I have sold 2 photos this week

wood duck by minx267
@minx267 (15527)
Hartford, Connecticut
May 8, 2019 4:30am CST
I started submitting some of my photos to Shutterstock the end of last year and so far to date I have had 9 sales. the two this week were of a moon in the clouds and a wood duck.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78761)
• United States
5 Jul 19
Congrats to you. I started using Foap a little bit but haven't sold a picture yet. Not sure it can be lucrative at all, but so long as all I have to do is snap interesting pictures and upload them and sit back and wait, no harm no foul if I never sell a single one.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
9 Jul 19
exactly, if you are having fun and getting enjoyment out of the process of the picture taking.. then it is worth it. but making a few extra bucks now and then doesn't hurt either.. :)
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
16 Jul 19
@porwest Absolutely agree! I just sold 2 more photos on the same day a couple days ago.. Stoked!! hope sales are picking up as I keep adding more and more to my portfolio.. just added a bunch more yesterday.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78761)
• United States
12 Jul 19
@minx267 Making a few extra bucks now and then is awesome. It's especially nice when it comes from things that are essentially little work and fun.
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Torunn
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
11 May 19
Congrats! Is that the photo you sold? It's a very nice and sharp photo of a pretty duck. Wish we had some more interesting ducks here.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 May 19
Yes, @Torunn this is the photo that I sold! I only saw these for the first time 3 years ago.. and it has taken me that long to finally get a Really Good photo... :)
Torunn
@Torunn (8609)
• Norway
22 May 19
@minx267 3 years? Wow, that's very patient :-) Which is good for photographers.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
22 May 19
@Torunn well I tried with my other camera.. but until I got this new one. I was never able to zoom in close enough to capture the bird.. patience wasn't my choice.. I just kept trying.. persistence was the key.
Always smiling
@allknowing (130064)
• India
8 May 19
I did try to upload some photos there but so far have not succeeded in selling anything
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
9 May 19
yea, the more you have. the more chances to sell. just keep uploading!
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
9 May 19
@allknowing sometimes that's all we nee is a little motivation...
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130064)
• India
9 May 19
@minx267 I gave up a long time ago but your success has motivated me.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
8 May 19
Well done. Congratulations!
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 May 19
Thank you!
Simone
@Janet357 (75656)
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8 May 19
wow! congrats! your photos are beautiful. look at that bird. so.colorful.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 May 19
Thank you. Yes this bird is one of the most fun to take pictures of because of all that color!
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 May 19
@Janet357 yes, most wild ducks are. they only let you get so close and then they will either swim away or fly away.
Simone
@Janet357 (75656)
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8 May 19
@minx267 is it evasive with humans?
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Bouta
@Babino (5761)
• Morocco
8 May 19
that's amazing !! can i ask you something ? i don't own a good camera, can i sell pictures taken by phone ?
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 May 19
Yes. If they are good. You can check out EyeEm also. They were set up originally for mobile phone photographers.
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Bouta
@Babino (5761)
• Morocco
8 May 19
@minx267 thank you so muchh !!!
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
8 May 19
Congratulations.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 May 19
Thank you!!!
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Twinkle
@Teekaaa (11580)
• India
8 May 19
Do you earn from this? If so, how much you earn? BTW,the picture is sooo good..!!
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 May 19
Yes, the prices very depending on what the person purchases them for. I have so far earned .25 cents eight times and one sale was for $19.80. I have earned money thru other photo purchases on a site called EyeEm also. but Shutterstock is giving me more sales.. and I hope to keep adding more photos and there fore increasing the chance to earn more.
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Arya
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
8 May 19
The photo is so sharp, so pretty. I'm happy to hear successful stories like this.
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minx267
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 May 19
Thank you.. I have been trying for 2 years to get a good photo of these wood ducks and I finally succeeded - it helped that the bird was only about 50 feet away, and my zoom can handle much farther. So I was able to get a few really good shots.
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