StretchLearn Course

Turn Your Camera Into a Royalty Machine

Learn to shoot, keyword, and license stock images across four major platforms for compounding passive income.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Stock photography turns your camera into a royalty-generating asset. This course teaches you exactly which subjects sell, how to meet contributor technical standards, write metadata that beats search algorithms, and structure a multi-platform portfolio that compounds over time. You will leave with a live portfolio, a repeatable shoot-to-upload workflow, and a pricing strategy that maximises earnings per image.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

01

Identify consistently high-demand stock photo categories and plan shoots around real buyer search data

02

Meet technical submission standards for Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Getty iStock, and Alamy including resolution, colour space, and model-release requirements

03

Write keyword sets and titles that rank in stock-platform search using SEO principles specific to image metadata

04

Build and manage a multi-platform portfolio of at least 200 images with a systematic upload and tracking workflow

05

Understand RF, RM, and Editorial licensing models and choose the right licence type for each image

06

Analyse earnings reports and rejection data to iterate your content strategy and improve approval rates

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Understanding the Stock Photography Market

Map the stock photo ecosystem, identify who buys images and why, and learn which content categories generate the highest and most consistent royalties.

3 lessons
How Stock Licensing Actually WorksContent · 45 min
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What Buyers Actually Search ForContent · 45 min
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Comparing the Four Major PlatformsContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 2

Module 2: Shooting for Stock: Technical and Creative Standards

Master the technical submission requirements and compositional best practices that separate accepted, high-selling images from rejected or low-earning ones.

3 lessons
Technical Submission RequirementsContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Composition and Commercial AppealContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Model Releases, Property Releases, and Legal EssentialsContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 3

Module 3: Metadata Mastery: Keywords, Titles, and Descriptions

Write metadata that surfaces your images in platform search results, understanding the ranking algorithms used by Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, and Alamy.

3 lessons
How Stock Platform Search Algorithms WorkContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Building Effective Keyword SetsContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Writing Titles, Descriptions, and CategoriesContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 4

Module 4: Building and Scaling Your Stock Portfolio

Develop a repeatable shoot-to-upload workflow, track portfolio performance, and apply a data-driven content strategy to maximise passive royalty income.

3 lessons
Your Shoot-to-Upload Production WorkflowContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Analysing Performance and Improving EarningsContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Scaling to a Full Passive-Income PortfolioContent · 45 min
LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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