Here are just a few examples of photos that were successfully sold commercially Whether you're an entrepreneur building your own visual brand or business, a creative with experience under your belt or a casual photographer looking to expand your skills and repertoire, you can sell your photos to companies and organizations around the globe fairly easily. Many of these companies might even be ones you look up to. Great cameras are also more common than ever before, and people everywhere are spending time taking photos that are not only diverse, but truly engaging. There’s a proliferation of amazing photos of any topic you can think of. And hey, you're probably setting up photo shoots and meeting with friends to create content...
If you're looking to expand your reach with your photography (or simply to branch out), you'll need to sell your photos commercially. But what most novice photo sellers don't know is that logos and brand names are prohibited in commercial photos. Why? Well, they're technically owned by those brands and rights-holders themselves. This means that you can't sell them for commercial use by others without express permission from the copyright owner. And unfortunately, logos really are everywhere — they sneak into your images even if you try hard not to include them. We have two options here: Ask the brand permission to use their logo or name in your images (pretty difficult) or to simply edit out the logo using...
Need some visual inspiration to fuel your creative pursuits? Instagram is probably your best bet. Besides hosting a mishmash of photos and videos, it's also home to niche communities of talented creators that document just about everything.
Trying to be more human (or appeal to a wider crowd)? User-generated images should be a huge part of your branding. But there’s more to the process than just posting them straight onto your social media feeds or website. Pixc‘s Rachel Jacobs shares some insight on how to retouch them for maximum impact.
