Selling Pictures!

itchyfeet

Hi

I have been using Smugmug for around 9mths. I am very satisfied with the service!

I have taken lots of photographs while I have been travelling round the world over the last few months. I never considered selling my photos before, but I was wondering how easy it was to do on Smugmug?

Or, more importantly, how can I advertise my photos so that I can find some customers? People have told me they like my photos and that I have a good eye for photographs. So, it would be useful to earn a little bit of cash from selling these pictures. But, I don´t know how to sell to a WIDER audience. Suggestions? Who would want to buy my photos? Is it possible to turn this into a sustainable business?

Oh - at moment I only use an amateur 3MegaPix Canon...although I intend to upgrade to a much better camera in due course! Still, some of the photos still look good I think. I love photography, even though I am an amateur!

Thanks
Elliot
(UK, but currently in Argentina...yeah!)

JimM

What is your Smugmug site? Can we see your work? I am not sure how to tell you to advertise your photos, but I do think SM makes it really easy for people to purchase them.

itchyfeet

My site is:

http://itchyfeet.smugmug.com

At the moment I have not sorted the photos out into ones I think are good enough to sell and ones I do not. The best photos are the scenic photos from around the world, especially in New Zealand (ignore the party photos etc!)

Let me know what you think.

Thanks
Elliot

JimM wrote:

What is your Smugmug site? Can we see your work? I am not sure how to tell you to advertise your photos, but I do think SM makes it really easy for people to purchase them.

JimM

You have some great shots there, with a good knack for composition. I wish I could tell you how to sell them, but I don't know any secrets myself. You would need to find the right market. Good luck!