Quote from: Diamond Dave on September 25, 2009, 09:58

Quote from: leaf on September 25, 2009, 03:56

Concept shots like the one you mentioned with the map or passport sound the most likely to be sellers.

Isolated shots are probably not too usefull.  You could consider uploading them to Alamy as RM so you make a decent return if someone does end up buying them.

Thanks. Humor me--why RM on Alamy?

so you make a decent return if someone does end up buying them.

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I'd want to maximize my return, because the shots aren't likely to be downloaded much due to their obscure content? (I'm new and slow...thanks.)

I have a bag full of hundreds of foreign (to me) coins from all over the world, as well as some paper money. It generally dates from the 1940s to the 1970s, and includes some pesos and rupee bills that were issued by the Japanese government when Japan occupied the Philippines and Burma during WWII.

Any stock market for this? I've seen a few photos on some of sites. Any ideas? I was thinking of a collage of coins and a passport on top of a world map, and maybe just overhead shots of the coins scattered on top of each other. Not sure if there'd be much demand for shots of the single coins since they're all so old and out of circulation by now.

What do you think? Too obscure?

Thanks.

Hello,

I'm new here and new to microstock photography. I just had 29 out of 30 photos rejected by Dreamstime, and even though my ego is bruised  , I know photography is an art and art takes practice. Can you offer suggestions on this first set? Dreamstime said of all these:

• Lack of composition.
• This image is overfiltered. Its use for the potential designers is limited because of this, therefore the image is disqualified as a RF stock-oriented image. Please upload the original instead.
• Poor color: this image has a low color profile and needs improvement in order to increase its sales potential. You can process your image with color enhancement software, such as Photoshop, giving it the appeal it needs.
• Poor lighting setup, poor contrast or incorrect exposure.

The only processing of the images I did was adjusting the levels in Gimp, rotating the images so the shoreline was level, and then cropping them.

Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32795249@N06/sets/72157622442493818/

Thanks

Dave