Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely. Some of my best sellers are grocery store shelves ;-) Not exactly fine art! Tina On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > Wow. I'm not sure I have 1000 photos I like. But then I guess that's not > the test, is it.......it just requires an attitude adjustment and, as you > say (and do), lots and lots of work, > > Thanks, > > --Bob > > > ==On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > > > I started with Rohn Engh's PhotoSource International workshops in 1980, > but > > that was a long time ago and there are better, more convenient sources > now. > > Michal Heron's book "Digital Stock Photograph, How to Shoot and Sell" is > > pretty good. Other than that, I would just go to some of the stock sites > > like Alamy or Getty. Look at what is offered and what sells. A site > like > > Alamy, if you sign in as a contributor, will tell you exactly what is > being > > searched and what has sold: > > http://www.alamy.com/Customersearch/Customersearchhistory.aspx That is > > invaluable for knowing what to post and how to keyword it. For an agency > > like Alamy, quantity is almost more important than quality, although your > > photos do have to meet the 100% examination test. The more your photos > are > > searched and zoomed, the higher your photos will be in the search engine, > > the more photos you will sell. You will need at least 1000 photos on > Alamy > > before you get significant sales. You can also set up your own sites on > > PhotoShelter or SmugMug or ZenFolio and recruit publishers yourself. That > > takes much longer and requires that you are always available to fill > > requests. You can subscribe to stock request sites such as > Photographer's > > Direct and Image Brief. Those list stock requests daily and, if you have > > what is requested, you negotiate directly with the publishers. Lots of > > ways to sell stock! None of them easy. All requiring lots of work. But > > all can help pay for your addiction to photographic equipment ;-) > > > > Good luck! > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com