What kind of imagery are viewers most likely to pay for?

NikaleRenoirNikaleRenoir Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
edited March 26, 2008 in Mind Your Own Business
Minding my own business: What kind of imagery are viewers most like to purchase? I want my artistry to generate commerce / cash flow. I also recognize that the premise of the average viewers own line experience is to get everything for free. With that being said, everyone is willing to pay for something. What kind of imagery would entice the average male viewer to load up the shopping cart and at what price for 'digital downloads' or prints?

I believe the future of 'salacious imagery' will be deeply rooted in the 'web experience', not print. I would like to profit from that transition and the ensuing tidal wave of consumers. I'm talking 'cash flow' and not trying to appeal to or offend anyone's sensibilities. Let's keep the discussion on 'capitalism' and profiting in the world of 'digital imagery' as viewers of Maxim, FHM, Playboy, etc. transition completely to the 'online experience'...!

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  • SavedByZeroSavedByZero Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2008
    I really didn't understand all that you wrote above, that kinda talk is way over my head. But I'll just say pr0n, sex always sell. XXX hard core pr0n stars to MetArt.Com or BodyInMind.Com type women. But there is so much free stuff on the net it would be hard to compete with google.

    :)

  • NikaleRenoirNikaleRenoir Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited March 24, 2008
    So much free stuff on the web, do you mean still images?
    SavedByZero wrote:
    I really didn't understand all that you wrote above, that kinda talk is way over my head. But I'll just say pr0n, sex always sell. XXX hard core pr0n stars to MetArt.Com or BodyInMind.Com type women. But there is so much free stuff on the net it would be hard to compete with google.

    :)

    What do you mean when you say there is so much free stuff on the web and that it would be hard to compete with Google? Are you referring to high quality porn 'still images' or what kind of images are your referring to?
  • i_worship_the_Kingi_worship_the_King Registered Users Posts: 548 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2008
    I know this is sad, but as a 22 year old male the only imagery I've paid for (that I can remember) is a good load of desktop backgrounds at higher resolution (monitor is 1600x1200 for engineering modeling). Even then I liked to keep it in the less-than-$1 per photo range.

    On a side note, there's this amazing open source program called dWall that rotates them automagically every few hours for me. :D
    I make it policy to never let ignorance stand in the way of my opinion. ~Justiceiro

    "Your decisions on whether to buy, when to buy and what to buy should depend on careful consideration of your needs primarily, with a little of your wants thrown in for enjoyment, After all photography is a hobby, even for pros."
    ~Herbert Keppler
  • SavedByZeroSavedByZero Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2008
    NikaleRenoir wrote:
    What do you mean when you say there is so much free stuff on the web and that it would be hard to compete with Google? Are you referring to high quality porn 'still images' or what kind of images are your referring to?

    What's with the big font?? headscratch.gif

    Well google image Met Art (Iga is way hot) or Body In Mind (Klaudia is to die 4) to start with and see for yourself. I could pay for high res images but I can get images up to 1200x1600 free on the net. And that's more then enough for any desktop image. But there are plenty of people who will pay for pr0n, it is a +$14 billion industry just in the US (2006) and close to $100 billion world wide annually.

    :)

  • chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2008
    Why are we even talking about porn? There are images of every kind available on the net for free.

    If there were an easy answer to your question, we'd all be out shooting those images and reaping our fortunes.

    Chuck Cannova
    www.customrideportraits.com
    http://chuckinsocal.SmugMug.com
    Chuck Cannova
    www.socalimages.com
    Artistically & Creatively Challenged
  • claudermilkclaudermilk Registered Users Posts: 2,756 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2008
    It was alluded to in the OP, and as we all know it's what drives the 'net, like it or not. ne_nau.gif It is a valid example of where there is lots of free material available, yet still manages to make huge sales numbers from for-sale material as well.
    Chris
    http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/
  • chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2008
    Per WordNet Search - 3.0
    salacious (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness)
    salacious (characterized by lust)

    Now I get it ... but I'm still not clear on the op's orignal question. Sounds to me like he just bought a new camera and now he wants to make a lot of money quickly with his new found "artistry" (in large font none the less) ne_nau.gif.

    rolleyes1.gif

    Chuck Cannova
    www.customrideportraits.com
    http://chuckinsocal.SmugMug.com
    Chuck Cannova
    www.socalimages.com
    Artistically & Creatively Challenged
  • thejohnremusthejohnremus Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited March 26, 2008
    wow..

    that's a lot of quotes.


    I agree with the guy above me though... it sounds like you're new to photo and looking to make a quick buck.

    Whether or not that's true, try and figure out what you can do with what's around you. Depending on where you live may determine the amount of women that are willing to do your solacious shoots, as you put it.
    Yes, there is plenty of it already online, but it is a market that will be there a while. However, you may have trouble making a lot of cash-flow in what is a very saturated market place.

    I'm not trying to offend you in any way, I'm just saying, you stand to make muchhh more money shooting elementary school photos for parents to purchase than attempting to shoot models for FHM, Maxim, and Playboy.
  • SavedByZeroSavedByZero Registered Users Posts: 226 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2008
    chuckinsocal wrote:
    Now I get it ... but I'm still not clear on the op's orignal question. Sounds to me like he just bought a new camera and now he wants to make a lot of money quickly with his new found "artistry" (in large font none the less) ne_nau.gif.

    rolleyes1.gif

    Well it's a well known fact that photograhpy is proven path to instant riches over night!! thumb.gif


    But I'd love to see what images his artisty had inspired him to create to see if he's even on the correct salacious path. I'm always up for some artistic nudes and body parts.

    wings.gif

  • nipprdognipprdog Registered Users Posts: 660 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2008
    NikaleRenoir wrote:
    Minding my own business: What kind of imagery are viewers most like to purchase? I want my artistry to generate commerce / cash flow. I also recognize that the premise of the average viewers own line experience is to get everything for free. With that being said, everyone is willing to pay for something. What kind of imagery would entice the average male viewer to load up the shopping cart and at what price for 'digital downloads' or prints?

    I believe the future of 'salacious imagery' will be deeply rooted in the 'web experience', not print. I would like to profit from that transition and the ensuing tidal wave of consumers. I'm talking 'cash flow' and not trying to appeal to or offend anyone's sensibilities. Let's keep the discussion on 'capitalism' and profiting in the world of 'digital imagery' as viewers of Maxim, FHM, Playboy, etc. transition completely to the 'online experience'...!

    Granted, I've only been around here for a year or so, but that is one of the weirdest posts I've read here.
    Jim

    http://www.knippixels.com
  • chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2008
    Yup ... totally out of character for DGrin or SmugMug ..

    Chuck Cannova
    www.customrideportraits.com
    http://chuckinsocal.SmugMug.com
    Chuck Cannova
    www.socalimages.com
    Artistically & Creatively Challenged
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