By Amos Navarro


Having a chance to use a camera correctly gets the potential to sell their images. Picture agencies take care of images of each and every subject and are always seeking emerging talent.

Pictures libraries and stock agencies are in the business enterprise of advertising images. They don't present you with information on how to get better images. Their purpose is business they offer images to magazines, book publishers, the travel industry and lots of other industries designed to use images. A lot of photographers look upon agencies as being a last measure to offer their work; if you were not able to sell all of your images, the probabilities are that a lot of agencies won't accept them.

In case you are enthusiastic about an agency selling your images, you need to be able to produce high quality images that are worthy of the companies market. Have a look at the website to watch samples that are currently in use. If you feel your work meets their standards and suits their potential customers then approach them by email or by standard mail. But, before placing your work at an agency make a short list with the agencies that appear to suit your work. Contact each agency outlining your projects and which magazines previously published your images. If an agency will be interested they're going to ask you to send them samples.

If an agency allows your work, do not take on this like a guarantee that your chosen images will sell. Do not approach a professional until you have a big selection of images. Minimum first distribution can consist of anything from 50 images to 500 and regular submissions are normally required thereafter. Most agencies focus on a commission basis 50 % being the typical rate. If the image will cost you 200 euro the photographer gets a 100 euro fee.

When a company represents a photographer's work, they normally will need a four or five year retention period. Agencies normally sell the reproduction rights of pictures the photo being licensed to some buyer for a specified purpose. It might take so long as half a year before an agency sells a photo owned by you. First they need to scan your images if they are submitted by film; then they need to contact their clients and let them know that there is new material available most of this will take time, which means you must look at supplying a picture agency like a long term investment. It is simply when you have hundreds of images placed in a library that you'll start to see regular sales.

Remember: agencies can't sell images if there is no industry for them and placing images at an agency doesn't guarantee you sales.




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