Sun, 27 August 2006  We discuss Part 2 of how to make money from your images. On the last edition, we had a general overview on this subject and we touched on a few ways you can sell your images. On this edition, we discuss specifically how to sell your images online. [display_podcast] Show Notes: 12.0 Megabytes - 25 minutes 16 seconds Web Site of the Week Marketing Your Images http://www.photoportfolios.net/photomarketing.html  Red LED "Night-Sight" Saver Flashlight $1.50 Plus S&H Digital Imaging Quick Reference Guide for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Digital Photography quick reference guides for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements. Price USD$4.95 plus $1.05 shipping and handling anywhere in the world. For examples and ordering, see (or click): http://www.imagingsecrets.com/? page_id=29 Selling Your Images Online 1. Create a collection of images - good images. 2. Organize your images by category. 3. 2 Choices
MARKETING 101: http://www.photoportfolios.net/photomarketing.html 5. Consider Copyright and/or Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org/) 6. Other protection:
Image Protection SafeImage: http://www.iexp.com/products/safemedia/ Uses Java technology to prevent image theft on your Web site. Host/domain information is embeded into your image as well as an optional content rating, allowing you to restrict usage in a variety of ways. Watermarking Software & Services Alpha-Tec http://www.alphatecltd.com/ Watermarking software for copyright protection and infringement tracking. Solutions for images (EIKONAmark), sound (AudioMark) and video (VideoMark). Giovanni http://www.bluespike.com/giovanni.html Offers both image and audio watermarking technology combining a secure key architecture with an embedded signalling algorithm. Digmarc http://www.digimarc.com/ Digital watermarking software and plugins for document verfication, copyright protection, embedded messages and more. Signum Technologies http://www.signumtech.com/ Signum’s SureSign and Veridata systems allow digital fingerprints to be embedded into graphic, audio, and video digital data files, carrying information relating to ownership, validity and revision status. For use both with copyright/IPR protection, as well as for authentication of secure documents and electronic commerce. MediaSec http://www.mediasec.com/ Multiple watermarking services provided, including marking software for various media types, partial encryption, and internet tracking and searching of watermarked objects. Articles New Tools for Copyright Owners and Webmasters http://www.webreference.com/content/watermarks/ Do you want all of your hard work to be stolen? Or do you prefer getting credit and payment for it? With digital watermarks you now have a choice, learn more about this emerging technology from an attorney specializing in intellectual property law. By Doug Isenberg. PhotoBox http://www.photobox.co.uk/static/sellyourimages.html Our pro gallery service allows you to sell your images to the general public as prints or gifts using our award-winning web-site and fulfillment. Pro galleries are available to all PhotoBox members and can be set up in minutes without set up charges. To start, just register an account with www.photobox.co.uk or login to an existing PhotoBox account and then click ’create a pro gallery’ in the Great Ideas section towards the top of the ’My Albums’ page. PhotoStockPlus.com http://www.photostockplus.com/ Sell your photos worldwide to a large variety of clients. We work with hundreds of agencies that are on the look out for fresh stock. Photostockplus.com is an event sales solution that simultaneously streamlines your work-flow and increases profits from every single event you shoot with minimal effort. We provide you with your own e-commerce enabled website, a fully integrated printing system that allows you to set mark ups to a variety of print sizes and over 100 photo gift items, bulk uploading software that will get your photos online quickly, and customizable marketing material such as business cards and fliers that you can use to direct customers to your storefront. Using our site is an easy and reliable way to showcase and sell your work while we handle all of the shipping and backend hassles, giving you more time to do what you do best - take pictures! ShutterPoint http://www.shutterpoint.com/Home-Photographer.cfm ShutterPoint is home to 5,000 photographers who submit over 2,000 new photos every week. Any knowledgeable photographer can join ShutterPoint by acquiring storage space and start adding photos to our online collection. One of the most exciting features of ShutterPoint is the opportunity to sell photos directly to any photo buyer worldwide. Every photo on our website has a price tag specified by the photographer who submitted it. In addition, members can rate the submitted photos and provide comments, allowing photographers to get external opinions of their work. Photo buyers in need of creative art, stock, or editorial images can buy the royalty-free license for commercial or editorial use of any photo, and the member who submitted the photo collects the license fee, minus our very low commission, which is only 15%. In comparison to stock photography agencies, charging on average 50%, we believe it is quite a deal! We do not own any of your images and you are free to market them and publish them elsewhere as well. Shutterfly Business Solutions http://www.shutterfly.com/business/index.jsp Shutterfly Pro Gallery: The easiest way to sell your photos Now photographers, websites or anyone who wants to sell their pictures online can use Shutterfly as their turnkey print fulfillment solution. Shutterfly will host your image galleries, give you your own personalized URL, process customer payment, develop prints, ship to your customers and send you your net profits each month. MorePhotos http://www.morephotos.com/ A Few Key Features:
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Sun, 20 August 2006  A little about image security at the beginning and then I set the groundwork for a discussion regarding how to sell your images. This is the opening chapter where I break down the various venues for selling images. In future podcasts, I will discuss some specifics. [display_podcast] Show Notes: 14.4 Megabytes - 30 minutes 20 seconds Web Site of the Week Upcoming Photo Events and Contests To listen to this edition of the Secrets of Digital Imaging Audio Magazine now, click on the link below. To download this file to your computer for listening later, right click (Mac: Control-click) on the following link and select Save target as... SDI_Vol2No24_20060820.mp3 Red LED "Night-Sight" Saver Flashlight $2.99 Plus S&H Comments[3] |
Sun, 6 August 2006 Great tips for child photography. I discuss this subject mainly for children from infants to toddlers. However, I also give a few pointers for older children (through pre-teen and teen years). [display_podcast] Show Notes: 13 Megabytes - 27 minutes 17 seconds Web Site of the Week Create Child Pictures that Bring Tears of Joy -http://www.best-family-photography-tips.com/child-pictures.html To listen to this edition of the Secrets of Digital Imaging Audio Magazine now, click on the link below. To download this file to your computer for listening later, right click (Mac: Control-click) on the following link and select Save target as... SDI_Vol2No23_20060806.mp3 Red LED "Night-Sight" Saver Flashlight $2.99 Plus S&H Photo Books Today All the latest photographic publications - Photo Books! Digital Imaging Quick Reference Guide for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Digital Photography quick reference guides for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements. Price USD$4.95 plus $1.05 shipping and handling anywhere in the world. For examples and ordering, see (or click): http://www.imagingsecrets.com/? page_id=29 To listen to this edition of the Secrets of Digital Imaging Audio Magazine now, click on the link below. To download this file to your computer for listening later, right click (Mac: Control-click) on the following link and select "Save target as...": SDI_Vol2No23_20060806.mp3 To add this web site and subsequent audio magazines to your podcast/RSS feed application, right click the followng link and select "Save target as...", and add the feed to your application: RSS/XML Feed Technorati Tags: Audio Magazine, Podcast, Photography, Digital Imaging, Pictures, Amazon, Quick Reference Guide, Color management Comments[0] |
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