Do Editorial Photos Sell And At What Ratio To Commercial

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Do editorial photos sell? And at what ratio to commercial?

posted on 19th of december, 2012

I have about 1200 photos on line at DT and practically all are for advertisement. But when I click on contributors portfolios, I see many editorial images. I just got back from a trip to France. Do any images of say, a prespective shot of the Arc de Triomphe with the Champs Elysees on both sides sell? What is the ratio of editorial to commercial sales on DT? Maybe I've been ignoring photos because I can't get 250 model releases or a property release to the Empire State building!
Any thoughts or ideas?

Tags: commercial editorial model property release

Comments (11)

	Posted by Sunguy on December 21, 2012 As with Peanutroaster, my best selling image is also an editorial one.
	Posted by Peanutroaster on December 21, 2012 My best selling image is an editorial shot.
	Posted by Angelaostafichuk on December 20, 2012 Almost all my photos are editiorial, and thety they sell well. It always depends on the subject and what perspective you shoot from. Look at wat other people have of the same place and decide if its worth it or not. Good luck!
	Posted by Babar760 on December 20, 2012 Thanks all for the advise. I'm going to go through lots of CDs to pick out the shots I should submit to DT for editorial. And, Davidwatmough, I seem to be the only photographer on DT that is not on your "favorite" list! Inverness, I remember it still! ( great single malt and smoked salmon ).
	Posted by Bradcalkins on December 20, 2012 2% of my shots are editorial, and they have earned about 2% of my total income. So for me they sell, but no better or worse than anything else I produce :)
	Posted by Davidwatmough on December 20, 2012 Yes editorial shots of a pantomime for example which have just been approved can be viewed in my portfolio. Classic car rallies, agricultural shows, castles cruise ships etc offer tremendous potential. David
	Posted by Retina2020 on December 19, 2012 Take a look at his article I wrote. http://blog.dreamstime.com/2009/02/02/getting-increased-portfolio-exposure-for-newbies_art28618
	Posted by Egomezta on December 19, 2012 Many of my sales are editorials... They workk very well for me.
	Posted by Nikon4004 on December 19, 2012 I have quite a few editorial salesl Depending on the material. RF Wedding pics will outsell EDitorial wedding pics, ules of someone famos.. You may not editorial wedding images approved.
	Posted by BCritchley on December 19, 2012 All good photo's sell with the wright concept associated to them. A good editorial out sells a bad RF shot and vice versa.
	Posted by Chanevy on December 19, 2012 Most of my sales have been of editorial photos.