I agree on all counts - it can cost a lot to license a photo. Getty Images charges BANK ($1000+ for a temporary license). Speaking of which, you can flag your Flickr pictures to be eligible for licensing through Getty. Tag the bejeezus out of them.
You can also sell your photos through Dreamstime.com, http://www.dreamstime.com/sellimages Istockphoto.com (http://www.istockphoto.com/sell-stock-photos.php) I've bought from them both at different jobs. They're pretty popular with designers, because they're cheap, and I've had better luck with Dreamstime for bigger photos and better variation from the same photographers. That indicates to me that maybe they pay better? As a contributor, tag your photos well, so they can be found. It takes practice: "if you were looking for an image that looked exactly like this, what keywords would you use?" Even as a web designer, I don't design sites for myself. I would just use WordPress (free), and a cheap photography template. Let the pictures do the talking. You're pretty comfortable on Flickr, so I'd keep that my focus, and join some groups for semi-pro photographers. Use the site to point people toward your Flickr stream, which is already active with people saying how fantastic the images are. Also link very obviously to any stock photo services you work with. Bon courage and good luck! Philip www.biketinker.com On Monday, April 1, 2013 1:40:43 PM UTC-7, jinxed wrote: > > I very much enjoy your photos and think they have plenty of marketable > value. Just because you're not a "professional" does not mean you don't > take incredible photos. > > I agree with the ladyfriend *especially* when it's a business wanting to > use your photos. I cannot believe Merry Sales approached you without some > offer of remuneration!? And for their cover no less! It's one thing to turn > down payment or negotiate other arrangements, but straight up "can we have > it?" that's just rude in my opinion. Reverse the scenario, how would they > have responded if you (or anyone else for that matter) contacted them and > asked for free bike parts? I'll just hazard a guess they'd tell you to hit > the road. > > You need to be as confident as your photographs sir! They're fantastic. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
