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Hi, all.  I just uploaded a batch of about 30 photos to Alamy, and I've decided to go exclusive with those images.  I've been with Alamy for about a year, uploading nonexclusive RF images, and have one sale.  With this latest batch (a beautiful blonde model with various facial expressions, varied wardrobe, etc.), I decided to do a test and make them exclusive to the site.  If you were in my position, would you go RF or RM?

According to some of the people on the Alamy forum, the assumption that RM makes more than RF is flawed. Seems like the same question keeps coming around month after month and the whole reason behind it is "More Money". If RM doesn't bring in more, then the premise is false, so the whole debate over mixed licenses is a waste of time.

There's no reason not to just put everything up as RF, that's already RF on Micro sites.

As someone else so aptly pointed out. the Alamy RF is more like an EL, and that's why the higher prices.

The only reason I have 93% RM is the motor sports photos have no property release, no model release, no trademark release... and are edited with News Editorial standards in mind. There's no way they could be RF and in fact as I click No Model Release, Alamy easily blanks out RF and makes them Editorial RM. It's nice and simple.

But please don't assume from the start that RM makes more than RF. Like everything else, what's the subject? What's the use?

Yes, and that is the biggest difference that I've found as well. Although it still doesn't tell me who the customer is, at least I know it went into a book with a four year license. Good point.