Shutterstock: submit original images for licensing
Upload work you own and have accepted into the contributor catalogue. Revenue is per qualifying licence, so a large upload does not guarantee sales.
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How it works
Shutterstock allows contributors to submit original images for customer licensing. Approval is only the first step; earnings arrive if a customer licenses your work, and individual royalties may be modest. Good titles, suitable technical quality and clear ownership of every asset matter more than uploading large numbers of near-duplicates.
Before uploading, check each image at full size for focus, noise and anything you do not have permission to include. Licensing demand is unpredictable, so I would treat the first uploads as an experiment rather than an income forecast.
At a glance
- Reward
- Royalties vary
- Required spend
- No required spend
- Time needed
- Ongoing
- Eligibility
- Creators with rights to their submitted work
- How you receive it
- Contributor payout
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