hi thеrе guys
I need tο raise funds fοr travelling аnd tο bυу a nеw camera, аnd even fοr a possible nеw career. I hаνе аll thе camera equipment i need аnd limited transport tο different locations, јυѕt wondering іf аnу οf уου know whеrе i саn sell mу photos tο, tο earn money. Hοw dοеѕ stock photography work аnd thе BFP etc.
Many thanks
Matt
www.matthopesphotography.co.uk
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Forget stock photo sites they pay pennies. Look for ‘rights managed’ libraries such as Foto Libra.
http://www.fotolibra.com/
You’ll make more by photographing portraits, children, pets etc. than any photo site, but not only do you need all the gear you have to know how to use it, which I can see you do.
I echo Pookies comments, forget slide shows on a website, the average time people look at a web page is 5 seconds any more and they just move on.
Chris
A feedback if I may.
There are some lovely photos on your website–as the layout is, I think, good. But unfortunately it takes a long time to load each page (I’m on a T1 line at work). Anyone with a slower connection may not be patient enough to wait until the next page is visible.
Hi Matt,
I’ve written a basic article on selling photos on micro-stock sites. Here’s the link: http://quazen.com/arts/photography/stock-photography-sell-your-images/
They may pay pennies to start with, but once you’ve built up your portfolio a bit your income can increase quite fast. I know people that make careers (and good career too) just by selling photos online.
You’ve definitely got skill and I think your photos could sell well on these sort of sites.
All the best Matt, I’m sure you’ll do really well. I hope this answer helped.
Shortkut
You can submit photos to stock photography sites. You need a decent volume though to make real money.
Deaer, Matt!
There are lots of place where you may sell your photos for example here:
I would suggest looking into Phogos. Phogos are life size images that come from your own camera . (much like fatheads, but cheaper AND they are your own work.) This may be a great product for you to look into. You can take pictures of people and include this as part of their package.
I just started a few weeks ago in the world of Microstock and have so far made a total of $60 from about 6 sites. Each portfolio has anywhere from 10 to 50 images in it. So clearly when I eventually have say 1000 images on all of these sites I will be making over 1,000 per month. Of course I plan to keep going indefinitely and will have more than 1,000 images at some point.