Selling my photos

[cubanpab]

Selling my photos#1

Posted: 9/16/08 at 3:38pm

So i'm trying to take everyones advice and find a way to sell my images online. what is a reasonable price tho? i dont know what is fair and all the websites i am finding, seem to charge a pretty penny (and i only get a marginal and tiny profit from each sale). hmmm

i want them to sell! i dont want people to see them and go "ahhhh... too expensive!"

[shameless]

re: Selling my photos#2

Posted: 9/16/08 at 4:16pm

I think it's a great idea, pab!

As far as pricing is concerned, I haven't got a clue.

Good luck!

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson

[cubanpab]

re: Selling my photos#2

Posted: 9/16/08 at 4:24pm

thanks shameless... i am trying!

the websites i am looking at basically host your photo, then they tell you how much it costs to print the photo, then they add a markup for your profit and their profit. with shipping fees, etc, it seems fairly expensive and i cant imagine anyone paying too much money for one of my simple 8x10's. i actually wanna sell! lol

you should see what they charge to have the photos framed!

thats why i thought maybe people could tell me "this is what i'd pay if i was looking for artwork..." so i could keep looking for companies that were more reasoable.

who knew this was such a hassle?

[shameless]

re: Selling my photos#3

Posted: 9/16/08 at 4:31pm

What about making your own site?

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson

[blueroses]

re: Selling my photos#4

Posted: 9/16/08 at 4:49pm

Would you consider selling some of them for use as stock photography? Ad agencies, corporate art departments and independent graphic designers use them all of the time.

Here are links to information pages on Getty Images and istock:

http://contributors.gettyimages.com/workwithus/index.asp

http://www.istockphoto.com/sell-stock-photos.php

[NGD2225]

re: Selling my photos#5

Posted: 9/16/08 at 5:12pm

Pab, what happened to your site & flicker account? They're gone.

[cubanpab]

re: Selling my photos#6

Posted: 9/16/08 at 7:27pm

i dont wanna sell them on my own because then i'd be in charge of printing, shipping, etc... and i'm already working 2 jobs to help support my family, so i am drained.

i'll keep looking till i find something reasonable.

NGD - my website is down as i get ready to relaunch it as a photography website. :) flickr is still up tho.

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Selling my photos#7

Posted: 9/16/08 at 7:32pm

I'm glad to hear you're considering this! I will definitely buy some.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[SNAFU]

re: Selling my photos#8

Posted: 9/16/08 at 7:37pm

Never underestimate the value of your work. The higher the price someone pays for it the more they will value it.
You would be surprised what some people will spend for photographs!

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[Broadwaynerd101]

re: Selling my photos#9

Posted: 9/16/08 at 8:08pm

You're pictures look amazing! Truly amazing!!

Good luck selling them. I know many people will buy them!!

[mauriposa]

re: Selling my photos#10

Posted: 9/17/08 at 12:41am

Keep us posted, Pab. I bet a lot of people here would be interested in buying a photo or two. I know I am.

[Mamie]

re: Selling my photos#11

Posted: 9/17/08 at 8:12am

I told you before - figure out all your costs (If you print your own, include paper and ink. Don't forget to add a percentage for your TIME and TALENT, and then add in a percentage for the cost of your web site, PC usage, camera usage, printer usage (these all wear out). If you send your pics to an outside source for printing, just add their costs to the overall total. Start out with whatever you think is fair and see what happens. You can always adjust the total up or down later. As volume increases, the cost per photo will decrease. At first you probably won't make much profit, but you just have to wait and see what happens. Personally I'm hoping for a poster sized print of some of them. That requires an outside printing source so they would naturally cost more. It would be worth it to have one of those gorgeous panorama photos hanging on my wall to look at when I'm in a New York state of mind...

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[cubanpab]

re: Selling my photos#12

Posted: 9/17/08 at 10:01am

thanks all. i think i found a site that is fairly reasonable. i am going to test the waters and maybe just upload 4 or 5 photos to see what happens. if they sell, i'll add more, if they dont... well i gave it a shot right?! :)