The Photo Snob Thread
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Love these!
tu plang
knob
Cheers Callan. It was a perfect evening. You might have already noticed but the second composition is visible within the first shot. I have another which is composed around the right hand section (coming soon) - so much on offer that afternoon!
tu plang
knob
They're all taken within walking distance of the Telecabine in Les Houches. https://goo.gl/maps/jhuX7
DJninja
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Do you sell your landscapes Tu Plang? I think you'd be fairly succesful.
Selling my 7d, Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens, Tokina ATX 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye Lenses and cactus portrait flash combo. $1300 all together. Will consider selling seperately.
Selling my 7d, Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens, Tokina ATX 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye Lenses and cactus portrait flash combo. $1300 all together. Will consider selling seperately.
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tu plang
knob
Not really. I have a few on Getty images but that's not particularly lucrative. I'd like to sell prints and my website was a move in that direction but don't really have enough exposure to do that yet. I need to become a social media guru and get a big instagram following going. Without posting half naked selfies, I'm not sure how one achieves that...
DJninja
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Having a website is a pretty good start. Not that you need to do anything I say but maybe start circulating your images on imageboards specific to landscapes like reddit/earthporn and link back to your page from there. Also just chuck a majestic naked women into any of your shots and I will probably buy one.
tu plang
knob
Yeah, I'm going to put some more effort in to an online sales presence on my website soon. It's just really not that easy to convert social media exposure in to website hits. I have smeared my flickr photos with web links and not got a single referral to my site - my Flickr stream got 30k views on Fri/Sat - cannot believe no one clicked through... It seems like one needs to offer something more. Maybe a video tutorial hosted on the website. I have some friends with large social media followings related to their businesses so I will call on them when the time is right but I think it requires the appropriate idea - possibly a print giveaway.
Hi mate,
have you heard of redbubble.com? it's a online art community that you can sell your artwork on. people can buy posters, canvases and other mediums. I've sold a few photos on it. I think its good for exposure wise as it is global.
Let me know what you think?
Dan.
have you heard of redbubble.com? it's a online art community that you can sell your artwork on. people can buy posters, canvases and other mediums. I've sold a few photos on it. I think its good for exposure wise as it is global.
Let me know what you think?
Dan.
tu plang
knob
I've looked at websites like that, and some of my work is licensed indirectly to photos.com through Getty. I'm hesitent to license again to something like that as the royalties are pretty low and you lose a lot of control. Do you know what their license/royalty set up is off hand?
tu plang
knob
Again, it's been a while between posts, but I spent a week at Cradle recently..
Nailed it.
hoto:Hi mate,
I didn't know that myself but I always put my copyright in my photos anyways. The royalties does seem low and depends on what medium you sell, I'm not sure I know off the top of my head but I guess it's a way to get your name out there. What are the royalties like on Getty?
Dan.
tu plang
knob
Even though you retain the copyright, you will have had to enter in to some kind of licensing agreement with the website so that they can then license the images on to their customers. With Getty the license is exclusive during its duration meaning you can't use the photographs for other commercial purposes. You have to be careful when you sign up for these things. You get 20% of the fee for 'Royalty Free' images with Getty. 'Royalty Free' simply means each time a client buys a photo they have a license to use it, they don't have to pay royalties in an ongoing, per use basis. The editors choose the licensing arrangement. There is also 'Rights Managed' which pays royalties per use.
tu plang
knob
Say when...
(I might add, these are all taken on a Panasonic LX7 compact. If you want something more carryable than a DSLR, by gosh I'm loving mine. Great value now too!)
Rifugio Città di Mantova by Benjamin-H, on Flickr
The Push to Capanna Regina Margherita by Benjamin-H, on Flickr
Couldn't See the Spindrift for the Snow by Benjamin-H, on Flickr
(I might add, these are all taken on a Panasonic LX7 compact. If you want something more carryable than a DSLR, by gosh I'm loving mine. Great value now too!)
Rifugio Città di Mantova by Benjamin-H, on FlickrThe Push to Capanna Regina Margherita by Benjamin-H, on FlickrCouldn't See the Spindrift for the Snow by Benjamin-H, on Flickr
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tu plang
knob
It must be said that mountaineering is almost always miserable for the most part at the time - that 3rd picture was taken during a 6 hour slog in to a huge wind that was whipping up spindrift that smacked you in the face and ruined any semblance of a trail. Three reasons I do it: (1) every now and again it is actually pleasant at the time; (2) it's always fun in retrospect (aka type 2 fun); (3) awesome locations that are so rewarding to shoot.
Cheers mate, will do!