I am trying to start a photography business specifically on outdoor, nature, architectural and abstract photos and any other kind that allows me to travel. And occassionally taking portraits a couple times of year if needed. If anyone could help me, how and where would I sell these kind of photos to get a continous flow of money and customers. Please give details. I want to sell online, around town (postcards, notecards, ect.), and in any other form that you can tell me.
I am not interested in stock websites.
If this helps: I don’t have much money (between $100-$200) and I am at the very beginning.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
i would sell your photos and portraits in a city centre hold a pich and show what you can do. i live in plymouth and there are loads of people doing it and its legal
Im in traditional photography and I need help on some thing I take pictures of. Ex: Social Commentary, injustice, architectural, nature, technology, action/motion?
I dont know what to take pictures of in those subjects.
Okay, well, social commentary are basically photos that say something about society. This could include photos that are used to speak out against war or racial inequality.
Inequality based on any type os discrimination would fall under the category of injustice.
Architectural is pretty self-explanatory. You would photographer architectural elements on buildings and other structures. Staircases are a popular subject for architectural photography.
Nature includes pretty much anything natural, as in not man-made. Animals, mountains, forestry, plants.
Technology I think is open to interpretation. For instance it would be a great juxtaposition to show in one image a high tech new car next to an old antique car.
You can freeze motion using a fast shutter speed. A good subject might be sports or kids playing. You can blur motion by using a slow shutter speed. a good subject is flowing water which will look smooth and creamy in the final image. You can also use panning which keeps the subject relatively sharp as you follow it with the camera but the background blurs so much it may be unrecognizable. A good subject would be a person on a bike.
Hope this helped. If you need more info or help setting up to shoot feel free to send me a message.
Overall which camera will give me the best results for: Landscape/Architectural, wildlife and portrait and sports photography…
If sports or fast moving wildlife is a concern at all, it’s the 1D Mark III by a mile. The downside of the 1D Mark III is, it’s a 1.3x crop sensor in a full-frame body. This means you don’t get the full benefit of a ultra-wide lenses you might use for landscapes and architecture. That’s not necessarily a deal breaker but, it’s something to thing about.
Inspite of it’s great image quality, the 5D Mark II is too slow for sports unless a top speed of 3.9 frames per second is acceptable for your needs. The 1Ds Mark III is a bit faster, offers a much better autofocus and certainly offers the image quality you’d otherwise find in the 5D Mark II albeit, with a much higher price and much bulkier/heavier package. Still, with the right lens, either is an outstanding choice for portraiture.
Hi
I currently have:
* Canon EOS 50D
* Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS
* Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS
I am thinking of getting the following:
* Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM (in the next few days)
* Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (in the next few days)
* Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM (when I’ve saved enough)
I plan on using the
* 100mm for floral work, bug/insect work, and portraits.
* 10-22mm for landscapes, architectural, and some event photography.
* 70-200mm to have as a general purpose telephoto lens.
I also plan to eventually sell the current lenses I have (18-55mm & 55-250mm).
I understand that if and when I choose to go full frame in the future, that the EF-S lens will not be compatible with the full frame camera.
Am I making the right decision? Am I choosing the correct lenses for the type of photography I want to do? Thoughts, opinions and advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Edwin, someone did recommend the EF 16-35mm as the full frame equivalent to the 10-22mm.
I’m just interested in how wide the 10-22mm can go, and how much more I can get of a building if I were to shoot one.
But now you have me seriously thinking about the constant aperture factor…….. like now I’m in a reallllll pickle LOL.
Realistically, it will be a little while before I go full frame. Maybe a 1-2 years. I’m not sure when, but I will.
At this point, I am just heavily focused on taking some really good photos. And I’m quite interested to see what kind of pics I can get with the 10-22mm wide open.
Keep the advice, opinions and thoughts coming though……. i need them.
As I understand it, if you put the 16-35mm in a cropped body you won’t actually be getting the 16-35mm … but 25.6mm-56mm considering the whole 1.6x crop factor??
I’m fairly ignorant of the whole crop factor, but I think that understanding is influencing my decision to go for the 10-22mm.
Tripod is covered. It’s not the best in town … but it will do for the time being.
Flash will come later. The lenses are more important to me at this stage than the flash.
I have some thinking to do before I make a definite purchase.
I am not a Canon user so can’t comment on the full frame compatibility etc.
But generally on the lenses.
Yes, looks like you have thought this out pretty well.
The 100mm macro is a good lens for your flowers and bugs and certainly can be used as a portrait lens
10-22 for landscapes and architectural – yes definitely. not sure about the event photography, depends on the type of event and photography. It is not really suitable as a "people" lens as it is a bit wide.
70-200 2.8 – again, good enough general purpose "longer" lens and I am assuming you want it for the speed as I believe the 55-250 is a 4.5-5.6.
Generally it seems a good enough choice – you have a range there from wide to telephoto with a couple of primes for the middle.
As I say, I don’t and haven’t used Canon for many years so can’t really comment on what those specific lenses are like or the compatibility issues are.
is there any interesting or different architectural photographers you no of???
please give details
Yes, Stephen Monger. He makes models of buildings he finds interesting and photographs them, he’s had exhibitions around the uk and is an up and coming artist/photographer. You should be able to find out more by doing a google search on his name.
I am currently thinking about taking a weeks holiday abroad. I am stuck on where to go to though. I am thinking of Sweden or Finland. I chose them as they are home to my favorite bands and i have kind of feel in love with there whole style and i think from what i have seen both places are beautiful. Where do you suggest I try first?
Also this would be my first trip abroad on my own as I am 22, but Im do want to travel alot and this would be a great start.
Also what do you think would be a good city to try. I was thinking that for Sweden i could try Stockholm or Malmo and for Finland i could try Helsinki. You guys and girls know any others i could look into.
One last thing, what are some good places to go to. I am really into photography so good architectural places would be fantastic
Sweden would definately be the given answer! 
No seriously, no offense to Finland but Sweden really is beautiful. Architecturally most Swedish cities are very beautiful and very unlike other large cities in the world and this is very much due to the lovely architecture. If that’s all you want to see then Stockholm is definately worth going to. Its a big city metropol known as the Venice of Scandinavia compromising all types of styles, cultures and architecture.
Malmö city centre is also nice and the big difference in architectural styles between southern and northern Sweden is very visible there (for a number of years Malmö along with Skåne belonged to Denmark and thus is influenced by the Danes). However, the city is not as big as Stockholm and outside city centre there just isn’t much to look at.
Then of course there’s Gothenburg. Now that’s known as the London of Sweden. It’s definately smaller than Stockholm but larger than Malmö. People visiting Gothenburg often speak of its friendly and hospitable people. The city compromises all kinds of shopping, dining and clubbing as well as a wide architectural style spectra ranging from 17th century to modern (take a look at the opera house!).
So take your pick!
I’m bored and all my friends are either gone or busy today, and I don’t want to slack-jaw my day away on the computer because I can do that any other day – however I’m more or less clueless as to what to do.
My options are:
Movies (will it look weird if a 15 year old girl goes to see a movie by herself?)
Experimenting with architectural and street photography downtown
Getting high with a bunch of potheads (no thanks)
Staying in all day
I’ve been up since 7 am and can’t really think of anything else to do. Any suggestions?
Flying ninja, yeah, I just realized how dirty this question really sounds XD
If it’s a nice day outside, don’t bother staying in. Dont waste a day
I suggest you go see a movie, because it’s good for some alone time, and no one will really notice if you are alone or not, the movies are dark, so it won’t be obvious.
But how about after seeing a movie, go for a walk somewhere nice, and that way you can take photos as well. Two things in one day, it should make you happy.
I’m new to photography and would like a basic understanding of which lenses are best for each job.
If you can, please also go into detail and explain different attachments that produce better shots.
P.s. im interested in food, fashion, architectural and still life photography.
Thanks, much appreciated!
Here is a mini-tutorial I made myself to compare focal lengths. This is NOT a lens test or a camera test! It is merely intended to show the difference between various focal lengths. The lens was the Nikon 18-200 VR lens, which is (by definition) an 11X lens, but that 11X does not tell you what the final image will look like. I added one more frame taken with a 300 mm lens. The camera was a Nikon D200 so there is a 1.5X "crop factor," "lens factor," or "focal length multiplier." There is further explanation on the image itself. It would help if you click on "All Sizes" above the image.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/476181737/
This was done with two different lenses: the Nikon 17-55 and 70-300:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1245831147/
Here are a whole bunch of photos in the range of 55 to 200. You could do ANY of these with the 55-200 lens, so this means you can leave the lens on your camera and take any of these styles. You might look through these and see if any are in the "range" you are interested in shooting and think about getting a lens in that range.
I don’t know what camera you have, but many pros are using a 28-80 zoom for general purpose shooting and that covers pretty much of your stated interests. I like the 17-55 for digital.
Scenic:
60 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1305139426/
60 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/511707803/
65 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/449115543/
70 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1250011561/
70 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/690735085/
75 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/733766045/
85 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1153481782/
135 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/409564887/
200 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/409564890/
Wildlife:
200 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/409564893/
200 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/487852172/
200 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/2354313789/
200 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/2353975578/
122 mm:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/935084171/
90 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/550805973/
70 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1190289084/
60 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/434299892/
People:
55 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1316716419/
60 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/856121027/
80 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/935013470/
80 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/414331743/
95 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1189419565/
170 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/539500186/
"Pseudo macro":
55 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1024659410/
60 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/539996212/
105 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/409564880/
122 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/935486613/
200 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/408446616/
200 mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstein/1190290008/
He is 34 and I bought the 3 other girls that I work w/ a gift box with choices of magazine subscriptions here’s the list of magazines:
Allure, Cosmopolitan, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Essence,Glamour,Good Housekeeping,In Style,Oprah,People, People en Español, Real Simple, Women’s Day,Cooking Light, Family Circle, Family Fun, Fitness, Food & Wine, Health, Men’s Health, Parenting, Reader’s Digest,Architectural Digest, Coastal Living, Cottage Living, Southern Living, Sunset, This Old House,
Business 2.0, Fortune, Money, Smithsonian,The New Yorker, Time, Wired,Car and Driver, Field & Stream, Golf, Outdoor Life, PC Magazine, Photography, Popular Science, Runner’s World Scrapbooks etc., Sports Illustrated, Travel + Leisure, and Travel + Leisure Golf.
It seems to me like most of the magazines are for women. Do you think this is a good gift for a guy or what else should I get for him? I don’t wanna give all the girls I work with one and then him wish he had gotten one.
Yes I think so, just because they are women’s magazine doesn’t mean that there might be some good reading in them for him. Happy Holidays.
I’ve got to find photographers to research and emulate on these subjects – ‘environment’ & ‘meeting point’. For the first I was thinking of man’s environment and taking pictures of old windows / doors in cottages etc. Do you know of anyone that has done this type of abstract architectural photos and also any other type of architectural. For the second I’m thinking of ‘ meeting of liquids – water & ink, meeting of gases – air and smoke, meeting of natural environment – shorelines, sea shore and more abstract pebbles etc. Thanks you so much
I fail to understand why people don’t use google, but the first link is really quite stellar. This is Paul Adams; an architectural photographer: http://www.padams.co.uk/index2.php?gclid=CMHu-o3E5J0CFUYA4wodKDdrKw