Where to sell Nude sets?

[animotionphoto]

Hello All,

I'v been trying to figure out which niche suits me best, and so far nudes seem to fit better. My location affords me tons of young women always interetsed in modeling and women always approach me to model for me. I can set up studio at my place or even out in the field.

My quesiton is where is easiest or profitable to sell these sets? I've contacted a few adult websites and magazines to offer third party sets, but I'm not sure if this is the right direction. Is this niche easier to sell as stock photography? And who, and why would someone pay $20 for a naked girl in stock photo, when they can just copy and paste from any site?

P.S I went the the "Nude" TPF section, but noone posts anyhting there, so I came here instead.

Steve

 

[Ernicus]

I don't have an answer to your question, but I will say that you can't see the posts in the "nudes" section of TPF because you are not a "supporting member", only they have access to that section. ;-)

 

[animotionphoto]

How do I become a supporting member?

 

[DorkSterr]

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/payments.php

 

[Ernicus]

also, if you're any good, and not just a dude who likes or wants to photo nakked hot chicks, you'll most likely get better responses in the business district area of the forums, and in the nudes section.

 

[animotionphoto]

"also, if you're any good, and not just a dude who likes or wants to photo nakked hot chicks, you'll most likely get better responses in the business district area of the forums, and in the nudes section."

Well, yes, I am a dude that likes to take photos of naked chicks, afterall....I'm a man. I know what you're trying to say, though. As I see it, even though photography is an art, I still see everything I do as an opportuinity to profit. It makes it more interetsing to me. As far as being critiqued on my pics by members, maybe not at this time (at least not the nudes), as everyone has a different vision and one artist doesnt know what the other artists vision is. For now, I'm trying to put my finger on where to sell this photos so that at least I have a plan of attack.

 

[KmH]

IMO, your best bet would be to sell them as fine art images. I don't think there is much of a stock photography market for nudes.

In fact, I think it's a pretty narrow niche that will also present you with marketing and promotion difficulties.

I recommend putting them into limited editions, even though managing limited editions is kind of a pain.

 

[Alex_B]

Stock photography market for nudes is more than oversaturated.

If you can get a foot into fine art, as KmH suggested, then thre might be a chance.

Apart from that, most nude shots on this planet are sold to the "models" themselves.

Depending on the country, goth and fetish nude photography can be a great niche. Learn to understand what it is all about, get a feeling for it. There are so many bad amateurs around on that field, so people who want good fetish images of themselves are very thankful once they found a good photographer who konws what he is doing.

 

[Jaemie]

You might also consider establishing a paid members-only website.

 

[Jaemie]

Alas, we cannot put our mega-awesome photographic review skills to work for this poor man. :3

 

[Ernicus]

you'll most likely get better responses in the business district area of the forums, and in the nudes section.

Lol, I just realized you did post in the business district. I thought it was in the general area. My bad dude, lol.

 

[donny1963]

Hello All,

I'v been trying to figure out which niche suits me best, and so far nudes seem to fit better. My location affords me tons of young women always interetsed in modeling and women always approach me to model for me. I can set up studio at my place or even out in the field.

My quesiton is where is easiest or profitable to sell these sets? I've contacted a few adult websites and magazines to offer third party sets, but I'm not sure if this is the right direction. Is this niche easier to sell as stock photography? And who, and why would someone pay $20 for a naked girl in stock photo, when they can just copy and paste from any site?

P.S I went the the "Nude" TPF section, but noone posts anyhting there, so I came here instead.

Steve

First off, If your planning on selling your nude Pictures, You better have a Model Release for each model, if you don't you could find your self in big trouble.
Most places who would buy pictures of nude people will require you to submit a model realse, with a copy of the model's photo ID, to prove the model is 18 years of age or older.
If you don't have a model release, you could find yourself fighting a law-suit, and criminal charges.
That is the first thing you need to be aware of.

as far as selling your nude pictures, it's going to all depend on the quality, style of them pictures, most basic nude pictures of females have no commercial value what so ever, unless they are very creative pictures , like Fine-Art, or some sort of artistic nudes.
General Nude pictures like Magazine style pictures or Porn, has no commercial value what so ever you can download pictures like that on the web, they are millions of them out there, they are nothing special.

Now If your talking about Artistic nude pictures, then you could try creating your own website of your art and sell them that way, create wallpaper size images, or printable collections.
Also they are such art gallery's that sell such art, but they are very selective and only buy such images from photographers they know or have been doing this for years..

it's just like anything else, trying to make money on your artistic talent is going to be somewhat difficult, just like a musician, or a music artist trying to cut a cd, or an actor trying to get into tv shows or movies, they are millions of photographers out there trying to be successful in this business, and it's a dog eat dog world. Even trying to get a job as a photographer trying to photograph models for magazines, like Maxim or other high end magazines, chances are your not going to even spark an interest as a photographer for them because they are millions of other great photographers trying to do the same thing.
what makes you so special that maxim would want YOU to do their photography when they have photographers they trust and worked with for years?
These photographers don't just fill out an application to get the job, these people are hired from word of mouth people they trust, I know I been in the business for over 20 years, you have probably a better chance of winning the powerball twice in 1 month , then setting foot as a photographer in a high end magazine publication photo studio.
want to start making money with your photography, start doing weddings, post an add on craigslist and start doing general event or wedding photography, that is as start, this will get you a decent portfolio and also help you recover cost of equipment, ie, camera, lens..
Hope this helps.
Donny

 

[tirediron]

Just to point out... this is a 3 1/2 year old thread...

 

[donny1963]

Well better late than ever..

 

[ruggedshutter]

Not quite 3-1/2 years old...more like 1272 days ;P