Money for photos??????

[iDance]

ok.
so i just starting up.
right now photography is just a hobby.
but i would like to sell some of my stuff.
so how do i go about starting that.
where do i start???
and how so i start???
can someone please help me.
it would be greatly appricated.

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[BmDubb]

lol, you need to look before you ask... I just asked this question yesterday.. Still on page one

[NateS]

You need to improve your photographs a lot too. I looked at your other thread....you have potential and not a bad start, but those are far from what I would consider sell-able quality.

[iDance]

lol, you need to look before you ask... I just asked this question yesterday.. Still on page one

Well i tired asking about how to start selling in that thread, but no one would respond to my direct question. That is why i posted my own.

[iDance]

You need to improve your photographs a lot too. I looked at your other thread....you have potential and not a bad start, but those are far from what I would consider sell-able quality.

Thank You.
How so you think i need to improve?
Like what can i do to improve on my work?

[NateS]

You need to improve your photographs a lot too. I looked at your other thread....you have potential and not a bad start, but those are far from what I would consider sell-able quality.

Thank You.
How so you think i need to improve?
Like what can i do to improve on my work?

One, go buy the book Understanding Exposure. Read it. Second, post your shots on here for awhile and get c&c on your images. Take the advice seriously and don't get defensive when people down talk your images....they're doing it to help you improve. Doing those two things and having a desire to learn and improve will get you there pretty quick. Like I said your images aren't THAT bad, but they just look like some p&s snaps.

I thought about trying to sell my photographs when I was at your stage. Looking back now (with the quality I've gotten too), I would be horribly embarassed to have some of those early phtoographs printed and hanging on people's walls.

[iDance]

You need to improve your photographs a lot too. I looked at your other thread....you have potential and not a bad start, but those are far from what I would consider sell-able quality.

Thank You.
How so you think i need to improve?
Like what can i do to improve on my work?

One, go buy the book Understanding Exposure. Read it. Second, post your shots on here for awhile and get c&c on your images. Take the advice seriously and don't get defensive when people down talk your images....they're doing it to help you improve. Doing those two things and having a desire to learn and improve will get you there pretty quick. Like I said your images aren't THAT bad, but they just look like some p&s snaps.

I thought about trying to sell my photographs when I was at your stage. Looking back now (with the quality I've gotten too), I would be horribly embarassed to have some of those early phtoographs printed and hanging on people's walls.

Alright.
So i will go a find this book.
Thank You.
I try not to be defensive because i know people can do so much better then what i can do.
So i take things to heart, and try to improve on what im doing wrong, or could do better.

[DennyCrane]

It's a great book. Good advice.

[damonb]

Once you make that leap and can look at selling photos, I do have some popular options for selling photographs online (I used to work in fulfillment).

Many folks will tell you that selling online isn't easy & you have to be excellent to make money from it (probably a source of passive income for most). And many photographers still make their money by selling at art fairs and the like...

[joeywpc]

the problem with it being a source of passive income for most damonb is that the passive income gets spent on new equipment so really it's passive spending for most.

[KmH]

Success at selling your photographs is way more about having marketing/selling skills than photography skills.

If you're good at marketing and sales, the quality of your images has little top do with making money.

[skieur]

Success at selling your photographs is way more about having marketing/selling skills than photography skills.

If you're good at marketing and sales, the quality of your images has little top do with making money.

That is rather a considerable stretch. Sure business skills are important, but what is remembered after you have left the picture so-to-speak is the quality of your shots or lack thereof.

skieur

[Foques]

Nate is right on the money.. on all counts.

Though, you'd be surprised what kind of garbage people buy these days.. hell, they buy MY pictures. :|

[Canosonic]

Forget about it. I wasted tons of time looking for this a couple of months ago. Truly wasted.
Unless you want to turn it into your profession.

[syphlix]

Forget about it. I wasted tons of time looking for this a couple of months ago. Truly wasted.
Unless you want to turn it into your profession.

looking for what? $$?