I am considering selling my photos on a stock image site, but was wondering if there were stock photo companies that specialized in specific subjects, in this...
... There are lots of specialized companies but too often many of the specialty stock agencies are not up with the times and may not do much marketing online....
do you think its a bad idea to offer the same photo on both a regular and microstock site? I'm thinking buyers might be quite mad if they pay good money...
... Fred: I see this as a really important point. A huge percentage of the stock photo business is NOT transacted on the internet and by judging clents and...
... Bruce, None of us can control the market so I suggest you do what is in your best interest. That may mean creating an aura of exclusivity and staying away...
Tom, in my opinion, Shutterfly prices are way too high for what you get. Zenfolio is a much better deal. To sell at a profit on Zenfolio, you have to have a...
I just started two months ago with Zenfolio. I am very happy with them. It is easy to get started with them and easy to navigate. Zenfolio gives you plenty of...
Hello. I am new to the group and I am very interested in learning about stock photography. I have been a photographer for 13 years. My photography site is...
... Very interesting.... I suggest it will take a lot of promotion over a period of time to get going. You are welcome to post updates on this forum on a...
Hello I think it is a good idea and all, but the one big flaw is with Flickr is such an easy site to right click and copy the photo. It makes it a big target...
Just because you CANT right click to copy it, doesn't mean you are protected, you can easily go to your browser cache, copy the file and viola! you have it. So...
Flickr has such great SEO that it's hard to ignore this as an opportunity for your images. Set your titles with good keywords and make sure you add keywords to...
I understand there are different ways, no one site is perfectly safe, I just think that flickr is one of the essiest sites for that to happen. Please don't get...
Interesting thing. I have just received a formal request for one of my photos, seen at Flickr to be used in a Melbourne (Australia) map guide. It is genuine...
No, but I believe this is a good start for me. It's a site promoting tourism for my state and capital city and they have a number of photos on there from...
Is it the Schmap site? bruce _____ From: selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com [mailto:selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathie M. ...
I have been with Photographers Direct for about 3 or 4 years. I get free daily image requests which helps me define the market needs and I get at least several...
Taking the discussion re selling stock photography a little to the side, I'm interested in services that allow you to sell your images in digital format. What...
Hi I have images with Photographers Direct and have had some sales. Most of my images are UK scenes and there does not seem to be much call for them, or at...
I love the things available to people in the UK! I was reading a Canadian Photographer's magazine recently and discovered adverts for things in the UK. I've...
... Hi Kathie, In addition to stock, I've been shooting sports for several years now; maybe some of this might help... First thing to know is that the...