Wildlife Images

As a whole they sell VERY well.

That said, there is a LOT of competition so individual sales vary.

Since you are premium though, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by uploading them.

Thank you JC, they're not my normal style but as you say nothing to loose :)

Why be "normal"? Show us what you've got! If they are good they will sell. And if the one posted here is an indication, I think you've got a great shot at selling wildlife photos!

I've sold a handful of bird images - which surprises me considering just how many there are on here.

Thanks guys, I'll have a look through and see what I have :)

I've Ive sold a couple on cards but I don't think my skills are even close to yours so I think that you will have better results. The only print that I have sold so far was a landscape. Good Luck!

Now that you have a premium account there is no cost to upload.

I pretty much upload every image I have that meets my standards.

Obviously some have better sales potential than others. But yet, I manage to sell a flower every so often and have even sold a snake once.

I must admit I do need to do some flowers, they always sell don't they

I am primarily a painter and graphic designer type....But I dabble in photography and I sell flowers and landscapes here and there. :)

I sold a couple of bird images here too :)!

That is because Birds are cute.

Paul,

I am curious, why are your prices so different one image to the next?

Dave

I've sold Moose, birds and wolves. Not a lot but that's probably due to so much competition.

I sell hummingbirds, mostly high speed flash photography, which has a different look from natural light. The main advantage of that style is that it shows a lot of detail not seen as well in natural light photos. And it sells relatively well, compared to most critters. I also sell some iconic scenery from major National Parks, mainly in the southwest. I didn't choose these subjects for the marketability, I chose them because personally, they are a concentrated beauty showing my best experiences in nature. The fact that hummingbirds trigger our "cutness" receptors, making them salable is merely a happy accident. There is lots of competition for hummingbirds and National Park scenery. For example, I've sold some good size prints of a stitched panorama at Tunnel View in Yosemite, showing El Capitain, Half Dome, Bridal Veil falls (with mist rainbow) and points between and at the extremes. Perhaps millions have taken these shots, and thousands as a stitched panorama. But it is so beautiful, that i was able to get a tiny fragment of that market. I would like to think that my love of that location helped me create an image there, from spending hours there on several days on several expeditions (I live in Georgia.) For me, the main profit is simply the honor of being there on those occasions. And of course, the other experiences in my sojourns there. If I never actually sold a print, these are experiences I have been extremely fortunate to have been able to seek out such natural creations. The chance to make a little art, and to make a few sales is the icing on the cake, and the sprinkles on the icing. So I'll add a rattlesnake found on the periphery of the highway at a sea lion beach on the start of the "good part" of CA highway 1, for example, because who knows who will like it, Or a photo of the pet cemetery at the "best friends" animal sanctuary, because somebody will have also have sentimental connections to that beautiful facility, and their important work. So if you like it enough to photograph it, include images into your portfolio, perhaps in an "experimental" gallery if you are not sure if it fits in well with the main body of your work. But I'm not one that seeks to concentrate on a style, but what I seek is the appreciation and enjoyment that I discover, using whatever technique and style I can muster.

Hi David, I have 3 price structures which work on a scale of 1-3 a 3 image gets the lowest price, a 2 the middle price and a 1 the highest price. The scale is worked out by sales volume

ah if I may? An image of yours that was featured would get a higher price naturally or at least most of the time.
And then as people filtered through your images placement next to featured images would matter some how not know
to me at this time.

But your portfolio is consistent throughout.

You are probably the only artist here who has a consistency that frankly I am jealous of.

I would suggest you think of a separate account for "different" work. The drawback is how to market
a second account. The strength is not messing with what you know works. Another advantage would then be
setting a different price structure.

Personally I'd hate the work of marketing two accounts and one might fail on that basis. But it is some food for thought.
There are older hands here who have multiple accounts.

Just some thoughts,

Dave

No way no how would I do a separate account for my work. You dilute any sales ranking you get in the search here. Yes, you cannot rely on the search to start selling here and it is a losing battle. That said search ranking does sure enough enhance your marketing and can lead to more and more sales from walk in traffic.

I see nothing wrong with separate price structures. The only suggestion I would have is putting a three letter keyword or something unique for each structure. Otherwise, when you go to change prices globally you won't be able to find the different images with different pricing. With 2600 images and a lot that won't sell at all sizes I can list at I have that issue myself and it is a PITA as I have to change all 2600 images individually.

I tried a separate account for PD images and populated it with 5 before I started putting them here.

JC,

I agree so the obvious thing is just to make separate galleries.


Dave

Hi David, thank you for your advice, it does make sense and is definitely worth thinking about. At the moment I have separated the images in to 3 galleries although taking that further I could even separate them in to price tiers for ease of shopping