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Luka Ažman
Slovenia
Registrace 13. 04. 2010
My name is Luka and I am a full time stock photographer and videographer. In a few years I managed to grow from a person who didn’t know much about photography and was taking really bad images into a full-time stock photographer with more than 220.000 sold licences.
In this channel I help you to achieve the same. I am sharing my tips about stock photography that I have learned over the years, some other photography tricks, gear recommendations, interviews with other stock photographers and much more.
In this channel I help you to achieve the same. I am sharing my tips about stock photography that I have learned over the years, some other photography tricks, gear recommendations, interviews with other stock photographers and much more.
3 Reasons Why I LOVE my job as a Stock Photographer
Download my free "Stock Photography Jumpstart Guide" - www.lukaazman.com/jumpstart
Stock photography can be a great business. I still think being a stock photographer is the best job in the world. And in this video, I will tell you 3 reasons why I love this job.
Videos I am talking about in this video:
Make money on vacation:
- czcams.com/video/7oWUoRSBphY/video.html
Is stock photography passive income?
- czcams.com/video/WvZHACmldJI/video.html
Check out this video about my top 3 best selling images:
czcams.com/video/OftHFI8HE-w/video.html
Other videos about stock photography that you might find helpful:
12 TIPS for beginner STOCK PHOTOGRAPHERS - czcams.com/video/Y43UNBVMw6s/video.html
TOO LATE to start STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY? - czcams.com/video/b8b0RioFFmU/video.html
7 Tips for Stock Photography - czcams.com/video/nKMz-6xYzWk/video.html
Why Most People QUIT STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY? - czcams.com/video/DjFaYqN6HEw/video.html
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Video lights I am using:
Godox SL150 (new version, I am using the old version) - geni.us/rEBm
Godox SL200 (new version, I am using the old version) - geni.us/xITWqI
Godox VL300 - geni.us/6zsLc
Aputure Amaran 200d - geni.us/UdLYABy
Nanlite Pavotube - geni.us/KAHsPvj
Godox TL60 - geni.us/8usotWP
Neewer NL660 - geni.us/ksjw8
Aputure MC - geni.us/SLCU
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Follow me on Instagram: @lukaazman
Follow also another account that I have with my brother: @azmanproductions
Follow me on Twitter: @AzmanLuka
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Subscribe to my channel if you like to learn more about stock photography: czcams.com/users/lukaazman
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Gear I use to produce content for iStock:
Sony A7IV - geni.us/xe29
Sony A7RIV - geni.us/ugGavk
Sony A7SIII - geni.us/8dVBFVT
Sony 50mm f1.2 - geni.us/tFCKT
Sony 70-200mm f2.8 - geni.us/z7ctIj
Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 - geni.us/qGsI
Sigma 35mm f1.4 - geni.us/B9dk1
Sigma 85mm f1.4 - geni.us/Tsac
Camera cage for A7SIII - geni.us/Tj2wBx
Memory card for photos - geni.us/FuDFNn
Memory cards for videos - geni.us/FuDFNn
Video recorder - geni.us/UDkyR
Gimbal - geni.us/SOgdmy
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Gear I use to make these videos:
CAMERA WITH KIT LENS - geni.us/filmingcamerakit
MOST USED LENS - geni.us/mostusedlens
MICROPHONE - geni.us/filmingmic
AUDIO RECORDER - geni.us/fpktQ
VIDEO RECORDER/MONITOR - geni.us/UDkyR
MAIN LIGHT - geni.us/6HqPduN
SOFTBOX - geni.us/TyGjLUG
SIDE/BACK LIGHTS - geni.us/AAWD
TRIPOD - geni.us/HlFJobt
TRIPOD HEAD - geni.us/Qs5HP
MUSIC I use for my videos:
artlist.io/Luka-239195
Some links in my video description are affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click them and make a qualifying purchase, but it doesn't cost you anything.
0:00 Intro
0:57 Reason #1
3:33 Reason #2
7:26 Reason #3
Stock photography can be a great business. I still think being a stock photographer is the best job in the world. And in this video, I will tell you 3 reasons why I love this job.
Videos I am talking about in this video:
Make money on vacation:
- czcams.com/video/7oWUoRSBphY/video.html
Is stock photography passive income?
- czcams.com/video/WvZHACmldJI/video.html
Check out this video about my top 3 best selling images:
czcams.com/video/OftHFI8HE-w/video.html
Other videos about stock photography that you might find helpful:
12 TIPS for beginner STOCK PHOTOGRAPHERS - czcams.com/video/Y43UNBVMw6s/video.html
TOO LATE to start STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY? - czcams.com/video/b8b0RioFFmU/video.html
7 Tips for Stock Photography - czcams.com/video/nKMz-6xYzWk/video.html
Why Most People QUIT STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY? - czcams.com/video/DjFaYqN6HEw/video.html
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Video lights I am using:
Godox SL150 (new version, I am using the old version) - geni.us/rEBm
Godox SL200 (new version, I am using the old version) - geni.us/xITWqI
Godox VL300 - geni.us/6zsLc
Aputure Amaran 200d - geni.us/UdLYABy
Nanlite Pavotube - geni.us/KAHsPvj
Godox TL60 - geni.us/8usotWP
Neewer NL660 - geni.us/ksjw8
Aputure MC - geni.us/SLCU
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Follow me on Instagram: @lukaazman
Follow also another account that I have with my brother: @azmanproductions
Follow me on Twitter: @AzmanLuka
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Subscribe to my channel if you like to learn more about stock photography: czcams.com/users/lukaazman
================================
Gear I use to produce content for iStock:
Sony A7IV - geni.us/xe29
Sony A7RIV - geni.us/ugGavk
Sony A7SIII - geni.us/8dVBFVT
Sony 50mm f1.2 - geni.us/tFCKT
Sony 70-200mm f2.8 - geni.us/z7ctIj
Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 - geni.us/qGsI
Sigma 35mm f1.4 - geni.us/B9dk1
Sigma 85mm f1.4 - geni.us/Tsac
Camera cage for A7SIII - geni.us/Tj2wBx
Memory card for photos - geni.us/FuDFNn
Memory cards for videos - geni.us/FuDFNn
Video recorder - geni.us/UDkyR
Gimbal - geni.us/SOgdmy
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Gear I use to make these videos:
CAMERA WITH KIT LENS - geni.us/filmingcamerakit
MOST USED LENS - geni.us/mostusedlens
MICROPHONE - geni.us/filmingmic
AUDIO RECORDER - geni.us/fpktQ
VIDEO RECORDER/MONITOR - geni.us/UDkyR
MAIN LIGHT - geni.us/6HqPduN
SOFTBOX - geni.us/TyGjLUG
SIDE/BACK LIGHTS - geni.us/AAWD
TRIPOD - geni.us/HlFJobt
TRIPOD HEAD - geni.us/Qs5HP
MUSIC I use for my videos:
artlist.io/Luka-239195
Some links in my video description are affiliate links, which means I will make a small commission if you click them and make a qualifying purchase, but it doesn't cost you anything.
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0:57 Reason #1
3:33 Reason #2
7:26 Reason #3
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Congrats Great job!
So how come there are so many CZcamsrs doing reaction content to other people's videos and they never get a model or property release for any of them. Could they potentially be sued?
thanks for sharing this video, Really useful. need a small guidance from you. I am new to Shuttershock. I created few illustrations on Adobe Express related to World Blood Donor day and uploaded on Shutterstock. I can see these are rejected with the reasons - Plagiarized Content - I created these on Adobe Express and not copied from somewhere else. Does this rejection means that illustration created using different platforms like Adobe Express or Canva is not allowed to sell as stock. Need your guidance on this please. Your guidance will be very useful for me so that I will be careful in future. Thanks for your time and guidance.
Very nice thank u
thank you for the video!
John's doing okay making 40c a month, I only made 10c last month. 🤣 Seriously though, that image had only just been uploaded, so I have high hopes for it and I've made way more than that over the years. It's only just recently that I've gotten back into uploading images and getting more serious about it. I started back in 2007 and should have stuck at it over the years.
Great explanation! Would be awesome a video about how you organize your stock files (photos and videos) in your hard drives!
Sir which platform for selling contents support payeer or turst wallet as the payment?!
Hi there! I am a new on that! I am an amateur photographer and I am interested in stock photography. Which site do you recommend for selling my photos? I made an account on shutterstock but I learned about some recent changes on the levels and made to rethink it. Is something else that I need to know?
Awesome details Very helpful for me. Thanks alot for sharing
I am really considering buying my 2nd body as I watch your video. Great content!
well done you, nice photos too, 250 images for $770, I guess your photos are exclusive for iStock? or that includes videos (that will earn much more than photos).
Bro just spilled out tips in one video that others may use several videos to put
Hi Luka, what will be your answear in 2024? 😉
Hi . Thank you for your channel, it's one of the few I follow. Do you think it's bad right now to just upload AI images to Adobe Stock and photos taken by me to Shutterstock? I ask you this because Shuterstock has the option for editorial images and Adobe Stock doesn't have that option. This is one of the many questions I would like to ask you, but over time I will ask you the others. Continuation of your magnificent and videos. THANKS
Will it work on s21 ultra?
Great work Luka! When you show your sales graphs in the videos is that just from ESP or some other app/site? Hope you’re having a blast in Huston and come back to Japan soon. Thanks!
Nice! What do you do in these sessions? Do you just film or do you also photograph? And if you do both, how do you do it? Do you photograph first and then film, or vice versa, or do you bring an assistant to take photographs while you film?
Nice video! How much do u use to pay to the models?
Do you need model releases for the photo where they applaud? there's so many people in the shot. Thank you!
No, I didn't have releases for this shot. But they were a bit less strict back then, so I am not sure if that image would be accepted today.
Thanks for the video!! Why didn't you have to send a model release for the photo with your hands? I thought that since it could be a recognizable body part, we had to have authorization by sending a model release. What is the rule that allows this? What is the limit in these cases to have to send or not? I have several photos and videos with just body parts, but I stopped sending them, thinking I would have to send a model release.
Well, it really depends. If there are some recognizable details on body parts, then you should upload model release. But if not, it is ok. But also it depends on the inspector and also, this image was quite old, and maybe it would be rejected these days, because they were not that strict back then.
Im from Sydney. I thought we cannot use Opera House as stock footages...
Well, it depends. If it is just a part of the city skyline, it is ok. But if it is too prominent in the photo, then it is not ok.
Thanks Luka
You are welcome!
Hi, Can you tell me, what would be the best between iPhone 15 pro max and Sony a7 iii? I want to start my stock photography journey.
Definitely Sony
@@LukaAzman Thanks for your reply. Would you suggest some necessary lenses?
@thisissajeeb Well, my most used lens is 35mm, so this is the first lens I would get. And then something like 85 or 70-200. And later it is also good to have something wider, like 24mm. I use 12-24.
did you use these lights to shoot the video?
I used these lights to lit the background here.
Nice videos mate! Just curiosity... have you been living In Sydney, Australia?
No, I was just there to do some shoots and to attend iStock event there.
Los aplausos es la que mas ha vendido!!
Thank you!
How you can see the full stats of your photos?
I am using a platform called Stock Performer (www.stockperformer.com/?ref=zskPfDalr) It is paid, but I love that you can see all the info and breakdowns.
@@LukaAzman Gracias por la respuesta!!
Thank you for the awesome tutorial ❤
You are welcome! I am glad you like them :)
How about 85mm?
Well, I don't use 85mm that much. It is a great lens, but I prefer 70-200, because it has more versatility!
I am confused, which should I buy: an iPhone 15 pro max a camera (sony a7iii)?
Well, if you want to take it seriously, you should definitely buy a real camera, like s7iii, not iPhone.
I signed up on shutterstock 2 days ago and posted 10 photos. All of my photos are approved today but I only see 5 of my photos in portfolio. Why is this happening?
What iphone app do you recomend to use for this?
I was using Filmic Pro app to film this.
You can't be serious, if you are it's a blessing bumping into this channel
Thanks man! Yes, and I am serious! Of course there are also a lot of photos I made 0$ with them :)
Great insights! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much!
Great video Luka! Would be helpful another one of your process for keywording a bunch of images, what tools do you use and how you find all keywords for each image
Good night. How do you ensure that a buyer, after buying a photo of you, doesn't sell it as if it were that buyer's photo? What security does shutterstock give you so that this doesn't happen to you? Thanks
Well, you don't have any control over that. But I am sure somebody who will buy your photo will not sell it as his own. I think somebody who wants to sell other people's photos won't pay for them. Probably the people who want to sell other people's work will just download the images from websites that are already using them. But if you find somebody who is selling your images, you can report that, and they can close their account or at least delete your photos from their portfolio.
@@LukaAzman Yes when i said buy one photo mine i forgot to say other websites that are using my photos. Thanks
I don't remember which video, I can't find it anymore, sorry for this, but I would like to ask anyhow: in that video you said that one pic was sold only 5 times and earned you 78€. How is it possible? It is more than 10€ per download, even with exclusivity seems to be too high. Could you please explain?
Well, there are different licensing models. Somebody can buy your photo with extended licence, and you can get 100$ or even more for one sale. Or somebody can buy your photo on gettyimages, and you can get even more, becase photos are selling there for around 500$. This revenue system is quite complicated, so I am getting from a few cents per photo to 100$ or even more.
I really like the image with the blurred crowd in Japan, most of all how you play with the complementary colours!
Thank you! It is one of my most selling photos :)
Hy Luka. Great workflow! When you shoot at 50 fps you use 1/100 shutterspeed or you crank up like 1/200 or whatever? I read some opinion about Catalyst Prepare giving best results in stabilization with higher shutterspeed, but then would not the footage be useless for stock? I guess you need to stick to shutter doubling the fps. Thanks!
Yes, when I am shooting handheld, I usually shoot with ss around 1/160. Well, if there is not a lot of movement, nobody will notice that it was shot with higher shutter speed. But if I shoot with a gimbal, I stick to double the frame rate.
@@LukaAzman Got It! Thanks Luka!
Hi Luka, unfortunately not only is the price of Photomechanic currently higher (which is understandable), but it is in form of an abo, like Adobe. And this is more than 172€/year, which even more expansive than Adobe! I'm trying the software and it really helps a lot but still not sure if I want to invest more than for the Adobe packet.... my stock income is really at the beginning....
I have almost finished watching your video. Thank you very much. I am prepared to do this, and you can produce a video about lighting.
Thanks for watching. Yeah, I have plans to do a video about lighting :)
Good stuff Luka, as usual
Thank you!
Hi friend! Thank for your sharing, I've just got 1 year on stock photography and footage. May you give me an advice?! Thank you! I'm from Vietnam.
Well, the main advice would be just continue to produce and upload new content. But if you want specific info, let me know.
@@LukaAzman Hi friend! I have about over 3000 photos and 1100 footage in Istock but I've a few download, my best 22 download in March, how I do for more ? Pls, thank you very much!
@@LukaAzman Hello friend! Can you explain creative brief in Istock ?
Great information 👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you!
@@LukaAzman most welcome 🌿🌱🙌
is it still worth it in 2024? Or do you think business in stock market is doing well?
I think it is still worth it. Of course, it is harder than a few years ago, but I think you can still make a decent amount of money with it.
Thanks for the informative video!!
You are welcome!
Hi Luka, your free pdf download web form is not working. It's not sent pdf my inbox, fyi.
Hey, thanks for that! That is weird. I just tried and it works. Can you please try again? Also check spam folder, and if you don't get it, send me an email on luka@lukaazman.com
@@LukaAzman I tried again and it worked. Thank you 🙏
Thank you for sharing your experiences Luka. Big hug from Brazil.
You are welcome!
😇 first minute, first comment here.
Haha, nice :)