How do buyers find my artwork?
I’ve tried really hard this year to boost my social media efforts to get my prints in front of potential buyers but this analysis suggests it was all for nothing!
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Quarterly earnings report on stock photography
Each quarter I do a deeper dive into the earnings to be made from stock photography and here is Q3 of 2022. Some intriguing results – are we through the worst of the decline in earnings? Time will tell!
Premium content now available to all
The posts that were restricted to premium stock photography members are now available to all. See what ideas you can find for new imagery.
Earnings from Photography in September 2022
September turned out to be a big improvement over the previous months. Is this the start of a winter peak – we will have to wait and see!
Earnings from stock photography in August 2022
A dull month indeed! I guess it could be the summer doldrums, but my total earnings of $2425 is the lowest August since 2016. Last August was an unusual month in that we had the second tranche of Adobe stock purchases of files for their free collection, but even so, this is not a great result. I just noticed that in 2021, each month following was a pretty poor performer – I’m hoping that is not going to be the...
Pictorem – a place to sell your art?
Pictorem is a new print on demand and artist portfolio site going up against the leader in the space – Fine Art America. Is it any good? My thoughts after six months are “yes”
Earnings from Photography in July 2022
Middle of the summer and maybe a recession in the offing. What does that mean for my earnings from photography this month. I’ve dropped the word “stock” because my wall art sales did pick up a bit in July so I’m trying to be a bit more inclusive. So, at the end of the month (with EyeEM missing in action), I ended with $2876. This is not a record, although the highest month was in 2019 with just $100 more,...
Making money from self portraits
Well, not exactly portraits! But I have earned quite a bit over the years using myself as a model. I wrote this as a guest post for the Xpiks blog. Xpiks is a combined keywording, describing, uploading system that combines many features that makes uploading an easier task. You can find the article about “Making money selling photos of yourself” here.
Making more (and more) money from stock photography
Just how much money can you make from stock photography in 2022? Latest results from my efforts where I managed to almost hit $4000 in June 2022.
Freepik Stock Agency – a deal with the devil?
The rise of Free stock sites has been seen as yet another nail in the coffin of paid stock photography – after all, who will pay for images when there are so many free ones that people can just download and use in almost any way they want? I’ve watched this development with alarm, to some extent, wondering why photographers would give away such good images for free with only the satisfaction that they have a high download count. But...
