Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My talk at the Park Square Camera Leica seminar in October will be on how to sell your photos. Sign up now! :-) http://www.leicausa.com/events.htm Tina On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> wrote: > Nathan makes a good point. I'm sure we've all heard people say "gee you > ought to be a professional" or "you could sell that picture". > Like Nathan, I have sold a few prints and I have done a couple of weddings > (which I didn't enjoy, but that's another story). > Personally I wouldn't want to try and make a living from it. It would take > away the pleasure I get from taking and printing pictures. > I take pictures for me. If other people like them, then that's great. > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2010) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010 > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> That's the key, Nicolas. There is no such thing as easy money, certainly >> not in photography. I have sold a few (very few) images through web >> agencies >> like Alamy and recently one based on someone visiting the web site and >> liking what they saw, but to make any serious money you need to invest a >> lot >> of time and effort. It is not something you can do just as a hobby a >> couple >> of hours per week. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 10, 2010, at 1:27 AM, nicolas vigier wrote: >> >> On Tue, 09 Mar 2010, George Lottermoser wrote: >>> >>> Selling prints? Yes. >>>> Receiving money? Sure. >>>> Earning a profit beyond expenses? Not >>>> >>> Hmm, ok, I see. So, that seems difficult. Probably worse today since >>> there is tons of free pictures available on the internet. >>> >>> I should stop dreaming about making money too easily :) If that was so >>> easy, everybody would already be doing it. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Nicolas >>> -- >>> http://boklm.eu/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com