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09/24/2007 06:51:48 PM · #1326 |
Originally posted by idnic:
There was some discussion about this very issue on Alamy forums earlier today. You should check there to see what the final concensus was. |
Ok i'll take a look, i've not used those forums before so it's probably a good idea to start!
Thanks Cindi |
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09/26/2007 12:50:49 PM · #1327 |
I just got my first 53 through QC
And I have been a key wording madman and they are all done
I also uploaded 2 more images to "reserve my place in the QC line"
I'll see how this works !
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09/26/2007 03:37:24 PM · #1328 |
Originally posted by Node:
Posted 04/30/2005 06:38:57 PM on Page 2 of this thread.
Good luck Matt....
I had already started to put a few shots together for Alamy myself so I'm also very interested in how this goes.
Bob |
I think I'll change my name to the "Procrastinator" ;P
Well I finally registered and uploaded my 4 Qualifying images, then read the forums and discovered that I had upsized then using a non-prefered method, but they all passed so now I'm in Alamy as well! w00t.
Now I'm off to do some keywording, I hate keywording..... grumble grumble
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10/03/2007 08:23:47 AM · #1329 |
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
I've sold three photos at Alamy since Christmas, looks like business is starting to pick up finally. I submit very few RF. Only RF are pics where it is easy to replicate. If it stands out or may be difficult to capture in the same way I go with L or RM. |
I just got my 4 thru QC and am now trying to figure out the whole RF/RM thing. I scanned thru this mega thread and am sure I have missed something. Is the above quote a good rule of thumb to follow?
I'm going to scan thru the Alamy forums as well, but I am not going to ask there - a lot of the forum people don't seem very happy lol.
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10/03/2007 08:39:19 AM · #1330 |
Originally posted by colorcarnival:
I'm going to scan thru the Alamy forums as well, but I am not going to ask there - a lot of the forum people don't seem very happy lol. |
I did a similar thing, scanned their forums and this was my take on that question.
RF = Only used if your selling that same image somewhere else.
L = If its being sold at Alamy only and the other one L? Something means they can manage the sale without contacting you for approval.
So that is how I'm going with it atm, still waiting for my uploads (1x4 & 1x5) to pass qc first. I'm going all new images as I have a fair selection of earning microstock photo's that I'm leaving as I like the monthly income from them.
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10/03/2007 10:39:06 AM · #1331 |
RF = Royalty Free is any image that once they purchase it, is theirs to use for any purpose. It is non-exclusive in most cases where you can sell it to as many people as you want under the same rules.
RM/L = Rights Managed or Licensed means they can only purchase the image for one intended use such as a magazine cover for a certain print run. If they want to use it for a different purpose, they must purchase the rights again. This is also non-exclusive as long as it's sold under the same rules.
Someone can offer to purchase an exclusive license where that guarantees they are the only ones using it for a certain length of time for a certain use. This is not usually an option if you have it on multiple websites, since you cannot control the sales. Exclusivity can be offered on either RF or RM/L if it has not been sold before. It also must be able to be removed from all websites that have it offered. The Price of Exclusive rights go WAY up.
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10/03/2007 12:01:33 PM · #1332 |
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10/03/2007 12:12:25 PM · #1333 |
Originally posted by colorcarnival:
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
I've sold three photos at Alamy since Christmas, looks like business is starting to pick up finally. I submit very few RF. Only RF are pics where it is easy to replicate. If it stands out or may be difficult to capture in the same way I go with L or RM. |
I just got my 4 thru QC and am now trying to figure out the whole RF/RM thing. I scanned thru this mega thread and am sure I have missed something. Is the above quote a good rule of thumb to follow?
I'm going to scan thru the Alamy forums as well, but I am not going to ask there - a lot of the forum people don't seem very happy lol. |
yeah it is a bit of a gamble to know whether to list an image as RF or RM.
if you list the image as RF then you can put it on other sites as well which is a nice bonus.
RM images usually well for more however - so if you think alamy can sell it, it might be worth putting it as RM
If the image has non-released people in the picture (new images) then it HAS to be licensed as RM
Message edited by author 2007-10-03 12:12:51.
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10/04/2007 02:22:55 PM · #1334 |
Its not a good practice to sell any image without a release on any recognisable person. However, it can be sold it if its a journalistic use pertaining to the event in which it was taken. So, your chances of selling it in stock is very slim, but not impossible.
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10/04/2007 03:52:21 PM · #1335 |
Pssst..... just gave this a try and WOW does that speed things up! //www.xensoft.biz/xenlights/ezalamy.htm Its a gadget that helps with the new fields for annotation.
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10/04/2007 08:57:21 PM · #1336 |
Pssstt..You should have mentioned it is only for WINDOZE. :)
I have a script I use that checks for everything through iView. Just need to modify it. FREE!!
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10/04/2007 09:15:34 PM · #1337 |
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
Pssstt..You should have mentioned it is only for WINDOZE. :)
I have a script I use that checks for everything through iView. Just need to modify it. FREE!! |
Oh I didn't pay for it, I only had 97 left to re-annotate so I grabbed the trial. The rest will be done the new way as I go.
Edit... it says its mac compliant, sorry.
Message edited by author 2007-10-04 21:16:07.
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10/05/2007 04:22:05 AM · #1338 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Edit... it says its mac compliant, sorry. |
If you use Virtual PC, which is an extra program running (if not the new Intel based and alread run the WINDOZE software for it). :)
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10/05/2007 04:47:55 AM · #1339 |
Originally posted by Tlemetry:
Its not a good practice to sell any image without a release on any recognisable person. However, it can be sold it if its a journalistic use pertaining to the event in which it was taken. So, your chances of selling it in stock is very slim, but not impossible. |
This would normally be true but Alamy's strongest area is in editorial sales hence no releases required. They DO advise that such images be sold on rights managed basis rather than royalty free.
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10/22/2007 12:34:46 PM · #1340 |
Way back when (when this thread started) I put ten pictures up on Alamy that I happened to have shot in the preceding month. Never bothered doing much else. Haven't actually submitted any images to them for a few years I suppose.
Got an email from them today trying to get in touch because they've been trying to send me a cheque for $500 that was returned (since I've moved house)
I now think I should submit more than 10 pictures.
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10/24/2007 09:12:24 AM · #1341 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Way back when (when this thread started) I put ten pictures up on Alamy that I happened to have shot in the preceding month. Never bothered doing much else. Haven't actually submitted any images to them for a few years I suppose.
Got an email from them today trying to get in touch because they've been trying to send me a cheque for $500 that was returned (since I've moved house)
I now think I should submit more than 10 pictures. |
Congratulations! Now that's residual income! And I like that way. ;D |
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10/24/2007 11:27:17 AM · #1342 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Way back when (when this thread started) I put ten pictures up on Alamy that I happened to have shot in the preceding month. Never bothered doing much else. Haven't actually submitted any images to them for a few years I suppose.
Got an email from them today trying to get in touch because they've been trying to send me a cheque for $500 that was returned (since I've moved house)
I now think I should submit more than 10 pictures. |
What a nice surprise! With your talent, Gordon, I'm not surprised!
With a talent like yours, you should be raking it in!
I need to get more shots uploaded too.
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10/31/2007 07:25:07 AM · #1343 |
Approved! Well, that wasn't so hard. Why did I worry about it for two years?
FYI - I mailed a CD and it took 15 days from the time they recieved it to passing the QC, (that includes 7 days to process, 8 waiting approval). |
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10/31/2007 07:25:09 AM · #1344 |
oops
Message edited by author 2007-10-31 07:46:36. |
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10/31/2007 09:43:30 AM · #1345 |
| Submitted my 4 images for QC on monday, and they are online right now. That was even easier than at the micros! |
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10/31/2007 09:50:27 AM · #1346 |
Originally posted by eyewave:
Submitted my 4 images for QC on monday, and they are online right now. That was even easier than at the micros! |
I did the same, couple of days and cleared.
Then uploaded 4 more... waited a few days and up loaded 5 more and then a week later 6 more all waiting QC.
Now I not sure how they work there but my first photo of the last batch of 6 photo's did not pass QC so ALL the photos were dumped Uggg after 25 days waiting.
I thought I was smart uploading a few in batches, if one failed then only a small batch would be killed off but with their 1 out all out policy I lost all of them :(.
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10/31/2007 09:55:20 AM · #1347 |
That sucks about losing all of them. That ZT policy is crazy. I thought it applied to one batch at a time. I wonder if that is going to happen to me. I have three batches in now. The first was uploaded Oct. 8. And I have not heard anything yet!
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10/31/2007 03:17:52 PM · #1348 |
| DO you mean the even after the initial test-of-four for quality control, ALamy will reject whole batches of photos if they find fault with one? They say they will only spot check a few images from the QC on. |
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10/31/2007 03:38:20 PM · #1349 |
Originally posted by emorgan49:
DO you mean the even after the initial test-of-four for quality control, ALamy will reject whole batches of photos if they find fault with one? They say they will only spot check a few images from the QC on. |
That's correct!
So in my case I had 3 small batches, they may have already checked the first 2 (Spot checked) and then found one that failed in the 3rd batch but then all 3 batches were classed as failed. It could have just as easily been the opposite and that was the first photo they looked at (First photo of the last batch) who knows?
Either way it sucked.
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11/01/2007 12:47:18 PM · #1350 |
Bob that does suck and i'm sorry to hear that it happened to you. I'm happy to say that mine went thru, but i plan on doing small batches at a time until each group goes thru.
Do you belong to the Alamy yahoo group? I saw a thread there the other day that Alamy might do away with the ZT thing. I have not read it in several days so that could have changed by now lol.
Good luck!
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