Photography field notes
Stock photography field notes for photographs you already have and subjects you want to shoot. Review an archive batch, prepare your metadata or make a plan for your next session.
Choose a pilot from your archive, review what needs preparing and take existing Lightroom metadata into an agency submission. Use the guides and downloads without joining the waitlist.
Use your archive
Prepare photos you already own for stock licensing. Download a free archive assessment, ten-photo tracker and practical submission instructions.
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Prepare a batch from my archive →Prepare your archive
Prepare an existing Lightroom collection for stock photography. Check JPEG exports, retain useful keywords and use Adobe Stock or Shutterstock CSV templates.
Check my Lightroom export workflow →Review travel photographs
Sell travel photos online through stock licensing. Review your existing originals, choose an agency route and prepare a pilot with a free caption worksheet.
Review my travel photographs →Track your portfolio
Use a stock photography portfolio tracker to record submissions, approvals and public listings. Check exclusivity before considering another agency.
Track my agency submissions →Understand how licensing works, what you need for a first submission and the work behind potential repeat income.
Start with stock · 7 min read
A beginner’s guide to earning extra income from stock photography: understand licensing, prepare a first batch, compare royalties and track the work and costs.
Read the guide →Understand the income · 6 min read
Understand the upfront work, ongoing portfolio tasks and potential for repeat licensing income from stock photos, with a practical time-and-cost exercise.
Read the guide →Use the walkthrough, worksheet and checklist alongside your photographs. The tools and downloads are available without joining the waitlist.
01 / Plan your shoot
Follow the screenshot walkthrough, then make a plan around your equipment, time and access.
02 / Describe your photographs
Practise with worked examples and a worksheet for reviewing ten finished photographs.
03 / Prepare your submission
Work through file quality, permissions and metadata with a downloadable submission checklist.
Find your direction.
Find a stock photography idea you can actually shoot. Includes an at-home brief, three composition prompts and a five-minute selection exercise.
Read the guidePlan the shoot.
Plan a manageable stock photoshoot with a worked 60-minute home session, a purposeful shot list and checks for review, metadata and submission.
Read the guideDownload a CSV template.
Download a free Shutterstock CSV template. See the seven columns, a practice row, filename checks and how to troubleshoot metadata uploads.
Read the guideFix missing metadata.
Troubleshoot Lightroom Classic keywords missing from a photo, exported JPEG or stock submission. Check selected-photo tags, export settings and saved metadata.
Read the guide