nickb98c
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Probably one of the more common questions asked on here, so bear with me. My question is what are some of your success stories for selling your work and marketing your art.
Here is my situation:
I am a senior in high school, and an amateur photographer.
I have recently been trying photography as an experimental business pursuit. I am not sure if I want to make this a life long profession, but as for right now, something to keep me busy during college and my summers. Plus Ill get a taste of whether or not I want to continue photography as a career.
I have had a good friend of mine who has been mentoring me in marketing, and using social media as a tool for marketing. She is a huge technology buff, and has a business in social media. She has been helping me get started in the right direction by coaching me, and has really helped me get publicity with her connections in our local business world.
With my friend's help I have gotten several shoots with a local caterer who wanted a prints for her website. I have done work with senior portraits too. I have also planned an event shoot for a local baseball team and field.
And thanks to my friend, she has coached me in setting up a twitter, blog, linkedIN account, designing a logo, and currently purchasing a domain name for my site.
Now here comes my question. What other ways have you experimented with marketing your photos. Art shows and competitions? Flea markets and local art events? Web site based sales? I would like to get into this without diving head first. So any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Now before you say it all depends on how good your photos are, and weather there is a market out there willing to buy my work, I have thought through these. But I am thinking that with the requests I have had to take photos, I must be doing something right.
Most importantly I love taking photos. I am not after this to get rich. Nothing is better then that feeling of capturing a moment of time through your veiwfinder. I just thought, why not get my feet wet with this and try something new. Maybe help support my addiction so I dont go bankrupt too soon.
So what do you think?
Thanks to anyone willing to read my long thread and take time to post.
look me up on twitter @NB_Images
Or check me out on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/nickalob?v=wall&story_fbid=398520053936#!/pages/NB-Images/122183354462114?ref=ts
Thanks!
Nick
Here is my situation:
I am a senior in high school, and an amateur photographer.
I have recently been trying photography as an experimental business pursuit. I am not sure if I want to make this a life long profession, but as for right now, something to keep me busy during college and my summers. Plus Ill get a taste of whether or not I want to continue photography as a career.
I have had a good friend of mine who has been mentoring me in marketing, and using social media as a tool for marketing. She is a huge technology buff, and has a business in social media. She has been helping me get started in the right direction by coaching me, and has really helped me get publicity with her connections in our local business world.
With my friend's help I have gotten several shoots with a local caterer who wanted a prints for her website. I have done work with senior portraits too. I have also planned an event shoot for a local baseball team and field.
And thanks to my friend, she has coached me in setting up a twitter, blog, linkedIN account, designing a logo, and currently purchasing a domain name for my site.
Now here comes my question. What other ways have you experimented with marketing your photos. Art shows and competitions? Flea markets and local art events? Web site based sales? I would like to get into this without diving head first. So any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Now before you say it all depends on how good your photos are, and weather there is a market out there willing to buy my work, I have thought through these. But I am thinking that with the requests I have had to take photos, I must be doing something right.
Most importantly I love taking photos. I am not after this to get rich. Nothing is better then that feeling of capturing a moment of time through your veiwfinder. I just thought, why not get my feet wet with this and try something new. Maybe help support my addiction so I dont go bankrupt too soon.
So what do you think?
Thanks to anyone willing to read my long thread and take time to post.
look me up on twitter @NB_Images
Or check me out on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/nickalob?v=wall&story_fbid=398520053936#!/pages/NB-Images/122183354462114?ref=ts
Thanks!
Nick