Going to start selling, but i have a question?

[pasoviennese]

Originally Posted by maxharvard

Honest truth?

Not really.

Nothing here screams, "BUY ME! I'M SUCH AN AMAZING SHOT I HAVE TO HAVE IT!"

It all just says, "Hey, I got a new camera"

Bloody hell...you just like to put everyone down don't you!

If you are that good, show us some of your photos!

[jgonzalez1980]

maxharvard> thanks for the honesty. I never really thought my images where worth purchasing; I just do this as a hobby. Going through different sites and seeing what other people I think, why would somebody want to buy one of my images? But for some reason, recently after a little over a year of friends and family telling me, I thought I'd give it a shot. I really don’t have much to lose, but if it works out I have something to gain.
Please feel to tell me what you think, the only way to better, is to know what you’re doing wrong.

hoawong> that's what i figured!!

Originally Posted by jgonzalez1980

maxharvard> thanks for the honesty. I never really thought my images where worth purchasing; I just do this as a hobby. Going through different sites and seeing what other people I think, why would somebody want to buy one of my images? But for some reason, recently after a little over a year of friends and family telling me, I thought I'd give it a shot. I really don’t have much to lose, but if it works out I have something to gain.
Please feel to tell me what you think, the only way to better, is to know what you’re doing wrong.

hoawong> that's what i figured!!

No worries man, I just feel it's important to give people honest opinions. (Yes, opinions are like mailboxes, i get it)

I'm not here to discourage you or put you down, it's more constructive than anything else.

In this day and age where EVERYONE has a DSLR and therefore can take awesome photos (note sarcasm), you really have to have something that someone else doesn't. Your product really has to be that much heads and tails above the rest.

Keep going, keep practicing and find your niche.

~Eric

[jgonzalez1980]

No worries man, I just feel it's important to give people honest opinions. (Yes, opinions are like mailboxes, i get it)

I'm not here to discourage you or put you down, it's more constructive than anything else.

In this day and age where EVERYONE has a DSLR and therefore can take awesome photos (note sarcasm), you really have to have something that someone else doesn't. Your product really has to be that much heads and tails above the rest.

Keep going, keep practicing and find your niche.

~Eric

Very true, there are so many good pictures out there. However I'd figureed if people are asking me if I'am going to sell them, they must see something they like. So if I can make some extra cash doing what I like to do, why not give it a try.

[BCampbell]

Originally Posted by jgonzalez1980

However I'd figureed if people are asking me if I'am going to sell them, they must see something they like.

Okay, if people are asking you to sell your photos, quote them a price and ask if they want it matted and framed, and when they can pick it up.

I haven't looked at your photos, but really these things are subjective and an image can spark something in someone that you wouldn't expect. A local guy here recently made a painting of the outside of a local club, and one of the club DJ's bought it within 30 minutes of him posting it online. You never know who your audience could be.

That said, have you printed any of your photos? if you want to sell them, you need to have a solid, reliable printing system. I would work on that first; make sure you're ready to sell prints before you try to.

[Jim Bryant]

Hey....family and friends will always tell you how good you are. What you need to do is to visit some pros in your area and show them a portfolio and get their opinions.

To pasoviennese -- Max just recently sold an article he wrote and shot to a major car magazine. Wanna know why...HE LISTENED TO OUR ADVICE HERE! You really need to do the same.

[jgonzalez1980]

Hey....family and friends will always tell you how good you are. What you need to do is to visit some pros in your area and show them a portfolio and get their opinions.

I know, that's why I never really gave it much thought. I never thought of going to ask local professionals, so I might give that a try. But, what I plan to do is start off real small. There are a couple festival coming up in April, so I'm thinking of giving it a shot. What actually sparked this idea was my making a calendar for work. A lady took a look at it and liked one of the pictures and made the comment " this something I would actually put in my house." She's retiring this week, so they approached me about having a print made the print. They framed it up, and it looked pretty good. I think seeing it framed made me think, that I should give it a try. Heres a picture of the frame. camera phone quality, sorry

Originally Posted by Jim Bryant

To pasoviennese -- Max just recently sold an article he wrote and shot to a major car magazine. Wanna know why...HE LISTENED TO OUR ADVICE HERE! You really need to do the same.

Annnndddd... I got paid for it, fairly well too. On top of that I've got another 6-10 I'm selling to them, that when the time comes I'll post them up for people to see. Don't want to jinx it just yet

There really is only so much you can teach someone, at some point skill and determination become bigger factors than just plain education.

~Eric

[kelticsol]

Originally Posted by pasoviennese

Bloody hell...you just like to put everyone down don't you!

If you are that good, show us some of your photos!

He's got some photos here.

Originally Posted by kelticsol

He's got some photos here.

I can't see what he writes unless someone quotes it like this... LOL

I figure if he can't figure out that I've posted a link to my photos about 2,800 times (see post count), then it's probably no worth the hassle of posting a link LOL