how to start a stock photo business

Have you ever wanted to start your own business selling styled stock photography and mockups?

In this blog I'm going to tell you exactly how you can start your own stock photography business today!

Spoiler alert: you don't even need a camera to start!

how to start a stock photography business

With everyone moving more and more into the online world, now is the perfect time to start a stock photography business!

So many people are starting new businesses (or already running successful ones) and they need beautiful images to use for their website, social media, blog posts and so much more. They don't have the time to take their own images, so they purchase styled stock photos instead (just like the ones below), and they can be your customers!

 

start your own styled stock photography business

Problems

Running a stock photography business does have a few downsides (don't worry we have a solution for this!)

You will need a high quality DSLR camera and a decent lens, you will also need some other photographic equipment, such as lighting, to ensure you get the right exposure and a professional finish.

You will need to source new props on a regular basis. To keep customers coming back for more you need to consistently create fresh new images, with different props!

You will also need quite a lot of time, it takes time to set up the camera and lighting, styling the props, and then photographing and editing each photograph. You will also need to spend time uploading the images to your website/shop and marketing etc.

 

Solution

If you want to start a stock photography business, but don't want to spend hours/days/weeks every month buying new props and taking new photos, then the Pixomize Pro Membership is perfect for you!

With a Pixomize Pro Membership you can start your own styled stock and mockup business today, without ever having to pick up a camera!

You can create your own beautiful styled images in minutes

how to start a stock photography business

How does it work?

With a Pixomize Pro Membership you get unlimited downloads from the Pixomize library. Our library is full of props that have already been photographed and edited. Each prop has been carefully cut out and has a transparent background and shadow, so it can be added to any of our backgrounds.

Watch the video below to see how you can quickly and easily create your own images, or see more on our tutorials page.

What's included?

Pixomize Pro Membership is a monthly subscription, when you are a member you get:

  • Unlimited downloads from our library
  • Extended commercial license - allowing you to sell the images your create
  • Help and support - email us at anytime!
  • Requests - if there is a specific prop you want, just let us know and we'll do our best to source it for you
  • Cancel anytime

Here are some examples of some beautiful images that have been made using Pixomize:

styled stock photography membership

How Pixomize can save you time (and money)

A Pixomize Pro Membership is a monthly subscription and it costs $95 per month. That sounds like a lot, but when you break it down you will see that it will actually save you money (as well as time!)

To run a successful stock photography business you have to have a lot of photos. This means a lot of different props and backgrounds etc, and they can really add up. Lets say the average price of one of your props is $10, and you buy 50 props to get yourself started, that's $500 already spent!

After a while you will need to buy more props to keep your images fresh and new to keep your customers coming back for more. Even if you only buy 10 new props per month, that's $100 each month just on props. On top of that you also need to purchase your camera equipment and pay for the upkeep and insurance incase anything breaks.

You know that Pixomize will save you tons of time as it only takes a few minutes to make each photo (compared to hours if you had to do everything from scratch). If you think about how much your time is worth, then you'll realise just how valuable the Pixomize Pro membership is. You can create all of your images for the month in one day, leaving the rest of the month to work on the other areas of your business!

 

 

FREE TRIAL

We're that confident that you will LOVE Pixomize that we are offering you a 7 day free trial!

With your FREE trial you will get:

  • Up to 10 downloads from our library
  • It lasts for 7 days
  • Help and support - email us at any time!
  • No payment information needed

You can practice creating photos using Pixomize, then if you love it and want to start selling them just upgrade to the Pro membership!

Want to create your own photos but not sell them?

If you love the idea of using Pixomize to create your own photos, but don't want to sell them, then one of our other membership options may be better for you!

Our other memberships start at just $15 per month, and you can create professional images for your business branding, social media, blog posts and more. Click on the button below to see our other membership tiers!

If you have any questions about Pixomize just send us an email to hello@pixomize.com and we'll get back to you soon!

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