$ 339.99 is the top price for the large 50 mg. file from Photodisc, you get 20% of that sale or $67.99 for one large sale. I have Photodisc images that have made over $14,000 dollars in their life of 10 years and these images are still bringing in returns.

Best,
J

Hey Hali,

 Never a reason to feel intimidated by others just embrace the knowledge you can every day. This is supposed to be a place to share ideas and information really about Micro but with Istock offering this cross over I think it's good for all here to get some information on the subject.
 Every photographer starts out with one image to in his or her collection just be happy with what you are achieving don't measure yourself against others unless it motivates you to learn more.

Best,
J

Hey Hali,

 Never a reason to feel intimidated by others just embrace the knowledge you can every day. This is supposed to be a place to share ideas and information really about Micro but with Istock offering this cross over I think it's good for all here to get some information on the subject.
 Every photographer starts out with one image to in his or her collection just be happy with what you are achieving don't measure yourself against others unless it motivates you to learn more.

Best,
J

hey thx AVAVA, that's really very encouraging. cheers, for UNINTIMIDATING me,
phew! 

Quote from: sjlocke on November 19, 2008, 16:37

Hey, I forgot Alamy distributes Photodisc.  Check me out on Alamy : AAD09W

Sean, have you sold anything through Alamy? And are the distributors the cause of the lower sales amounts?

There are actually quite a few places (alamy included) that distribute Photodisc. They're all responsible for our tiny royalties from those sales. It stinks, but most of us have been lucky enough to balance those tiny royalties out with MUCH larger sales (primarily non-US).

Quote from: AVAVA on November 19, 2008, 17:42

Hey Hali,

 Never a reason to feel intimidated by others just embrace the knowledge you can every day. This is supposed to be a place to share ideas and information really about Micro but with Istock offering this cross over I think it's good for all here to get some information on the subject.
 Every photographer starts out with one image to in his or her collection just be happy with what you are achieving don't measure yourself against others unless it motivates you to learn more.

Best,
J

hey thx AVAVA, that's really very encouraging. cheers, for UNINTIMIDATING me,
phew! 

Yes, and me too.

Ancient Chinese Proverb time:

�A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

Good for you WL,

 If there are any questions you can always PM me. I might have an answer or at least the place to find it. One more rung up the ladder. Congrats!

Best,
AVAVA

Good for you WL,

 If there are any questions you can always PM me. I might have an answer or at least the place to find it. One more rung up the ladder. Congrats!

Best,
AVAVA

I think I have a few more hoops to jump through before they let me see behind the curtain, but thanks very much!

Alamy takes applications just go to the website and sign up. Acclaim Images is a "mid stock".  Most of the macro won't talk to you if you have ever been on  a micro-stock. They feel that micro pricing degrades the value of the images. Digital Railroad was one such company and they are out of business. If you want to do your own marketing and negotiation you can look into Photoshelter Archive. They used to have a "stock" department called the Photoshelter Collection but it went under earlier this year.

Go to contributors.gettyimages.com and apply?

Thanks you

the info on getty's page is interesting, so what's the big deal about IS invitation?

Most of the macro won't talk to you if you have ever been on  a micro-stock. They feel that micro pricing degrades the value of the images.

 if they accept IS exclusive contributor's micro stuff to their macro collections why not none exclusive's stuff?


noam

Hi Noam,

 It is not very easy at the moment to get a Getty contract directly. Your work that you show will have to be head and shoulders above your normal efforts. You are especially under the microscope at the beginning so even more reason to show up with only your best images. I am a big believer of keep your portfolio tight and strong for any viewing, not one weak image allowed when presenting even if it means you are only showing 12 images.

  I personally see no point in putting work into a Macro collection that isn't stronger than your Micro. I have looked at some peoples work that have moved up from Micro to Photodisc through their association with Istock and for the most part I do not see a higher quality or a difference between the work they are uploading to the Macro part of their collections.

 I think some new Micro to Macro guys are looking at it like a test to see how sales go and are still putting better work up on their Micro sites that for them are proven returns. I look at it from an R&D standpoint. Research and development takes about 10% of my annual investments to test new markets and evolve my business. We research first what might sell well in a collection and then develop the content that seems most appropriate to the model we are testing.

 If you don't put the appropriate effort into the work you create for your research you will never get proper data back to understand if that model is a good match for you, wasted money. I would not bother putting mediocre work into a test, it will not return the proper results to help you analyze the potential of a new opportunity and eventually stifle your growth.

 It never hurts to give it a try Noam, if they reject you you can always try again later. I guarantee if you don't try you will never get in.

Keep on shooting everyone,
AVAVA

You'll only ever good things about IS in their forums. Problems are only talked about in non-public forums like Exclusive, Inspector and Getty forums. Like many of the other sites they have been known to delete or lock any threads/posts that express negativity or point out a flaw in the system.

I know it is true. They've deleted my posts, even when the post isn't controversial.