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01/13/2007 04:07:42 PM · #1051
Thanks. I just need to process about 10,000 more :)

Message edited by author 2007-01-13 17:35:34.
01/13/2007 05:05:53 PM · #1052
I know THAT feeling!
01/14/2007 08:28:56 AM · #1053
Quick, silly question, but what do you name the CD's you submit to Alamy when burning them?
01/14/2007 08:35:28 AM · #1054
i don't name them at all.

or else you could use your name, but it doesn't really matter.
01/14/2007 08:36:37 AM · #1055
Ok, thanks.
01/15/2007 07:02:16 AM · #1056
could anyone please tell me if I have any chances to sell images like these ones on alamy:

just wondering what I can do with them
:)

thank you!

Svetlana
01/15/2007 08:16:05 AM · #1057
Hey Kerm;
You would be best to name your CD with your email address. This way it will have ID burned on it if it ever gets misplaced after it comes out of the envelope, or if you forget to write your name on the CD before you send it. It's just a good backup.

Cheers
Don

01/15/2007 09:21:36 AM · #1058
Originally posted by silverfoxx:

could anyone please tell me if I have any chances to sell images like these ones on alamy:

just wondering what I can do with them
:)

thank you!

Svetlana


Hey girlie, if this:



sold (it is a lovely image by the way) I am sure yours will be just fine!

If nothing else... TRY, the worst thing they can tell you is NO right?

Good Luck!

Jojo
01/15/2007 09:21:43 AM · #1059
Originally posted by silverfoxx:

could anyone please tell me if I have any chances to sell images like these ones on alamy:

just wondering what I can do with them
:)

thank you!

Svetlana


If you have signed model releases I think these could do well.
01/15/2007 09:27:29 AM · #1060
Originally posted by spydr:

Originally posted by silverfoxx:

could anyone please tell me if I have any chances to sell images like these ones on alamy:

just wondering what I can do with them
:)

thank you!

Svetlana


If you have signed model releases I think these could do well.


well, no problem then, the model is me:)
thank you Johnna!!
01/17/2007 02:21:54 PM · #1061
OOOOKAY, I have read about 30 pages of this thread and can't seem to find what I am looking for. I also read the instructions on Alamy but they are obscure at best :-/

Here is my question:

Do the files need to be saved as TIFF or JPEG?

If JPEG, what size does the file need to be? (clarity was clear enough above 10)

I have noooo trouble getting my pics up to a 48mb in TIFF format but JPEG elludes me. ;)

Any help would be AWESOME!

Jojo
01/17/2007 02:39:08 PM · #1062
Essentially, what their reference to 48 MEG is asking for is for a 16 megapixel file - if you saved a 16 MP image as an uncompressed TIFF it would be 48 MEG in file size.

Since they now accept LZW compressed TIFFS OR JPEGs (at the highest quality setting) the file sizes will no longer be 48 MEG.

Message edited by author 2007-01-17 14:41:07.
01/17/2007 02:41:28 PM · #1063
Originally posted by Kavey:

Essentially, what their reference to 48 MEG is asking for is for a 16 megapixel file.

Since they now accept LZW compressed TIFFS OR JPEGs (at the highest quality setting) the file sizes will no longer be 48 MEG.


Oh! *slaps self in head*

Thank you so much!!!!! And so quickly too!!!

Jojo
01/17/2007 02:56:33 PM · #1064
Originally posted by silverfoxx:

could anyone please tell me if I have any chances to sell images like these ones on alamy:

just wondering what I can do with them
:)

thank you!

Svetlana


BEAUTIFUL! Those images would do VERY well I think!
Let me know how it goes.
T
01/18/2007 12:01:34 AM · #1065
Tlemetry, the one thing I've learned from microstocks is that any images you can produce that are model released will to 50 times better than an image that's not model released, even if the quality isn't as high.

Those are good images. I know they'd do well on micro, so I'll jump out on a limb and assume they'd do well on macro as well.

On another note, I sent my QC submission on 1/9
Here we are, 1/17, and the submission page changed over to list the media as being received. Sooner than I was expecting =) Now to just go back and browse the 40+ pages to see how long the average turnover was from time of receipt to processing, and then to approval/rejection.
01/18/2007 02:10:25 AM · #1066
So 9 days for themto get it and post. Guess I have another 3 days....beisdes the month and a half (first one must have gotten lost) I waited, before sending another QC disc.
I think it was mentioned 2-4 weeks now for you. Hopefully 2. Good Luck!!
01/18/2007 02:16:31 AM · #1067
Thanks. Yup, 9 days. Mailed out from Metro Detroit area on 1/9, and posted some time 1/17. 2-4 weeks eh? It's a good thing I'm a patient person =)

I was initially going to wait until they went to the online submissions, but figured I would be best off already being approved and not having to wait for QC once they launch it.

Probably only going to send in one or two more discs of images once (if?) I get approved.. and then play the waiting game for the launch of the uploads.
01/18/2007 02:28:58 PM · #1068
How is Alamy with accepting images that have been processed quite a bit? For example, an image like the one below, that's far from technically perfect?


Or this one, that's obviously manipulated?


And does everyone seriously not sharpen their images?? I don't think I can survive without my unsharp mask! ;)
01/18/2007 02:40:27 PM · #1069
Question: On the initial ten to be sent for QC, can they be of the same series or do they need to be from different series?

For example, if I were to only send photos from this series would I be accepted or does QC want to see a broader range?
01/18/2007 03:26:09 PM · #1070
I broke mine up. I did 2 shots of 5 types. basically to give a broad range of my skills. They don't really specify what they want to see on the QC set. If you do just one style, I would probably choose from several shoots. They don't like a lot of similars usually. All from the same shoot might be construed as similars.

01/18/2007 03:44:03 PM · #1071
Originally posted by Tlemetry:

I broke mine up. I did 2 shots of 5 types. basically to give a broad range of my skills. They don't really specify what they want to see on the QC set. If you do just one style, I would probably choose from several shoots. They don't like a lot of similars usually. All from the same shoot might be construed as similars.


That's what I thought... gonna hold onto a couple of shoots and then send them a bit of range.
01/18/2007 03:44:44 PM · #1072
Originally posted by DianeS:

How is Alamy with accepting images that have been processed quite a bit? For example, an image like the one below, that's far from technically perfect?


Or this one, that's obviously manipulated?


And does everyone seriously not sharpen their images?? I don't think I can survive without my unsharp mask! ;)


Hey Diane,

From what I gathered from reading this thread, some do sharpen, some don't. Alamy doesn't have an editing policy as far as I can gather. But, who cares? Take your shot! Like I told Svetlana, the worst they can tell you is no right? You never know.... :)

Jojo
01/18/2007 04:00:57 PM · #1073
I hate to break this to you, but Alamy does have a very specific quality requirements.

Note for images from digital cameras:

* No in-camera sharpening.
* No sharpening during Raw conversion.
* No sharpening during upsizing (please check your software̢۪s defaults).
* No subsequent sharpening.

This is on their Contributor help - image quality page. Down on item d. I suggest reading all of their contributor help pages before you start your QC disk.

I did submit a few images that were shot before I realized my camera was auto sharpening them. I have since turned that off. I don't think they are THAT particular to how sharp it is. Just for the convenience of the clients to do their own sharpening.
01/18/2007 04:01:28 PM · #1074
Originally posted by TCGuru:

From what I gathered from reading this thread, some do sharpen, some don't. Alamy doesn't have an editing policy as far as I can gather.


They have some editing guidelines under Prepare Images, for example...

Not sharpened - All digital images, be they from digital camera or a scanner require sharpening to get the best results. Some digital cameras have an anti-aliasing filter in the body of the camera, which actually softens the image in order to reduce aliasing effects. The images must be sharpened at some stage to give the best quality result. When placing images with Alamy, however, images must be unsharpened (not to be confused with ‘soft scans’ or ‘unsharp scans’ caused by poor focussing or low quality optics). This is so that clients and their printers can decide for themselves how much they wish to sharpen the images.

* Note for images from digital cameras:
o No in-camera sharpening.
o No sharpening during Raw conversion.
o No sharpening during upsizing (please check your software̢۪s defaults).
o No subsequent sharpening.
* Note for scanned images:
o No sharpening during scanning (please check your software̢۪s defaults).
o no subsequent sharpening."
01/18/2007 04:22:21 PM · #1075
I realize that they have a no sharpening policy but some people in this thread said they sharpen anyway and have been approved.....

Jojo
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