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Video or TimeLapse selling?
mindstorm:
And what topics...?
I have been shooting still images for the last decade, and have around 2500 images in my stock portfolio. Doing reasonably well, though it falls short of paying for my equipment (but then I am a gadget freak, so that would be a LOT of money... :) )
I am getting intrigued with TimeLapse and some video. I am wondering, for those (particularly those who do both), which sells "best" and what types of subjects are best sellers? (Preferably do not include model released video, since that is not much of an option for me).
Any other insights you can share as I play with this new format (for me) and consider which, if any, to upload for stock sales?
Brightontl:
Hi,
I have done a video exactly on this topic.
I hope it can help
https://youtu.be/zez_91i4lTw
mindstorm:
--- Quote from: Brightontl on May 23, 2018, 05:28 ---Hi,
I have done a video exactly on this topic.
I hope it can help
https://youtu.be/zez_91i4lTw
--- End quote ---
Actually, I have watched many of your tutorials in recent months, and saw that specific one a couple weeks ago (plus I subscribe to your channel).
However, my question here is about shooting video, including time-lapse videos. This clip of yours is talking about still images. A good video to be sure, but it didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know (I have done still image stock photog for a decade, on and off)
Tyson Anderson:
I have a couple time-lapse videos that sell very well. It can be an easy transition for a photographer if you shoot raw time-lapses. Similar editing. If you live near a city that can provide a lot of options. Nature time-lapse shots don't sell quite as well for me.
mindstorm:
--- Quote from: Tyson Anderson on May 23, 2018, 23:46 ---I have a couple time-lapse videos that sell very well. It can be an easy transition for a photographer if you shoot raw time-lapses. Similar editing. If you live near a city that can provide a lot of options. Nature time-lapse shots don't sell quite as well for me.
--- End quote ---
I live in an old colonial city in Ecuador. We just had out 457th founding ceremony recently. I have a few ideas for around here, possibly during some of the seemingly unending celebrations (these Ecuadorians throw a party at the drop of a hat).
I am also going to Namibia and Botswana in July, and have been toying with some video and time-lapse there. I saw this wonderful "flow lapse" a couple days ago. The entire clip is obviously too long for stock, but I'm thinking bits and pieces might work well.
https://fstoppers.com/nature/original-flow-motion-safari-video-featuring-african-wildlife-252031
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