phc Posted February 25, 2009 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've decided to take the plunge and try to sell digital "on-demand" prints online. Does anyone do this already? Have any recommendations regarding the best websites to use? I shoot all film, so I'm hoping to provide a scan of a neg to a site, from which they sell prints to the public. I think SmugMug is one option, but they're definitely orientated towards colour digital and I'm definitely not. What about ArtistRising? Anyone tried them? Words of advice? Cheers, Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Hi phc, Take a look here Selling digital prints online - which site to choose?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
dpattinson Posted February 25, 2009 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2009 You might like to take a look at this site: Ph.Art I have no commercial interest, but I know one of the guys involved and it looks like a pretty good setup to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 25, 2009 Share #3 Posted February 25, 2009 You need to find a site where people, with money, go. Sounds obvious, but not as easy as it looks. I'm not convinced that a lot of people buy photographs on line, but would love to be proven wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phc Posted February 25, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted February 25, 2009 Can't fault your logic there Andy! And you're quite right - not as easy as it looks. The Ph.Art site looks good - but does anyone go there? Maybe I can use Google to see visitation stats for the various sites. Will investigate. Cheers, Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 25, 2009 Share #5 Posted February 25, 2009 I think the problem with most of these sites is that they are very random and there is an enormous amount of work for potential customers to trawl through, unless they are looking for a very specific image. Would any of the sites mentioned above give you hard facts on numbers of prints sold, income per photographer etc.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 25, 2009 Share #6 Posted February 25, 2009 In the past I've had some success with Photographers Direct Photographers Direct | professional stock photography images | buy photo stock images for book illustrations, greetings cards and prints for private individuals and, bizarrely enough, with Flickr, through which I have sold photos for corporate greetings cards and magazine illustrations. Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 25, 2009 Share #7 Posted February 25, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Interesting Bill........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 25, 2009 Share #8 Posted February 25, 2009 It's probably worth pointing out that Photographers Direct does seem to actively market your work - they put out a newsletter to buyers and a regular email to suppliers with analysis of keywords being searched for. Their business model is simple (*thinks* I'm talking myself into putting work on there again... ) Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 25, 2009 Share #9 Posted February 25, 2009 Interesting Bill........ Very interesting. Let's see if they like me Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 26, 2009 Share #10 Posted February 26, 2009 Well, they can't be that fussy Let's see how we get on. I'll buy that beachfront property on Anna Maria Island yet... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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