How to sell your images for $5,000 and more

Starting from the classical 'an image is worth a thousand'..., let's just say that an image may actually worth five thousand dollars. Or more. And we're not talking about a particular image, but any image out there can be the perfect candidate for the +$5,000 sale.

Contrary to what people think of the income generated by microstock, that it takes time and plenty of downloads to reach a satisfactory level, your images can earn you considerable revenue in just one Sell the Rights license download.

For those familiar with stock licenses, the 'Sell the Rights' license is similar to the more traditional rights managed license. In plain terms, with this SR license, designers can purchase ownership of an image, with full, unlimited, exclusive usage rights.

This means that, with sensitive context/usage exceptions, they can basically use the images for almost anything and everything, unlimited copies, worldwide.The copyright is retained by the image author but the person buying the license would own the image. Dreamstime is the only agency to offer this type of license agreement throughout the microstock industry and the prices range from $250 to $10,000. Copyright owners, that is photographers and artists, decide the price for this license.

What is unique about this license is that the lifetime SR is the only license that allows designers to use the images in logos that can be trademarked. So if you're creating logos, you really stand a good chance of getting a SR download. Many of the SR downloads we get are obviously for logo usage and we noticed that both unique, extraordinary and simple, less intricate artworks sell alike.

What does it take for an image to be worth +$5,000? Is it the equipment, the photographer, the gear investment, the concept, the model? Yes and no. The stock is filled with amazing cliparts and images taken by pros or amateurs, in elaborate settings, with expensive equipment or on the contrary, taken in the street, with minimal efforts and a mobile phone. If you're wondering which ones stand higher chances, then any of these images can sell for the 5K.

If you need further evidence, take a look at the images illustrating the article. These are the type of images that hit the jackpot and sold for more than $5,000. They're not exactly those images but very close to what the designers bought.

From the classical sumptuous rose petal close up, the agriculture concept to the funny retro tv icon, this varied image selection proves that the sell the rights license is not restricted to a certain type of imagery. Your biggest earner does not necessarily have to be the star of your portfolio. As you can see for yourselves, it can take a strong concept or a simple flower image to make an image worth $5,000 or more. What we can assure you is that it mainly takes a good image.

So to answer how to sell your images for $5,000 and more, then simply enable the sell the rights license for your files. Designers are always looking for the right image out there. Who knows, your image may be their next choice.