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Title: do you think food sells
Post by: 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?

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: bittersweet 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 (http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=247787)

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: Tim Markley on February 22, 2009, 19:04

food is my best seller on istock.

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: MikLav on February 22, 2009, 19:14

good quality food photos sell very well on micro

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: e-person on February 23, 2009, 04:49

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

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: RacePhoto 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 (http://www.panthermedia.net/?aff=125165)

They pay in Euros...

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: shank_ali 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:
[url]http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=247787[/url] ([url]http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=247787[/url])

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.

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: thijsone on February 24, 2009, 13:38

i buy food every day

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: Magnum 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...

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: litifeta 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.

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: corareed 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

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: stacey_newman 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.

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: YadaYadaYada on April 28, 2009, 00:40

Quote from: thijsone on February 24, 2009, 13:38

i buy food every day

I eat food every day. :)

Title: Re: do you think food sells
Post by: XeniaII on April 29, 2009, 15:49

@RacePhoto

i know panther .. i am from germany... there where my first agency *g