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11/30/2008 12:27:22 AM · #1526 |
The image i'm talking about isn't on DPC Prints, just available online in the challenge history. On further thought I think it is probably OK for licensed, just not right-protected. Do others agree?
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12/23/2008 09:02:56 PM · #1527 |
| Just have fun and submit. Don't worry about photos on DPC or micro sites. When you get enough on Alamy you'll never go back to the dollar stocks. Not an issue selling a photo as RF on one site and RM on another. Buyers either can then decide or most buy from their favorite site anyway. I make a mix of L and RF, I think more sell as L than RF. With L on Alamy you can see when and where the photo will be used. If you sell RF you have no idea. Sometimes you may want to do similars and sell them with different licenses and let the buyer decide. There is nothing that says the same photo on different sites need to be priced the same of licensed the same. Business is business you decide and then the buyers decide. With about a year of uploading to Alamy I started to get an average of 2-4 sales each month. At Several hundred dollars each it is so much easier than micro. Remember that at Alamy a buyer can buy different sizes of you photo to be used in different ways. A full size may sell for $500 and the web size for $75. That is why worrying about other site prices just doesn't matter. After a couple sales to Alamy I stopped selling to the dollar stocks, not worth the time and effort. In fact I removed almost all of my photos and only left a few junk photos on the micro side. If you really want to make money in stock think video, drop me a line, it's much easier and profitable. Best of luck everyone. |
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01/12/2009 07:47:41 AM · #1528 |
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
Just have fun and submit. Don't worry about photos on DPC or micro sites. When you get enough on Alamy you'll never go back to the dollar stocks. Not an issue selling a photo as RF on one site and RM on another. Buyers either can then decide or most buy from their favorite site anyway. I make a mix of L and RF, I think more sell as L than RF. With L on Alamy you can see when and where the photo will be used. If you sell RF you have no idea. Sometimes you may want to do similars and sell them with different licenses and let the buyer decide. There is nothing that says the same photo on different sites need to be priced the same of licensed the same. Business is business you decide and then the buyers decide. With about a year of uploading to Alamy I started to get an average of 2-4 sales each month. At Several hundred dollars each it is so much easier than micro. Remember that at Alamy a buyer can buy different sizes of you photo to be used in different ways. A full size may sell for $500 and the web size for $75. That is why worrying about other site prices just doesn't matter. After a couple sales to Alamy I stopped selling to the dollar stocks, not worth the time and effort. In fact I removed almost all of my photos and only left a few junk photos on the micro side. If you really want to make money in stock think video, drop me a line, it's much easier and profitable. Best of luck everyone. |
Did you read your Alamy contract before you signed it Don? You should be aware that you are in serious breach of your contract if you licence the same image or similars differently on different sites or within Alamy itself. It's extremely damaging to the stock photography process and jeapordises the income of those of us who actually do this for a living. |
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02/24/2009 10:36:12 PM · #1529 |
Way back when this thread started, I signed up for Alamy. I put 11 images up and haven't done much since then - I really keep meaning to upload some more or make an effort to drive sales. Just checked today, for those 11 images, total sales are a little over $1200.00
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02/24/2009 11:08:46 PM · #1530 |
| niiice! I'm building my portfolio up slowly- up to 41 now. Good to hear that sales do happen eventually :) |
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03/04/2009 07:31:11 AM · #1531 |
| Has any one started failing Alamy QC with images that would normally pass easily? I found that images that would normally pass QC (if not better than my images before) have begun to fail QC all of a sudden. I can't get any of my images through. It's starting to become frustrating. Has there been a change in criteria to make them more strict? |
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03/07/2009 05:59:09 AM · #1532 |
Have you changed camera or processed your images in a different way?
Message edited by author 2009-10-30 07:48:36.
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03/07/2009 07:12:21 AM · #1533 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Way back when this thread started, I signed up for Alamy. I put 11 images up and haven't done much since then - I really keep meaning to upload some more or make an effort to drive sales. Just checked today, for those 11 images, total sales are a little over $1200.00 |
That's excellent Gordon...
I only have 3 there and haven't checked for months...
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03/07/2009 08:43:01 AM · #1534 |
this has got to be one of the longest threads yet :)
Message edited by author 2009-10-30 07:48:28.
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03/09/2009 08:10:07 AM · #1535 |
Originally posted by leaf:
Have you changed camera or processed your images in a different way? |
I have changed laptops...so instead of using Windows XP i'm using Vista. I also use Adobe Raw to convert files instead of DPP. Grrr...and I upgraded from Photoshop 7 to CS3...okay so may be i have changed alot...but i thought hte photos are coming out looking better. |
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03/09/2009 12:47:46 PM · #1536 |
It may be that your screen isn't as well calibrated as before.
It may also be that Alamy are being more thorough on their QCs at the moment - I've had a few pics sat waiting for a week now, which is highly unusual of late. |
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10/29/2009 10:13:34 PM · #1537 |
Haven't posted in here for awhile...
Alamy's turnaround time is so quick now! I just uploaded this shot (without the letterbox border and non-cropped) from a recently completed challenge and it's approved and set to go. Cool! :-)
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10/30/2009 07:48:01 AM · #1538 |
yeah, they have improved their review process greatly. It is almost quick enough for editorial images to make it online.
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10/30/2009 06:29:54 PM · #1539 |
Alamy have raised the bar and as from 7/10/09 this is the list of cameras they are not acceping images from. //www.alamy.com/contributors/stock-photography-unsuitable-camera.asp I had been getting images on from my fuji S100fs for the past 12 months but the camera is on the list.
Message edited by author 2009-10-30 18:33:41. |
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11/10/2009 05:09:44 PM · #1540 |
Originally posted by albc28:
Has any one started failing Alamy QC with images that would normally pass easily? I found that images that would normally pass QC (if not better than my images before) have begun to fail QC all of a sudden. I can't get any of my images through. It's starting to become frustrating. Has there been a change in criteria to make them more strict? |
I have recently had a submission fail. I broke the group into smaller submissions, resubmitted and they still all failed. And they were sharp and of good quality. I didn't even have to upsize most of them. |
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11/11/2009 03:27:42 PM · #1541 |
Well I am looking for a new camera because my current one is barred from Alamy. I have been looking at full frame cameras but they seem quite expensive and a bit bulky. The compromise for me would probably be the Cannon EOS 7D or Cannon EOS 500D.
www.alangillam.com |
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11/12/2009 01:45:33 AM · #1542 |
Rather than start a new thread I thought i'd piggyback on this one. Hopefully that is copacetic.
Due to recent job developements(lack of one to be specific :() I have extra time to work on photo stuff. I'd been putting off submission of images to micro or macro stock agencies but I can no longer use lack of time as an excuse. I decided to start with Alamy but my plan is to branch out from there, depending on results and on how long my current situation lasts.
I submitted my 4 QC(quality control) shots 4 days ago and they passed through the QC process quickly(
I'll post occasionally with updates, especially if I get a sale. Here are my first 18 shots--don't know if they are saleable but I'll be finding out.
 I printed this proof sheet to pdf, then converted to jpg so the colors are rather garish. |
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11/12/2009 11:11:39 PM · #1543 |
Originally posted by mpeters:
... I submitted my 4 QC(quality control) shots 4 days ago and they passed through the QC process quickly( |
Congrats, and good luck! Although for some reason, I doubt you'll need it. ;-P |
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11/13/2009 05:20:30 PM · #1544 |
Originally posted by mpeters:
I submitted my 4 QC(quality control) shots 4 days ago and they passed through the QC process quickly( |
I find it a good practice to take my time with keywording. I kind of relate it to an old carpenter's adage: "Measure twice; cut once".
I usually type the keywords into MS Word first, which can check spelling and suggest synonyms, which I find helpful. I revisit the document a couple times before pasting the keywords into the IPTC data. Also, if I create a related image later, I can refer back to the saved Word document.
Good luck. |
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12/19/2009 06:44:13 PM · #1545 |
| I failed a QC a couple of weeks ago and now my current upload has been in QC queue for 7 days. Moral to the story...don't fail a QC or you will be placed at the back of the line! I was 100% acceptance up to that point. |
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02/23/2010 12:17:38 AM · #1546 |
| Last month at Alamy was great. One photo sold for $1240 and several more for a couple hundred each. Don't expect to quit a day job at any photo stock agency. It really is hit and miss. So far only one sale this month for a couple hundred. That still is so much better than .36 cents a sale at other micro agencies ;) |
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02/23/2010 01:15:15 AM · #1547 |
Nice job Don! I would love to have a few bites on Alamy but so far nothing. I'm up to 40+ images for sale with another 10 waiting for keywords. I'd love to pick your brain related to Alamy...
Message edited by author 2010-02-23 01:16:54. |
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04/16/2010 08:40:51 AM · #1548 |
Hey guys...could use some advice.
I never do stock but I did try, maybe 3 years back to get some things up on Alamy. They were, what I thought "high-quality" images...or the best I had BUT I'm guessing too upsized. So, now for example,...I have 9.9 M image but I need to get it to 48 M which seems insane. First, can it be done in Photoshop or do I need to buy Genuine Fractals? In all the side by side comparisons of those types of software...I can't see a difference or understand what's going on...all looks the same to me. I do save at the highest quality "10" but I'm not sure I'm working with the files at their largest.
And could someone point me to a simple, step by step instruction guide to up sizing for Alamy.
Thanks in advance - Steve |
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04/16/2010 08:47:53 AM · #1549 |
Originally posted by pawdrix:
Hey guys...could use some advice.
I never do stock but I did try, maybe 3 years back to get some things up on Alamy. They were, what I thought "high-quality" images...or the best I had BUT I'm guessing too upsized. So, now for example,...I have 9.9 M image but I need to get it to 48 M which seems insane. First, can it be done in Photoshop or do I need to buy Genuine Fractals? In all the side by side comparisons of those types of software...I can't see a difference or understand what's going on...all looks the same to me. I do save at the highest quality "10" but I'm not sure I'm working with the files at their largest.
And could someone point me to a simple, step by step instruction guide to up sizing for Alamy.
Thanks in advance - Steve |
I just posted this on facebook for a friend who was asking me so I will copy and paste here:
Open your photo in PS (I am assuming you are using RAW) Go to image/size. At the top of the pop up window you will see "Pixel Dimensions: xx.xM" This is the size of the uncompressed file. Make sure you have constrain proportions and resample image checked and that you are using bicubic. Change the width or height until the pixel dimensions read what they are looking for, 48 to 55 M. After that save as a JPEG at the max (12) setting. The JPEG should be around 8 or 9 M but the uncompressed will be what ever you set in the image size. Remember that JPEG is a compressed format and TIFF or RAW are not. My work flow is a bit different as I use Aperture. I output from Aperture an 8 bit TIFF and it is around 31M. By increasing the Width to 5100 pixels it makes my TIFF 49.5 M which is in the range they are looking for.
Also remember to always keep your edited files in TIFF or PSD format. Never save them as JPEG and then open them for more editing and re-save. Every time you re-save a JPEG you will lose quality.
Hope this helps,
Ronnie |
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04/16/2010 08:53:34 AM · #1550 |
Hi Steve - this is something that I used in the past. I also have another file with some screen shots from Photoshop that I can send. If you want it, send me your email.
1. Carefully process your file until it looks exactly the way you want it to look. Save it as an 16-bit TIFF.
2. Using Bicubic Smoother in Photoshop, increase the image size to a width or height of 5128 on the largest side, let the other dimension fall where it may. (that makes a 50 megabyte file when the JPEG is open, you'll see this at the bottom of the image window in Photoshop)
3. Change the mode to 8-bit (from 16-bit)
4. Save the file as an uncompressed JPEG at level 12 in Photoshop. It will now be a 7 to 11 megabyte JPEG that opens up to an 8-bit 50 megabyte file.
When you do the above steps, you'll have a JPEG that is an acceptable size to Alamy.com
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