Author Topic: Pics that produce Large to X-Large Downloads (Read 5710 times)

tab62 · « **on:** April 02, 2011, 16:49 »

Hi Stock,

I've noticed that some types of photos since to produce sales on Large to X-Large but few sales and others produce a lot of small size downloads. Basically, you get a lot of $.25 sales or one or two $3 dollar dollars. I will have to study this in more detail to see if there is a pattern on my portfolio - guess to a balance between lot's of quarter sales and a few mult-dollar dollars...

Tom

corepics · « **Reply #1 on:** April 02, 2011, 18:01 »

So.... What's the question or the discussion point?

aeonf · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2011, 00:30 »

I think the question is "What kind of photos produce higher resolution sales" ?
If that is the question, let me join the OP in asking that question as well

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2011, 02:03 »

Pictures where the subject is too small to be useful from a small size file and needs to be cropped out. Don't shoot huge macros if you want large sales.

dnavarrojr · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2011, 12:14 »

If 99% of your sales are 33 cent subs, should you be reducing the size of your uploads to the minimum resolution allowed? Or should you submit full resolution for those rare non-sub sales and even rarer ELs?

stockastic · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2011, 13:26 »

I have a couple of very large images which are collections of related objects, each of which is at a high enough resolution to be useful on its own. Some sites tell me I can't do this, and that I'm supposed to break down the collection into indivual images. But what I found out is that individually, they don't sell but the collections do well and are sometimes sold as XL.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 03, 2011, 13:41 »

you may study it but honestly upload always your max megapixels, buyers might look for it and FT and IS pays more, a few cents

tab62 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2011, 10:22 »

Thank you all for super comments! It seem like the best approach is having a 'mixed' bag of pics- Some days I a really surprised on what sold at an extra large photo.

Tom