thombernat Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Hi, I just wanna know if my pictures will sell. Thank you for any comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimba Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I'm not a psychic when it comes to selling other people's work, but if you want to sell on Alamy, you have to keep shooting, keep editing and honing your editing skills, and keep uploading. I am always surprised by what buyers purchase from my portfolio - not always the prettiest or nicest images, and often times just point and shoots that I took randomly. The more you upload, the more opportunity you will have for sales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Thomas, with just 14 images of general landscapes that you like, you can't expect sales. To earn licensing fees on Alamy you have to keep producing images; it's a long game. And you'll need. a better understanding of stock photography. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxzoomy Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Signs (anything with text on) sell better than landscapes, especially ones in the news, like Covid, or ones that are always in the news, like police cars. They may be boring and not artistic and not very challenging to photograph, but they sell. I do like your photos but it isn't a direction I would give priority to with the aim of selling more. I think I had about 800 images here and 8 months had gone by before I sold my first licence here. Keep at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Yes, Terry — signs are my best-selling subject. I approach shooting signs as I approach all stock images. That is I consider the lighting, the colours, the composition, and the caption. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Thomas, all good advice above. You also must expose your photos properly. This one is just way too dark. Didn't know what it was until I enlarged it. You need more of an editorial purpose to your photos...what will buyers be looking for? You photos have to be the answer to what the buyers need, so you can't have just vague images. More of a target is needed as the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Yes, Michael -- how come QC passed that image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) I do not usually comment on these pages now but will make an exception for this one. One image (Cap-des-Rosiers's lighthouse in Gaspesie, Quebec, Canada) would be a better prospect of being a seller if you had forgot the foreground and concentrated on making the lighthouse the subject. Allan Edited January 26, 2022 by Allan Bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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