Two More Ways to Sell Your Photos

4.    FeaturePics.com – For the more budget conscious client looking for a photo, the prices on FeaturePics are a bit lower than many of the other stock photography sites.  That does not mean that the photographer does not get paid though.  The site pays 50% of the license fee to the photographer.  You do have to wait for your account to accrue at least $50 before you can request that your earnings be sent to you.  There is also a 7-day holding period on funds after a sale is completed.

5.    Dreamstime.com – This site is incredibly selective about what gets added to their database, so you should not be surprised if some of your images are rejected.  The review board will tell you why the photo was rejected though, so you can improve it and resubmit it at a later time.  The benefit of their selectivity is that they have high sales rates, so if your picture or pictures are selected then you will likely be making money in a relatively short period of time.  Before you can start submitting your photos for review, you must fill out an application.  Once a photo is downloaded a certain amount of times, then it moves up to a higher rate level.  Photographers receive 30-50% of the price and an additional 10% if it is an exclusive image.

Now You Know a Little More About Where to Sell Photos Online

Photography can be quite profitable if you know how to get your photos into the hands of the right people.  The Internet has opened up a world of opportunity to amateur photographers to get their photographs viewed by a much wider audience.  As you break into selling your photos on stock photography websites, it is important to understand that you may need to upload your photos on a few different sites to help you get a jumpstart at selling.  After using a few different sites you will likely decide that one is your favorite, and you may want to begin to use the site exclusively.  Why not get paid for doing what you love?

 This is part 2 of the article; "Photography Sites That Pay for Your Photos", taken from the Money Making Mommy home page.

Film Photography Is Not Dead

So, who says film photography is dead?  Most likely the manufacturers of digital photo equipment.  Out of curiosity,  I decided to check one of my favorite online marketplaces, Ebay, to see if I could find any 35mm film, or equipment for sale.  Here's what I found so far,

Brand Name Photo Papers:
Agfa, Kodak, Ilford, Epson, & Promaster

Brand Name Black and White Films:
Kodak Tri-XPan, Fuji, and Agfa Agfapan APX (100 ft bulk roll)

And there are several photo enlargers and developing tanks for sale as well.  The obvious point of this article is to point out that if film photography were dead there would not still be a market for film processing equipment.

The films I looked for were all black & white films.  I also found color films, but the intent was to try to find the "old school" equipment.  Film developing tanks were available in both metal (my personal favorite) and the light weight plastic versions, the same is true for the developing reels.  Plastic squeegee tongs, development trays, and even film clips are still available for the film purist.  If you're "partial" to taking black and white pictures, there's a very practical reason to consider investing in your own dark room equipment - cost.  Many of the quick film processing facilities don't even process black and white films.  And if you find one that will, they often want a higher price to develop your prints because they see it as a special order that doesn't lend itself to the routine C-41 development process used to make color prints.  You will need some space to set up your dark room.  A sectioned off portion of your basement is perfect. Also, it's a good idea to work in an area that has minimal sunlight exposure and is usually cool and dry.  You want minimal sunlight because you will be working with photo paper which is sensitive to light.  Ebay is a good place to find both new and used equipment.  If you follow my articles at all, (http://mrdarrylt.blogspot.com) you know I bought most of my 15 cameras on Ebay (I collect them).  Thanks for taking the time to read this post.  'til next time, happy shutter bugging.      

More free Computer Wall Paper

Thanks for stopping by to view my photo blog.  Below are more free computer wall papers. Enjoy.

Free Computer Wall Paper

    More free computer wallpapers.  These pictures were taken in the Central West End of St. Louis, Mo.  They came from the archives of a March 2nd, 2011 film shoot.  Enjoy!           

Carla underwater

In my last post I promised to post pictures of homes decorated for Christmas.  I had 24 great shots.  Notice I said "had".  Apparently during the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, the pictures grew legs, and walked out of one of my shopping bags.  I still haven't found them.  So, I'm posting this short video about under water photography.  This is a movie, (not shot by me) so I'm inclined to think it was not taken with a 35mm film camera. But, because I've always been fascinated by under water still shots, I've posted it here.