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02/17/2006 05:59:09 PM · #1 |
Ok, i am seriously going to get started with getting some stuff onto a few stock photo sites this weekend. The question I have for all of those that already do this is what are the types of photos that you have had up that have sold well? I would prefer to hear more from people that deal in rights managed and higher end royalty free as this is the route I intend to take.
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02/17/2006 06:34:46 PM · #2 |
| If I could suggest an area that sells well it would be lifestyle and business photography. People living and working are what I've seen to sell the best. The little amount of stock I have right now are mostly travel photos from China and they do only OK. |
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02/17/2006 06:46:18 PM · #3 |
| Very interesting topic, I'd be curious to hear what it is that sells, although I'm not going into the business myself. |
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02/17/2006 06:57:47 PM · #4 |
| Speaking as a web/graphic designer the stuff I'm always needing is what bfox2 mentions (i.e. lifestyle and business) but anything with real people in it should do well. I hardly ever buy abstract concepts although I'm guessing they may also do well. |
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02/17/2006 07:04:15 PM · #5 |
ETA: I don't find enough good photos of non-white people. The ones I do find tend to cover the "diversity" concept, which means they usually include other races in them. A lot of my work includes posters for observances like Black History Month and Asian Pacific American Month and sometimes it's hard finding the right photo(s) for them.
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02/17/2006 07:10:48 PM · #6 |
Having played in the stock photography arena for a few a while now, I will say one thing makes for a good stock shot: CLEAN In every way the shot should be clean. Composition, Technicals, Lighting, etc. The fewer items in the shot the better.
That said, my first stock sale surprised me as I'd only tossed it in on a whim with a pile of stock-oriented shots (was an edited version of this): 
Edit to say: The one that's sold most is of a person in medical scrubs with a stethescope. (sorry, don't have it loaded here)
Message edited by author 2006-02-17 19:12:29. |
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02/17/2006 07:25:07 PM · #7 |
Great point on the simplicity factor. The less items in the shot the more the photo can be used for other things. A photo of 1 cup would probably sell better than a photo of 10 cups since a graphic artist could produce a photo of 10 cups out of the first one while the other way around would be more difficult.
Message edited by author 2006-02-17 19:25:31. |
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