New Here. I Have A Canon Eos M2 5d. List Of Questions

Of course you price larger images more than smaller images. This happens with everything sold from fast food meals to cars and houses. You can get a rough idea on what others charge by going to their image page and clicking Show Price Details

The best thing to do is go ahead and start uploading. Some of your questions will answer themselves then. Upload your best work at the highest resolution and biggest size that works.

Hi Robin !

1. Upload the full size You have. There is absolutely no reason not to do. Of course after making fine adjustments and cutting away what You do not want on fine prints.
2. Work with Your RAWs untill You think You have the image You want. Then save one version in jpeg and upload this. You can not upload RAWs.
3. I don't like anything else than the pure photo on the print. I would never buy a print with a signature. Prints are not originals where this is welcome. Even think about the different sizes: on a big one an also big signature destroys the impression.
4. I have a little excel sheet where I can make prices depending on a base price plus a price per square inch. If You like You can get it by private mail.
5. I have two price classes: one for my standard photos and one for my 5 % top shots.

Hope that helps !

I've got a 5D Mk2 as well and files saved at jpeg 12 all upload OK. I do most of my processing on the RAW files, then covert to jpegs before uploading. When you upload the files (largest possible makes most sense) the site will show you the size options you can sell and you can play with the pricing

My method:
Always work with the RAW file. A jpeg is the same as a print, when you export it you are done. If you want to change anything, go back to the RAW and make your change.

Always upload the largest size you can. There is no reason not to, and it allows you to sell larger images.

I don't put a signature on the print. I do sign the back of prints I make myself, not possible here of course.

I adjust pricing as the size goes up. As already noted see what others are charging to an idea and then make your own price list.

I don't vary pricing. If you do that then you cannot use the bulk price update feature if you want to make changes.

images should be the size it came out of the camera. no larger.

size in megabytes is 25, save it at a level 12 if you can, only drop it if you have to. the dimensions in this case makes no difference.

always shoot in raw. you get more data in raw. however raw is only good if you plan to edit your images. and you should, if you bought a full frame camera. raw lets you save images that had white out skies and things in the shadow. it gives you control over white balance and such.

i try to sign all my work. keep it away from the edges, don't use block letters, i fade mine because of the chopping off on products.

all the prices increase as they get larger and they should. in order for the large ones to print, the image has to be perfect at a 100%. that extra work is worth more money.

all my prices are the same picture wise. i change my prices now and then, using bulk. i can't chase prices all over the place. its fine if you have 5 images, but i'm getting close to 3000 now, and well no.


be sure to add descriptions to the work, they are actually pretty important.


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

I see you have uploaded an image. Now you should go behind the scenes to "default settings" and put in your prices there. Default setting is for all future uploads so you don't have to fill in prices every time you upload.