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jeffdalt · Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 192 Location: N West UK

I uploaded this picture in december and surprisingly it has very quickly become my best selling image here on shutterstock.

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=91197401

I can only imagine that as a picture of London it has something to do with the Olympics being held here later this year, however I am still surprised by its success.

Which picture of yours has surprised you with its success ??

chbaum · Joined: 19 Sep 2010 Posts: 401 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany

Well, I generally don't sell too many, since my port is neither big nor fashionable nor really great (still a beginner). This image was rejected twice, then accepted and is one of my best sellers (if not THE best). Just a road winding out of some barren hills with green stuff in the background and more dull sand and rocks in the foreground. Weather was bad, too. Most used search term is "desert". Maybe it's the combination of a "civilized" paved road and a Mars-like landscape that appeals...?

Best regards,

Christian

pharm · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 9423 Location: Never quite sure

http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48123&highlight=suprise+surprise+seller

Ha! I didn't realize the thread was so old!

zyryanov · Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 1126

This picture was downloaded only once, but for 28USD...

rudyumans · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:03 pm

My port is full with surprise sellers

kellyplz · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:16 pm

Not a best seller but a good one, I was surprised.

wiml · Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 896

Not really.

rbstevens · Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 614 Location: rbstevens.com

dlovely · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 626

I was shocked when this photo got its first dl and now it is in the top spot when you search 'waxy leaves'. (out of only 3 pages, mind you, but still, I will take it!)

The second one also sells very well and the two are often dls together! Go figure... I really think the second one is such a strange comp but hey, it sells!

fabioalcini · Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 4272

For me, no contest, this one:

http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?lang=en&search_source=search_form&version=llv1&anyorall=all&safesearch=1&searchterm=foam&search_group=&orient=&search_cat=&searchtermx=&photographer_name=Fabio+Alcini&people_gender=&people_age=&people_ethnicity=&people_number=&commercial_ok=&color=&show_color_wheel=1&secondary_submit=Search#id=45658921

triceratops · Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 7934 Location: The other Nevada

I think I just got lucky with this one. Without realizing it, I uploaded it at the start of the Greek monetary crisis. That's the only reason I can come up with as to why it has been selling well. For those who don't know what this is, it's an Athenian Greek coin from around 566 BC.

One I haven;t figured out yet is this image of WWII war ration books. These were actually mine back in Ft. Devens, Mass during the war. For whatever reason, they seem to be doing well on all sites where they are up.

turboal1960 · Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 868 Location: Argentina

I didn't had too much hopes for this one. But it sells.

peteklinger · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:46 pm

joyfuldesigns · Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 284

dleonis · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:25 am

more than 400 simple dls from the end of December 2011