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Photos That Sell is actually two books in one. It not only shows photographers—and those aspiring to be—how to snap great commercial photos, but also offers hundreds of success tips for selling them in the marketplace.
Readers will get an overview of all the markets available for selling photographs—whether on spec, through photo libraries, on commission, even over the Internet—and dozens of surefire approaches for making sales. They will learn about the hottest subjects in commercial photography and how to shoot the perfect photos for them. Finally, dozens of exclusive "how-to" spreads demonstrate the set-ups used to create some of the vivid artistic and technical effects that are part of producing Photos That Sell. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Lee Frost | | Paperback: | 192 pages | | Publisher: | Amphoto Books | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2001 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0817455124 | | Product Length: | 7.59 inches | | Product Width: | 0.5 inches | | Product Height: | 10.37 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.44 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.3 inches | | Package Width: | 7.6 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 16 reviews |
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66 of 67 found the following review helpful:
 The straight scoop Jan 12, 2002
By Nicholas M. Sullivan
As other reviewers before this one have already stated, this is the bible for free lance photography. It tells you what to shoot and how to market your work. It also becomes apparent as one reads this book that there is a lot of extra work, and a lot of expense, involved in this business. It's maybe 25% taking pictures with the other 75% taken up with preparation, sales and marketing, bookkeeping, etc.It involves taking thousands of pictures and keeping them on file with a picture library. There are pointers from professionals on what sells and how they work. Several, believe it or not, manage to do it while holding down a full time job elsewhere.As for expense, many shots you will have to taken with a medium format system if you hope to find a market; lots and lots of film; computer programs; labels, etc.If you're planning a career in this business, read this book first. Lee Frost will tell you exactly what you are up against.
37 of 37 found the following review helpful:
Excellent advice, could use an update Jul 13, 2006
By Joseph Boone
Lee Frost is an extremely able photographer who also happens to be quite a practical businessman. In Photos That Sell, he shares a good deal of what he has learned about taking and marketing photos successfully. He begins by walking you through the main markets that are likely to be open to your work and then moves on to what types of shots you can best hope to sell. Helping to iilustrate all of this is a collection of hundreds of Mr. Frost's photos. The variety and quality of these photographs is worth the price of the book all by themselves. It's fairly impressive how deftly he shifts between portraiture, landscape, and still life photography.
If this book has a shortcoming, it is that it could stand revising to bring it current. In the digital age, things have a way of changing quickly and this book is now 5 years old. While the book does cover digital technology, it was written in a time when digital cameras were far less capable than they currently are and many markets have opened up to them as they have improved.
Overall, I would certainly recommend the book. If the author brings out a new edition to cover the ever-increasing role of digital photography then purchasing it will be a must for budding freelancers.
28 of 28 found the following review helpful:
The BEST book on Stock Photography May 28, 2005
By Terry Smith
"http://terrysmith.net -- http://terrysmithimages.com"
I've read a lot of books on the stock photography industry and this book is by far the best. When I first got it a year ago I paid too much attention to the extraordinary photography and not enough to Lee's text. Recently, I went back and very carefully, slowly (one or two pages a day) studied Lee's advice. I've sold images myself to clients around the world and can tell you this book is what you need if you're interested in selling images. It's accurate, complete, and packed with tips that few others would be willing to share. I have and will continue to look back to this book for ideas in producing my own work. The author provides great advice across the range of stock subject matter as well as the various markets.
The are two things that really make this book shine though. The first is the numerous photographs accompanied by sales info: number of sales, where it sold, and the total sales to date in U.S. dollars. Not all the images in the book have this information (most have the standard equipment and exposure stats), but some do. Next, there are several two-page interviews with other stock photographers. They share their backgrounds, markets, and tips.
Buy this book. It's worth it!
22 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Take a closer look at book on ephotozine.com Aug 11, 2004
By lenny
If your too cheap to buy the book or what to take a closer look, a big portion of its contents are thrown all over http://www.ephotozine.com/freelance (I noticed this after buying the book). However, I'd still consider buying the book. I personally would rather read a book than read text on a monitor.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Totally Impressed Apr 25, 2004
By Photomad
I have bought many photography books over the years and alot of them have been associated with marketing and finding new avenues to sell my work. This book is probably one of the best, if not THE best, I have found. This book is full of inspiring photography, sensible approaches and useful information. I would recommend this book as one of your first on your quest for better photography.
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