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09/21/2011 07:21:33 PM · #1 |
Hi!
I am new to forum. I sell (selling is to much said, because I have sold about 10-12 images in 2 years) on ALAMY stock, but with very poor results. I shoot new/modern cars and vintage cars and I make photos on motor-sport events... I have about 3000 images and still this number is growing.
But the question is - where to sell them? Could you recommend good website or stock to sell them?? As I said, Alamy don't work for me (maybe my keywording is too bad, but still I don't have too much views/zooms, and sales are very poor).
I have googled few websites selling automotive photography, but need opinions from people who already are selling automotive photos....
Thanks!
Regards,
H.
Message edited by author 2011-09-21 19:23:14. |
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09/21/2011 07:53:31 PM · #2 |
It would help if you linked us to some examples of your work. If you're too new in the forum to post a link, spell it out and one of us will parse it for you.
R.
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09/21/2011 08:30:29 PM · #3 |
Hi!
Thanks for quick reply! No problem, I will put some examples of my "portfolio" soon (I work currently on my laptop, images I have on another computer so I will post them in a few days).
In few words: I don't make artistic kind of photography. I shoot photos comparable to 90% of them you can find on Alamy and comparable to those you can find on automotive magazines. No artistic, no HDRs, no retouching in Photoshop. Once again: They are 'nothing special', but not worse than 90% from Alamy (I think / hope so :) ).
I am not as lazy person as some of you might think ;) ...and I have searched a little in google (found: IzmoStock, CarPixPro, and few others) but I need opinions / recommendations from persons who already shooting cars and sell their work to some websites / stocks or magazines...
Every suggestions are welcome!
Regards,
H.
Message edited by author 2011-09-21 20:32:55. |
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09/21/2011 08:43:37 PM · #4 |
Perhaps the solution to making some money with it is not selling car photos you have already taken, but rather taking flattering photos of cars that belong to your customers.
People are rightfully proud of their custom and restored vehicles and may pay a modest price for a nice shot in a unique setting. For example, I was at an airshow recently that also includes a car show. The owners of the cars were being charged $15 to get a photo taken of their own car in front of a WWII Mustang. Obviously, the Mustang owners were the first to line up. (I poached some shots, as long as the opportunity was there)
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09/21/2011 08:44:54 PM · #5 |
The owners? Seriously... They are far more interested in the car/bike/thingi then anyone. Spiff beat me to it :-)
For mags I would look at what people in the local area are reading.
For stock... Well... Good luck there.
Message edited by author 2011-09-21 20:45:48. |
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09/21/2011 08:51:31 PM · #6 |
[quote]For stock... Well... Good luck there.[/quote]
I see (from my experience and from what people are saying on many forums) that hard times came to all stock contributors...
I will ask some magazines, but .....my friend said they get thousand e-mails every week and they don't even read them (more photographers than mags which are interested in their offers).
Regards,
H. |
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09/21/2011 10:30:37 PM · #7 |
A big dose of my opinion.
As someone who uses stock photography in their dayjob, I think you might just be taking non-exceptional, or "everyday" images. Most graphic designers know how to use a camera to capture everyday scenes – If we need an average shot of an average car, we can take that without having to fork over $250+... When we pay for stock, we're looking for shots that aren't easy to come by or would be too expensive to shoot ourselves. models require pay, clothing, and makeup. They require props, and isolation from the "real world." Cars, they don't really require too much to shoot, especially if they're more candidly styled shots.
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09/21/2011 10:51:46 PM · #8 |
Yes, you are right.
But some clients don't need ANY car, but they require some SPECIAL model. For example: Nissan GT-R or Porsche 911 Targa, or sometimes from exotic brands (Lotus, Caterham, Aston Martin, Bentley,...). Not everyone have access to Nissan GT-R or Porsche 911 Targa. Some clients narrow they search to, for example "porsche 911 on the mountains" :). I believe that making sessions in nearest mountains could be little expensive. The other problem is that he need thousands of images to fulfil clients various requirments or ....wait years for client looking for what we already have.
I have sold lastly Hyundai ix55 image. Client was looking for "Cheap Asian SUV" (I have checked "search phrase" in My Alamy).
H.
PS. Sorry for my English.
Message edited by author 2011-09-21 22:54:51. |
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09/22/2011 12:09:05 AM · #9 |
| One caution about automotive stock -- a lot of sites will not accept any photos which contain logos or other trademarked features without an (unobtainable) property release. See this Special Releases list for a few particular examples. |
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09/22/2011 04:09:36 PM · #10 |
I have on Alamy many such images, and haven't any problems so far. I use RM (rights managed) license type to all images.
Message edited by author 2011-09-22 16:42:06. |
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