Is editorial microstock the next step ?
posted on 9th of august, 2011
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For some time I have this strange feeling that microstock editorial images are the next big thing that is about to happen in the field. I often shoot editorial images while being hired by a tabloid or magazine here in Germany, and of course they get those images and I don't publish them here . However sometimes it happens that doing my work I am at a venue that is of international interest so I tend to snap some pictures for the Dreamstime editorial section . Now looking at the details it comes out that in my top 5 downloaded images I have 3
that are editorial with total downloads of 68 downloads ,
my most downloaded image is editorial as well - 38 downloads -
Looking at views (which by the way I consider a very valuable indicator of what potential buyers are interested in ) in the top 10 images the top 8 are editorial images with a total of 2545 views . In the top 20 viewed images I have a total of 12 Editorial images and 8 with RF license . The RF ones have 891 views VS 2973 views for the Editorial images .
So number crunching those statistics it looks like having editorial images in your portfolio cannot hurt but only help in attracting more attention to it ... maybe a lot more attention than you've ever expected . So grab your cameras, go to the next big event in your town and snap some of the interesting things that are being presented , the companies that are present etc .
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Tags: editorial images rf sell views
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Comments (11)
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Is editorial microstock the next step? Maybe yes!!!??? So it´s a good idea to have some editorial pics in the portfolio! Thank you!
- posted by
Mariaam
on August 10, 2011 |
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Good idea!!!
- posted by
Nero67
on August 10, 2011 |
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Thanks for sharing this interesting info. In my case the images with more sales are RF.
- posted by
Egomezta
on August 09, 2011 |
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Nice idea!
- posted by
FabioConcetta
on August 09, 2011 |
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Good idea. Thanks.
- posted by
Hunor83
on August 09, 2011 |
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Good idea
- posted by
smartview27
on August 09, 2011 |
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I have some editorial shots in my portfolio, but they tend to be of people and therefore don't sell probably nearly as well as a branded item. However, they do get lots of views. Perhaps I should add some brand logos to my editorial portfolio. I do think that there is a market for these--however, because of the limitations of use for editorial images, it's possible that a logo-less RF image that approximates a logo would sell better. Food for thought, eh? Best wishes for continued sales on your images!
- posted by
Calyx22
on August 09, 2011 |
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I guess 90% of my portfolio is Editorial shots. I still see microstock and my adventure on DT as an hobby, and it's great going around with my camera in my spare time and taking shots of everything...maybe one day I will develop in-studio photography skills and will be able to produce more commercial images, but for now I enjoy more the free photography...
Are we sure on DT there are more RF than Editorial images, by the way?
- posted by
Noodles73
on August 09, 2011 |
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Editorial images are very important of course, but what's more important is how important the subject is. I have some editorial photos in my top selling list too and only the ones I took in Tunis of a protest sell good. You may as well draw a good selling line with strong editorial images of interesting and popular events, I believe. Google for instance :)
- posted by
Hypnocreative
on August 09, 2011 |
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That's awesome. Yes, there is a market for editorials, depending on the subject. I love editorials. They get reviewed much faster. Chances are if someone is looking for a particular image, even during weekends, there will be downloads. Good advice, always bring along the camera - even a small conpact camera will do. :)
- posted by
Haslinda
on August 09, 2011 |
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same here, most viewed image is editorial too in my portfolio
- posted by
Goldution
on August 09, 2011 |
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