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Video royalties are higher in general, but even images can generate commissions of a few dollars (or a few dozen dollars) per sale, depending on the license type and price paid by the customer. Secondly, the minimum royalty you receive on Adobe Stock is also more than 3 times higher than on Shutterstock and iStock/Getty Images. Each of those agencies has many different plans, so it’s hard to compare and impossible to know in advance how much you can earn per sale. Percentages won’t tell you how much money you can make per picture, though, unless you also know the price paid by the customer. While the aforementioned rates are informative, they are only part of the story.įirstly, it’s obvious that Adobe Stock pays a much higher percentage to its contributors, with the exception of the highest royalty level on Shutterstock. In practice: royalty percentage rates vs actual money

More details on Getty Images’ website: Rate Card, effective Janu() I’m assuming that most readers of this article don’t want to submit exclusive content, so I won’t get into details, but you can see all the rates at the link below. Minimum commissions before you can request a payout: 100 US$.īoth iStock and Getty Images also allow contributors to submit exclusive content (you don’t have the right to publish it anywhere else) with flexible royalty rates. The minimum royalty commission for photos and illustration is 0.10 US$ for a standard license. Non-exclusive rates (you can submit your images to other stock agencies) You can subsequently contribute content only to iStock if those first few assets haven’t been accepted in the Getty collection. When you first sign up as a contributor, you must submit a few pictures for review and they decide if that content is suitable for iStock or Getty. I put them together because you don’t really have a choice where to publish. IStock and Getty Images are part of the same company but offer distinct marketplaces.

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