One of my old business ideas that never got past the idea phase was to set up a digital stock photography site. I had grand plans of setting off around the world taking amazing photos and selling them via subscription to fund my travels to interesting places.
As has happened many times in the past I said kept saying “one day” and missed my window of opportunity and now the internet is full of cheap stock photography.
But I haven’t completely given up on the idea. I do take good photo’s if I do say so myself, actually others have said it too, and the evidence is hanging on their walls, and no it’s not just at my mothers house !
I’m thinking that the only way to decently profit from the venture in this age of everyone owning a digital camera is to brand myself as a photographer and sell limited edition prints.
I’m still firming up my ideas around this concept, but one thing I know I need to do is upgrade my camera. Currently I’m using a Fujifilm FinePix A500, it doesn’t take a bad photo but as a compact camera with only 5 mega pixels it’s limited in what I can do with it.
I’ve still got my film based SLR camera but I’m thinking of upgrading it to something like the Nikon D3. I’d have to go out and buy a heap of new lenses but if I’m after premium prices then I need to take premium pictures.
This plan is definately long term, I know I can take good photos, just need to prove to myself I can sell them.
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