How to make $$$$ from photography?
Jan 31, 2012 10:05:35 #
cwilliams31
Loc: Salisbury, North Carolina
People are weird -
He sorta told me he was done with me.
It really didn't charge enough but now I think
he only wanted a couple of pictures.
He sorta told me he was done with me.
It really didn't charge enough but now I think
he only wanted a couple of pictures.
Jan 31, 2012 10:18:37 #
cwilliams31 wrote:
People are weird -
He sorta told me he was done with me.
It really didn't charge enough but now I think
he only wanted a couple of pictures.
He sorta told me he was done with me.
It really didn't charge enough but now I think
he only wanted a couple of pictures.
The worst wedding was the one where I charged the least.
Lots of demands.
The best was the one in which I charged the most.
I got respect, I think partly because I (and they) valued that skill.
Jan 31, 2012 10:50:41 #
One should try to make a living doing something they love.
I am fortunate to be retired and without significant financial concerns, however I do like to keep busy and found they my interest in still and video photography has grown to an interest in creating multimedia shows, suitable for DVD, Blu-Ray or any of the social media sites.
I have found that folks will pay good money to have their vacations chronicled, communities will pay for marketing videos of their grounds and amenities and many organizations will pay for productions promoting whatever it is they are interested in.
Youtube is free, commands a world wide audience, supports HD and productions of up to 15 minutes in length.
I have taken a hobby and created a larger hobby that pays me a bit for my time and talent.......and it is really fun!
Here are a couple:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHodMdjZ-Bc&list=UU32qn_bUba3PE3KR4EWre6w&index=33&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Au0Qg8dM_Y&list=UU32qn_bUba3PE3KR4EWre6w&index=14&feature=plcp
I am fortunate to be retired and without significant financial concerns, however I do like to keep busy and found they my interest in still and video photography has grown to an interest in creating multimedia shows, suitable for DVD, Blu-Ray or any of the social media sites.
I have found that folks will pay good money to have their vacations chronicled, communities will pay for marketing videos of their grounds and amenities and many organizations will pay for productions promoting whatever it is they are interested in.
Youtube is free, commands a world wide audience, supports HD and productions of up to 15 minutes in length.
I have taken a hobby and created a larger hobby that pays me a bit for my time and talent.......and it is really fun!
Here are a couple:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHodMdjZ-Bc&list=UU32qn_bUba3PE3KR4EWre6w&index=33&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Au0Qg8dM_Y&list=UU32qn_bUba3PE3KR4EWre6w&index=14&feature=plcp
Jan 31, 2012 10:59:24 #
Jan 31, 2012 11:32:20 #
Wandy try stock photos list people make good money from them. She in FL too and every helpful. Sign up ful her new letter.
http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com
http://www.thephotographerslife.com
And the videos blow.
http://www.thephotographerslife.com/ph4/video/getstarted/
http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/Matthew-Jordan-Smith-AdoramaTV
Wish you the best.
http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com
http://www.thephotographerslife.com
And the videos blow.
http://www.thephotographerslife.com/ph4/video/getstarted/
http://www.adorama.com/alc/article/Matthew-Jordan-Smith-AdoramaTV
Wish you the best.
Jan 31, 2012 11:47:41 #
cwilliams31 wrote:
Had a guy I thought was a friend -
He just spent $4,000 in a recording studio doing a cd .
he ask me what I'd charge him to do some pictures for his cd.
I quoted him price of $100 for a two hour session
plus I would edit and put his pics on a cd .
Said he'd have to pass on that one.
Plus I think he is mad at me.
He just spent $4,000 in a recording studio doing a cd .
he ask me what I'd charge him to do some pictures for his cd.
I quoted him price of $100 for a two hour session
plus I would edit and put his pics on a cd .
Said he'd have to pass on that one.
Plus I think he is mad at me.
Money and friends don't mix. Same with borrowing. I am neither a borrower no a lender. If my lawnmower is dead, I buy a new one rather than borrow from a neighbor.
Jan 31, 2012 11:49:46 #
Jan 31, 2012 11:51:14 #
cwilliams31 wrote:
Had a guy I thought was a friend -
He just spent $4,000 in a recording studio doing a cd .
he ask me what I'd charge him to do some pictures for his cd.
I quoted him price of $100 for a two hour session
plus I would edit and put his pics on a cd .
Said he'd have to pass on that one.
Plus I think he is mad at me.
He just spent $4,000 in a recording studio doing a cd .
he ask me what I'd charge him to do some pictures for his cd.
I quoted him price of $100 for a two hour session
plus I would edit and put his pics on a cd .
Said he'd have to pass on that one.
Plus I think he is mad at me.
He was not a real friend, he was looking for a freebee and you didn't bite. You were more than fair - friends sometimes do not think about the expense involved in equipment, learning, travel, and your time.
Jan 31, 2012 11:54:28 #
Jan 31, 2012 13:45:58 #
A friend of mine makes large and small prints. Frames some and mat some. Some are cards and some are postcards. Then she goes to the Farmer's Market on Saturdays. She doesn't sell much but she does sell something.
Jan 31, 2012 15:09:26 #
Read this one it may help.
http://www.thephotographerslife.com/gss/bsc/pre-press/
You say you have lot of photos, go to every stock photo site on the internet and try it. I been getting this new letter for two years, she has some good stuff. I haven't tryed it but I see it will work. A lot of pictures you see on the net has GETTY that is someone just like you.
You can make up templates and sell on ebay. I buy 100s of them a year. Go to ebay to camera, background materal, and see whats go on. People make 1000s of dollars on ebay, I've make 100s on there. You name it I've sold it on there. But it ain't free. It ain't going to come to you, work at it.
The picture is the way I started, next week I think I can get a mule, maybe. anGODbless
http://www.thephotographerslife.com/gss/bsc/pre-press/
You say you have lot of photos, go to every stock photo site on the internet and try it. I been getting this new letter for two years, she has some good stuff. I haven't tryed it but I see it will work. A lot of pictures you see on the net has GETTY that is someone just like you.
You can make up templates and sell on ebay. I buy 100s of them a year. Go to ebay to camera, background materal, and see whats go on. People make 1000s of dollars on ebay, I've make 100s on there. You name it I've sold it on there. But it ain't free. It ain't going to come to you, work at it.
The picture is the way I started, next week I think I can get a mule, maybe. anGODbless
The start
Could be me
What a template is.
Jan 31, 2012 15:54:51 #
Web site I think smugmug.com is the best, it cost and its worth it. My site is www.snapshots2010.smugmug.com and I buy my domains from godaddy.com You can pick up some idea on templates on my site. I sold 52 DVDs of the tea cup for $10. each on ebay.
Jan 31, 2012 15:56:18 #
Thank you for that website contact, I will certainly check it out. One question. I have avoided Facebook, don't really have time or feel I want to deal with it, but it was suggested to me that it is a good way to display 'your stuff' and sell. Any comments on that?
Thanks,
Wendy
Cocoa, Florida
Thanks,
Wendy
Cocoa, Florida
Jan 31, 2012 15:57:03 #
cwilliams31
Loc: Salisbury, North Carolina
Smugmug has been on my agenda for quite some time.
That's my next stop.
That's my next stop.
Jan 31, 2012 16:10:19 #
In terms of income, acceptance, and efficiency, these are stock photo agencies to try.
1. Shutterstock
2. Dreamstime
3. Fotolia
4. 123RF
There are many others, but these were recommended in an article I read.
1. Shutterstock
2. Dreamstime
3. Fotolia
4. 123RF
There are many others, but these were recommended in an article I read.
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