Ed Rooney Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 but it doesn't sell. What's that all about? Edo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Erm... What's the obvious, great subject Ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 selfies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdh Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 maybe most photographers do not look too good on pictures and have to use a meerkat as the picture for their avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Carlsson Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 6 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: but it doesn't sell. What's that all about? Edo Keywording, competition, rank and/or flip side effect of "how the h##k could that sell". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 4 hours ago, hdh said: maybe most photographers do not look too good on pictures and have to use a meerkat as the picture for their avatar? Or hiding behind a camera? Ridiculous: would never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSnapper Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 If it doesn't sell, then its obviously not a great subject km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 hour ago, RedSnapper said: If it doesn't sell, then its obviously not a great subject km Possibly, but not necessarily. Maybe it's just not being seen and therefore not keyworded/captioned well enough; or subjected to a poor CTR owing to issues with the rest/bulk of the portfolio in question. EDIT: Just saw that Martin said essentially the same thing previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Too much competition perhaps, as it's such an obvious great subject. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 take a great set of shots of Niagara Falls or The White House. Good luck! The usual advice to fledgling stock photographers was to start about there and work outwards. Not any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 or Edo's lunch. they look pretty great sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 My lunch sells sometimes, but I've never sold an image of a cow. That's might be because I have no images of cows. I was going to clarify after the first two replies, but then I thought I would let this run for a bit. Two examples: St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. I was very nearby for two weeks in 2008, visiting a friend. I was able to get some good shots at various times of day. I've never had a sale or even a zoom. And I have some telling images of the New York bike rental system that is contrasted with other forms of transport. Again, no sales or zooms. Hmm. There are other examples. Edo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 There's no figuring it out, Ed. I have uploaded images that I was excited about and thought they were sure-fire sellers. Like you, not even a glint in a buyer's eye. And I've sold ones that I thought were bad and with an uninteresting subject that have sold a couple of times each. And those had to be dug up from the further reaches by buyers. It's weird how that happens. Then there are the gaps. I haven't filled many gaps, but was excited when I found a few and covered them. NaDa. As the old saying goes, just when you think you know all of the answers, someone changes the questions. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Corll Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 When you figure it out, PM me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Watkins Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 9 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: There's no figuring it out, Ed. I have uploaded images that I was excited about and thought they were sure-fire sellers. Like you, not even a glint in a buyer's eye. And I've sold ones that I thought were bad and with an uninteresting subject that have sold a couple of times each. And those had to be dug up from the further reaches by buyers. It's weird how that happens. Then there are the gaps. I haven't filled many gaps, but was excited when I found a few and covered them. NaDa. As the old saying goes, just when you think you know all of the answers, someone changes the questions. Betty We might also have to recalibrate what we think of as a "crappy photo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Richards Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I took some stuff in Porto last year. Usual touristy shots, but the only one to sell was probably the most boring picture of the lot; a street scene outside the entrance to a small shopping mall !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Russell Watkins said: We might also have to recalibrate what we think of as a "crappy photo". And also consider exactly what stock photography is and isn't about. A crappy photo of a great subject is probably more likely to sell than a great photo of a crappy subject. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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