Over 100!!

Recently i uploaded my 104th video. So i would like to hear opinions about my portfolio.
Please be brutally sincere!


Thanks in advance. Peace!

Some really good stuff, but you really need to find unique subjects to film. Most of your shots are the same or similar as MANY MANY other shots on the site. In a sea of 770,000 clips that will make your 100 hard to find unless they are truly unique and stand out.

A good start to learn what will and will not sell. Sometimes (most of the time) it's hard to figure out why some footage is bought and others not. I agree with Dave on having a good selection of very normal subjects. The dominoes on white background are sell-able as are the typewriter. The birds through the fence I feel will never sell due to having the wire visible. Most others are pretty standard stuff. Welcome and best of luck.

Thanks people!! Means alot!
i will improve in time hopefully! :)

Good job. Keep it up.

I like the origami time lapse and the kitten & cat clips. More time lapse shots of critters doing their thang would be cool too. Do you have a warehouse fire being started by a match? A time lapse of that and the arsonist being arrested would be very rare :)

Nice stuff, good luck!

Pretty good! I would concentrate on more sellable footage. Think of industrial activity in your region and then do some research by comparing the topic using the search engine here. Also, some portable lighting, even a small on-camera light, would give some of your shots dimension. Some of the keywording is good, as in the chess shots, some needs more work (as in your most viewed footage of the industrial smoke stack). I created a short tutorial on keyword which may help you at http://www.stockvideoseller.com/public_html/topics/1-how-to-keyword-your-stock.html. You'll also find information on choosing sellable topics, etc. Good luck and looks good so far. Terry

:O Thanks for "How to" link Terry!!! Glad you took the time to make it! It'll help me for sure!

A few tips

Fill out your Artist Portfolio page, put some information about yourself and where you are located. This is the homepage of your "store" on Pond5 and customers that are interested in your work do look at that.

Most of your clips' thumbnails are from the first video frame, which is not necessarily the best one to show to the customer to encourage them to click on your work. Use the Stillframe Offset feature to choose the best frame of your video to appear in the thumbnail image.

Where ever it is that you live, shoot the local scenes that others here might not have access to. The architecture, government buildings, cultural events, ...what is your area famous for that we would not have a chance to shoot? You have an advantage living where you do, so use that in your work.

Even if descriptions in the clips are not used by the search engine much, they can entice a customer to make the purchase. Would you buy a product that had no description? Just a few lines of text can go a long way.

Good luck!

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