: how many images would it take to help you pay your rent? At the end of this class, you will have all the information you need to submit your images and open up that much-needed revenue stream.

• What is Microstock? How is it different from other stock photo agencies?
• How do I know which agencies are best?
• How do I get started?
• What should I shoot?
• How should I shoot it?
• How can I find models?
• When and where and for whom do I need model releases?
• What sells and why?
• How do I leverage my images?
• What about contract conflicts?