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« on: January 16, 2022, 12:37 »
If it seems too good to be true.........
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« on: January 11, 2022, 07:38 »
I got a usual pap response from my e-mail asking about them and if there was a way to avoid sales that low...
"These sales were made through one of our Distributors and theyll charge what they think to be a competitive price in their market. Its in everyones interest to get the highest price for each sale as the money is split three ways, but sometimes these prices look small when compared with similar licenses in the UK & US.
Remember these are customers we wouldnt normally reach as its a sale through our Distribution scheme and an Additional Revenue Option.
You can only opt out or remove countries in April of every year; this is so we can give our distributors a consistent collection."
But in the interest of fairness, I must point out that so far this year Alamy is far ahead with 3 sales for which I will get $86.11 if I did my math right (it was so much easier when it was 50/50)
Agree with you. I am doing fairly well on Alamy, in micro stock terms, anyway. But I will be opting out of distributor sales in April as the slue of 2 cent royalties does not appeal to me. it's a test, really. Will my overall revenue be significantly affected by opting out? Don't think so as most of my sales have been regular Alamy sales. It's unfortunate that Alamy has gone down this path. I just had about 15 sales from China. I made a couple of pennies. I'm outtie!!
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« on: December 31, 2021, 08:59 »
I just had a string of 20 distributor sales for 15 cents. So 60% to Alamy, 40% to distributor and I got .02 cents. YAY.
180
« on: December 30, 2021, 09:24 »
Which agency is this?
181
« on: December 20, 2021, 22:23 »
Painnnnnnn
182
« on: December 18, 2021, 20:09 »
Same crap different day
183
« on: December 18, 2021, 09:08 »
I have been living here for more than 12 years. I don't know what to take photos of here. If a photo wasn't taken by me it was taken by someone else. I have here an excellent photographer as competition who has been at all the places at the right time. Always in perfect sunny weather which is so rare here and always with the sun shining at a castle etc. It's impossible to be better than this guy even if I do use an app to find out when to be where on a sunny day. My question is, do you move around every 10 years, or even more often, to a different location, far away, to be able to shoot something new? I don't know what to take photos of here. I have been to all the landmarks and places around here that sell on SS. Food photography is also totally pointless. I recently saw a portfolio of a lady who made over 1000 Christmas backgrounds. All were very, very beautiful and perfectly done. I must have clicked on 100 of them and every time it said "Not bought yet". I didn't just go threw the first 3 pages. I gave up feeling very sad and sorry for her. Think about all the work and money and time she put into the photos and so many were not bought. They are excellent Christmas backgrounds. There is nothing wrong with them. Do you guys move after you have taken photos all around you or is it in your opinion just a waste of money because there will be another stock photographer living everywhere? I could start taking photos of every flower I see but photos of flowers I took never sold very well.
There's always something you can shoot. There's tons of more abstract type subjects (close ups of things, etc.) not just nice castle shots, or whatever. When I think I am all shot out, my wife will have taken something really different of the same thing. Really is left to your creativity and imagination. For me, I mix video into the fray and also shoot some studio work. I try to really mix it up. Microstock is a dead pathway for most. it's dwindled to a small, passive income stream. I would not suggest moving just to open up shooting opportunities. I would suggest getting more creative.
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« on: December 18, 2021, 08:59 »
Dead
Thank you for your reply. I have not sold a single image on Canstockphoto for one year. That's dead too at least for me.
Canstock does not produce well. I have made $87 so far in the last ten months. Since they still pay fairly, I just let my port ride.
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« on: November 29, 2021, 09:34 »
That's probably a bug. With respect to sales, they are awful. I am at $85 for the year. They pay good royalties but just don't have the volume.
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« on: November 29, 2021, 08:55 »
Sad where the industry has gone.
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« on: November 26, 2021, 09:47 »
Since there is no information about the contributors' gender, religion, ethnicity, etc taken when the photos are submitted, it's about as fair as it can get.
You can't be unfair to particular groups if you don't know they are there.
Doesnt that then make the survey moot? I mean, how would they take action to right the ethics ship and be able to measure it? How will they know what good looks like?
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« on: November 20, 2021, 21:21 »
several years ago a professional photographer (i.e., wedding) told me that I would never develop into a good photographer doing microstock. It took me a few years to realize what she was telling me. Most of my images (like 99%) could never be purchased to hang on someone's wall lol! Almost all background images that are all in focus and overly[b][/b] light 
IMHO, that was very bad advice your snobby pro-tog pal gave you.
Nobody that I know of equates microstock photography with wedding photography suitable for a couple to hang on the wall in their new home. They're very different critters, each with its own purpose.
I think it *is* possible for a microstocker to develop into a good photographer. Maybe not a "fine art" gauzy bride-and-groom shooter, but there's a big need out there for something other than that.
There was that guy: yuri arcurs.
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« on: November 19, 2021, 10:53 »
"but also closer to home, we want to make sure we are operating in an ethical and inclusive way."
What does this mean? What defines whether you are or are not operating in an ethical and inclusive way? Your contributor base is your contributor base. The only way I can see meeting some criteria of "ethical and inclusive" is if you could tweak search results by, say, ethnicity, which sort of fits into that equity silo. But to do that you'd have to know by contributor their ethnicity. So according to your post, that approach is out. Outside of that, how do you use these data from the survey to "make sure" you are operating in an ethical and inclusive way?
So let's say a customer is interviewing you and says, what percentage of women artists make up Alamy, because that's important to us. You say, well, it's about 40%. The customer says, that's not good enough, we want 60% before we work with companies like yours. What is Alamy going to do about that statistic? Fire male contributors to meet that metric? Invest in a campaign to attract more female artists? I mean, if it is viewed as unethical or not inclusive enough for the customer (or Alamy) what is Alamy's countermeasure?
Why isn't it enough to say that there is no barrier to the 'category' of people can apply to supply Alamy so long as their photos meet their standards?
The only thing they could do to make sure they have the 'right' mix  would be to make applicants fill in these details, then reject those who don't tick enough 'diversity' boxes. How would you then make sure people weren't lying?
What if a buyer said, "I only want to buy from suppliers who are X and Y and come from Z."
But the main thing (as mentioned already above) is how can you claim to be 'ethical' while selling files for low prices and scraping off 60%?
What would you say if a customer asked you that? "We do it because we have all the power. Suppliers are free to leave."?
Nicely stated.
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« on: November 19, 2021, 09:50 »
"but also closer to home, we want to make sure we are operating in an ethical and inclusive way."
What does this mean? What defines whether you are or are not operating in an ethical and inclusive way? Your contributor base is your contributor base. The only way I can see meeting some criteria of "ethical and inclusive" is if you could tweak search results by, say, ethnicity, which sort of fits into that equity silo. But to do that you'd have to know by contributor their ethnicity. So according to your post, that approach is out. Outside of that, how do you use these data from the survey to "make sure" you are operating in an ethical and inclusive way?
So let's say a customer is interviewing you and says, what percentage of women artists make up Alamy, because that's important to us. You say, well, it's about 40%. The customer says, that's not good enough, we want 60% before we work with companies like yours. What is Alamy going to do about that statistic? Fire male contributors to meet that metric? Invest in a campaign to attract more female artists? I mean, if it is viewed as unethical or not inclusive enough for the customer (or Alamy) what is Alamy's countermeasure?
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« on: November 16, 2021, 18:11 »
Anyone knows how to delete all your photo's at once or close your account in one single action?
Unless you know how to write a script of some kind, you can only remove them one at a time. You can close your account instead, but the best way to make sure your assets are removed is to do it yourself, get the payout (if you have one) and either let your account stay open or just request to close it.
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« on: November 16, 2021, 15:53 »
Yes you just need a standard. There is nothing special to worry about.
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« on: October 29, 2021, 10:45 »
Depending on the amount of $, it may be "worth the risk". Depends on the subject matter entirely, the question you've posed is purely academic.
(I've consented a few times via Alamy, each time for $100+ earned).
that a good way to have a subpoena mailed to you via register mailed...
Exactly. Not worth the risk.
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« on: October 29, 2021, 08:12 »
Do the opposite of the Nike tag line: Just DON'T do it. It's the safest way.
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« on: October 27, 2021, 08:19 »
I also think the OP missed how Alamy has transitioned from more of a mid stock company to micro stock. What has changed are royalties....and how low they sell content for.they have gone down the toilet. What hasn't changed is the low sales volume. So looking at that combination alone gives you the high level "now and then" comparison. They've taken commissions from 60% to 40% (less if through a distributor) and my guess is that they will come out with another adjustment to 30%. Why? Because they can and the industry proves it.
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« on: October 20, 2021, 08:22 »
BAD month. Stock down, Elements down, DP 1/2 normal, DT pathetic. Only one up is Alamy...so far at $240. P5 is down 25%, too. Just cyclical and I am in the trough.
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« on: October 15, 2021, 07:56 »
Has anyone deleted thousands or hundreds of images from adobe stock at one time? Did you have to go through one by one to delete?
Also curious if agencies or those with larger catalogs had to do it this way also
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So Mat just told you no, it cannot be done. No matter how many times you ask, it cannot be done. Although, I think there is a way. Close your account.
Same thing to you ddb...don't say anything if you don't know what you're talking about. The question is directed to people who know about the better options provided to larger agencies and contributors.
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You are ignorant.
I was thinking the same about you.
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You can think? Holy crap!!
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« on: October 14, 2021, 14:49 »
Has anyone deleted thousands or hundreds of images from adobe stock at one time? Did you have to go through one by one to delete?
Also curious if agencies or those with larger catalogs had to do it this way also
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So Mat just told you no, it cannot be done. No matter how many times you ask, it cannot be done. Although, I think there is a way. Close your account.
Same thing to you ddb...don't say anything if you don't know what you're talking about. The question is directed to people who know about the better options provided to larger agencies and contributors.
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You are ignorant.
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« on: October 14, 2021, 07:39 »
Has anyone deleted thousands or hundreds of images from adobe stock at one time? Did you have to go through one by one to delete?
Also curious if agencies or those with larger catalogs had to do it this way also
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So Mat just told you no, it cannot be done. No matter how many times you ask, it cannot be done. Although, I think there is a way. Close your account.
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