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08/07/2006 03:49:34 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by deapee:
Don't waste your time with the penny stock agencies. Get into alamy or myloupe. I sold one photo on myloupe in the month I've been there for more money than most people make with better photos over at istock or shutterstock. |
"Penny stock" agencies are hardly a waste of time, especially when the images are not quite right for the macro stock sites, and would otherwise be sitting unused on a harddrive somewhere. Micro is a good way to make your images work for you, the earnings do add up, and with some work it can be a decent income. And as has been pointed out, many microstock-ers have earned more in a year with their multiple micro sales than they have from a single macro sale in the same timespan.
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08/07/2006 04:53:49 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
Originally posted by deapee:
Don't waste your time with the penny stock agencies. Get into alamy or myloupe. I sold one photo on myloupe in the month I've been there for more money than most people make with better photos over at istock or shutterstock. |
"Penny stock" agencies are hardly a waste of time, especially when the images are not quite right for the macro stock sites, and would otherwise be sitting unused on a harddrive somewhere. Micro is a good way to make your images work for you, the earnings do add up, and with some work it can be a decent income. And as has been pointed out, many microstock-ers have earned more in a year with their multiple micro sales than they have from a single macro sale in the same timespan. |
Hey man...I was sharring my opinion based on my personal experiences. Clearly yours differs. When I first got into photography, I racked up $17.10 over at istockphoto.com. Then I realized I was cheating myself. Then I realized that a lot of people are making much better images than I am and selling them for pennies at istock or shutterstock. So then I decided to give myloupe a shot (because alamy was just too complicated -- upres your files, make a CD label your CD, send them to Taiwan...screw that). Much to my surprise, I was in.
I sold one photo so far in a month for over a 500 dollar profit. Me, personally, I'll upload all my photos to myloupe...if no one buys them, then no one buys them. At least I'm not cheating myself or taking food out of the families of pro photographers who have been in the business for tens of years by wanting to simply support my hobby with some suplemental income. I'm in it to win it. If I can't make over 100 on a photo then it's pointless to me. $17.10 after 3 months of downloads just doesn't get me excited. If it gets you excited, then much more power to you...do what you gotta do.
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08/08/2006 03:20:15 AM · #28 |
Ok.. .
Cool down guys...
It always get very heated up when we start taking about the micro vs macro topic...
David, I'm well aware of the difference between the macro and micro price structure..
The fact is.. my photo's not up the the standards that can be sold on the macro sites...
I may be crazy bit definately not stupid .. and simple maths tells me that why make 22cents when you can make $500?
I would love to get into myloupe and evey alamy...
but until I can take stunning shots like yours.. I gues I can only appeal to the 22cents market...
Give me some time mate... I'll be sure to join you at myloupe..
Till then.. cheers..
Eric.. :) |
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08/08/2006 06:17:05 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by redsunphotography:
Usually they reject with canned responses, I have yet to have them tell me exactly what they are talking about. "Unnaceptable noise", "undue artifacts when viewed at full size", they also comment on chromatic aberration and sometimes composition.
I use a few different micro stock agencies, and if a photo doesn't make it, I submit it to all of my "secondary" agencies. So far, out of the 5, someone always accepts them. It pays to have backup agencies.
-Hideo |
I've had this issue so far with istockphoto.com, The photos i've submitted where of raw orig. except for one, i even used this technique for cropping click here then did whatever post processing they may have needed.
Now when i look at these at 100% i see no noise, any ideas as to how to over come this?
istockphotos i find very responsive in the acceptance stage so im not waiting days for an answer.
I also am waiting to be accepted by Fotolia.com and have been waiting almost a week now in pending status.
Message edited by author 2006-08-08 06:17:39.
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08/08/2006 07:49:53 PM · #30 |
When Alamy catches up with the idea of FTP, I'll start using them. I hadn't heard of myloupe until now. Do you have a referral link? I'll check them out.
Originally posted by deapee:
Don't waste your time with the penny stock agencies. Get into alamy or myloupe. I sold one photo on myloupe in the month I've been there for more money than most people make with better photos over at istock or shutterstock. |
Message edited by author 2006-08-08 20:12:06. |
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08/08/2006 08:23:14 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by deapee:
Don't waste your time with the penny stock agencies. Get into alamy or myloupe. I sold one photo on myloupe in the month I've been there for more money than most people make with better photos over at istock or shutterstock. |
Hey deapee which shot did you sell if you don't mind my asking? I've got a bunch up at myloupe with no sales yet so I'm kinda curious...
Message edited by author 2006-08-08 20:23:32. |
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08/09/2006 04:17:31 AM · #32 |
i've got a pile of photos at myloupe and alamy as well as at the micro stock agencies.
From my experience I have earned more from the micros than from alamy and myloupe.
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08/13/2006 07:27:28 AM · #33 |
Can you have the same images up on the macro sites as you do on the micro? I'm getting a lot of downloads for some of my better pics on Shutterstock and figured I might copy them over to Alamy or Myloupe, but am hesitant to take them off SS.
Also, apparently the files you burn to cd for Alamy and ship to bfe have to be a minmum of 48MB? My camera is an 8MP and I think the biggest image file I've gotten out of it is maybe 6MB. I've never shot RAW, so I'm assuming those files are in the 48MB range? I've also never upsized my photos. Don't most sites frown on that?
Thanks,
Lisa
Message edited by author 2006-08-13 07:28:05. |
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08/13/2006 07:45:32 AM · #34 |
I think it is frowned upon to have identical images both in the micro and macro arenas. As for the alamy file sizes, I believe that yes you are expected to carefully upsize them. I've read in the forums that a program called "Genuine Fractals" or something similar is good at that.
If you haven't already, try searching the forums for discussion of all aspects of stock. There has been loads of discussion for the time that I have been here.
Good luck with your sales! |
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