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The other alternative is that the photographer is a "name" who is collected (not the case here). In that situation you can ask sky-high prices for mediocre work, and you can sometimes get it. Doesn't usually apply to nature photos though. Wildlife isn't "art" in the collectible sense. You stand a chance with landscapes if your name is Ansel Adams though...

The problem is that the image lacks the focus on the subject, and does not provide the rich, iridescent detail that a fine art print would demand in this case. Frankly, if there was much less sand, and much more butterfly, it might be different. But, as you can see, butterfly shots (see one of mine here) are a dime a dozen and you have to make it worth the buyer's while--compared to other options. But, don't get discouraged. Selling fine art prints is a SELL as much as ART and you can't do it without both in abundance. Sincerely, best of luck!

Asked bluntly: I am curious if there are any buyers at all for such mediocre pictures as the example posted (at that, or any, serious kind of price). If yes, I (and probably a number of other people) would throw away less slides as non-keepers, going forward.

Answered directly: IMO, there are two photos in the series shown which have commercial merit and may, accidentally, stumble on an occasional sale without marketing efforts. The remainder--especially the first one as shown--would not have any commercial value as fine art prints or stock images. Again, my opinion.

The barrier of entry in nature sales is very low from the point of view of high quality images. Less than high quality images don't make it. Most high quality ones never do either--because of a far higher entry barrier in sales and marketing.

People buy nature fine art prints based on marketing efforts (such as recognition through books; magazines; and lectures)and/or gallery store presentations. The so-called 'silent mentors' of Galen Rowell; Art Wolfe; David Muensch; and so on have huge marketing presence--which in the case of Rowell extends far beyond his tragic and untimely demise. These are great photographers, but we see this level of quality and higher, on a daily basis on PN.

Arnab, there is a lot of competition in the nature image market. I am sure most mediocre images won't sell all that well unless it happens to be a rare butterfly, rare bird, etc. or the photographer happens to be a celebrity. (E.g., if somehow Bob Atkins becomes famous, someone might indeed buy his used EOS 3 for $1500 just because it was used by Bob.) I can advertise any one of my images for $1000 too. Most likely I won't even sell one.

However, if you really want to know how well a particular image sells, you should check with the owner (usually the photographer) of that image. Whether you want to do that or not is another issue, but who else would know?

Here are some of the standout images from the 2023 Nature Conservancy photography contest. Entries from more than 80,000 photographers in 191 countries and territories were judged across 12 categories

Since the late 20th century, the restorative effect of nature has been gradually gaining attention in the fields of environmental psychology and public health [5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]. Environmental psychologists have discussed aesthetic and affective responses to the outdoor environment and the preference for natural scenery over urban landscapes, which lack natural elements [6,7,8]. In 1984, Ulrich reported that surgical patients who were assigned to rooms with windows overlooking natural scenery had shorter hospital stays and experienced fewer negative health outcomes than patients in rooms with windows facing the brick wall of a building [9].

In particular, indoor experiments, where it is possible to control the stimuli and physical environment, entail more specific and diverse methodological approaches than those used in field experiments. Of the five senses, the effectiveness of sight [33,34,35,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74], smell [36,37,38,52,53,75] and touch [49,50,51] have been discussed. The rapid development of physiological indicators has enabled evaluation of body responses such as cerebral activity (functional magnetic resonance imaging [fMRI], near-infrared spectroscopy [NIRS] and electroencephalography [EEG]), autonomic nervous activity (heart rate variability [HRV], heart rate, pulse rate and blood pressure) and endocrine activity (salivary cortisol concentration). Such data could be helpful in understanding the mechanisms underlying the physiological responses emerging from contact with nature; furthermore, the data would be useful for understanding the different effects shown by field [19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32] and indoor experiments [33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75]. In particular, compared with studies that examine the effects of the other senses, studies on the visual effects of nature are at the forefront of research. Researchers have accumulated data in this field since 1981 [6].

Another study investigated the physiological relaxation effect related to the individual preference of nature scenes [62]. Twelve male adults each viewed their individual preferred video of a sea or forest, and their physiological changes, as shown by HRV and heart rate, were recorded. The participants were divided into two groups of six on the basis of their preference for sea or forest scenery, and each physiological change indicator was compared among the groups. The heart rate while viewing the sea video was higher than that while viewing forest video. In the same year, one study examined physiological relaxation effects to determine if forest locations and vegetation density affect human attention and relaxation state [71]. One hundred and eighty university students were recruited in the study, and the participants were placed in groups of six (n = 30) that participated in a visual stimulation experiment. Pictures of three locations representing a forest interior (featuring surrounding trees and vegetation), a forest edge (featuring the visibility of the overlapping patches) and a forest exterior (featuring where the patch can be seen from far away) as well as three pictures of vegetation with different densities (high, medium and low) were collected. Six types of visual stimulation slides were eventually prepared. The participants watched the slideshow, and their electroencephalographic alpha frequency, which is associated with a state and alert relaxation, was measured. The results showed that the forest interior group had higher alpha values than those of the forest edge group, which suggested that the interior group was less relaxed than the edge group.

The technique of fMRI provides an opportunity to further explore the psychophysiological benefits of viewing natural environments. This novel approach enables direct examination of regional brain activity while viewing landscapes. Tang et al. compared the restorative value of four types of landscape environments (urban, mountain, forest and water) by using fMRI to investigate regional brain activity [60]. The study recruited 39 adults between the age of 20 and 30 years, and data from 31 participants (14 males and 17 females) were used after excluding for movement artifacts. The nature landscape included images from three types of common natural setting: mountains, forests and water. Urban landscapes were retrieved from an online gallery of photographs. In total, 12 photographs, three from each of the four categories, with similar color, lightness and layout, were used in the experiment. Compared with the mountain and water landscapes, urban images increased visual and attentional focus, which resulted in activation of the cuneus. This finding indicates that viewing mountain and water landscapes after urban landscapes may reduce activation in the visual cortex and increase activation in the rest of the attention system. Compared with urban landscapes, water landscapes were associated with increased neural activation in the attention area of the brain, which suggested that viewing water landscapes may stimulate the rest of the attention system. Interestingly, a lack of significant difference in brain activities between viewing urban and forest landscapes suggests a smaller effect on attention restoration than viewing the mountain and water landscapes. Overall, different landscapes affected regional brain activity differently; most notably, the visual and attention areas of the brain responded differently to images of urban and natural environments.

Similarly, in another study during the same year, fMRI was used to evaluate the brain activity of 30 college students with rural (13.5 5.7 years) and urban (13.8 4.4 years) life experiences [66]. Rural scenes included forests, gardens, parks, and hills, whereas urban scenes included apartments, buildings, electrical cables, and factories. Different brain areas were activated while viewing the rural and urban scenes. The superior parietal gyrus, anterior cingulate gyrus, postcentral gyrus, globus pallidus, putamen, and caudate nucleus head were mainly involved while viewing the rural scenes. In contrast, the hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, amygdala, and lingual gyrus were primarily involved while viewing the urban scenes. These findings demonstrated an improved characterization of neural activation, indicating that a nature-oriented lifestyle is inherently preferred. e24fc04721