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As a photographer, you may have considered selling your prints online.  The first way that you could do this is by selling on your own site but getting your website found is one of the first and biggest challenges.  Unless someone knows who you are personally, the chances are that your site will not be found if someone is searching for prints.  This is where online sites come in.

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When choosing a portfolio folder, presentation case or book, remember some important points; is it durable and strong? Does it look great and make you feel proud if it?  Is it the correct size and shape for your needs?  Does it fit into your budget?  Is it easy to carry and transport, or is this not an issue?  Think about all these technical details before you even start printing out your images in high quality prints.

A newer concept is to have a photo book printed.  These days, they are affordable and not just reserved for professional photographers.  Read the rest of this entry »

A photographer’s portfolio is his bible.  Traditionally, a portfolio is a folder of some sort – these come in all shapes, sizes and prices.  You can also have a digital portfolio, presented online on a personal website or a third party web host.

You should always include your best work in your portfolio – no exceptions.  Before putting images in there, ask for critiques from people you know are honest.  Quality control is everything, eliminating images that have blur or any technical faults.   This must be the representation of your best work and show what you are capable of.  Ask for opinions and accept criticism.  It is better to have six photographs of high quality than twelve mediocre prints.
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Many people wonder how a stock photograph is defined. The answer to that is that it is not. Every business needs photographs for reports, projects, publicity and so on. They place they go to get them is stock photo agencies who have a huge amount (maybe millions) of photographs in their stock. The stocks could be of nearly anything and are submitted to them by photographers. As and when the agencies sells a photo, the photographer who took it will be paid a percentage of the sale income.

To make money from selling stock photographs, the first thing to do is visit the websites of various agencies and check out the categories and sub categories of photos they carry. Have a look at the various types of pictures in each and find the categories that you are comfortable with and will have opportunities to shoot. Read the rest of this entry »