MicrostockGroup

So you aren't a microstocker?  Why are you here then?

Your right I should have been more clear in my initial post, maybe this will help? I'm not to sure how I could scam anyone? Specially if I pay for the hi resolution file before I even get them.

 
Basically I help locating photographers and images for an agency based in NYC. They specifically supply images and editorial content to the newspaper market. So your typical stock like image that you see in a special advertising section is what they are looking for. Usually what my photographers do is send me a quantity of images all at low resolution and generically watermarked. I submit them and eventually the agency puts in an order for what they are looking for at that time. Currently I do work with stock photographers who are on iStock and they send me "seconds" images that they have edited out. Simply put it's a way of getting some extra revenue for selling images that you already have a decent inventory and would otherwise not be sold. My guys love this because they use this money to buy neat camera gear as toys. Being a camera store owner I usually give them a good deal. The agency pays $70.00 per accepted image, not lots but they buy in volume often $2000-$3000 at a time, based on what is submitted. Also I pay immediately upon receipt of the hi-res files. In somes cases even before I receive them until I develop a repore with the guys.
 
Some say I buy images that end up in the trash can!!!
 
Based on this, any questions? I do this as a part time hobby, my real job is a camera store owner www.fotoart.ca
 
Let me know what you think.
 
Cheers
 

The people I sell to are not "technically" a stock site. They have subscribers. In order to obtain images you must pay a monthly subscription fee, you then have password protected access to their site, the images are then used as fillers in ad sections of newspapers, or editorial the odd time or included as a background in an ad.

The conditions of the sale is fairly easy, the photographer must have model releases, the photographer retains all rights to the image, with one exception it can't show up on another stock site. You can sell it on your own over and over. They buy in blocks of images. I had one photographer spend 1 hour shooting his new car and he made $1200.00

They also have shot lists. This revenue stream is not for everyone, but I have friends who love to make $1000.00 for a day of shooting the family and friends.

Fotoart, I think that if at the beginning you would have come clean with the details of you proposal, it would have being allot easier on you and lot less speculations on our part, wether you were trying to scam us or not, you have to understand that your initial sales pitch was kind of lame and left lots of folks on this forum wondering where exactly you where coming from, now if you could only answer sjlocke's questions, the missing gaps of your proposal will be filled, and then, you'll have people paying attention to what it is that you're selling, I'll tell you, it's an interesting idea, now that we know some of the facts...

"Sorry you post came in while I was writting mine"

talk to rahul at lookstat about this.  he understands this market and may be able to help you.

Fair question, I make $10.00 per sold image. As i said this is a hobby..

Cheers