Comments on: How not to sell photos http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos Making local photographers more profitable Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Gadget http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/comment-page-1#comment-27 Gadget Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:01:07 +0000 http://photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/#comment-27 <strong>Gadget...</strong> Great article, Go Gadget go... Gadget…

Great article, Go Gadget go…

]]> By: Derek http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/comment-page-1#comment-26 Derek Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:27:09 +0000 http://photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/#comment-26 Daubs, The only way to get experience is to jump off the edge. Good on you for finding a wedding photographer that will let you shadow/assist them. It's a great way to learn the tricks of the trade. Derek Daubs,

The only way to get experience is to jump off the edge. Good on you for finding a wedding photographer that will let you shadow/assist them. It’s a great way to learn the tricks of the trade.

Derek

]]> By: Daubs http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/comment-page-1#comment-25 Daubs Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:18:19 +0000 http://photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/#comment-25 I'm going to assist / shadow a wedding photographer mid April. Looking forward to it! I've offered to re-design his web site in exchange for letting me pick his brain on photography, business, etc. He's already asked if I want to shoot a last minute wedding. I said...hmmm, no. Never shot one before. Really would like to see how done first. My feet are on the edge and I'm leaning forward... I’m going to assist / shadow a wedding photographer mid April. Looking forward to it! I’ve offered to re-design his web site in exchange for letting me pick his brain on photography, business, etc. He’s already asked if I want to shoot a last minute wedding. I said…hmmm, no. Never shot one before. Really would like to see how done first.

My feet are on the edge and I’m leaning forward…

]]> By: Derek http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/comment-page-1#comment-24 Derek Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:52:13 +0000 http://photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/#comment-24 Crawford, Thanks for the story. Keep your eyes focused on the goal and you WILL achieve what your aiming for. Nothing comes easy. Hopefully what we have to offer our readers over the coming months will help. Stay tuned. Derek Crawford,

Thanks for the story. Keep your eyes focused on the goal and you WILL achieve what your aiming for. Nothing comes easy. Hopefully what we have to offer our readers over the coming months will help.

Stay tuned.

Derek

]]> By: Crawford http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/comment-page-1#comment-23 Crawford Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:33:44 +0000 http://photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/#comment-23 I recently did a gig for myself, I'm a Junior in highschool and decided to go out saturday to shoot the junior varsity baseball game. I spent nearly all day sunday editing and uploading 180 pics, of the 180, only 30 were used. Mind you, all of this was free work and photos and i gave them to my peers at no cost... I've been currently trying to start my own little business like snapme.net I looked at his site so long my eyes hurt. eventually i figured out he used a pre made template. I thought, this must be the way to go over making your own page, learning flash, and adding watermarks (which programs can cost from 13.99-98.99) I found the company, they wanted 98 bucks a year as well as a 10% commission and a list of other things... 20G's of download space. and unlimited pictures and size for your events.... well, thats great if you travel to 3-4 games a week... I am a student, and currently cannot.... so I made a post in a forum, and here I am after an email and a few words with Derek. I personally believe I have the skills to be a pro photographer, just not all the knowledge i need, and definitely not all the equipment... I.E. lenses, tripod, programs, bodies, money. There had to be a better way, hopefully I found it. I believe i did, but we shall see... good luck on the site! -Grady I recently did a gig for myself, I’m a Junior in highschool and decided to go out saturday to shoot the junior varsity baseball game. I spent nearly all day sunday editing and uploading 180 pics, of the 180, only 30 were used.

Mind you, all of this was free work and photos and i gave them to my peers at no cost…

I’ve been currently trying to start my own little business like snapme.net

I looked at his site so long my eyes hurt. eventually i figured out he used a pre made template. I thought, this must be the way to go over making your own page, learning flash, and adding watermarks (which programs can cost from 13.99-98.99) I found the company, they wanted 98 bucks a year as well as a 10% commission and a list of other things… 20G’s of download space. and unlimited pictures and size for your events…. well, thats great if you travel to 3-4 games a week… I am a student, and currently cannot…. so I made a post in a forum, and here I am after an email and a few words with Derek.

I personally believe I have the skills to be a pro photographer, just not all the knowledge i need, and definitely not all the equipment… I.E. lenses, tripod, programs, bodies, money.

There had to be a better way, hopefully I found it. I believe i did, but we shall see… good luck on the site!

-Grady

]]> By: Derek http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/comment-page-1#comment-22 Derek Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:21:53 +0000 http://photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/#comment-22 Daubs, The first gig I ever did was for a mate. As a result, friends of his saw my photos online and asked me to do some stuff for them. I actually did the job mentioned in this post as my 2nd paid job ever! It was intimidating but it's sometimes worth just saying "yes" and taking the plunge. Anyhoo, stay tuned. I'm sure you'll find some useful information here in the weeks to come. Derek Daubs,

The first gig I ever did was for a mate. As a result, friends of his saw my photos online and asked me to do some stuff for them. I actually did the job mentioned in this post as my 2nd paid job ever! It was intimidating but it’s sometimes worth just saying “yes” and taking the plunge.

Anyhoo, stay tuned. I’m sure you’ll find some useful information here in the weeks to come.

Derek

]]> By: Daubs http://www.photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/comment-page-1#comment-21 Daubs Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:10:22 +0000 http://photomerchant.net/how-not-to-sell-photos/#comment-21 Good story. Wish I had one to add, but I'm just not there yet. Kind of afraid to throw myself out there and say "I'm a pro photographer, hire me." And I feel I'm still learning -- camera, photoshop, web design stuff, etc. Feel like I have so far to go just to be ready. Good story. Wish I had one to add, but I’m just not there yet. Kind of afraid to throw myself out there and say “I’m a pro photographer, hire me.” And I feel I’m still learning — camera, photoshop, web design stuff, etc.

Feel like I have so far to go just to be ready.

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