Because every picture tells a story . . .
What started as a simple experiment with AI and photography became something much bigger. Frustrated by endless metadata, prompts and different stock agency requirements, we began asking a different question: what if AI could be taught how stock contributors actually work? This is the story of the conversations, mistakes and lightbulb moments that eventually led us to build SpeedData Pro.
As a stock photography portfolio grows, so does the workload behind it. Titles, descriptions, keywords, different images and endless uploads — what once felt like a manageable part of the job gradually became a repetitive bottleneck. This is the story of how years of manual metadata turned “good enough” into frustration, growing backlogs and, eventually, one simple question: surely there had to be a better way?
SpeedData Pro was built specifically for stock contributors who want to spend less time preparing images and more time creating them. More than a simple metadata generator, it analyses photographs, creates agency-specific titles, descriptions and keywords, screens for potential submission problems, handles commercial and editorial workflows, selects appropriate categories and produces platform-ready CSV files for Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, Getty/iStock and Pond5.
Could the photographs sitting on your hard drive actually make you money? This beginner’s guide explains how to start selling stock photos online, from choosing the right agencies and understanding what buyers want to creating effective metadata and building a portfolio that can continue earning for years. You don’t need to be a professional photographer to get started — but patience, consistency and a commercial eye can make all the difference.