I used to produce stock footage and sometimes made up to 200 a clip sale.
The agency I submitted to the most reworked the commission schedule. Longtime contributors like me got reset to making pennies essentially per sale.
I send stuff to a couple others that pay better but sales are infrequent.
The camera equipment and lights aren’t powered on any more.
I liked making my own stuff and at times hiring talent.
Before the scam hit, I had few ideas but none of it is worth pursuing.
Might part with the gear since I use an IPhone just for my photos on the fly.
Yet some kid in Korea made 20 million or so last year, filming himself opening new toys, or something.