Selling photos online... official MoneySavingExpert.com discussion

patman99

Anyone not notice that amperial only joined in April 2014, yet their first post is to mention a website ?.

Anyone else smell spam?.

kellyjo70

So would you recommend Photographers Direct even if not a professional photographer? I only have a bridge camera but have been told by a few people that I should sell my photos. I've never done anything like this before and I was going to sign up with istock.

shopbot

kellyjo70 wrote: »

I only have a bridge camera but have been told by a few people that I should sell my photos. I've never done anything like this before and I was going to sign up with istock.

Are the people who are telling you should sell your photos family/friends or serious amateur/pro photographers. No offence intended but I would only take notice of the latter.

Why? In short to save you time. Most stock agencies have very high QC standards and you will need to do a trial submission before you are allowed to keep submitting. Family/friends can say something is a 'good photo' but probably can't judge it technically or commercially.

Stock photos are a very difficult business these days. Prices have crashed in the last decade. Cameras that can take decent photos are getting cheaper and cheaper. That is driving prices lower and lower. You may only get paid a couple of pounds for an image.

You may find that for your particular photos there is a more profitable outlet for them i.e. Craft Fairs etc.

Good luck
SB

LouiseT

Hi - I'd like to know if anyone has tried out PicsaStock as a stock photo selling site?

picsastock . com

Has anyone managed to sell pics through them? and what kind of pics do you upload to sell in stock photo sites?

Thanks!!

asajj

LouiseT wrote: »

Hi - I'd like to know if anyone has tried out PicsaStock as a stock photo selling site?

picsastock . com

Has anyone managed to sell pics through them? and what kind of pics do you upload to sell in stock photo sites?

Thanks!!

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=picsastock+.+com&oq=picsastock+.+com&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=picsastock.com+review

Might worth a look at reviews

patman99

PicsaStock appears to have a monthly fee for using the service. None of the top picture libraries charge the image taker, only the image purchaser.

Will investigate further.

Btw, it is worth signing-up to microstock group as they have loads of info on selling on microstock sites.

SiGrim

I've been looking into a few options to sell some of my photos now and two I've come across that look interesting are smugmug and redbubble.

Has anyone tried these, know what the quality of the products are like, as a full print and shipping service they appeal as I have a full time job already but I don't want people to pay for inferior products.

Or are there other sites of the same ilk that are better?

ps. I can't link as a new user, but I'm sure you can find them easily as both are just .com

Ialwaysgetdone

Some interesting posts in this thread which started about seven and a half years ago and still going strong. Here's my input and experiences. Summer festivals which involve people taking part in things like the common riding horse riding events, people rolling down hills after a bit of cheese, bog snorkling, any kind of event that is held annually and involves loads of people taking part is good and every town and village usually have them through the summer on different weeks to their near neighbours.


It is best if it's your own area to begin with so you know plenty of the people in the photos. Share your photos on Facebook and people will recognise others and tag them. That then leads to people getting in touch to buy a photo. I have found that it's usually not the person in the photo that wants to buy it, it's a friend or the parents. You won't get rich but it will pay your petrol and food for the day. It's also great practice if you're not already a pro and will eventually lead to better things if you're good at it. A warning though that you can get sucked into having to cover such events because you are invited to do it and it can then become tedious and not enjoyable if they are telling you what they want. Once you start seeing ££ then it can really change your outlook, you start chasing the dollars and photography can become less fun which is fine if you intend doing it for a living eventually.


My mate does weddings and says the stress involved is unbelievable. I still enjoy it because I'm not after cash, people ask why I don't sell my photos any more and my answer to that is people play golf, go fishing, go scuba diving, wind surfing etc so why can I not just enjoy taking photos without having to sell them. I have no serious claims to fame other than photos in the press, magazines, brochures, programmes and plastered on buses. My most enjoyable was a landscape 12 x 8 print that I donated as a prize for charity that went for £170

Optic

The WarriorForum is a good place to sell plr products such as images and articles.

I remember years ago back in 2007 I got started online by writing around 20 articles on a subject and selling the rights to them for £10 a pack and sold them to 50 people. I was making around £500 a week and it would only take me a few days to write the articles.

People would use them for their websites. I know there are people who sell images there too.

lemontart

shopbot wrote: »

You need to upsize them using a program like photoshop.

Be very careful when upsizing as some stock sites will not accept some