Rad pics as always Fongstarr. I have a question for you and anyone else who takes photos. Have you ever tried submitting your photos for stock photography sites to try to make some money on the side? I'm sure it's hard to make anything decent of that, but was wondering if anyone has tried that.
it's not worth it, especially if you want to use your photos for anything in the future. Getty contacted me through flickr essentially offering to license some of my images. Naturally I was interested but after doing some quick research online I was immediately turned off to the idea.
http://www.jmg-galleries.com/blog/2009/01/22/flickr-collection-on-getty-why-im-not-taking-part/you would probably make more money selling your prints yourself. Getty/other stock photo sites want to get as many photos as they can for as cheap as they can. don't expect to make a ton of money by selling your own prints either but if you're proud of your work and are willing to grind to make money off your photos, do it yourself because in the long run you'll thank yourself for not selling out to the quickest bidder.
it's really hard for unknown photographers to make money online (and in general) but if you make sincere connections with other photographers and build up a following, you will have a better chance of selling prints.
It also helps to keep in mind the audience you are selling to. Chances are, the general public will not be interested in hanging up your awesome 14x14 medium format print of johnny rad doing a feeble on a 12 stair. why would they? same goes for most snapshots, portraits of friends, and "lifestyle" stuff. YOU know the kind of photographs the general public is interested in. Just walk around any art/wine festival and you'll see booths with various photographers essentially selling the same photos. Ask yourself if compromising your creative integrity is worth a few extra bucks.
In my opinion, the more you shoot the more you'll develop a personal style that will appeal to a certain group of people. these are the people that will buy your prints.
idk hopefully that made sense, i'm tired haha.
I'm no expert but these are just things i've noticed/thought about