How to Create Selling Compositions in Photography

Creating winning compositions that can earn you a living is not an all that of an easy task. There are many factors that can come in to play including equipment, subject matter and the market you want to try to sell to. Marketing yourself is also a key ingredient in selling any composition. This article will tell you how to put together and sell photographic compositions.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

• Portfolio
• Web Site
• Camera with Film
• Creativity
• Subject Matter
• Photoshop
• Patience

Choosing Your Camera

1. Look for a digital camera with a fast shutter speed.
2. Use a camera that allows for several modes of shooting.
3. Choose a lens that allows for cleat photo's at high speeds.
4. Choose a camera that has a large pixel range -- at least 10 megapixels.

What Kind of Photos to Take

5. Decide on the kind of photos you wish to take. For this we will be discussing artistic photos and shadows.
6. Take black and white photos. They are artistic in nature and shadows jump out in the frame.
7. Take photos in midday sunlight to accentuate the darker properties.
8. Choose a subject that is stationary and has many angles -- a train tunnel for example.
9. Take photos in various speeds, lights and angles. You can always delete later.
10. Use photoshop to add digital effects (as needed) to punch up your work.

Creating and Selling Your Compositions

11. Build your web site and make is indicative of your over all photographic work to allow for expansion into other mediums.
12. Post your photos for sale in a time line frame -- meaning you want it to tell a story.
13. Charge a set price for prints based on size in accordance with the shop that will be processing your digital film.

Advertising Yourself

14. Link build your web site by including articles on how you took certain shots and submit to Google.
15. Post your projects for sale on auction sites and include a link to your web site.
16. Talk in photography communities on meetup.com, myspace.com or facebook.com in order to get a following.
17. Subscribe to RSS feeds for the photography community.
18. Blog on your site about photography as well as comment to other photography blogs including a link back to your web site.

Tips & Warnings

• 35mm camera's are great, but film processing can be expensive.
• Never try to rule your subject, just snap it.
• With selling on the internet you do not have to spend money on processing until someone actually buys from you.
• Do not go overboard with camera choices - you can reel in your costs by using a great, cheap camera and punching up your work in photoshop.

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