Aerial Photography

I recently added aerial photographs to the stock stock photos I sell rights to.  I've created a new Web site to promote aerial photography services in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine.

Slides to Digital Conversion Services.

Slides to Digital Service

Tonight I updated my slide scanning services Web site.  I had been a while since I added new content.  The site has also slipped a bit in the search engine ranking recently.

I've been converting 35MM slide film to digital for over 12 years, during which time I've seen many changes in the film digitization industry.

When I first started offering slide to digital conversion services there were very few other companies doing this. Now there are countless film to digital conversion services.

I've heard from many customers who bought the cheap ~$100.00 film scanners and were not pleased with the results. Many of these devices are not actually scanners but a cheap digital camera which makes a low quality digital photo of your slides.

Stock Photo Sales

In August 2012, I was contacted by an architectural firm.  They wanted to purchase rights to one of my Fenway Park panoramic photos.  An agreement was reached.  Now my photos of Fenway Park grace the walls of a popular restaurant, the Cask N Flagon in Marshfield Maassacusetts.

Selling Photos for Profit (Prints) 2012

During 2011, one buyer in particular, over the course of a few months, bought several 8x12" prints of aircraft and airshow photos from my photos for sale pages at Zenfolio.

Now my $100.00 annual fee for hosting at Zenfolio has come up for renewal and sales have slowed down.

That's the reason I'm creating this post, to help drive more search engine traffic to the site.

A list of the photo categories with links to the corresponding pages should help a bit.

• Anna Maria Island Photos for Sale
• Boston Photos for Sale
• Massachusetts Photos for Sale
• Helicopter Photos for Sale
• Yellowstone Park Photos for Sale
• Grand Teton Photos for Sale
• Nature Photos for Sale

Today I published a new page describing my slide scanning services.

Stock Photo Sales April 2011

A week ago I received a photo-usage-rights price request. This potential customer wanted to make a print of one of my Fenway Park photos. The print would be resold for display in a local restaurant at like 45 x 60 inches.

I quoted $200.00 over the phone. After telling me the price was "high" the person told me he was not sure if so and so would be willing to pay it. I've not heard back from them.

After a few weeks of working out the deal with their client, the buyer paid the invoice for rights to the Fenway Park image.

On a related note, rights to one of my New England Aquarium photos was requested via e-mail today. The use would be in a promotional brochure. I replied with quotes based on the image size. I'll update with the the outcome of this potential sale soon.

It's likely these people found my stock photos via Google Image Search.

Photo Use - No Charge

Yesterday a woman called asking about usage rights for my American Flag Waving photo. She wanted to use the image in the cover of a pamphlet which would be handed out at the funeral of a man in her community who recently died. I told here there would be no charge.

She wanted to give me a credit on the back of the pamphlet. I told her to make the credit read "Photo courtesy of SlideScanning123.com"

She found the image via Google images searching for "American Flag waving". She thanked me for making my contact info so easy to find. (in image borders)



On a related note, I recently sold rights to an F-16 in flight photo for use on a t-shirt. The shirt will be produced for employees of a company which make parts for the F-16. In addition to the check already received, I asked for a t-shirt to be shipped to me and no charge.