Now that we covered why you should hate stock photography, let’s not make things worse than they are. There are plenty of reasons why people love to create stock items. Here are 16 reasons, and I am sure people can find a lot more than these. Still I don’t think artists will be happy creating stock, as it offers such a low value for unique work that is not easily recycleable.

1. It’s easily accessible
   Accessing a stock site is very easy; you just have to pass a simple test and are free to upload your work. It’s even easier for people who want to buy stuff, as they just have to sign up.

2. Create a portfolio
   A stock site offers you an inexpensive way to create a portfolio where you can already start selling items. You can find potential clients who like your work.

3. Share your work with the world
   You can simply share your work with the world and make it visible.

4. Learn how to create high quality pictures
   Stock sites only accept perfect pictures, at least from a quality point of view. This forces you to really work on your output.

5. Improve your technique
   Improving your technique is a gradual process and you will grow with each picture you upload.

6. Your work generates sales for itself
   Once you have uploaded your work, there is no need to think about it anymore, as people can buy it from that point on.

7. You learn how to create items that sell
   Making money is your main choice, and chasing downloads makes you look for things that sell well. You will either develop your own style, or learn how to successfully copy other people’s work, which everyone does when they start out. After a phase of emulating others you will certainly know what works for you and purse those things more.

8. There is no need to look for clients
   One of the big plus for the creator is that they just have to create their work and have no hustle to find potential clients.

9. Simply upload your work
   Take the picture or create whatever you are doing and upload it, adding a few good keywords. Then it will be either approved or not, nothing more is involved in that process.

10. Selling leftovers is no shame
    In case you don’t want to create stuff for stock, but have leftovers from your regular jobs you can recycle them there.

11. Simple items sell best
    Stock is not sophisticated, it’s actually pretty simple. That’s why generic and simple items sell best- just make a case study yourself and look which items are the best selling items; you are in for a surprise in case you think they have to be artistic. Simple, generic and usable for a wide audience, or of good use for a designer are what sells best.

12. Create a stream of passive income
    Passive income is what everyone strives for. Creating items that can be sold without having to take care of is great. You can earn a few extra bucks each month when you have a portfolio, when you keep on growing it you can earn more than a few bucks.

13. Connect with likeminded people
    The communities around those stock sites are usually pretty cool. You can connect with people, ask questions and socialize.

14. Income will grow with time
    The longer you are in this and the more items you upload, the bigger your income stream can grow.

15. During a crisis people want to save money
    Pretty simple, when there is no big money to be spend people look for cheap alternatives and stock items are exactly that. Stock is a cheap alternative to a professional and unique product.

16. It’s a challenge
    Creating stock is a challenge, as there are many obstacles such as search engines, getting files rejected and the images you think will sell like mad not creating a single sale, while others you didn’t think much off sell like crazy.