digital pics – Want to Sell Your Digital Pics?

The explosive growth of the Internet \nhas spawned many new markets. One such market is the digital \npic \nmarket. The growth of online stock photography sites (also known as microstock \nphotography sites) where photographers can submit their digital pics so that \nothers may view and download them for a fee, has created an unprecedented demand \nfor digital \nphotographs.

This \nof course has created a wonderful opportunity for amateur photographers to sell \ntheir digital pics in a market that was previously only open to \nprofessionals.

The opportunity immediately throws up two questions: who \ndo I go about selling my digital pics and what types of images do people purchase. \nThis article will answer the first question.

When it comes to selling \nyour photos there is only one basic law that has to be obeyed: Find out where \nyour clients are currently buying their photos and make yourself visible \nthere!

Two of the most immediate avenues available to you are:

1. \nTo sell your digital pics are to sell directly to a stock image warehouse or \nlist your photos with them for public sale and have royalties paid to you on a \nper sale basis and
2. Use eBay or other auction methods

Both of these \nare in effect huge market places that buyers looking for digital \nimages \nalready swarm to. You simply need to be one of the sellers presenting your wares \nat the market place.

Auction sites such as eBay host a multitude of \nphotographs that are for sale. Go there and see what types of images are selling \nand this will give you a good indicator as to what types of shots you should be \ntakin. Certainly the ideal selling images on eBay are antique shots These are not \nnecessarily simple to create but you will find that very special celebrity shots, one-of-a-kind \npics of sporting events, nature shots and weird pics are all hot sellers on \neBay

Other approaches you can take, although a tiny more specialised \nare to:

3. Sell to clients or the public directly on a contract basis \ncalled an assignment and
4. Sell unsolicited shots to magazines and other \npublishers

There is also the chance to sell your images yourself \neither on the web using \nsoftware \ndesigned specifically for the task or by creating your own custom site and html \ncode \nto protect your images.

It is important to note that you can really carve \nout a solid niche for yourself by selling pics in areas that other \nphotographers shy away from because they don\’t think about the work to be artistic \nenough.

Some examples of people who are willing to pay to have simple \nclick and shoot shots taken may include:

Real Estate \nAgencies
Insurance Firms
Automobile Lots
Auction Sites
Government and \nPolice Agencies
Individual with items to sell on the web
Website \ndesigners
Travel Agents

Most of the images required by these types of \norganisations are quite basic (real point and click stuff) and are therefore \nideally suited to the newbie photographer.\n\n\n\n

Article Source:GoodInfoHome.com

Scott is a longtime photography enthusiast who makes a \nsubstantial second income by selling his digital images. To learn more about how \nyou can earn extra money by selling photos go to www.money-for-photos.com