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If you get a great picture of a celebrity, how would you go about selling it?
All the pictures in the tabloids and online are of celebrities in their everyday lives. How could I go about selling a picture of a celebrity in a candid moment?
I don't want to be a full time paparazzi, I just want to find out how to sell individual pictures of celebrities.
Bonus Question: Between pictures and video, which is it best to take if you see a celebrity? Which camera would you recommend?
I will tip all answers that are excellent! Thanks!
I don't want to be a full time paparazzi, I just want to find out how to sell individual pictures of celebrities.
Bonus Question: Between pictures and video, which is it best to take if you see a celebrity? Which camera would you recommend?
I will tip all answers that are excellent! Thanks!
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Here is a good video on this topic:
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-sell-celebrity-photographs
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You should make as many celebrity blogs as you can find:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Celebrity+Blog
Make a spreadsheet (or similar) list of their submission e-mail addresses and send them the photo you have with a huge un-removable watermark and in ultra low quality. Write up a brief scandalous sample title and e-mail both.
If you do this frequently, you can easily automate this process with a little bit of scripting. If you play the game right, you could also find yourself writing the blog articles for additional cash on top of the photo fee.
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You can follow this same email / submission strategy for the traditional press. However, they often have submission guidelines that are a little more stringent. Call the newspaper / magazine / etc ahead of time to get the contact information of the person you should submit to.
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Ebay and Craigslist and any other auction / classified site. While it sounds odd, folks will pay good money for unique celebrity photos. I think that this would work especially well if you can obtain great looking candid shots with the celeb's looking directly into the camera rather then jumping into a cab or whatnot.
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I've seen some (but not many) celebrity photos on stock photo sites. There are a good number of stock photo sites here: http://www.google.ca/search?q=Stock+Photography
Here is a good video on this topic:
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-sell-celebrity-photographs
2)
You should make as many celebrity blogs as you can find:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Celebrity+Blog
Make a spreadsheet (or similar) list of their submission e-mail addresses and send them the photo you have with a huge un-removable watermark and in ultra low quality. Write up a brief scandalous sample title and e-mail both.
If you do this frequently, you can easily automate this process with a little bit of scripting. If you play the game right, you could also find yourself writing the blog articles for additional cash on top of the photo fee.
3)
You can follow this same email / submission strategy for the traditional press. However, they often have submission guidelines that are a little more stringent. Call the newspaper / magazine / etc ahead of time to get the contact information of the person you should submit to.
4)
Ebay and Craigslist and any other auction / classified site. While it sounds odd, folks will pay good money for unique celebrity photos. I think that this would work especially well if you can obtain great looking candid shots with the celeb's looking directly into the camera rather then jumping into a cab or whatnot.
5)
I've seen some (but not many) celebrity photos on stock photo sites. There are a good number of stock photo sites here: http://www.google.ca/search?q=Stock+Photography
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Just some ideas off of the top of my head.
Just some ideas off of the top of my head.
voted helpful: eatthatpopcorn
LOL try contacting one of those really retarded newspapers/magazines like National Enquirer. They're always looking for some good and unedited celeb photos.
Have you tried Ebay? Just a thought, I mean I've never gotten a pic of a celb before and I really have no idea how to sell one.
voted unhelpful: eatthatpopcorn
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