http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/08/photographers-reveal-the-details-behind-their-firs/ Daily discussion of photography business issues & photography websites. Marketing and sales tips for smart photographers, plus a dose of inspiration from the PhotoShelter team. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/08/photographers-reveal-the-details-behind-their-firs/#comment-18007 Aric Hoek Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:41:38 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/08/photographers-reveal-the-details-behind-their-firs/#comment-18007 I really likes all the answers about how pleased they were with the sales price and what they learned. I am looking into signing up right now. Thanks. I really likes all the answers about how pleased they were with the sales price and what they learned. I am looking into signing up right now. Thanks.

]]> http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/08/photographers-reveal-the-details-behind-their-firs/#comment-18006 Photography by Depuhl Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:48:02 +0000 http://blog.photoshelter.com/2010/08/photographers-reveal-the-details-behind-their-firs/#comment-18006 Pascal Depuhl <a href="http://ww.depuhl.com" rel="nofollow">http://ww.depuhl.com</a> runs a business in Miami that photographs people, products and places. Pascal has had his work published in various magazines and catalogs, as well as numerous websites for his local clients. His clients include Mars, Tyco, L’Oreal, Boston Proper, Frontgate, The Palms Hotel and Spa and many others. He also writes a blog <a href="http://blog.depuhl.com" rel="nofollow">http://blog.depuhl.com</a> that talks about technology, social media and photography. <a href="http://archive.depuhl.com/package-show/PlayGround-Theatre-Summer-Camp/P0000h8QjlTPvsAE" rel="nofollow">http://archive.depuhl.com/package-show/PlayGround-Theatre-Summer-Camp/P0000h8QjlTPvsAE</a> 1) What type of sale was it? One of the clients I shoot for is a local theatre company that puts on Summer Camps for kids, focusing on inner city kids. I have photographed this pro bono for the last three years. This year I was asked, if I offered the images for sale to some of the parents that may be interested. 2) How did the customer find you? During the performances of the children’s theatre plays, there was an announcement made that anyone interested in buying images, could pick up my business card and email me. 3) How did the sale go? I integrated the pay portion of my PhotoShelter account just for this shoot and was surprised at how easy the set up is, how flexible it is as well (the theatre gets the same photos for free - via password protected web download and the parents can pay in a separate public gallery). It was a very unique experience to get an email saying that an order is placed at the same time as seeing the funds show up in your paypal account. 4) Were you pleased with the sale price? Yes. I had priced downloads and prints (fulfilled through PhotoShelter’s partners) very reasonably, since this is a family friendly program. I was surprised when the first order came in for over 40 prints. 5) Do you feel that you learned anything from this particular sale? I learned how easy it is to make a sale on line and how much work PhotoShelter has put in behind the scenes to make this all but effortless on our part. I will use this service in the future. Pascal Depuhl http://ww.depuhl.com runs a business in Miami that photographs people, products and places. Pascal has had his work published in various magazines and catalogs, as well as numerous websites for his local clients. His clients include Mars, Tyco, L’Oreal, Boston Proper, Frontgate, The Palms Hotel and Spa and many others. He also writes a blog http://blog.depuhl.com that talks about technology, social media and photography. http://archive.depuhl.com/package-show/PlayGround-Theatre-Summer-Camp/P0000h8QjlTPvsAE 1) What type of sale was it? One of the clients I shoot for is a local theatre company that puts on Summer Camps for kids, focusing on inner city kids. I have photographed this pro bono for the last three years. This year I was asked, if I offered the images for sale to some of the parents that may be interested. 2) How did the customer find you? During the performances of the children’s theatre plays, there was an announcement made that anyone interested in buying images, could pick up my business card and email me. 3) How did the sale go? I integrated the pay portion of my PhotoShelter account just for this shoot and was surprised at how easy the set up is, how flexible it is as well (the theatre gets the same photos for free – via password protected web download and the parents can pay in a separate public gallery). It was a very unique experience to get an email saying that an order is placed at the same time as seeing the funds show up in your paypal account. 4) Were you pleased with the sale price? Yes. I had priced downloads and prints (fulfilled through PhotoShelter’s partners) very reasonably, since this is a family friendly program. I was surprised when the first order came in for over 40 prints. 5) Do you feel that you learned anything from this particular sale? I learned how easy it is to make a sale on line and how much work PhotoShelter has put in behind the scenes to make this all but effortless on our part. I will use this service in the future.

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