Re: OT: Stock Photography - once again
i meant above. Herb - Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 1:14 PM Subject: Re: OT: Stock Photography - once again that is definitely about average. Herb - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:46 AM Subject: RE: OT: Stock Photography - once again Thanks, Paul. That's appr.: Post 40 photgraphs, sell 1 a year! It doesn't sound like much, but I'm sure you're doing better than most people.
Re: OT: Stock Photography - once again
that is definitely about average. Herb - Original Message - From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:46 AM Subject: RE: OT: Stock Photography - once again Thanks, Paul. That's appr.: Post 40 photgraphs, sell 1 a year! It doesn't sound like much, but I'm sure you're doing better than most people.
Re: OT: Stock Photography - once again
The site is run by ad business people. They actively promote to agencies. They sell discs as well, but single shots are still a good part of their trade. Perhaps more importantly, everything on the site is royalty free. The art directors I know appreciate that. They don't have to deal with the disappointment of discovering that the photo in their comp is gointg to cost $10,000 and will never fly with the client. On Sep 11, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Bob Shell wrote: You're doing very well, Paul, in today's market. The bottom really has fallen out of the stock photography business. Not too many years ago a significant portion of my annual income came from stock sales, but in the last few years I've been lucky to make 10% of what I used to make in a year. Others I know in the business have similar tales. Royalty free clip disks have knocked the bottom out of the market. For many needs these "one size fits all" photos work just fine. I'm surprised that the site you're working with can get $ 270 for an image when people can go to Comstock and others and get a whole disk full for that. I wonder what their secret is. Bob On Sunday, September 11, 2005, at 11:36 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've been selling six or seven images a year with around 240 posted on a royalty free stock house site. All images on the site sell for around $270, so I make about $130 on each sale. I've heard that you need a base of several thousand to develop steady returns. And of course some sites sell better than others, but those are usually tougher in regard to placing images. The site I'm currently working with is alwaysstock.com. Paul On Sep 11, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Does anybody here have positive experience (profit) with stock photography? It seems more and more websites are opening galleries/agencies, where freelance phographers may sell their images. I have heard of some people who have posted photographs, but I never met anyone who actually made a profit or at least had some income this way? Regards Jens Bladt
Re: OT: Stock Photography - once again
You're doing very well, Paul, in today's market. The bottom really has fallen out of the stock photography business. Not too many years ago a significant portion of my annual income came from stock sales, but in the last few years I've been lucky to make 10% of what I used to make in a year. Others I know in the business have similar tales. Royalty free clip disks have knocked the bottom out of the market. For many needs these "one size fits all" photos work just fine. I'm surprised that the site you're working with can get $ 270 for an image when people can go to Comstock and others and get a whole disk full for that. I wonder what their secret is. Bob On Sunday, September 11, 2005, at 11:36 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've been selling six or seven images a year with around 240 posted on a royalty free stock house site. All images on the site sell for around $270, so I make about $130 on each sale. I've heard that you need a base of several thousand to develop steady returns. And of course some sites sell better than others, but those are usually tougher in regard to placing images. The site I'm currently working with is alwaysstock.com. Paul On Sep 11, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Does anybody here have positive experience (profit) with stock photography? It seems more and more websites are opening galleries/agencies, where freelance phographers may sell their images. I have heard of some people who have posted photographs, but I never met anyone who actually made a profit or at least had some income this way? Regards Jens Bladt
RE: OT: Stock Photography - once again
Thanks, Paul. That's appr.: Post 40 photgraphs, sell 1 a year! It doesn't sound like much, but I'm sure you're doing better than most people. Regards Jens Jens Bladt Arkitekt MAA http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 11. september 2005 17:36 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: OT: Stock Photography - once again I've been selling six or seven images a year with around 240 posted on a royalty free stock house site. All images on the site sell for around $270, so I make about $130 on each sale. I've heard that you need a base of several thousand to develop steady returns. And of course some sites sell better than others, but those are usually tougher in regard to placing images. The site I'm currently working with is alwaysstock.com. Paul On Sep 11, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: > Does anybody here have positive experience (profit) with stock > photography? > It seems more and more websites are opening galleries/agencies, where > freelance phographers may sell their images. > I have heard of some people who have posted photographs, but I never > met > anyone who actually made a profit or at least had some income this way? > > Regards > Jens Bladt > >
Re: OT: Stock Photography - once again
I've been selling six or seven images a year with around 240 posted on a royalty free stock house site. All images on the site sell for around $270, so I make about $130 on each sale. I've heard that you need a base of several thousand to develop steady returns. And of course some sites sell better than others, but those are usually tougher in regard to placing images. The site I'm currently working with is alwaysstock.com. Paul On Sep 11, 2005, at 10:46 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: Does anybody here have positive experience (profit) with stock photography? It seems more and more websites are opening galleries/agencies, where freelance phographers may sell their images. I have heard of some people who have posted photographs, but I never met anyone who actually made a profit or at least had some income this way? Regards Jens Bladt
OT: Stock Photography - once again
Does anybody here have positive experience (profit) with stock photography? It seems more and more websites are opening galleries/agencies, where freelance phographers may sell their images. I have heard of some people who have posted photographs, but I never met anyone who actually made a profit or at least had some income this way? Regards Jens Bladt
