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« on: February 16, 2024, 15:29 »
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When it comes to stock photo/videography, I am a generalist, shooting little bit of everything. I have recently analyzed my top 20 best-sellers across top 3 agencies (AS, IS, SS), to see which topics sell the most. Here are the results, including some specific examples:

1. Environment - Solar panels, green walls, sustainable buildings, pollution, power plants, climate activists
2. Skylines/Cityscapes - interesting vantage points showing general view with good light (sunset)
3. Food - isolated, in hand, typical national dishes etc.
4. Vintage - may not sell that often, but is more likely to bring exceptionally big sale
5. Futuristic architecture, financial buildings, new, modern neighbourhoods

I hope you find this information valuable. Now, if there are other generalists out there, please feel free to share what sells for you (if you are comfortable with revealing it) I love the idea of discovering new topics I would be capable of covering (like when I attented protests the first time, struggled a lot with both the atmosphere and the settings of my camera, but eventually improved to the point that I sold couple of shots and even videos, and became much more confident in reportage subgenre)

All the best! Devotio


« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2024, 16:45 »
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I'd say if someone chooses to do pictures/footage for any one of the fake narratives going on being pushed by the media tend to be popular, i.e., "climate change"/"sustainabilty/zero carbon" crap/garbage, "ai/security "threats"", "convid", the "gay/trans" agenda to try and discourage caucasian/western people from having children (have you watched any t.v. recently - is excessive on some channels), etc... if you want to see what narrative/storyline is being pushed - just read any of the stories published on the world economic forum "wef"/un/who/etc...

But aside from those narratives... I'd say it depends/goes in cycles, depends on the type of footage you have/etc...


« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2024, 17:31 »
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I'd say if someone chooses to do pictures/footage for any one of the fake narratives going on being pushed by the media tend to be popular, i.e., "climate change"/"sustainabilty/zero carbon" crap/garbage, "ai/security "threats"", "convid", the "gay/trans" agenda to try and discourage caucasian/western people from having children (have you watched any t.v. recently - is excessive on some channels), etc... if you want to see what narrative/storyline is being pushed - just read any of the stories published on the world economic forum "wef"/un/who/etc...

But aside from those narratives... I'd say it depends/goes in cycles, depends on the type of footage you have/etc...

Hehe, yeah... I am with you on this. I live in Amsterdam (while not being dutch), and seeing all those lgbt flags all over the city (and country) I realize that I could easily cash on it, but I am not doing it, because I couldnt look at myself in the mirror. I am willing to do many things (call electric car eco-friendly in the keywords, while knowing that it is pure bs), but I wont take photos of some rainbow flags or black lives matter, I hope I dont have to say why... there are enough people falling for this, but I am happy to say that winds are changing, and as someone else said "woke-ism" has peaked, and people have enough of that. It is a question of personal integrity. I guess it is already hypocritical enough of me, that I am documenting protests of climate activists, in a way giving them exposure and credibility, while being quite far from agreeing with them and their methods. Anyway, life is a shitshow, and giving too much attention to what is happening in The World detracts from more important things.
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 17:43 by Devotio777 »

« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2024, 22:16 »
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I'd say if someone chooses to do pictures/footage for any one of the fake narratives going on being pushed by the media tend to be popular, i.e., "climate change"/"sustainabilty/zero carbon" crap/garbage, "ai/security "threats"", "convid", the "gay/trans" agenda to try and discourage caucasian/western people from having children (have you watched any t.v. recently - is excessive on some channels), etc... if you want to see what narrative/storyline is being pushed - just read any of the stories published on the world economic forum "wef"/un/who/etc...

But aside from those narratives... I'd say it depends/goes in cycles, depends on the type of footage you have/etc...

Hehe, yeah... I am with you on this. I live in Amsterdam (while not being dutch), and seeing all those lgbt flags all over the city (and country) I realize that I could easily cash on it, but I am not doing it, because I couldnt look at myself in the mirror. I am willing to do many things (call electric car eco-friendly in the keywords, while knowing that it is pure bs), but I wont take photos of some rainbow flags or black lives matter, I hope I dont have to say why... there are enough people falling for this, but I am happy to say that winds are changing, and as someone else said "woke-ism" has peaked, and people have enough of that. It is a question of personal integrity. I guess it is already hypocritical enough of me, that I am documenting protests of climate activists, in a way giving them exposure and credibility, while being quite far from agreeing with them and their methods. Anyway, life is a shitshow, and giving too much attention to what is happening in The World detracts from more important things.

I'm really happy to hear you choose not to participate in that. Same here, I choose not to either. It's disgusting filthy garbage, such that many of the stock agencies (who themselves are being 'enticed' by grants/money/etc) are trying to bribe people with promise of 2-3x revenue to produce that filth, to promote filthy agendas perpetrated by the united nations/world economic forum/karazian 'mafia', and a subset of a certain group of jooo word (that control/run the blackrock/vanguard "investment" firms) that play the victim to try and appear above reproach, etc, etc.

Documenting 'climate activitists' is fine. You are recording actual people doing insane things, and not using their brains. There are people being dumb (rather, have no clue what it is they are 'protesting' and just doing what the tell-a-vision tells them too). I took pictures of people wearing masks (never wore one myself, ever). Thought it was funny and sad, and hilarious & insane all mixed up at the same time. Sadly - people who still wear the demondiapers now "literally" are "stupid" - because they've suffocated themselves sooo much, they don't realize they have literally done brain damage, as well as other types of organ damage from oxygen deprivation. The big kicker that many people don't yet fully realize - is there never was & still isn't "a virus".  It was an organized pysops by some very wealthy & sick individuals. I am shocked and saddened when I see people still wearing masks (I think I actually saw 10-15 today in the area I live). It is really sad.

Anyways, telling the truth and leading by example is one of the most important things you can do. So I'm glad to hear you aren't manipulated by the lure of 'money' like many of the agencies, who in turn are being controlled/manipulated/lured/enticed/etc by the blackrock/vanguard conglomerate and the ones that control that, are trying to do.
« Last Edit: February 16, 2024, 22:20 by SuperPhoto »


 

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