Looking for high quality photos of Anchorage (price, airplane)

[kcmo]

Is there anybody out there that has existing or has the ability to take high quality skyline/cityscape type photos of Anchorage and willing to sell the rights to them?

I have never done this before, but I'm looking to possibly acquire some photos of a few cities from other sources because I'm not sure how long it will take to get out there and take some myself.

If you have an interest, please PM me.

Thank you.

[Moose Whisperer]

ANCHORAGE photos : Alaska Stock Images

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by Moose Whisperer

ANCHORAGE photos : Alaska Stock Images

Yea, I'm actually hoping to find an armature photographer that just wants to make a little money and can get some something that can get me by till I get out there. There is no way a stock company like that will sell me rights to sell their images on my website, and if they did, they would charge a crazy amount of money and I would do the same if somebody asked me.

My website is SkylineScenes.com It's missing Anchorage. I just need somebody to get me some decent raw photos to work with, I'm hoping somebody up there that knows how to use an SLR and wants to make a few bucks. Chances are, I will lose money on this deal. Nobody has ever even requested Anchorage, so I may never sell a thing from that city, let alone pay for whatever I pay somebody to get some pics. So the expense of flying to AK just to take a few pics is a serious challenge.

[globetraveler]

Originally Posted by kcmo

Yea, I'm actually hoping to find an armature photographer that just wants to make a little money and can get some something that can get me by till I get out there. There is no way a stock company like that will sell me rights to sell their images on my website, and if they did, they would charge a crazy amount of money and I would do the same if somebody asked me.

You might want to check over at iStockphoto.com They sell rights for re-sale over there. I'm not sure what cost-point your looking for, so they may still be out of your range.

My website is SkylineScenes.com It's missing Anchorage. I just need somebody to get me some decent raw photos to work with, I'm hoping somebody up there that knows how to use an SLR and wants to make a few bucks. Chances are, I will lose money on this deal. Nobody has ever even requested Anchorage, so I may never sell a thing from that city, let alone pay for whatever I pay somebody to get some pics. So the expense of flying to AK just to take a few pics is a serious challenge.

I'll check and see what I have at home. I'm not sure I have anything of Anchorage that meets the quality on your site. Worst case, it makes a good reason to spend time shooting the skyline again with the nice weather out.

Now, if I could only make enough money to afford a Canon 7D. I'd love to replace me older Canon

[Rance]

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by globetraveler

You might want to check over at iStockphoto.com They sell rights for re-sale over there. I'm not sure what cost-point your looking for, so they may still be out of your range.



I'll check and see what I have at home. I'm not sure I have anything of Anchorage that meets the quality on your site. Worst case, it makes a good reason to spend time shooting the skyline again with the nice weather out.

Now, if I could only make enough money to afford a Canon 7D. I'd love to replace me older Canon

What, no 5DMarkIII? Come on!

[Sweden]

Originally Posted by kcmo

Yea, I'm actually hoping to find an armature photographer that just wants to make a little money and can get some something that can get me by till I get out there. There is no way a stock company like that will sell me rights to sell their images on my website, and if they did, they would charge a crazy amount of money and I would do the same if somebody asked me.

My website is SkylineScenes.com It's missing Anchorage. I just need somebody to get me some decent raw photos to work with, I'm hoping somebody up there that knows how to use an SLR and wants to make a few bucks. Chances are, I will lose money on this deal. Nobody has ever even requested Anchorage, so I may never sell a thing from that city, let alone pay for whatever I pay somebody to get some pics. So the expense of flying to AK just to take a few pics is a serious challenge.

I'm not an "amateur", so I wouldn't go too low on the price, especially given that you also want the copyright for any eventual pictures, but I am interested in what exactly you are interested in and what you'd be willing to pay for it (I might be able to line you up with someone/something).

When you say "skyline", are we talking skyline from ground or air? (Air runs very expensive as the price for producing that kind of photo is high, so I'd advise ground).
Also, would you do ALL the post-editing, seeing that you ask for "raw photos", or was that just an expression and you'd actually like a finished photo?

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by Sweden

I'm not an "amateur", so I wouldn't go too low on the price, especially given that you also want the copyright for any eventual pictures, but I am interested in what exactly you are interested in and what you'd be willing to pay for it (I might be able to line you up with someone/something).

When you say "skyline", are we talking skyline from ground or air? (Air runs very expensive as the price for producing that kind of photo is high, so I'd advise ground).
Also, would you do ALL the post-editing, seeing that you ask for "raw photos", or was that just an expression and you'd actually like a finished photo?

PM me and we can talk more in detail via email.

But so other know. I'm looking for ground shots, unless people already have aerials. I wouldn't pay to have aerials done by somebody else as I have am very picky about that and yes, it can be expensive, although I think you could get some great shots via airplane to save money (I mostly use helicopters).