After many years with Fine Art America here are the overall favorites at Bill’s USPictures Gallery.
I first joined Fine Art America/Pixels in late 2013 and with over 500 sales to date, here are some of the most popular photographs based on a mixture of sales, number of views, number of comments and people who have “favorited” and/or “liked” what they saw. Sales, however, are among the most prominent criteria. Each of the images below have been purchased more than twice, with some of them having been purchased more than a dozen times each.
Link to: Bill Swartwout Photography’s Gallery.
Is that my own arrangement of “popular” pieces? No, it is not. Fine Art America, one of my two main production companies, changed the selection algorithm, based on company criteria, for the image display order. It used to be solely up to the artist to determine the initial order and I formerly let the display order default to my most recent uploads. It remains that way in most of my separate collections. However, the change in general display order has had a positive impact on people viewing my gallery – they tend to browse longer and look at more photographs. I am also seeing an uptick in sales, which, of course, is a good thing.
I bill myself (yes, pun intended) as a landscape/seascape photographer, but it is easy to see that my seascapes win out over the landscape category. While I have sold something from each of the many collections in my FAA/Pixels private gallery, my most popular collections are of the Indian River Inlet Bridge, Ocean City Maryland and Delmarva Peninsula Beauty. I am fortunate in that I live in coastal Delmarva (exactly two miles from the Atlantic Ocean) and in close proximity to both Ocean City, Maryland and The Indian River Inlet Bridge just north of Bethany Beach, Delaware.
I also live within a short drive to the Assateague Island National Seashore and the Wild Ponies of Assateague Island. My former home was in Baltimore, Maryland very close to Fort McHenry. These special places also give prominence to other collections relating to those destinations/topics – and have produced photographs purchased by many art collectors.
Thank You!
I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has supported my art over all of these years. Y’all rock!
Link to: Bill Swartwout Photography’s Gallery.
Looking at the montage, I would focus on bridges! I wasn’t aware of the change on FAA. Perhaps I should investigate!
Thank you for the comment, Steve. Yes, bridges have always attracted my eye. I have two calendars available featuring the bridge at the Indian River Inlet.
I have always enjoyed your work Bill and your seascapes are gorgeous. Like you I tend to photograph nature in wildlife, landscapes and seascapes. Truth be told, I find beauty in everything so I don’t really have a “niche” . In my collection of work you will also find anomalies like your french fries and water tower 😀
Rebecca, thank you for stopping by and leaving such a complimentary comment. I appreciate it.
I was aware of the change but haven’t looked at what order they’ve been displaying mine. I may need to do that.
I personally like the change, Bob. However if you look at the FAA forum/discussions – even though it was tested by the owner and proven to increase sales – there are a lot of people against it.
A beautiful, beautiful collection of fine art photography, Bill. And a very interesting post … very informative and insightful. Super idea and a great way to highlight your most popular works!!! Your bridges are spectacular … what fun you must have had capturing them just so!!! And … are those Thrasher’s Fries? Man, it’s been decades since I tasted those babies!!!! YUM!!
Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Lois. I have always been fascinated with the architecture of bridges and, yes, those just might be fries from that famous vendor on the Ocean City Boardwalk.