Hi,
I аm 18 аnd currently taking mу A-levels. I hаνе bееn іntο photography fοr аbουt 2 years. I hаνе won a couple οf competitions аnd bееn featured іn Amateur Photographer Magazine twice. Fοr thіѕ reason I thουght I mіght try аnd sell ѕοmе οf mу photos. I аm аlѕο saving fοr mу first DSLR. I hаνе tried places such аѕ deviant art without аnу success аnd I don’t really want tο sell mу photos аѕ stock. Aѕ I hаνе never sold аnу οf mу photos before I hаνе nο іdеа hοw tο gο аbουt іt. Dο уου hаνе аnу tips.
Dο уου thіnk mу photography іѕ gοοd enough tο bе sold?
Mу photography – www.flickr.com/hoodj1234
Anу hеlр wіll bе much appreciated,
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Personally I would purchase and hang your prints in my home… That being said, why not look to local sources? Find a coffee shop that has boring decorations and ask them if you can place your work there and sell it. Give them a percentage (for having the artwork there and for handling the sale). Or go to a restaurant. Some people may really like it because they are not paying and they are getting really nice artwork that changes often.
I absolutely love, love, love, love your work!
And I swear to god, I don’t tell many people that. I, for one, would buy your work. I think it’s more than good enough to be sold. Hell, looking at the first page of your photo’s sold me, and I haven’t even seen the rest of your work.
Please, do not give this up. You actually do have a talent.
Sorry that I can’t really give any advice as to how you can sell your work. But during the summer where I live, there’s a big art sale where anyone from amateurs to professionals can set up a shop and sell their work.
Edit: This kid is proof that a D-SLR does not make the photographer, but that the photographer uses a camera purely as a tool to capture his image.
Some nice work! Probably the first, easiest step for you would be on a site such as Fine Art America. You upload hi res, full size photos, set your price, and any orders are handled completely by the site, i.e. printing, framing, shipping, and credit card transaction. You are sent a check for your entire asking price. Any printing and other costs are added on to your asking price. You can set different prices for various sizes of the print. A very nice, pro level site with views from all over the world. Forget silly kids sites such as Deviant Art.
http://www.fineartamerica.com
steve
Your work is fantastic. You make me jealous haha. Your work is most defo good enough to be sold. I think going for local sources is a good idea, and spreading your work wherever you can such as Facebook and what not. Though you have most likely started this.
You could always try http://www.rps.org/membership-introduction/Students-Membership – I am sure that would be a great way to connect and sell your work.
Create your own website and promote yourself on fb?
Here’s mine…
http://sammykphotography.weebly.com/
Wow! Your photos are very impressive and professional looking! You can definitely sell them!!!
Buy the book, 2011 Photographer’s Market by Mary Burzlaff Bostic at Amazon website or check out this book’s official website called Artists Market Online. This book is considered a complete resource for photographers. This book is updated every year to include the current contact and submission information for tons of places, such as magazines, book publishers, calendar publishers, stock photo agencies, galleries, art fairs and advertising agencies. It will tell you how and where to sell your artwork.
Buy the book, Legal Guide For The Visual Artist by Tad Crawford at Amazon website (fifth edition, published 2010). This book gives in-depth information on legal issues facing artists such as copyright, artist-gallery relationships, legal forms, contracts, leases, licensing, sales, taxes, how to find professional advisers/attorneys, how to negotiate, and much more!