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« on: March 20, 2007, 12:22 »
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Due to extensive discussion here about "What is a Nature Image?," We have changed the name of our stock agency to NaturalLifeStock.com.   This allows a strong nature concept, with the ability to add man-made items and human images to the site.  The site's theme is "Life Lived Actively in a Natural World."  Do you have images like that?

Also, with the kind advice of YinYang0, we have our new "attorney approved" legal documents online.  Our primary marketing begins on April 1st.  We have several thousand premium nature images online already, with most of them having the binomial nomenclature (latin names) needed to attract professional nature buyers.

We are still seeking excellent nature images, with good keywords, and latin names.  I have been assisting several photographers in becoming used to acquiring and using the latin names we need.  This site is turning into a world-class nature site.  All we are missing is YOUR images!

If you have GREAT nature images and the other stock sites give you messages like "too many of these on our files already," come and see us.  We probably want them.  We are not looking for photographers to dump their nature stuff that they can put nowhere else.  We want photographers who are willing to show they care about natural history images by including latin names and some species info on their excellent images.  We want our site to be waaaaay above the rest in the nature field.  Our market will, of course, include general stock buyers, but will be specifically targeted for book publishers, magazines, and other buyers of natural images.

We have full IPTC data pickup, so your current keywords will come in automatically.  We offer FTP and HTTP uploading, with fast image turnaround.  Your commission rate is 50%.

Right now we have a shortage of good "people enjoying nature" images.  Do you have some of those?  Well, we need them, and will value them.  At our site, your images will actually make a difference, instead of being buried under 50,000 other photographers.  The future is uncertain in this world, but I think we have a great opportunity to fill a gap in the stock industry.  Do you want to join us?  I hope so!

Here is the Photographer's Signup Page:

http://www.naturallifestock.com/photographer_signup.php

I hope you'll add your images in these last few days before the nationwide marketing begins.  The call is out ... Will you join us!

Warm Regards,
Digital Darrell
www.NaturalLifeStock.com


« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2007, 12:23 »
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Marketing starts 1 April - is this a joke  ;D ;D

eendicott

« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2007, 12:39 »
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Hmmm.  I think I'll stay away from this one too.  Everyone has their own levels of tolerance but there are some pretty over the top terms on legalities. 

Looking at the photographer agreement, section 9 is very one sided, section 13 attempts to restrict any disputes to arbitration rather than a legal court of law, and section 14 indicates the photographer indemnifies the agency by providing for all legal costs incurred.

Tell me again what responsibility the agency is assuming in acting as "agent" for the photographer?  I don't get it.
« Last Edit: March 20, 2007, 12:43 by eendicott »

« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2007, 12:59 »
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Marketing starts 1 April - is this a joke  ;D ;D

Kinda funny, eh?  But, yep, marketing actually does start on April 1st.  In fact, it continues for all the days after April 1st too.  If it makes you feel better, I could start marketing on April 2nd.  I could then sleep in on April 1st.  ::)

« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2007, 13:02 »
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Does anyone know the latin name for penguin ::)

« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2007, 13:04 »
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Hmmm.  I think I'll stay away from this one too.  Everyone has their own levels of tolerance but there are some pretty over the top terms on legalities. 

Looking at the photographer agreement, section 9 is very one sided, section 13 attempts to restrict any disputes to arbitration rather than a legal court of law, and section 14 indicates the photographer indemnifies the agency by providing for all legal costs incurred.

Tell me again what responsibility the agency is assuming in acting as "agent" for the photographer?  I don't get it.

We'll still like you , even if you don't join us!

« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2007, 13:08 »
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Does anyone know the latin name for penguin ::)

The latin name for the Penguin that sings so well, and has really "happy feet" is:

Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

Don't forget that, there will be a test later.

« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2007, 13:30 »
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Ok thanx Darrel, I updated that image..

« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2007, 13:45 »
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I found an online-dictionary..

http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wordes.exe

Ora et labora

« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2007, 15:23 »
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Ok thanx Darrel, I updated that image..


I really like your penguin image.  It is very creative, and gets the point across:

http://www.naturallifestock.com/details.php?gid=29&sgid=&pid=1322

I hope you'll create more like that!

« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2007, 16:12 »
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Magellanic penguin is Spheniscus Magellanicus.

One good place to find scientific names is Wikipedia. 

I also often ask in specialized sites, they're generally helpful.

Regards,
Adelaide

« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2007, 19:25 »
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Magellanic penguin is Spheniscus Magellanicus.

One good place to find scientific names is Wikipedia. 

I also often ask in specialized sites, they're generally helpful.

Regards,
Adelaide

Good suggestion Adelaide!  I find Wikipedia.com and my Audubon Society books to be indispensable.  It is not often that I have to go outside of the two to find proper Latin names. 

« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2007, 19:09 »
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I like the concept here, where are you going to market?

« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2007, 22:48 »
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I like the concept here, where are you going to market?


I am starting with editors that I know at nature related magazines.   I am a published author and photographer myself, both in print and on the web. Plus, one of our photographers is nationally recognized and has been published in hundreds of journals, books, and magazines.  I will leverage his inside knowledge of his clients.

I am also going to personally contact every major book publisher, magazine, and such that consumes a regular quantity of natural history images.  There are literally thousands. 

I also plan on approaching small to medium sized designer firms who buy people and nature images.  As revenue increases, I will be putting ads in trade magazines specifically targeting graphic designers. 

Basically, I will be marketing this site to anyone I can find that buys natural images.  I will be doing this  full-time once the site has enough images to fully benefit all the photographers involved.  As revenue allows it, I'll add staff to help with the process.

I'll also be writing articles on nature stock and how to buy great images.  This attracts google searches of regular individuals looking for one or two pictures to illustrate a report.  I also am creating internal "gateway" web pages for seeding the search engines on all major web search portals.  These are webpages that are invisible to normal traffic UNLESS they do a web search.  They are pages that are like a site index whereby each link is a search on the site.  Here is an  example of one of them on birds, small mammals, and plants:  (under construction for April 1 rollout.)

http://www.naturallifestock.com/siteindex.html

These internal pages are not linked from within the main site, but instead are gateway pages that I directly seed on all the major search engines.  Their robots love these pages, since they link directly into the search engine, and expose the text and binomial names of the wildlife within.  So, an average John Smith types in "Zonotrichia leucophrys" and finds the link into our website's internal search engine for "White-crowned Sparrows."  Or they can get the same from a search of White-crowned Sparrows, instead.  In any case, I am using the world's websearch capability to expose our site to whatever buyer happens to come along looking.

So, in conclusion, I am targeting specific buyers of natural images, along with allowing websearches to generate traffic.  It will take some time to get this place off the ground, but I am sure our 100 or so photographers will have better exposure for their nature images without being buried under the One Million images of the major general microsites.

NaturalLifeStock.com will be a boutique, with a following.  That is my goal. Having buyers come back to get more of YOUR images, because they like YOUR style of shooting.  No longer a nameless, faceless business.  More personal service!

Ask any of NaturalLifeStock's current photographers about the personal service that the agency gives them.  You'll see that we truly appreciate that YOU take the time to submit your best images.  This will not change.  You are the reason we can accomplish the task at hand.  Without your images we are nothing.  That's what I mean when I say , "your images actually mean something to us."   

I honestly hope you'll join us!

Warm Regards,
Digital Darrell




« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2007, 08:08 »
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Hi Darrell...  Are you active and selling yet? 

Anyone had any sales?

« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2007, 19:01 »
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Penny,

We are just now beginning the marketing process.  We have several thousand images, many provided by individuals from here, and are growing quickly.  Sales will follow soon, because we have a difference.  Check by the site and see what I mean.  (Notice the majority of the wildlife/plant images:  www.NaturalLifeStock.com)

I just posted a call for images here:
http://www.microstockgroup.com/index.php?topic=1545.0

I've been enjoying your images, Penny.  You have a great eye.  Keep uploading!

Warm Regards,
Digital Darrell
www.NaturalLifeStock.com


 

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