We all have a favourite way of taking pictures, favourite subjects and environments that make us love photography. But still there’s a lot of us who have to make a living out of this, and have to find the best way to monetize our skills.

Having said that - what would you consider (or is objectively) the most profitable niche in photography?

  • KittenStapler@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have a friend who writes romance novels (yes, THAT kind of romance novel) and she’s told me how ridiculous the prices for her cover photos are. According to her, the lack of proper models is what actually drives the price up so much. So, if you know any juicy dudes with lots of tattoos, you might wanna ask them if they wanna make some easy money together.

    • Neopacificus@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Hey from your comments I am assuming you are also a novelist or a person who has connections with novelists. Can you please ask them how they started their journey in becoming a novelist and what are good practices for aspirational novelists?

      • KittenStapler@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I’m not entirely sure honestly. I think they told me that they originally wrote mystery or horror or something, but then they had a friend tell them how much money they made writing porn. So, they wrote a porn novel and it happened to sell very well, so they wrote more porn, and sold even more books, and the rest is history.

        It’s kinda the same deal as any art. Just gotta find a niche that you can turn into profit.