Microstock - Self Improvement

Although It's a topic not usually talked about by photographers of my Ilk. But because I run a student picture Library and Agency (www.westphoto.co.uk) I find myself regularly explaining the differences to students between RM and RF sites. This regularly brings up the topic of what is Microstocking good for if you are a student.

My usual answer that it is a good way to train yourself for Macro and RM photography (if it will still exist by the time they get there). Keywording and management are two things you improve on by uploading to microstock, so this site Microstock Diaries, I think would be useful to any young photographer practicing on Microstock. It's a good blog because it (usually) avoid lengthy discussions of money based topics such as RPI (revenue per image) which beginners won't be too interested in.

Microstock Diaries - For People Selling Photos Online