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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Dodie on September 18, 2017, 08:32

Title: I thought Offset is exclusive
Post by: Dodie on September 18, 2017, 08:32

I always thought Offset is exclusive but I see the same images on other agencies.
Why would anyone pay so much more for the same image?

https://www.offset.com/photos/workers-spreading-asphalt-on-a-road-231005 (https://www.offset.com/photos/workers-spreading-asphalt-on-a-road-231005)

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-full-length-of-manual-worker-with-rake-spreading-asphalt-on-street-83555294.html (http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-full-length-of-manual-worker-with-rake-spreading-asphalt-on-street-83555294.html)

Title: Re: I thought Offset is exclusive
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on September 18, 2017, 08:53

Here is their contributor support page. I don't see anything about images needing to be exclusive:

https://www.offset.com/artistsupport/?l=en_US (https://www.offset.com/artistsupport/?l=en_US)

Title: Re: I thought Offset is exclusive
Post by: Dodie on September 18, 2017, 09:05

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on September 18, 2017, 08:53

Here is their contributor support page. I don't see anything about images needing to be exclusive:

https://www.offset.com/artistsupport/?l=en_US (https://www.offset.com/artistsupport/?l=en_US)

I know, I've read that. I just thought they have to be exclusive if those are "curated" images, though I don't really know what curated means, except expensive.

Title: Re: I thought Offset is exclusive
Post by: MxR on September 18, 2017, 09:57

Hi, you was wrong!

Offset have exclusive and not exclusive images, like Getty.

Some distributors like Blend, westend61 or Cavan sell same images in Adbe, Offset, Alamy, Getty...

Some contributors have contractual not exclusives images with some price limits (first constributros) and others are with exclusive content (like me)

Title: Re: I thought Offset is exclusive
Post by: derek on September 18, 2017, 10:07

Not very much to be earnt there! totally overrated!

Title: Re: I thought Offset is exclusive
Post by: SpaceStockFootage on September 18, 2017, 11:42

Quote from: Dodie on September 18, 2017, 08:32

I always thought Offset is exclusive but I see the same images on other agencies.
Why would anyone pay so much more for the same image?

Is the Alamy version of the image advertised on the Offset page? That's probably why.

Title: Re: I thought Offset is exclusive
Post by: Dodie on September 18, 2017, 11:57

Thanks MxR for clarifying it.