Posted by Andy Heath on January 26, 2007 at 7:41 AM
As per my previous post I'm in the midst of posting images to PhotoPortfolios. I'd really like some tips on the success of images that are marked as 'cropped (greater or less than 75%)' and/or marked as 'digital retouch'? I understand that if a subject is rare then that may not matter. It's those images which are still good images but have been cropped or retouched - how many buyers might that put off?
I guess what I'm asking is opinions or ideally feedback from anybody who has sold images as such. Any opinions would be appreciated however.
I've been on PhotoPortfolios.net for about eight months now and not a peep, not a sale - but, that's just my experience...
Tim!
Posted by Jim Erhardt on January 29, 2007 at 10:23 AM
One thing to keep in mind is that at this point, PhotoPortfolios remains an entirely "passive" marketing tool. In other words, the site should be used for you to market/display your work to those who you let know that your work can be seen there. While photo buyers peruse the site, we do not "actively" promote anyone's work, though this may change at some point in the future.
If all goes according to plan, we will soon actively work with photo buyers directly to help them find what they are looking for on the PhotoPortfolios website - and help our members display the kind of work photo buyers are looking for.
Posted by Randy Beacham on January 30, 2007 at 7:45 AM
Hi Andy,
Personally I don't think anyone who is interested in buying photos from you would care much about some of the info like how much its been cropped or retouched (though you should consider whether an image is cropped so much that it may not enlarge well at the viewing size you have). That's really for us photographers to look at I think.
Jim makes an excellent point. I don't think you can expect to post photos and have people coming to you without doing any other work. I've had only a handful of serious buyers contact me out ot the blue and made only one sale out it. What has worked best for me is when contacting photo buyers and directing them to the site. Or when someone contacts me looking for different photos I can then send them to the site if I have something that fits what they're looking for. Thanks, Randy
"I don't think you can expect to post photos and have people coming to you without doing any other work."
What Andy said above is so very true. You need to do some leg work. Also, before sending anything out, double check what they are looking for, what format they want and how they prefer to be approached.
Discussion
4 repliesI guess what I'm asking is opinions or ideally feedback from anybody who has sold images as such. Any opinions would be appreciated however.
Thanks in advance,
Andy
I've been on PhotoPortfolios.net for about eight months now and not a peep, not a sale - but, that's just my experience...
Tim!
If all goes according to plan, we will soon actively work with photo buyers directly to help them find what they are looking for on the PhotoPortfolios website - and help our members display the kind of work photo buyers are looking for.
Personally I don't think anyone who is interested in buying photos from you would care much about some of the info like how much its been cropped or retouched (though you should consider whether an image is cropped so much that it may not enlarge well at the viewing size you have). That's really for us photographers to look at I think.
Jim makes an excellent point. I don't think you can expect to post photos and have people coming to you without doing any other work. I've had only a handful of serious buyers contact me out ot the blue and made only one sale out it. What has worked best for me is when contacting photo buyers and directing them to the site. Or when someone contacts me looking for different photos I can then send them to the site if I have something that fits what they're looking for. Thanks, Randy
What Andy said above is so very true. You need to do some leg work. Also, before sending anything out, double check what they are looking for, what format they want and how they prefer to be approached.