How to Sell Photos for Calendars

Whether you are a nature photographer or prefer to obtain your shots at the Daytona 500, your work may be a good candidate to appear in a calendar, especially if you have multiple (say, around 12) top-quality photographs in a particular category or niche. But there are a few steps between visualizing your work in a calendar and actually getting it there. Below are a few angles you may want to consider before preparing your work for the publishers....

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The Typical Day of a Photographer

Photographers' lives may seem glamorous, and sometimes they are. But just like with any job, those who choose to be photographers can have some tedium thrown in as well. Still, since most photographers get to use their creativity in everyday work and since their work changes from day to day, the life can be exhilarating. History When the American Civil War began in 1860, photographers who were in a news profession and had been restricted...

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How to Stop Motion Flowers

Stop motion photography allows you to capture a length of time and then speed it up into a movie. Subtle changes and trends that may be barely visible to the naked eye become dramatic and visible. Flowers and plants are great subjects for time-lapse stop motion photography due to their beauty and their delicate movements and growth. You can document a flower's entire lifespan, from sprouting to growing, blooming and dying, and show it in a beautiful...

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How to Print Holiday Photos Like a Pro

You have survived the holidays. You have opened your presents, eaten too much and have snapped dozens of photos of the family. Sure, you could share the images on the Internet, but Grandma and Grandpa probably would like to have some pictures for their refrigerator or scrapbook, and not everyone has the time or patience to flip through every picture you publish online. Besides, there is something wonderful about having photo prints that the whole...

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