Is it wise to give nature/landscape photos away for free?
Second attempt, first didn’t post for some reason, although it showed up in my Q+A!
I was hoping that I could possibly monetize my work with ad revenue because I heard that there is no market for this kind of work anymore (plus I spoke with a photographer who did that). But then I hear that giving it away for free hurts your reputation. I am confused and what to do. Maybe I should just give up freelance nature/landscape photography?
NO, it is most definitely NOT wise, either for you or any other photographer, to give away their work.
All that does is devalue photography as a whole and kill the market for professionals (and skilled amateurs) overall.
If a photograph is worth publishing or worth hanging on a wall then it is worth paying for.
NEVER be swayed by the argument that it “gets your work seen” or the “let us publish that for free and it will get you more work”.
That is total B.S. in 99.9% of cases.
What happens is that the publisher or whoever will just move onto the next photographer who will give their work away – ad infinitum.
There is a massive market for virtually all photography, all you have to do is look around you and see how many and where photographs are used in everyday life.
The problem with the market these days though is that people are giving their work away free or entering competitions which are effectively copyright grabs so publishers are getting away with paying a minimal cost or no cost at all for the images.
beautiful photos of nature and cute animals
|
|
Wilton Fondant and Gum Paste Silicone Mold Baroque $5.91 There’s no better way to add color, dimension and excitement to a cake than with fondant or gum paste accents. With this mold, it’s easy to create detailed shapes in exciting Baroque designs ready to place on your cake!… |
|
|
Thirstystone TS3 Natural Sandstone Coaster Set Picture Sandstone $15.50 Thirstystone quarries their sandstone for the Coasters in the Southwestern United States using the most environmentally conscious methods to extract the sandstone boulders that will be crafted into Thirstystone coasters. Thirstystone Sandstone Coasters are among the finest in the world, due to their incredible absorbing ability. The unusual nature of the porous sandstone literally absorbs messy dr… |
|
|
Blue Q Shopper Hummingbird … |
|
|
The Very Best Of Nat King Cole $9.88 Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, this compilation is the CD companion of an excellent DVD/documentary. Produced with the blessing of his estate, this disc is a thorough survey of his timeless genius–all recorded on the Capitol label. It captures his sumptuous and soothing tenor voice crooning on the pop tunes he made famous, like the ethereal “Nature Boy,” the… |
|
|
Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller (CD+DVD) $7.98 Michael Jackson’s Thriller is the bestselling album of all time, with 45 million worldwide sales powered by seven Top 10 U.S. singles and eight Grammy Awards. The 1982 album was also a success from which the pop superstar never really recovered–subsequent albums seemed to have no other goal than to beat the records set by Thriller. The highly-polished sound of Quincy Jones’s production sounds alm… |
|
|
Living Landscapes: The World’s Most Beautiful Places [HD DVD] $4.69 … |
|
|
National Geographic Video: Eternal Enemies: Lions and Hyenas [VHS] $1.95 Although we romanticize lions as mighty kings of the jungle, their reign is in fact a tenuous one. It is challenged daily in southern Africa by vicious packs of hyenas that compete for prey. Between the two species exists an ancient feud, and it unfolds in Eternal Enemies with all the drama of the warring Capulets and Montagues. Watch as lions bring down a zebra, only to be attacked themselves by … |
|
|
Vernon, Florida [VHS] $15.00 The ordinary denizens of a small Southern town become natural subjects for filmmaker Errol Morris in Vernon, Florida, a hypnotically bizarre character study. Based on the evidence of the film, this small humid town in the panhandle is home to a disproportionately high percentage of oddballs. (On the other hand, Morris’s other work suggests that poking a camera anywhere uncovers a common vein of w… |
|
|
Beyond Snapshots (Paperback) $15.82 An award-winning blogger and popular Flickr photographer present a reference for amateur photographers who want to make the most of their DSLR cameras, outlining professional tips and techniques for taking family photos, capturing natural subjects and … |
|
|
The Eye Book (Hardcover) $11.87 This title shapes a unified and rational picture of nature, history, and life that is often at odds with what we intuitively `know` to be true. The book asks the reader to reconceptualize their view of natural reality in a fundamental way. Just as a fu… |
Write a Comment