Author Topic: Poll: How Many Prints Have You Sold Through IS? (Read 5946 times)

GeoPappas · « **on:** October 05, 2007, 03:17 »

As you are probably aware, IS allows a buyer to purchase a print of your image (if you have it enabled).

I was wondering how many people have had prints sold.

Also, if you don't mind, it would be helpful if you could provide a link to the image that has had a print sold.

Bateleur · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2007, 03:36 »

Just a statistical question ... won't the number of prints you've sold be affected by the number of images you have online? I have 678 images with IS and have sold 2 prints.

Here's one of them:

tdoes · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2007, 08:56 »

1 print sold.

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=3307871

maco0708 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2007, 10:10 »

One print sold:

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=1869399

I have 247 files online. The print was 11x14" and I got $2 for it.

The prints generate very little income but it is kind of a free money. Actually I am surprised that iStock bothers with it since it seems like lot more work for them.

Karimala · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2007, 18:32 »

I've sold 2. Still can't figure out why someone would buy a print of a poorly lit paper bag.

Pixart · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2007, 22:25 »

Karin, I thought of you this week when a Vonage ad was on the top my homepage (local Free Press). They must rotate, it's another one today... They used an image like yours. The first thing I thought was "I wonder if they bought Karimala's famous brown paper bag!" LOL.

travelstock · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2007, 23:56 »

Only 1

Karimala · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2007, 01:34 »

Quote from: Pixart on October 05, 2007, 22:25

Karin, I thought of you this week when a Vonage ad was on the top my homepage (local Free Press). They must rotate, it's another one today... They used an image like yours. The first thing I thought was "I wonder if they bought Karimala's famous brown paper bag!" LOL.

Too funny! :-) I shot a series of them after seeing a designer use one as an overlay...looked very cool. But a print? LOL My other favorite is the recent $50 EL purchase at Fotolia of a paper towel background. $50 for a paper towel. Whatever these buyers are smoking, please smoke more! ;-)

sharpshot · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2007, 01:59 »

My best selling photo on dreamstime is a close up of a brown paper bag

Bateleur · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2007, 02:35 »

Quote from: Karimala on October 05, 2007, 18:32

I've sold 2. Still can't figure out why someone would buy a print of a poorly lit paper bag.

Don't try to figure it out. Just bank the money.

There's no accounting for what people want in this game. That's one of the beauties of it.

Sometimes I think of myself as a sort of 'hunter/gatherer' seeking out images here and there like those people of old used to go through the forest looking for stuff for the pot.

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Author Topic: Poll: How Many Prints Have You Sold Through IS? (Read 5946 times)

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