Addict Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have over 6000 in 4 agencies - no of sales a month change between them a lot. it's the prices and net that is the killer and making me stop. I just can't be motivated to try to make 10000 images in anymore. I guess it's a younger mans game but it seems like a lot of work for even them for what reward is there. I think of you are living in the right place and have special opportunities it may be worth it. Or if you can shoot what red snapper shoots maybe. But when you see 17,000 images of Maui Hawaii !!!!! Holy shit look at the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I have over 6000 in 4 agencies - no of sales a month change between them a lot. it's the prices and net that is the killer and making me stop. I just can't be motivated to try to make 10000 images in anymore. I guess it's a younger mans game but it seems like a lot of work for even them for what reward is there. I think of you are living in the right place and have special opportunities it may be worth it. Or if you can shoot what red snapper shoots maybe. But when you see 17,000 images of Maui Hawaii !!!!! Holy shit look at the competition True, but if you check out the search results during the past year for "maui" in "All of Alamy," you'll see that a surprising number of search terms yielded zero or very few results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSnapper Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 if you can shoot what red snapper shoots maybe. You think i have some sort of magic access to people and places? just treat it as a job; work at it km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Keith is right on this. Until recently I didn't approach people and ask for their picture if I thought there was something there. Now, I do. It's not easy but once you start it gets easier. And yes, you do have to work on it. I feel like I don't stop at all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Brook Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 And there lies the problem if you don't get out and shoot like red snapper you ain't gonna make any money and you need many 10000s of images to make $ as well Redsnapper lives in a provincial Welsh town. You live in Mexico. Which of those two locations do you think ought to be offering the best shooting opportunities for the creation of visually arresting and content rich imagery? Don't think about it for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSnapper Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 there is treasure everywhere..... km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 And there lies the problem if you don't get out and shoot like red snapper you ain't gonna make any money and you need many 10000s of images to make $ as well Redsnapper lives in a provincial Welsh town. You live in Mexico. Which of those two locations do you think ought to be offering the best shooting opportunities for the creation of visually arresting and content rich imagery? Don't think about it for too long. I've had 12 sales so far this month: Mexico 8 sales; Vancouver 3 sales; Nicaragua 1 sale. Alamy search results: Mexico (not "new") 233,251 images; Vancouver Canada 75,263 images; Nicaragua 10,449 images. My Alamy collection: Mexico 2313 images; Vancouver 679 images; Nicaragua 210 images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I think something else to consider is that buyers are perhaps more likely to visit a site like Alamy that has thousands of images of say "Maui" than another site that only has a small selection. Chances are that they will have a better chance of finding what they want on Alamy. Sure, the competition can seem overwhelming at times, but there is something to be said for depth of coverage. It can actually work in our favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Brook Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 And there lies the problem if you don't get out and shoot like red snapper you ain't gonna make any money and you need many 10000s of images to make $ as well Redsnapper lives in a provincial Welsh town. You live in Mexico. Which of those two locations do you think ought to be offering the best shooting opportunities for the creation of visually arresting and content rich imagery? Don't think about it for too long. I've had 12 sales so far this month: Mexico 8 sales; Vancouver 3 sales; Nicaragua 1 sale. Alamy search results: Mexico (not "new") 233,251 images; Vancouver Canada 75,263 images; Nicaragua 10,449 images. My Alamy collection: Mexico 2313 images; Vancouver 679 images; Nicaragua 210 images. You not been to Aber then boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 And there lies the problem if you don't get out and shoot like red snapper you ain't gonna make any money and you need many 10000s of images to make $ as well Redsnapper lives in a provincial Welsh town. You live in Mexico. Which of those two locations do you think ought to be offering the best shooting opportunities for the creation of visually arresting and content rich imagery? Don't think about it for too long. I've had 12 sales so far this month: Mexico 8 sales; Vancouver 3 sales; Nicaragua 1 sale. Alamy search results: Mexico (not "new") 233,251 images; Vancouver Canada 75,263 images; Nicaragua 10,449 images. My Alamy collection: Mexico 2313 images; Vancouver 679 images; Nicaragua 210 images. You not been to Aber then boy? Guess not. Don't even know where it lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSnapper Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 good.... km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Todd Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I wouldn't bother. Have you seen the weather down there??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 good.... km true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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