Author Topic: 500px Prime - commercial licensing marketplace (Read 64684 times)

jeffclow · « **Reply #101 on:** March 13, 2014, 13:27 »

Looks like PRIME is off and running - and at least one photographer has already sold several images.

More on the 500px blog here:

http://500px.com/blog

Hope it is a sign of good things to come for many photographers down the line.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #102 on:** March 13, 2014, 14:46 »

I had a look at 500px and PRIME last night - I'd never looked at either before.

Saw a lot of beautiful images but came away with the idea that 500px is the Whole Foods of image purchasing - it has a lot of really nice stuff, but isn't where you'd pick to do your day to day shopping because of all the useful, if somewhat pedestrian, things it doesn't have.

It's fine not to have jumping goldfish, handshakes, multi-ethnic business teams in impossibly white office environments, but I wonder just how much of a market there is for drop-dead gorgeous landscapes and a few soulful looking people in dark-ish settings?

I'll watch with interest - more ethical agencies competing for good images to shake up the existing mess can't be bad

farbled · « **Reply #103 on:** March 13, 2014, 15:35 »

Quote from: Pilens on March 12, 2014, 21:27

Quote from: Ron on March 12, 2014, 16:44
Quote from: EmberMike on March 12, 2014, 16:36

I want to get a hashtag going. #50percentordontbother

Love it! Retweeted!

Me too (@Photominer)

aparis · « **Reply #104 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:44 »

Three years of experience in 500px
1.Very poor sales. (Far less than Stockfresh, Cutcaster ...)
3.Private set will be made public (I do not know the case)

500px is still a long way to go ....

Ron · « **Reply #105 on:** March 14, 2014, 05:45 »

I have prepared and watermarked my first 84 images to go up this weekend.

Hobostocker · « **Reply #106 on:** March 14, 2014, 07:38 »

Quote from: EmberMike on March 11, 2014, 23:56

Every company can pay 70%. It's just that few choose to do so.

they can pay 70% because they don't spend much in advertising and therefore they make very few sales.

500px's strategy is the same old "crowdsourcing" seen already in the other PODs, it's not a market place and they spend very little in promotion and in acquiring buyers, it's up to YOU to bring buyers on your page just like with Zazzle, Cafepress, RedBubble, etc

in short, a nice platform but don't expect steady sales.

if you've all this time to bring buyers around, well, you better point them to your own site and keep 100% of the sales rather than feeding another middleman.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #107 on:** March 14, 2014, 14:28 »

Hi Alex!

Just noticed some Editorial pictures up on Prime, is that allowed or another bug?

https://prime.500px.com/photos/53762144

luissantos84 · « **Reply #108 on:** March 14, 2014, 14:37 »

just noticed as well that the same file is selling for 3$ at 500px, 250$ at Prime

Ron · « **Reply #111 on:** March 14, 2014, 14:44 »

Hmmm, so I need to pay to be able to upload all my images. 20 uploads per week or pay $25. Shouldnt that be covered in the commission you take?

And is it correct that I cant upload images, for example skylines, with logos? Do I need to follow the stock agency release regulations?

Ron · « **Reply #113 on:** March 14, 2014, 15:05 »

Thats great.

I have all releases and all stock images are logo free. Good to know what to upload.

Thanks,

luissantos84 · « **Reply #114 on:** March 14, 2014, 15:06 »

Quote from: 500alexs on March 14, 2014, 14:39

Quote from: luissantos84 on March 14, 2014, 14:28
Hi Alex!

Just noticed some Editorial pictures up on Prime, is that allowed or another bug?

https://prime.500px.com/photos/53762144

We'll review it and remove if it is editorial. Editorial photos shouldn't be available on the site yet.

same at the 500px website? how often do you guys check that? it's loaded with Editorial

EmberMike · « **Reply #115 on:** March 14, 2014, 15:09 »

Does 500px have any plans to expand into other image types, like illustration?

BD · « **Reply #118 on:** March 14, 2014, 15:34 »

Does 500px plan on having an option in the future for contributors to automatically have a 500px watermark on their images (something like what Fine Art America does where contributors can choose to use the watermark or not)? I’m not talking about prime, but on the regular site. I tried uploading an image with my watermark first and then without and it didn’t work (both images were on the site and they weren’t connected). I ended up deleting my account because it seemed too complicated, and it seemed like it would be a pain to keep watermarking images to upload there. If I uploaded to 500px it would be some of my bestsellers and I don’t want to leave those open to theft. Thank you for coming on here and answering our questions.

mlwinphoto · « **Reply #120 on:** March 14, 2014, 16:07 »

Dumb question perhaps but I can't find the submission guidelines for images uploaded to the market for print sales. Do you want jpegs or Tiffs, color space, etc..?

luissantos84 · « **Reply #121 on:** March 14, 2014, 16:45 »

Quote from: 500alexs on March 14, 2014, 15:36

Quote from: BD on March 14, 2014, 15:34
Does 500px plan on having an option in the future for contributors to automatically have a 500px watermark on their images (something like what Fine Art America does where contributors can choose to use the watermark or not)? I’m not talking about prime, but on the regular site. I tried uploading an image with my watermark first and then without and it didn’t work (both images were on the site and they weren’t connected). I ended up deleting my account because it seemed too complicated, and it seemed like it would be a pain to keep watermarking images to upload there. If I uploaded to 500px it would be some of my bestsellers and I don’t want to leave those open to theft. Thank you for coming on here and answering our questions.

No plans for that, but maybe. You need to upload the watermarked one normally first, then the non-watermarked one at 500px.com/store right next to the original upload. Email [email protected] if you need help with it.

I believe it is essential, we can process big batches with watermark but it would be a lot easier if you guys manage that like all stock agencies do

Sedge · « **Reply #122 on:** March 14, 2014, 18:31 »

Alex, a couple of quick questions:

1) I see that 500px is interested in exclusive imagery for their Prime collection. I'm interested in uploading images that would be exclusive to 500px for possible inclusion in Prime. Is there anyway I can label those specific images "Exclusive," as part of the upload process? Might save some time during the "Invitation" review period.

2) For the exclusive images I'll be uploading to be considered for Prime, would it be preferable to NOT enable personal downloads (just for those images) in my store?

Thanks...

Ron · « **Reply #123 on:** March 15, 2014, 03:00 »

There is a bug or small annoyance when uploading full res files to the store. When uploading an image, after its completed, the page refreshes, cancelling all other uploads in progress. So you can only upload one image at a time, wait for the upload to finish and then upload the next image.

Stock photographers upload hundreds of images a week, spread over many agencies, it needs to be as quick and painless as possible. For royalties worth pennies, we cant spent too much time on uploading. Its not worth it.

stockphotoeurope · « **Reply #124 on:** March 15, 2014, 03:16 »

Quote from: Ron on March 15, 2014, 03:00

There is a bug or small annoyance when uploading full res files to the store. When uploading an image, after its completed, the page refreshes, cancelling all other uploads in progress.

There's a workaround: open many pages in different tabs. But of course that's not the way to go.

As you and Luis and many other said, an automated watermark is absolutely needed if they want our full ports. If they don't, fine: I am not going to spend 1000% more time to add perhaps 0.5% to my total earnings. I uploaded 100 pictures as a test and I spent 4 hours, that's enough for me until they upgrade their system.

I'm tired of repeating the same things (easy upload, IPTC, FTP, no categories,...) to every new site. Since they all come here to post, why can't they read as well?

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