Author Topic: Getty will accept ameture submissions (Read 5514 times)

CJPhoto · « **on:** October 25, 2006, 15:26 »

Sounds like they will accept non pro submissions in areas where they need more photos.

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003287722

leaf · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2006, 15:39 »

well just a little edit there. You still have to be a pro. but you don't have to be in the very selective getty crowd.

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During a gloomy conference call Tuesday overshadowed by disappointing third-quarter earnings and falling sales volumes, Getty CEO Jonathan Klein revealed that the company is developing a new system that will let all qualified professional photographers submit their images to Getty for distribution.

Greg Boiarsky · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2006, 16:51 »

This makes me wonder how a "qualified" pro would be defined. On the one hand, the news is not good for the field because it means that buyers may not be spending money on quality images, and it means microstock will become the source of choice for all but for-hire photographic images. I wish that the market would just split into two segments: high-end, high-gloss images and low-end, run-of-the-mill stock. Then, there would be room for full-time pros and part-time, talented amateurs.

On the other hand, this opens up the big-boy stock world to photogs without decades' worth of images. You'll note, as well, that the pay structure for Getty is not changing--the pay will still be good.

Time will tell.

leaf · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2006, 17:07 »

none the less, i'm eager to send in my application

Greg Boiarsky · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2006, 17:20 »

Me, too. Anyone have a 1Ds MkII to give away?

Quote from: leaf on October 25, 2006, 17:07

none the less, i'm eager to send in my application

CJPhoto · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2006, 02:31 »

The easist way for them to impletement it would be to piggy back onto istock. ie. do special requests at istock and be extremely selective. however, they wont get the "pros" (ie. macrostock snobs) by doing this.

I have also heard that Alamy are being slightly more selective than they use to be - is that true? (ie. once you get past the initial test, I thought it was effectively a free for all which is evident from some of their photos).

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