Does anyone know where I can sell my Photographs?
Sep.10, 2009 in
where can i sell my photographs
I have been trying to sell my photographs from my website http://www.thomascookphotography.com but advertising is so expensive! Does anyone know of any websites or companies that I can sell my photographs to or a place to sell my photos for free or a low percentage?
I mean, i have my own website..but idk where to sell them and get a lot of customers.
redbubble.com
September 10th, 2009 at 7:56 am
I know my son sells some of his on a site called Deviant Art or something like that…
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September 10th, 2009 at 8:09 am
redbubble.com
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September 10th, 2009 at 8:34 am
OUCH – I opened your site and immediately closed it again.
I will be very blunt here and say that is one of the worst photographers sites I have ever seen.
Look at other photographers sites and re-do yours as soon as possible.
As for sites to sell yours from.
What are you trying to sell? prints only or files for licensing.
If prints only then there are a number such as redbubble.com
If files (stock photography) then again there are hundreds.
Just do a search and then trawl through the results until you get to something you can work with.
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September 10th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Try Fine Art America.
http://www.fineartamerica.com
steve
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September 10th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Thomas,
At the risk of sounding rude, I will say these things:
Your website is pretty bad. Nothing about it is good, neither the layout, navigation nor the photography. It is impossible to see your work without that awful border, there are links that go nowhere, and I really don’t understand what exactly it is you are trying to sell there. Your individual pictures? Your slideshows? Do you want to make slideshows for others using their photos? Or do photography for hire?
Your images you have posted there are snapshots, and some don’t even appear to be in focus. They are not all horrible by any means. But every picture you have posted could have been made by anyone with a P&S camera. My seven year old granddaughter has photos that are as good from her $40 on clearance sale digicam. Why would people buy from you what they can shoot themselves? It is hard in these economic times for even seasoned, skilled photographers to sell their work, particularly fine art type of stuff. The stock agencies are flooded with images, and many of them sell for a few cents. It takes a lot of images to make anything from selling stock. There are also sites like Deviantart and Redbubble where you can offer prints for sale. Don’t overlook Photographer’s Market as a resource for selling to publications of various sorts. If you have the necessary skill set, you would do better shooting events etc, but wannabes who work for near nothing are wrecking that industry as well. People are looking for a bargain, and often times get exactly what they pay for, but realize it too late.
I am sorry if that is harsh (and I suppose it is.) The truth hurts sometimes. Here is a link for you to discover what kind of competition you are up against:
http://photo.net/gallery/
Many of these gallery contributors are amateurs, some are pro, but as you can see the quality is very high overall in the world of skilled photography. You will need work at the same level as the bulk of those to be competitive in today’s photographic market. There is just not too much you can do with so-so images I’m afraid. Work on your website and product, and good luck in the future.
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September 10th, 2009 at 9:39 am
etsy.com
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