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Sell My Photography...How & Where do I start?!?!?

I've got approx. 10-20 pictures that people believe could sell... I'm a beginner photographer but am told (by unbias opinion) that my work looks professional and should be sold. Mainly all images are landscapes and/or sunsets. Soooo..... Who should I approach for potential buyers? How much should I sell them for? Should I have different prices for different clientel? And what other important information should I know about, for beginning this journey? Thanks for all your advice -- It is greatly appreciated. :) I don't really know what I would print them on or how big. I guess that's another thing I would ask. I figured it depended on what the customer wanted. Honestly, I have no clue on any way of doing this. It was recommended that I look into it, so I'm starting here. The pictures were taken with a Canon Powershot. I can enlarge them up to a 12X18 with limited noise.

Public Comments

1. Try and organise an exhibition at a small gallery and see what sort of reactions you get ...
2. get into lots of contests! so that way ull be able to get into famous magazines and people will want to buy ur work. search google or something can i see some of the pics?
3. It depends what you took the photos of. Look at other photographers work on their websites, see how much they sell photos for and the overall quality. Good luck
4. Hi would you possibly be able to upload a couple of your photos in order for me to get an idea of what type your talking about... Selling them depends on a lot of variables how are you going to print them ? on canvas for example ? You could take them to a exhibition if you could possibly get a place... worse case though you could take them to a car boot sale.. for more assistance please post more detailed questions :) EDIT: also what type of camera do you use ?
5. I have a friend attempting the same thing, this is his site http://tiborvari.exposuremanager.com/g/landscape Perhaps some of what he is dong could be of use to you.
6. this site will help you http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sellingyourphotography/ there is books links and information on how to get started good luck
7. You might try entering some of them into contest. Local may get you the best responce. Photo magizine also hold monthly contest, but there is also stiff competision as well.
8. Landscapes and sunsets are pretty cliche in the competative photography world. Honestly, people could search around Flickr, and buy someone's photos straight off the site for cheap. And so the key to getting buyers is to be unique and stand out, give them something they can't find anywhere else.\. Also, I'd be interested in seeing these pictures.
9. Hey there! Long time no see. I'd start by checking your work comparatively against similar artists. Post some on art sites and see what kind of comments you get from people and even ask for opinions directly. You can get some wonderful critique from other artists who share your interests. DevART is pretty good for that. They also have great forums filled with information about selling your work and preparing it for portfolios and other such stuff. Also, if you want to learn some technique there are tons of tutorials available there. istockphoto.com is a good place to sell, but you have to build up quite a portfolio and they prefer clean pictures--shots which aren't very doctored... nearly vanilla or look vanilla. There are also other good stock photo places out there and other art photo places that allow you to show your gallery. I hear people can make decent money off that if they produce good work. One of the best things about this kind of work is it does get your name out. Same thing for DevART. If you have your own website and can produce prints through a third party for a lower cost than DevART, you can do pretty well selling select prints through that. Before you start trying to go gallery hopping, check your resolutions, and get some prints made up. Professional level prints are usually at about 300dpi, but I've seen them taken as low as 72, though those end up looking pretty crappy. Find your style, challenge your style by learning all you can and trying new things--taking risks. Build a professional level portfolio. Get your name out and photos showing in as many places as possible. Beat the streets showing your portfolio to galleries and anyone else you can think of who might find your stuff of interest. You have to sell it. Business won't come to you no matter how good you are. Good luck!