This is a breakdown of the submission process to sell your stock photography to Shutterstock. Like all micro-stock agencies, they won’t put up photos from just any photographer. You must go through their submission process to see if they’ll carry you.

Shutterstock images must be at  least 4 MP. You are required to upload 10 images. At least 7 of them must be accepted in order to be carried by Shutterstock. But no pressure!

1. Go to Shutterstock Submission Page
2. Sign up for an account
3. You will then need to enter a credit card number and get charged $0.01 to verify that you’re a real person
4. You can now log in.
5. In the lower left under the “Make Money” header, click on “submit photos.” (see image below)
6. Click on the “via HTTP” header. This will let you upload straight from your browser.
7. Upload your 10 best photos!
8. You’ll then need to enter descriptions and keywords for them. You will need a minimum of 7 keywords for each photo (something I found surprisingly difficult to do, without keyword stuffing, which they don’t like).

Shutterstock says their photographer review could take as long as 7-10 days. Once your in photos are reviewed within 3 days.