PhotoShelter is the service we use to market our photographs to publishers, editors, ad agencies, etc. They also host our work for fine art prints. PhotoShelter recently released another one of their FREE well researched sales guides for photographers. This one is on the subject of fine art photo sales. Often I get questions from our Invitational Photo Tour guests regarding how to sell their photography. PhotoShelter is a great place to start and thus the reason for this Blog post.
I’m happy to share this information for the benefit of all photographers. PhotoShelter has a great system for figuring out what you should expect if an editor, ad agency or anybody else approaches you with an interest in buying your pictures. If you take your work seriously, the Internet will bring buyers to your door, and you will one day get a request for the use of one of your images. I’m hopeful the guides you get from PhotoShelter and their excellent stock photo sales tool from Foto Quote will give you the confidence and knowledge to understand the market. Take a tour of PhotoShelter, sign up for a free account then download their great photographer’s sales guidelines. You’ll be better prepared when the day comes to make money from your dedicated work in the field of photography. Do me a favor and let them know you saw this on our Blog and they’ll in turn give us credit for a referral. You too can refer photographers which will earn you credit for additional storage for your images on the PhotoShelter website. Good luck and good business.
UPDATE My mistake, you actually don’t have to signup for a free account on PhotoShelter for your free guides. All you are required to do it give them your email address.
To get this free guide you need to signup for a free PhotoShelter account. Then visit the PhotoShelter Blog to find the Fine Art sales guide.