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I may have left it a little late to ask this, but I'm trying to help my daughter raise money for a charity, and one idea is to take photos of family groups and individuals at tomorrows street party (it's a big event, with 40ft stage, live bands etc), and sell them online.
I've already checked, and found out that the only professional photographer there will be a freelance guy hoping to sell shots to the local paper, and he's more than happy that I'll not be stepping on his toes, so please, no discussion about whether or not I should even be doing this as an amateur. I'll not make a penny myself, and in fact won't even take the cost of paper/prints etc out of any proceeds.
My questions are;
- For this one off thing, is it enough to just have a Flicker set, containing*low res watermarked shots only, that*I can refer people to with contact details to buy? I know strictly that's against Flickr rules, but have seen that they turn a blind eye as long as its not a full fledged business. If not, are there any other ideas?
- If the timing works OK, I might load the shots onto my iPad to show people while still at the event and take orders there and then: is that likely to help or hinder?
- I thought for pricing I'd offer a home print at 6 x 4 for £2.00, a professional print for £2.50, and the digital file (allowing them to do what they want with it), for £3.00. Other sizes etc "POA". Am I completely off the mark with this?
- Any hints to maximise the saleability of the actual shots would be very gratefully received.
I have no idea whether this will work at all. If no one buys at least I can say I gained some experience, and if they do, even in small numbers, it'll help my daughter a bit.
Thanks, Mark
I've already checked, and found out that the only professional photographer there will be a freelance guy hoping to sell shots to the local paper, and he's more than happy that I'll not be stepping on his toes, so please, no discussion about whether or not I should even be doing this as an amateur. I'll not make a penny myself, and in fact won't even take the cost of paper/prints etc out of any proceeds.
My questions are;
- For this one off thing, is it enough to just have a Flicker set, containing*low res watermarked shots only, that*I can refer people to with contact details to buy? I know strictly that's against Flickr rules, but have seen that they turn a blind eye as long as its not a full fledged business. If not, are there any other ideas?
- If the timing works OK, I might load the shots onto my iPad to show people while still at the event and take orders there and then: is that likely to help or hinder?
- I thought for pricing I'd offer a home print at 6 x 4 for £2.00, a professional print for £2.50, and the digital file (allowing them to do what they want with it), for £3.00. Other sizes etc "POA". Am I completely off the mark with this?
- Any hints to maximise the saleability of the actual shots would be very gratefully received.
I have no idea whether this will work at all. If no one buys at least I can say I gained some experience, and if they do, even in small numbers, it'll help my daughter a bit.
Thanks, Mark
