Author Topic: do you think food sells (Read 5968 times)

XeniaII · « **on:** February 22, 2009, 17:33 »

here in germany we have only one angency for food pics... and they want i think 8,5 Megapixel..

so we all upload our food-stuff to other angencies...

the german agencies dont work good... the us like shutter are ok, but not great...

dreamtimes work good since 2 month and stockxpert too

my question... where to go when you shoot food.. is there a good agency?

bittersweet · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2009, 17:37 »

Here's an example of someone who has sold a few food shots:
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=247787

Tim Markley · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2009, 19:04 »

food is my best seller on istock.

MikLav · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2009, 19:14 »

good quality food photos sell very well on micro

e-person · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2009, 04:49 »

Food photos are as classic as young fit models.
Food always sells, everywhere.

RacePhoto · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2009, 10:20 »

Quote from: XeniaII on February 22, 2009, 17:33

here in germany we have only one angency for food pics... and they want i think 8,5 Megapixel..

so we all upload our food-stuff to other angencies...

the german agencies dont work good... the us like shutter are ok, but not great...

dreamtimes work good since 2 month and stockxpert too

my question... where to go when you shoot food.. is there a good agency?

Panther Media is in Germany, have you tried them?

http://www.panthermedia.net/?aff=125165

They pay in Euros...

shank_ali · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2009, 13:24 »

Quote from: whatalife on February 22, 2009, 17:37

Here's an example of someone who has sold a few food shots:
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=247787

The Queen of food imagery.
I will be shooting alot more food images when i buy a new macro lens later this year...
Have to agree with the others in regards of a good food image will always attract sales.

thijsone · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2009, 13:38 »

i buy food every day

Magnum · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2009, 13:45 »

It´s to bad I only eat ugly food. Have you ever had Swedish "Makaroner and falukorv" I´d have to pay for getting pictures of that approved...

litifeta · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2009, 18:44 »

My good food shots sell, my ordinary ones do not.

To take a good food shot takes a lot of practice.

There are heaps of speciality enthusiasts on flickr who give great advice.

corareed · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2009, 15:45 »

Food (well keyworded) always sells well.
Food images uploaded during a "food holiday" sell even better.¹

1. Thanksgiving, xmass, easter, rahmadan, etc

stacey_newman · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2009, 21:36 »

I shoot every pretty meal that we cook up, I also shoot every restaurant meal we take out. my portfolio is full of food, it sells well. I try to keep it clean and bright, once in a while I set the shot up with napkins and other implements.

my relatives are all well-trained. they don't even blink now when I grab a plate of something they are about to eat so that I can take pictures of it.