Where to sell Nude sets?

[snowbear]

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

I'll quit now. XD

 

[donny1963]

Oh might I also add, that most photographers who get hired or sell their pictures to magazines, use high end equipment,
like a medium format camera like the Hasselblad H5D-200c
Selling for around $45,000.00 just for the camera body. never mind the lese.
Why would a publication magazine like maxim magazine want to hire you with your
Nikon D810 36.3 MP Digital SLR Camera or Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Compared to the Hasselblad, them other cameras are pathetic.

think about it, you have a publication business, and you need some pictures done for a client, the model is Cindy Crawford, she is getting paid 1.2 million dollars for her to sponsor K-Jewelers, the job? take some fashion pictures of Cindy Crawford with K-Jewelers products.
Now, do you think that a publishing company is going to hire you with your Nikon D810 36.3 MP Digital SLR Camera or Canon EOS 5D Mark III, or hire a photographer using the Hasselblad H5D-200c ?
of course they are going with the guy with the Hasselblad :/
And even a photo shoot for maxim magazine photographing an unknown model, it's their magazine, they are going to use the photographer that will give them the sharpest images,, so basically your competing against a photographer with the
Hasselblad H5D-200c Vs Your Nikon D810 36.3 MP Digital SLR Camera or Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Hey look on the bright side, if you win 50K in the lottery you then can compete with them high end photographers..

 

[Scatterbrained]

Oh might I also add, that most photographers who get hired or sell their pictures to magazines, use high end equipment,
like a medium format camera like the Hasselblad H5D-200c
Selling for around $45,000.00 just for the camera body. never mind the lese.
Why would a publication magazine like maxim magazine want to hire you with your
Nikon D810 36.3 MP Digital SLR Camera or Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Compared to the Hasselblad, them other cameras are pathetic.

think about it, you have a publication business, and you need some pictures done for a client, the model is Cindy Crawford, she is getting paid 1.2 million dollars for her to sponsor K-Jewelers, the job? take some fashion pictures of Cindy Crawford with K-Jewelers products.
Now, do you think that a publishing company is going to hire you with your Nikon D810 36.3 MP Digital SLR Camera or Canon EOS 5D Mark III, or hire a photographer using the Hasselblad H5D-200c ?
of course they are going with the guy with the Hasselblad :/
And even a photo shoot for maxim magazine photographing an unknown model, it's their magazine, they are going to use the photographer that will give them the sharpest images,, so basically your competing against a photographer with the
Hasselblad H5D-200c Vs Your Nikon D810 36.3 MP Digital SLR Camera or Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Hey look on the bright side, if you win 50K in the lottery you then can compete with them high end photographers..

You must be new to this whole photography thing.

 

[donny1963]

Really? Is that what you think? New to this site yes,, Not to photography (thing) , don't confuse the two....

 

[Scatterbrained]

Really? Is that what you think? New to this site yes,, Not to photography (thing) , don't confuse the two....

Do you shoot a Hassy? You know there is more to MF than just 'blad right? You know that modern ADs don't care so much these days about the camera as they do about the images you create right? I know a commercial shooter who's delivering images from a mix of m4/3 and 35mm DSLR. I don't think he's shot a MF back in at least 2 years. It's all about the right tool for the job.

 

[donny1963]

I've used one before, it didn't belong to me but I was assigned to it.
They are used for many reasons, mostly because of it's ability to deliver razor sharp images.
for instance Playboy that is the format they used.. But they are also great for landscape photography and night photography.
I've taken shots at 800 ISO and was able to create very large prints from it, because it holds it's sharpness even using high ISO, where a 35mm camera cannot.
the size of the sensor is so huge enabling it to get more detail in lower light situations where a 35mm can't.
it's all about how many MP along with the sensor size working together. One thing I loved about that Hasselblad is that you can take it apart very easy, you can get to the sensor so easy just by taking one piece off in the back and just blow air into it or wipe it off, it's as easy as that.
another great thing about it is, that it's weather resistant, that piece of equipment is kick ass.
Believe it or not, princess Diana's wedding was shot with it, I just guess the royal family deserves the best..
I been doing photography for over 20 years, I know what it is and I've also used one before the digital age..

 

[ruggedshutter]

Sorry, I disagree Donny. The digital DSLR's hold their own in regards to sharpness and handling of digital noise. DSLR cameras have been able to handle ISO 800 with no noise for a number of years. I have used an old Canon 20D (circa 2004) to make a 53 foot long banner for a trade show.

 

[Derrel]

PLENTY of nude sets are being shot and sold with Canon 5D-II's and III's and Nikon D3x,D800,D810, and so on and so on. I was just noticing that Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoots with a mixture of Canon 5D series cams and Hassy MF digital...depending on the actual camera/lens NEEDS required to get the **exact type** of image that would fulfill the shot requirements.

For printed images which are halftoned...the tiny dots that make up the photo images on-paper nullify most of the resolution differences between medium format digital, large format film, and FX d-slr...the dots per inch is so low on slick paper that the technical quality is amply good with 16,20,24,36 million pixels per image.

However, MF cameras that offer some leaf shutter lenses also make it easy to shoot studio flash in daylight without ND filtration, at higher shutter speeds, and at "normal" f/stops, while still getting single, discrete-burst flash power levels with studio-type lighting. MF has a shallower DOF look that can at times, be very appealing.

WHAT CAMERA to use for serious photography depends on what the assignment calls for, and how the images need to look as final images...a MF camera is vastly,vastly inferior to a Canon or Nikon d-slr if the shoot calls for high fluidity, fast focusing, long lenses, or a highly flexible camera that can focus fast,reliably, in fluid situations. No one, single type of camera is really perfect for every task or situation. The idea that a MF d-slr or MF film cam is the ideal is...kinda silly.

 

[donny1963]

Sorry, I disagree Donny. The digital DSLR's hold their own in regards to sharpness and handling of digital noise. DSLR cameras have been able to handle ISO 800 with no noise for a number of years. I have used an old Canon 20D (circa 2004) to make a 53 foot long banner for a trade show.

That's BS, DSLR's are good, but do not even compare to the MFC, you can not get a good wall side print at 800 ISO like the Hasselblad can, there is no way.
Obviously you don't have much experience with a MFC like the Hasselblad, because if you did you would know that DSLR's do not even come close to the quality.. hmm, maybe that's why the Hasselblad runs for $45,000.00 and the DSLR's can be bought for about 20% the cost of the Hasselblad. think there is a reason for that? if you look at the size of the sensor of the Hasselblad and then that of a DSLR's camera and say DSLR's can measure up to the Hasselblad then your completely incompetent when it comes to this topic.. yes sensor size has plays a great deal when it comes to picture quality and sharpness, I think you need to take some classes in how this works.. because of the sensor size and MP combined, there is also a huge increase in color range as well..
the numbers don't lie, if what your saying is true then any one who has purchased a Hasselblad got ripped off.. your statement is completely false sorry..

 

[Derrel]

Soooooo, the higher the cost, the BETTER the tool is, right? You keep trying to use "cost" or "price" to justify your assertions of MF superiority.

Your ideas are kind of old-fashioned, sort of like stuck in a film-era mindset, where retouching was done by women with magnifying glasses and tiny airbrushes, working directly on film...you know, before images were handled in software.

"MFC"....digital medium format is dinky compared to 6x8 or 6x9 cm film...and 4x5 sheet film is in-freaking-credible...and yet...despite the astounding quality of 4x5 sheet film, and the amazing camera movements and DOF control that a 4x5 camera allows....I can buy any one of a hundred 4x5 monorail cams for $150-$500 on e-Bay, and get a full set of four lenses for $2,000, on boards, with good shutters...So....the idea that camera cost is firmly linked to quality of image falls flat on its ass...and your "theory" with it as well...

See, the idea that a $25,000 wristwatch tells me the time in a better, higher-quality way than a $29 Casio is just... well...fill in the pejorative here: ______ ____d.

 

[donny1963]

Soooooo, the higher the cost, the BETTER the tool is, right? You keep trying to use "cost" or "price" to justify your assertions of MF superiority.

Your ideas are kind of old-fashioned, sort of like stuck in a film-era mindset, where retouching was done by women with magnifying glasses and tiny airbrushes, working directly on film...you know, before images were handled in software.

"MFC"....digital medium format is dinky compared to 6x8 or 6x9 cm film...and 4x5 sheet film is in-freaking-credible...and yet...despite the astounding quality of 4x5 sheet film, and the amazing camera movements and DOF control that a 4x5 camera allows....I can buy any one of a hundred 4x5 monorail cams for $150-$500 on e-Bay, and get a full set of four lenses for $2,000, on boards, with good shutters...So....the idea that camera cost is firmly linked to quality of image falls flat on its ass...and your "theory" with it as well...

See, the idea that a $25,000 wristwatch tells me the time in a better, higher-quality way than a $29 Casio is just... well...fill in the pejorative here: ______ ____d.

Really? is that what you got out of that, that the bigger the cost the better? no, it's the other way around, common sense will tell you that a better camera is probably going to cost you a lot more money? that is how it really work...
if you go to a camera shop, and tell them I want the best camera I can afford, the first question they are going to ask you what is your price range, becuase
it's going to take a lot more money to get a DSLR vs a P&S or AP&S camera, common sense right?
a DSLR camera is going to cost you a lot less then a ADSLR isn't it? why? well because it's a better camera and capable of doing a whole lot more that and a major reason is the DSLR sensor is cropped , where the ADSLR is a full framed camera, what does that mean? it means the ADSLR is a real 35 mmm camera well the fame is any way, where is the DSLR is not really a 35 mm camera and you will notice the difference if you put a L series lens in a DSLR and take a picture and then put that same lens in the ADSLR , the picture will be noticeably different, same as if you take the same pic with the same type of lens in a MFC.
so yeah better the camera you get the more your going to pay for it. when I talk about cost I'm not using that as a standard of how good your equipment is, but pointing out if you that if some one is paying $45,000.00 for a MFC camera body vs $4,000.00 for a ADSLR, one who is buying the MFC is going to want to know where the extra $41,000.00 went, don't ya think? common sense would say that they would have to have a good reason to justify it right?
And it isn't because the MFC is made out of gold right? or maybe just stupid people like giving $41,000.00 for something for no reason ?
really your statements are making you look like a moron.
Maybe you can't admit you don't know what your talking about or that you been wrong all these years and thought a ADSLR CAMERA does just as good a job as MFC? but come to find out you was WRONG!!!! As much as the truth may hurt, as much as this may be some sort of embarrassment or tension for you I really don't give a ****, the facts are that the MFC are a way better camera then the ADSLR camera's period.. there is nothing you can say to justify you saying that MFC are not a big difference in the quality of pictures it produces vs the ADSLR or below..

Donny

 

[ruggedshutter]

No one is putting down your precious Hassy. We're just saying that to get the job done and correctly that your statement below isn't accurate. Full frame DSLR's and in fact even APS-C sensors are capable of producing full page magazine spreads, even at high ISO (ISO 800 as you describe) with impeccable detail and sharpness. The rest of your post is dibble...

Oh might I also add, that most photographers who get hired or sell their pictures to magazines, use high end equipment,
like a medium format camera like the Hasselblad H5D-200c
Selling for around $45,000.00 just for the camera body. never mind the lese.
Why would a publication magazine like maxim magazine want to hire you with your
Nikon D810 36.3 MP Digital SLR Camera or Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Compared to the Hasselblad, them other cameras are pathetic.

 

[snowbear]

IBL

 

[unpopular]

No one is putting down your precious Hassy.

If nobody else is, I will.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Alright who was searching for nudes that revived this old, ancient, worn out, seen better days thread?

Please o might moderator (tirediron) lock 'er up! lol