Taking Pictures That Sell: People

want to take pictures that sell very well - particularly invery well with people in the photo.
stock photography portfolios - you need to be taking1. Business concepts. Creating business oriented stock
pictures with people in them.photos can create excellent income for you. And
People add variety, interest, and unique perspectives tobusiness concept photos sell best when people are
pictures. Even if you take a picture of somethinginvolved. You could simply have stock photos of
others have taken pictures of millions of times before,people in business suits, or you could have people in
if yours has people in it, it will be unique.business situations too - at a desk, with a laptop, or
Consider: How many ways can you take a picture ofstanding in front of an office building for instance.
an apple? And yes, apples can say a wide variety of2. Health and Fitness concepts. Stock photos of
things: Nutrition, healthy eating, fruit, food, hunger... allfitness equipment or fitness concepts sell well by
sorts of things. But if you add a person to that picture,themselves, but they sell much better when people are
you open a whole new world of possibilites. And byinvolved. Create stock photos with people on fitness
opening those possibilities, you have a much bettermachines for instance, or people in exercise cloths.
chance of selling your picture more often, to moreYou could also create stock photos with people get
people, and possibly for more money.their blood pressure taken, using an insulin glucose
Another example is landscapes and naturemeter, or simply eating healthy foods.
photography. Stock agencies and portfolios are3. People doing things. Yes this sounds generic, and
flooded with these types of pictures... so much so thatthat's actually a fantastic thing. People doing almost
many agencies actually decline new ones these days,anything will sell nicely in a stock photography portfolio.
unless they are done exceptionally well, or are uniqueYou could have photos of people swimming, jumping,
in some way. You can make yours unique simply bylaughing, hugging, crying, talking, eating, sleeping and
including people in the picture. Even if your person is inmore.
silhouette form against the landscape photo, thisSo there you have it. Three ways to start
makes it different than almost every other landscapeincorporating people photos into your stock portfolio,
photo out there.and making much better money with your stock
So if you're starting a stock photography portfolio thatphotos.
earns good income, here are three ideas that work