Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Tina. I'll study the included web site. Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Jul 3, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Herbert - > > This might help: > > http://www.alamy.com/contributor/help/sell-images.asp > > I've been leasing stock since 1980. The stock market slumped considerably > after RF and Micro-stock started taking over the market, but things have > improved quite a bit lately with some really good prices. My average is > back up to about where it was 10 years ago, thank goodness. I know people > with Alamy who make over $25,000 a month, but they have many more photos up > than I do. > > Hope this helps. > > Tina > > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > >> I would like some enlightenment on how stock photography works. I had been >> under the impression that it is no longer a viable source of income >> because >> of the existence of a population equipped with cameras on their phones. >> Then, I read Tina's piece about income from stock photography, including >> mention of a student of her's who quit a job because of stock photography >> income; this appeared to be a current event. Also, as a docent at the >> Computer History Museum, I met a school teacher who told me that a >> substantial part of his income was stock photography. >> >> So, if any of you has the patience to explain to me a bit about how it >> works, or to refer me to a web site that would explain, I'd appreciate it. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Herb >> >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> 650-326-8204 >> >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 3, 2013, at 10:50 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jul 3, 2013, at 12:20 PM, lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote: >>> >>>> For every artist who is exhibited, I know 10 equally talented artists >> who never found an outlet. Look at the LUG. The Gallery is replete with >> excellent photographs, most taken by "non-professionals" whose pictures >> will be seen only by close friends and on the web. Ted, Tina, and some few >> others have managed to break the barrier but there are plenty of other >> LUGGERS whose work is equally as good. >>>> >>>> >>>> In my day if you wanted to get paid for taking pictures, you did one of >> two things. You worked for a media outlet, newspaper or magazine, or you >> tried to establish an independent freelance or "professional" business. >> While some "professionals" managed to live quite nicely, most barely >> scraped by or failed completely. I bought most of my cameras from failed >> professionals. Sometimes "security" is better than starving. >>> >>> Larry, >>> >>> We seem to be talking past one another a bit; not unusual as we've had >> different experiences. >>> >>> I began my visual art career at 14, in 1960, as an assistant in a >> successful commercial studio. >>> The studio catered to Advertising Agency and Corporate Clients. >>> Between 1967 and 1972 or 3 I earned my living, and my way through college >>> as a free lance photo journalist, and graphic designer, selling to local >> newspapers and magazines. >>> >>> Since 1973 and through the late 90s I managed to earn fairly well doing >> a combination of; >>> editorial photography, corporate photography and graphic design, gallery >> shows and print sales. >>> >>> Each of those markets has had its ups and downs over the years and >> decades. >>> >>> In every case protection of the right to use and license the work >> remained important; >>> not only to me but to all of my peers working in photography, >> illustration and graphic design. >>> At the height of my career I was a member of both ASMP and the Graphic >> Artists Guild. >>> Both organizations have worked tirelessly at protecting and valuing >> creative work. >>> >>> My first wife, of 25 years, also made a good living as a fine art >> painter. >>> I have many friends who are professional artists, photographers, >> painters, sculptors, metal workers, and musicians. >>> I know how the art markets have worked historically as well as currently. >>> >>> Tina's career or mine or many others do not fit the model that you seem >> feel is the only rigid view of how things worked >>> "in your day" "my day" or "to day." >>> >>> We could discuss any creative market in terms of blue chip international >> "history book" success, >>> regional success and/or local success; >>> as well as several other parameters and paradigms. >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information