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09/24/2008 12:11:42 PM · #1476 |
Whoo-hoo! Exciting stuff. With the close of Photoshelter Collection (who I was using as my macro-stock testing/learning/proving ground), I finally had to get my nerve up to try to join alamy.
I'm not sure if they lowered their standards ;) or if I was just being too nervous or critical about it, but after agonizing all night last night picking my shots -- I just checked my status page and SHA-ZAM! All four passed QC. Ohhhh, the happiness!
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09/28/2008 11:29:30 PM · #1477 |
| Alamy seems to have picked up steam the last few month. 12 sales in Jul, 3 in Aug and 3 in Sept. More than enough to buy a new Canon 5D MKII and a couple of lenses. Yup dollar stock agencies suck ;) |
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09/29/2008 01:01:25 AM · #1478 |
how much does alamy pay fpr royalty free images? I have just uploaded licensed images so far.
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09/29/2008 03:24:14 AM · #1479 |
An example is
Large 4136 x 4211 -- $425.00
Medium 3102 x 3158 -- $330.00
Small 1551 x 1579 -- $330.00
Extra small 744 x 758 -- $135.00
Novel Use -- $1.00
That is the sale price so alamy still has to take their cut from that... which can vary depending on if it is a distributor sale or not
Message edited by author 2008-09-29 03:24:41.
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09/29/2008 01:29:58 PM · #1480 |
Originally posted by leaf:
An example is
Large 4136 x 4211 -- $425.00
Medium 3102 x 3158 -- $330.00
Small 1551 x 1579 -- $330.00
Extra small 744 x 758 -- $135.00
Novel Use -- $1.00
That is the sale price so alamy still has to take their cut from that... which can vary depending on if it is a distributor sale or not |
those are the prices for Royalty Free? I didn't think you made that much with RF - I thought only licensed images provided that level of income. Where on their site do they post fee levels?
Dave
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09/30/2008 03:53:37 AM · #1481 |
they don't.
You have to go to an image and click 'get price quote'.
for royalty free the prices will come up, but for rights managed you have to enter what the image will be used for.
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09/30/2008 08:25:03 AM · #1482 |
so what is the best posting strategy? do you do RF or Licensed mostly? If you make a distinction, when and how do you apply it?
I have only posted 9 images to date on Alamy - I know stock photography is a numbers game and I need to increase these by orders of magnitude, but I'd like anyone's advice on successful posting to Alamy.
Thanks!
Dave
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10/02/2008 03:16:14 AM · #1483 |
the general rule of thumb is RF images are ones that can easily be reproduced - things isolated on white, food, perhaps general nature shots.
Shots that are one of a kind, or of remote locations should be licensed RM
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10/04/2008 03:22:44 PM · #1484 |
I gave Almay a go and my first 4 pics were rejected. I expected this really. One of the four shots I uploaded was this one:
Here is a 100% crop from the image that was rejected due to "Soft or lacking definition":
[thumb]728229[/thumb]
I guess this was due to the noise reduction. Here's a 100% crop of it without HR, do you think this would be rejected due to noise:
[thumb]728231[/thumb]
This shot was ISO 400 so that's probably half my problem with this one but it seems that from a 350D I'm having to upsize a huge amount!
Any insights?
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10/04/2008 04:11:01 PM · #1485 |
 Nuzzer, I would probably not try the one without the noise reduction either. Are you doing a lot of cropping of the original image that you need so much upsizing? I have a 350D, use CS3 and have not had a rejection yet...knock on wood. I rarely ever crop except when going for a square format. |
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10/04/2008 05:32:05 PM · #1486 |
Originally posted by RKT:
Nuzzer, I would probably not try the one without the noise reduction either. Are you doing a lot of cropping of the original image that you need so much upsizing? I have a 350D, use CS3 and have not had a rejection yet...knock on wood. I rarely ever crop except when going for a square format. |
Almost no cropping at all on that image. The RAW image in CS2 shows a size of 45.6M so I have to upscale to 96M. The cropped TIFF one shows a size of 33M so there is a little more upscaling required but not too much I'd have thought.
In this case maybe the ISO 400 is the issue as the lens I used was sharp (100mm prime) and I used a tripod so I'm sure that could be the only fault with the base image.
I wonder if you could post your workflow please?
Message edited by author 2008-10-04 17:36:39. |
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10/04/2008 11:15:31 PM · #1487 |
I think you might be right about the 400 ISO. The only ISO 400 shots I've gotten in were taken with a 30D.
As far as work flow, I usually shoot RAW, edit everything I can in Adobe Camera Raw , import into CS3 at 16 bit, 72dpi. I upsize once after I'm done with my editing, convert to 8 bit and save as a maximum quality JPEG. But I've also had success submitting shots that started out as JPEGS. I guess this is my basic workflow...I tend to experiment to see what might give the best results. I don't sharpen or use noise reduction...and I rarely use tripods outside.
Here is one image I have Alamy:
Here is a 100% crop:
I used my 100mm macro on this shot too. Somewhere I heard the upsizing in much better in CS3 vs CS2. There have been some people complaining over at Alamy that they are suddenly getting lots of stuff turned down for the same reason your image was turned down, people who had never had a problem before. Maybe go ahead and resubmit the shot without the noise reduction and see if it passes? Try and see.
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10/28/2008 09:26:17 AM · #1488 |
Just came along to say that I have finally sold an image on Alamy;
it was the color version of
that sold for $350 (RF, 27MB).
Me happy.
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10/28/2008 09:54:28 AM · #1489 |
A big congratulations Oliver. Must be a hapy feeling, but did u say RF? Does that mean it sold as royalty free?
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10/28/2008 10:33:46 AM · #1490 |
Originally posted by eyewave:
Just came along to say that I have finally sold an image on Alamy;
it was the color version of
that sold for $350 (RF, 27MB).
Me happy. |
Congrats, the first of many I hope.
RF at 350 dollars?
How much do Alamy take on that 350? Then you've got to pay income taxes on it so I wonder how much people make with Alamy compared to microstock. |
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10/28/2008 11:10:53 AM · #1491 |
Originally posted by RKT:
There have been some people complaining over at Alamy that they are suddenly getting lots of stuff turned down for the same reason your image was turned down, people who had never had a problem before. Maybe go ahead and resubmit the shot without the noise reduction and see if it passes? Try and see. |
I've been having the same problem actually - I submitted around 150 shots (within probably around 1.5 months) and very few problems. Then, all of a sudden, "Soft or lacking focus" on ALL my subsequent submissions - even though the shots are from the same camera and similar subjects... maybe a new QC guy??
I'm still looking forward to making that first sale!
Oliver, could I ask how many pictures you have up on alamy and for how long? |
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10/29/2008 04:43:21 AM · #1492 |
Dudski,
I started almost exactly one year ago on Alamy and have been submitting about 25 shots/month to have 280 online now.
 Jac,
Alamy takes 30%, so I have $245 left before taxes. My 3 best selling images on microstock made about $500 each in the last twelve months. The good thing at Alamy is the ranking, if you sell a pic, you climb higher and your images are shown closer to the top in search results. So I'm hoping to have the next sale sooner.
David dmadden,
yes, it sold as Royalty Free. Unbelievable, but true. |
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10/29/2008 11:56:31 AM · #1493 |
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10/29/2008 01:15:44 PM · #1494 |
| Thanks a lot Oliver. I signed up sometime ago but have'nt done an upload yet. Very difficult balancing act between work and uploading to so many sites :) |
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10/29/2008 01:30:16 PM · #1495 |
| I first read the title of this thread as: "Alimony - The Challenge." |
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10/29/2008 01:30:53 PM · #1496 |
I almost forgot about Alamy altogether. I had my 4 test shots go through QC and they were accepted. Strangely its been so long since I submitted them that I don't even remember what they were. :)
Anyways, I think I will take this as an opportunity to try my hand at stock photography.
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11/03/2008 08:16:51 PM · #1497 |
| I'm trying to upload my first 4 test images but I keep receiving an error which says "Uncompressed size less than 48MB." What does that mean??? Am I supposed to make a JPG that's over 48MB?! That's insane! Has anyone else run into this problem?? |
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11/03/2008 08:38:37 PM · #1498 |
Originally posted by Tom:
I'm trying to upload my first 4 test images but I keep receiving an error which says "Uncompressed size less than 48MB." What does that mean??? Am I supposed to make a JPG that's over 48MB?! That's insane! Has anyone else run into this problem?? |
You need to upsize your images to over 48MB
from the Alamy site preparing images for sale
# Do not crop your images excessively - after cropping, your file should still have an uncompressed file size at least 17MB at 8 bit.
# Interpolate (upsize) the file to 48 – 50MB using a specialist, professional software package. We recommend Abobe Photoshop although other software is acceptable. If using Photoshop version 7 or higher select the bicubic option. We advise that you do not use “step” or incremental interpolation. Check your software’s default settings to ensure that all sharpening is turned off. |
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11/03/2008 09:13:02 PM · #1499 |
Originally posted by suemack:
Originally posted by Tom:
I'm trying to upload my first 4 test images but I keep receiving an error which says "Uncompressed size less than 48MB." What does that mean??? Am I supposed to make a JPG that's over 48MB?! That's insane! Has anyone else run into this problem?? |
You need to upsize your images to over 48MB
from the Alamy site preparing images for sale
# Do not crop your images excessively - after cropping, your file should still have an uncompressed file size at least 17MB at 8 bit.
# Interpolate (upsize) the file to 48 – 50MB using a specialist, professional software package. We recommend Abobe Photoshop although other software is acceptable. If using Photoshop version 7 or higher select the bicubic option. We advise that you do not use “step” or incremental interpolation. Check your software’s default settings to ensure that all sharpening is turned off. |
Edit: I think I got it. Was that really necessary? It seemed like the quality just went down when I resized it.
Message edited by author 2008-11-03 21:29:34. |
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11/04/2008 06:59:21 PM · #1500 |
Now that they accept JPEGs and compressed TIFFS I really don't understand why they continue to give size requirements in FILE SIZE!
In any case a 48MB uncompressed TIFF = 16 megapixels resolution. I go for 16.5 to be safe.
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