Sid, I don't have an answer for you, but I think printing the best od the best is a start. You need to get them some exposure and see where it can lead you.
I remember some of the pictures you showed here and they were excellent. Perhaps you need to start writing articles to accompany your pictures. Regards, Bob S. On 6/23/05, Sid Barras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've spent years photographing flowers, both cultivated and wild, > along with various exotics and tropicals for many years. > Most are labeled and catalogued, in kodak slide carousels, and many, > if not most, (IMHO) are very nice; many in Velvia and Kodachrome 64. > > But I fear for their longevity after my own is done. I don't think my > wife or children will have much interest in them after I'm gone, > other than keeping them on the top shelf of the closet, and > eventually, when they are gone too, the slides will be thrown away by > some progeny I didn't know, and didn't know me. > > Therefore, I'm thinking-- is there some educational institution, > database, etc. that would want these? > > Most are labeled with their common names, but not their scientific > names, and many are not simple "record shots." I tried to compose in > an "artful" manner, in many cases. And I think many are successful, > beautifully composed and rendered, but I wonder, how can I preserve > these for the future? I realize flower photos are as ubiquitous as > cute kid photos. And I also realize that stock photo agencies are a > possibility, and I do believe my photos have a "style" and > "signature" that makes them mine, but I don't know if it better or > different enough to attract a stock photo buyer's eye. > > Does anyone have suggestions? I've thought about printing the very > best of the best, and making a coffee table book for my own table, > but I'd like them to have a life beyond my own... > > Sid B > >
