I'm a novice photographer. I've only been shooting for about a year. However, I'm interested in marketing my photos for sale. I've started a blog to chronicle my adventures in photo marketing:
I hope that's ok. Thanks again for the resource. I've bookmarked your blog. The Sun and Moon information looks particularly interesting. I hope to follow your work in the future!
Posted by Richard Wong on April 22, 2009 at 2:46 PM
I briefly had a chance to look at your blog and the one thing that jumped up at me, was the iStockPhoto reference. I'd recommend pulling your images from there if you really want to have a future making some money w/ the images. The pricing resources that Richard provided are great ones.
Well, that's certainly interesting advice. Where would you recommend I sell my photos, instead?
Posted by Gary Crabbe on April 24, 2009 at 2:41 AM
Richard; some people will need to go through the microstock avenue for a few years no matter how much time they'll invest before they discover that generating any kind of steady and substantial income is unlikely though not impossible.
Jesse: Quick question; if someone had $500.00 to spend on a single photo, but bought one of yours for $5.00, would you feel different if the actually handed you $500.00 in cash, and then made you hand back $495.00? - Just a thought to ponder, since any new venture into the world of stock photography must begin with you deciding what sort of value you want to place on your images, and how you would like the value of your images perceived with the market. Are your images simple and a dime-a-dozen commodity, or are your images something that you would describe as having a unique and personal vision that has a certain stand out quality.
To be so bold, I suggest cruising through some of the stock and business resources listed on my blog, and maybe take a moment to read an article called, "How many for how much?"
Also, Richard's Field Report - the non glamorous side of photography is also worth spending some time on. Check his post for a link.
I got at least 75 cents for my two sales on istock. ;)
Your article was very eye opening. I see your point and appreciate it. What are some alternatives to istockphoto and microstock? Those are the issues I'd love to dive into!
BTW, Gary. I've been looking through your portfolio. It's amazing! Very inspirational. I think this one:
http://www.enlightphoto.com/webpages/landport/land01-02.html
this one:
http://www.enlightphoto.com/webpages/landport/land01-19.html
and this one:
http://www.enlightphoto.com/webpages/NewImages/new01-14.html
are my favorites, but that's a silly thing to say because I love them all. Looks like you've seen some really amazing places. :) I love your compositions. Thanks!
Posted by Richard Wong on April 24, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Hi Jesse. Here is the blog that Gary mentioned. There is a huge list of industry links on the right sidebars that are worth researching. They are all of high quality and a good place to start from. You also might want to check out the interviews that I did on the blog as they provide some valuable insights. Gary is going to be next.
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9 repliesI'm a novice photographer. I've only been shooting for about a year. However, I'm interested in marketing my photos for sale. I've started a blog to chronicle my adventures in photo marketing:
http://photomarketeer.blogspot.com/
Does anyone have any recommendations for me? Comments? Advice? Feedback? Any suggestions welcome! Thanks!
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Jesse
http://blog.richdurnanphoto.com/2008/12/stock-photography-pricing-resources.html
That's great information! Thank you! I've added an excerpt and a link back to my blog, here: http://photomarketeer.blogspot.com/2009/04/photo-pricing-information.html
I hope that's ok. Thanks again for the resource. I've bookmarked your blog. The Sun and Moon information looks particularly interesting. I hope to follow your work in the future!
Jesse: Quick question; if someone had $500.00 to spend on a single photo, but bought one of yours for $5.00, would you feel different if the actually handed you $500.00 in cash, and then made you hand back $495.00? - Just a thought to ponder, since any new venture into the world of stock photography must begin with you deciding what sort of value you want to place on your images, and how you would like the value of your images perceived with the market. Are your images simple and a dime-a-dozen commodity, or are your images something that you would describe as having a unique and personal vision that has a certain stand out quality.
To be so bold, I suggest cruising through some of the stock and business resources listed on my blog, and maybe take a moment to read an article called, "How many for how much?"
Also, Richard's Field Report - the non glamorous side of photography is also worth spending some time on. Check his post for a link.
Cheers & best of luck on your adventures.
I got at least 75 cents for my two sales on istock. ;)
Your article was very eye opening. I see your point and appreciate it. What are some alternatives to istockphoto and microstock? Those are the issues I'd love to dive into!
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Jesse
http://www.enlightphoto.com/webpages/landport/land01-02.html
this one:
http://www.enlightphoto.com/webpages/landport/land01-19.html
and this one:
http://www.enlightphoto.com/webpages/NewImages/new01-14.html
are my favorites, but that's a silly thing to say because I love them all. Looks like you've seen some really amazing places. :) I love your compositions. Thanks!