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RM - which agency?
Sean Locke Photography:
--- Quote from: ShadySue on April 28, 2014, 20:08 ---I'm really confused. What you're saying about RF is/was usually said about RM.
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It's not you. cuppacoffee is confused, or their keyboard has several keys switched.
cuppacoffee:
My bad, I wrote my reply/question before I had my first cup of coffee this morning. I did switch them around. I really do know the difference. Either way haven't the lines between the types of images designated as one or the other been blurred these days? The types of images that I used to pay a license fee for are now common but maybe it's just that there was no microstock then. Sorry guys. Bottom line, I was trying to ask what makes one different than the other in terms of content or subject matter, not cost or trackable limited use. If an image was sold as RM in the past is it ok to sell it as RF today especially if it had been licensed several times and the license periods have expired. Or if it was offered as RM in the past and never sold. Should one try and sell it as RF instead? Or should one try to sell it as RM again and for how long?
onepointfour:
I don't mind changing some of RM photos to RF. There are some photos that I will never let go as RF. I don't mind if it's not selling at all. At worst, I will save it indefinitely for photo competition or for Image Brief. This is purely an example - a photo of a newborn identical twins with his great grandpa and his (identical) twin. No, I will not sell it at 0.25 cent. Call me naive or foolish, but I have been lucky with a couple of huge RM sales to continue believing that there are places for these type of images.
MichaelJayFoto:
--- Quote from: onepointfour on April 28, 2014, 02:51 ---I have terminated my contract with Getty and have a bunch of RM images sitting around and still not sure what to do with them. I'm not motivated to upload to Alamy. Any recommendation which RM agency I can consider?
As most of my models are Asian, I'm looking at Blend Images. But I don't have 1000 images to qualify for their 50% royalty rate so I have to be content with 20%. Also, anyone has any idea what are they royalty rates like through their partner program? As an example, if an image licensed through Getty as partner, does that mean Getty will be paying them 30% and 20% of this amount will go to the photographer?
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I can't recommend an agency because I'd guess it depends on your location and the kind of images you shoot. There are too many different agencies, all with their own approach.
With regards to distribution: Yes, you get whatever your share is (40%? 50%?) from what your agency receives from distribution partners. If Getty is one of the distribution partners, you might end up getting 50% of 30%... or... none of those numbers are a given. I believe distribution agencies receive a bit more from Getty and Corbis than direct photographers get. Reasonable because they already do the editing and keywording etc. But it depends on the specific contract the agency has.
But then again, if you upload images to Getty, you might see them on Corbis as well. So in the end, you might be getting 30% of 50% of what the customer paid. It's very confusing and very intransparent. In the end, you just have to trust the agency you choose to distribute your images as good as they can.
onepointfour:
--- Quote from: MichaelJayFoto on April 29, 2014, 00:01 ---
--- Quote from: onepointfour on April 28, 2014, 02:51 ---I have terminated my contract with Getty and have a bunch of RM images sitting around and still not sure what to do with them. I'm not motivated to upload to Alamy. Any recommendation which RM agency I can consider?
As most of my models are Asian, I'm looking at Blend Images. But I don't have 1000 images to qualify for their 50% royalty rate so I have to be content with 20%. Also, anyone has any idea what are they royalty rates like through their partner program? As an example, if an image licensed through Getty as partner, does that mean Getty will be paying them 30% and 20% of this amount will go to the photographer?
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I can't recommend an agency because I'd guess it depends on your location and the kind of images you shoot. There are too many different agencies, all with their own approach.
With regards to distribution: Yes, you get whatever your share is (40%? 50%?) from what your agency receives from distribution partners. If Getty is one of the distribution partners, you might end up getting 50% of 30%... or... none of those numbers are a given. I believe distribution agencies receive a bit more from Getty and Corbis than direct photographers get. Reasonable because they already do the editing and keywording etc. But it depends on the specific contract the agency has.
But then again, if you upload images to Getty, you might see them on Corbis as well. So in the end, you might be getting 30% of 50% of what the customer paid. It's very confusing and very intransparent. In the end, you just have to trust the agency you choose to distribute your images as good as they can.
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Thanks so much Michael. Appreciate your input.
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