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« on: May 21, 2015, 06:44 »
As much as it pains me
Distribution: yes (30% is aligned with micro stock and when I get a 100 sale on an MS image, $30 isn't bad compared to $2.85 at SS)
Novel use: No (I don't trust what this is)
UK Newspaper scheme: Yes
Archival / Reportage: never applied
Video upload: never applied but hear that they say no to just about everyone and require a minimum number of clips. I think 300 or 500.
Just to clarify - video acceptance rate is currently about 50% and minimum number of clips needed is 250.
Cheers
Alamy
Just for info:
Applied almost two month ago,
my accept. ratio 95%)
Files more than 250
Never heard from Alamy.
So what ...
Surprised to hear you didn't hear back from us - did you fill out an official application or was it via email? Either way you should've got a reply.
Without knowing your name we can't investigate but if you want to PM us the details we'd be happy to look into it for you.
Cheers
Alamy
Thank You for fast and kind reply.
Keep in touch...
Hi - we've sent you a PM but not had a reply. If you'd like us to look into this for you just PM us back or email [email protected]. Cheers Alamy
77
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:26 »
As much as it pains me
Distribution: yes (30% is aligned with micro stock and when I get a 100 sale on an MS image, $30 isn't bad compared to $2.85 at SS)
Novel use: No (I don't trust what this is)
UK Newspaper scheme: Yes
Archival / Reportage: never applied
Video upload: never applied but hear that they say no to just about everyone and require a minimum number of clips. I think 300 or 500.
Just to clarify - video acceptance rate is currently about 50% and minimum number of clips needed is 250.
Cheers
Alamy
Just for info:
Applied almost two month ago,
my accept. ratio 95%)
Files more than 250
Never heard from Alamy.
So what ...
Surprised to hear you didn't hear back from us - did you fill out an official application or was it via email? Either way you should've got a reply. Without knowing your name we can't investigate but if you want to PM us the details we'd be happy to look into it for you. Cheers Alamy
78
« on: May 19, 2015, 10:12 »
Hopefully you're all regular readers already, but if not, here's a link to the Alamy Blog: http://www.alamy.com/Blog/and more specifically, the posts marked "for contributors": http://www.alamy.com/blog/category/for-contributorsAt least 2 posts a week get added and we're open to suggestions for future topic posts. If there's anything you'd like us to explore, explain, interpret or investigate for a future blog post, let us know. We'll read all replies and suggestions in this thread and where possible will put together the relevant blog posts for you in the near future. Cheers Alamy PS - you can also tweet suggestions to @alamycontent or using the hashtag #alamyblogideas
79
« on: May 19, 2015, 05:02 »
As much as it pains me
Distribution: yes (30% is aligned with micro stock and when I get a 100 sale on an MS image, $30 isn't bad compared to $2.85 at SS)
Novel use: No (I don't trust what this is)
UK Newspaper scheme: Yes
Archival / Reportage: never applied
Video upload: never applied but hear that they say no to just about everyone and require a minimum number of clips. I think 300 or 500.
Just to clarify - video acceptance rate is currently about 50% and minimum number of clips needed is 250. Cheers Alamy
80
« on: March 18, 2015, 06:07 »
81
« on: March 03, 2015, 04:58 »
With FTP there will be no minimum amount.
The previous minimum was in place when the upload process for vectors was more manual.
Cheers
Alamy
82
« on: February 26, 2015, 11:35 »
FTP for vectors is just about ready, the two weeks are up.  If you want an ftp route to send us vectors please email [email protected] and we'll set this up. FTP roll out for all photo submissions is planned to be rolled out gradually to everyone over the next 5 weeks. Cheers Alamy
83
« on: January 14, 2015, 04:47 »
Did you exectute a proper research amongst your contributors?
We researched as best we could with the data we have and concluded that iPhone was the most popular mobile device with our contributors. It's widely believed that iOS holds the majority with those who work in the creative space, particularly in photography. Flickr have just published some interesting stats, suggesting that Apple devices for photography are even more popular than Nikon. Given that 10 billion images were uploaded to Flickr last year from 100 million users, this is significant. They also posted some stats specifically about mobile phone usage across flickr:  You can read more analysis here: http://tnw.co/1BZLyvaWe hope this goes some way to help explain why iOS is the current priority for us. We're really excited about being able to offer Android in the future, it's definitely something we also want. Cheers Alamy
84
« on: January 09, 2015, 06:21 »
No one is saying Android isn't a popular platform, but what we are saying is that with the photographers we work with, Apple iOS is far more popular. We launched Stockimo in Feb 2014, we've been updating it and adding features based on user feedback. There are still things we want to add, but the process takes time when you have thousands of users and we want to get it right. It's great that Android users are keen to get on board too, we'd love to have Stockimo available on Android also. It's on the roadmap. How long does it take to perfect an app? You have been at it since May 2013.
Also
In Q4 2013, according to research firm IDC, Google's Android mobile operating system had a 78% share of all users globally. Apple's iOS had just 18%. Now, IDC predicts that in 2014 Android will claim 80.2% of users and only 14.8% will be on Apple's iOS system. Mobile app revenue is growing faster on Android than Apple, also, according to Distimo. It's the same situation Android growing faster in mobile ads, according to Opera Mediaworks.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-v-android-market-share-2014-5#ixzz3OJtwV6J9
85
« on: January 09, 2015, 04:28 »
I saw a similar comment but had read it that it was related to contributors clicking through from e-mails rather than logging in and the vast majority of click through's were from iOS devices. I have also seen comments that as a new venture they are taking a cautious approach and ensuring that it works for all involved on one platform before transposing it onto other platforms. A sensible approach but if I wasn't on iOS I'd be champing at the bit also.
Correct - the decision to focus on iOS for now has been made for the following reasons: - We can see what phone our photographers use to open the mailouts we send. The score is 41% to iPhone and 7% to Android, the rest being Mac/PC. - iOS is much simpler to develop for - We want to focus on one app for now and get that perfected before we roll it out to other devices An android version is still on our roadmap but we're focusing on iOS for now. Cheers Alamy
86
« on: December 05, 2014, 05:37 »
Thanks for all the suggestions so far, they're all helpful and it means that you can at least know that what you request will be considered, discussed and (if possible), implemented here at Alamy HQ. As Dook kindly pointed out - a project for this size of overhaul is massive and big changes take months to develop, test and deploy, not weeks. That said we do have at least one 'quick win' on the way. As previously mentioned we have begun rolling out FTP upload for all and this should be complete by the end of January. You can check to see if you've got it yet by clicking the upload link from the Alamy dashboard. If FTP has been rolled out to your account, you'll see it as an option. Hopefully vector upload for all will be next but we can't confirm that just yet. We've begun mapping out how a new, revised process will work and we've got some really exciting features for you that we think you'll love once they're ready. Thanks again, Alamy
87
« on: November 04, 2014, 04:31 »
Thanks to all those that have given suggestions so far.
We're really interested at the moment in hearing what you want changing with the upload tool and manage images tool as we're fully aware it needs improving. Having your "top 3" wants for this side of our site really helps us focus in on what's needed.
We understand you might have frustrations with other parts of the site, but this really isn't the right thread to voice them as it makes it harder for us to collate your suggestions.
If you've got any other things you'd like to discuss about Alamy then it might be best to start another thread. We try to be as active as possible here and will usually respond in good time. It would just help keep this thread on topic.
Thanks again for all your current suggestions.
Alamy
88
« on: November 04, 2014, 04:26 »
Batch assignment of photo info - how many people, whether a photograph, digitally modified, type of license, that sort of thing on the last page - would be a big help, so we don't have to do it for each similar image individually.
Just a quick point here - you can already do that...
Er - how please? Can you post a link or something?
Drag the images down to the batch edit area, click on the desired option, assign the change you want to make, click save. All done!
89
« on: November 03, 2014, 10:11 »
Thanks for all suggestions so far - please keep them coming.
90
« on: November 03, 2014, 10:10 »
Batch assignment of photo info - how many people, whether a photograph, digitally modified, type of license, that sort of thing on the last page - would be a big help, so we don't have to do it for each similar image individually.
Just a quick point here - you can already do that...
91
« on: November 03, 2014, 06:19 »
We're starting to work on something we've wanted to do for a while now: improving the upload and keywording process.
Although our turnaround times for image processing are one of the quickest in the business, it's clear that our upload tool and keyword management areas of the site could be far more user friendly.
We're looking at vastly streamlining the whole process to make keywording and uploading more elegant and efficient which should make submitting images to us a far more enjoyable experience.
So what would you want to see changed / bought in? We're already sold on the idea of removing the flash element of manage images, and we have plenty of other exciting ideas up our sleeves for how we think things could be made better, but we're looking for your top 3 things you'd like to see improved.
Every idea will be read and considered.
Cheers
Alamy
92
« on: October 27, 2014, 10:01 »
Immediate effect?
Account still active and still making money...
Although Alamy said that the thief had not received any money for sales through ALAMY. If you believe...
I wonder if Alamy received any money...
Must be a profitable portfolio that they DO NOT terminate...
We have terminated the account, the server does not update immediately. The thief has not received any money and we will be investigating who the images belong to that have sold and will be returning the owed funds to them. Alamy
93
« on: October 27, 2014, 04:05 »
We've terminated this account with immediate effect and will be investigating further.
Cheers
Alamy
94
« on: September 11, 2014, 04:19 »
I consider it truly insane to pay someone who does nothing 40%
In the internet age, I cannot see how the partner deals - which effectively increase the take for everyone but the person who created the content - still exist.
Don't underestimate the power of local agents to work very hard and make deals with customers in that territory. Language barrier aside, these distributors often have exclusive deals with publishers in those territories meaning that certain buyers will ONLY buy from them and not look elsewhere. Sales made by distributors are sales which would not have been made via Alamy.com otherwise. Of course it's your decision if you want to opt in or not, but our honest advice is to opt in. On average it will mean a 20% increase in your yearly revenue.
95
« on: August 14, 2014, 03:22 »
Hi - we've had a number of people PM us asking for tips / suggestions based on their Alamy portfolio.
This is just a message to you all to say that we will work through them and get back to each of you, but we are a bit snowed under in the office at the moment so it might take us a little while.
Cheers!
Alamy
96
« on: August 13, 2014, 09:53 »
I have been saying for a few years in this forum that Alamy is becoming microstock because of pricing pressures from ms companies. And you just validated my many comments at msg that this is true.
We're not becoming microstock though. There's a difference between us responding to certain price pressures (created by microstock and other leading "traditional agencies") and us becoming a microstock agency. That's certainly not on our road map and our average price points continue to reflect that. Many of the deals we make to compete effectively with microstock are often for very specific usages in very specific markets/customers who primarily use microstock for sourcing stock imagery.
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« on: August 13, 2014, 09:00 »
If you've got over 250 vectors to submit as .eps files then please email [email protected] who will be happy to help. We are working on improvements to the upload tools which will soon allow .eps files to be uploaded directly with regular images. Cheers Alamy
98
« on: August 13, 2014, 08:50 »
The key thing to remember is that its always the usage that is priced, not the image.
An image taken of the floor in front of you can fetch $10,000+ if that's what the client needs for an exclusive worldwide ad campaign.
We're not influential enough to determine industry prices. We have to respond to pricing trends in stock imagery that are dictated by the likes of Getty and Shutterstock.
All types of imagery sell for all ranges of prices with us but again it depends on the usage, not the image. There are no fixed trends. Our average price takes into account all sales and comes out at around $100.
It's impossible to comment further for your collection specifically Shady Sue as we don't know who you are. If you PM us your name we will be able to take a look at your collection and perhaps offer some advice if you would like us to.
99
« on: August 12, 2014, 03:10 »
Just to say: You have a private message from me a couple of days ago and I hope will get response from Alamy:)
Thanks!
Deyan
It will - but we're very busy at the moment so it might not be for a couple more days. Despite my best year at Alamy being 2013, my average sale gross was $42.63.
This year, not only have sales slumped, but my average in 2014 has been $36.24 gross.
Would also therefore be interested to know what kinds of images sell for the $100 gross you quoted - presumably high production value studio shots with models - except that is bread and butter for micro, and you're different.
Does RF sell better/for more than RM on Alamy?
We're not ignoring this, just have a lot on at present and will respond shortly.
100
« on: August 08, 2014, 09:17 »
i joined Alamy from day 1 when they announced their maiden voyage here on MSG. i uploaded regularly, and my approval was 100%. granted, that the curator looked at one image and approves the rest, given that you know how to curate your own work.
the support was exemplary too, helping me consistently when i need to learn how to set the menu for editorials,etc. my portfolio was regularly growing, but after awhile of no sales, no zooms,etc..
i noticed that my portfolio was not even listed in their list of photographers.
so i asked how am i to be visible if clients do not know i exist in their list of photographers.
i got a sort of gibberish response, and i deleted my account.
it was a shame, because i liked the culture of Alamy ie. what they represented at the initial
. but as for this day, you see why i am not so gullible anymore when someone
announces they are the new flavour of the month, decade, whatever.
i see only vapor 
Really sorry to read this! Just for the record, it wasn't us who -1'd your post The list of photographers we had was a trial brand page that contained links to most of the agencies who sell through us and around 100 of the more well known 'brand' photographers. Considering we have 37,000+ photographers with images online with us, you can see that the vast majority of contributors were not on the list! Aside from all that, the page got very little traffic and it no longer exists. Customers find work on Alamy via keyword search, not via any list of photographers. Cheers Alamy
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