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Agency Based Discussion => Alamy.com => Topic started by: maggieddd on April 27, 2006, 14:47

Title: Who's on Alamy
Post by: maggieddd on April 27, 2006, 14:47
Is anyone from here on Alamy?  Just curious
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: leaf on April 27, 2006, 15:34
yep, i am
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: Striker77s on April 27, 2006, 16:26
Leaf
Do have some of the same images on both Alamy and the microstocks?

Mark
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: maggieddd on April 27, 2006, 16:30
Quote from: leaf on April 27, 2006, 15:34
yep, i am
How are things going there for you?
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: leaf on April 27, 2006, 16:30
there are a few exceptions but genearlly no.  I put Rights managed work on alamy and RF work on the micros.

On that note however.

I hear people all the time saying that you could get in trouble, or customers could be very angry by putting images on both places. 

however i don't think there are many customers that shop at both places.
I wonder if anyone does activly submit the same images to both places.  Alamy doesn't have a rule against this.  I wonder why?
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: leaf on April 27, 2006, 16:32
Quote from: maggieddd on April 27, 2006, 16:30
Quote from: leaf on April 27, 2006, 15:34
yep, i am
How are things going there for you?

i have had a total of 3 sales and earned a total of $560.  I have had images there for a little over a year.  So it sounds not too bad, but I earn almost that much on shutterstock each month... so it isn't really that great.
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: Striker77s on April 27, 2006, 17:05
Correct, there is nothing in Alamy's contract that limits you from selling your images with both Alamy and microstocks.  I have some on both to, but not very many on Alamy.  I haven't sold anything on Alamy and stopped contributing there a while back.

Mark
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: maggieddd on April 27, 2006, 17:19
Quote from: leaf on April 27, 2006, 16:32
Quote from: maggieddd on April 27, 2006, 16:30
Quote from: leaf on April 27, 2006, 15:34
yep, i am
How are things going there for you?

i have had a total of 3 sales and earned a total of $560.  I have had images there for a little over a year.  So it sounds not too bad, but I earn almost that much on shutterstock each month... so it isn't really that great.
how many pictures do you have on Alamy and how many do you have on Shutterstock?
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: leaf on April 28, 2006, 01:43
just over 1000 on alamy, just under 2000 on shutterstock
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: CJPhoto on April 28, 2006, 02:56
Are alamy strict on approvals?  Do you submit there first and if reject submit to the micros or do you take different types of pictures for each?
Title: Re: Who's on Alamy
Post by: leaf on April 28, 2006, 07:14
mostly i take different types of pics for each place.  news things and things I can't get a release for, go on alamy, and also a few travel photos.

Alamy works more on a user defined review.  You basically review your own photos and decide what is good enough... so in the regard the micros are more strict.