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04/21/2006 01:57:59 PM · #51 |
Because the site is really just a facilitator for the Client and photographer, the timing of image selection is up to the buyer. Some buyers have deadlines (which are almost always stated in the request)of as little as a day and some as long as a year. I have a few images linked to requests that have been up for almost a year (though this is not the norm). There isn't really an average time of response and you will get an email if your image is accepted or rejected. However, if you would like you can check your sales information link on your PD home page.
A great feature of the site is that you can see what is needed and then go out and shoot it. Also, every month or so PD sends out a list of image requests and keyword serch entries, another way to find subject matter to shoot. And yes, there is lots of requests for locations all over the world, but give it some time and you will find plenty of requests relevant to your location.
As the site grows the sales power increases, so welcome welcome welcome!!!
And please, BOYCOTT MICROSTOCK. You wouldn't work your day job for pennies on the dollar why sell your photos for that? Especially when there are better ways to market your stock photos...
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04/21/2006 02:29:17 PM · #52 |
There are people earning thousands of dollars a month on microstock, I hardly think that is considered giving your photos away.
I think the 'microstock is the doom of photography' discussion is aux passe
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04/21/2006 02:40:01 PM · #53 |
Originally posted by leaf:
There are people earning thousands of dollars a month on microstock, I hardly think that is considered giving your photos away.
I think the 'microstock is the doom of photography' discussion is aux passe |
Just out of curiousity have you read //www.photographersdirect.com/sellers/micropayment.asp?
Edit: Move the ? outside the [ URL}
Message edited by author 2006-04-21 14:44:52. |
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04/21/2006 04:35:03 PM · #54 |
"There are people earning thousands of dollars a month on microstock"
No one, ever, has earned thousands of dollars a month with microstock. LMAO, just thinking about the illogicity of the misstatement.
And if you are making hundreds a month (also very unlikely) then you must have something that buyers want. And that right there is reason enough to charge more for your product. :P
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04/21/2006 04:37:18 PM · #55 |
Please, lets not turn this thread into a rant. There are already threads to discuss the merrits of macro versus micro. This thread is to discuss photographers experience with PhotographersDirect. Thanks. :)
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04/21/2006 04:50:42 PM · #56 |
Originally posted by cwlawrence:
No one, ever, has earned thousands of dollars a month with microstock. LMAO, just thinking about the illogicity of the misstatement.
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Of course there are. Just because you aren't, doesn't mean that others are not. |
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04/21/2006 05:01:50 PM · #57 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Please, lets not turn this thread into a rant. There are already threads to discuss the merrits of macro versus micro. This thread is to discuss photographers experience with PhotographersDirect. Thanks. :) |
well said |
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04/21/2006 05:34:21 PM · #58 |
I just registered, looks like it could be a good thing. Basically a way to stay informed of freelance opportunities, and since I'll be all over the place in the next year this could lend me some opportunities to make a few bucks I think.
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04/21/2006 06:10:35 PM · #59 |
The owners of those microstock sites may be the only "people earning thousands of dollars a month on microstock". I think that any photographer good enough to earn even one thousand bucks in a month there is going to be moving on to bigger and better things before they double their earnings.
The microstocks serve a niche in the overall market for digital images. They are a good place to break into the business of selling your work, they can help pay the costs of an expensive hobby, but making big money is not going to happen there. Sites like PhotographersDirect and Alamy can be a logical next step for many after they have gained some experience, and confidence, from the micros. There is really no inherent conflict between the two levels, no more than is normal between commercial competitors appealing to different segments of the same market. It's silly to let them, meaning micro and macro sites toghther, cause any hard feelings among us here at dpc.
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