Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Exactly, Gerry! Thank you. Tina On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:25 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: > I think Tina is thinking exactly like a business(wo)man and that is why > she is commenting on the ludicrous level of stock sale prices that Alamy > are now accepting. If you used to get $100 and you are now getting $2 you > have to question why that has happened and it is not because of the quality > of Tina?s images in any way whatsoever. It has more to do with the flooding > of the market by iPhone images etc. Yes Alamy, once a leading stock image > library, now accepts iPhone images. > > The other thing that worries me is that Alamy claim they have to price > according to the buyers location because the buyers location dictates often > what they can afford but these buyers are printing for major first world > countries who can well afford the prices being asked for. Have you noticed > the price of photobooks (for instance) going down. No, well there?s a > surprise, but many of them are printed in third world countries that Alamy > claims cannot afford the previous prices. > > All of this contributes to ever lowering esteem that photographers are > held in, and all working photographers are quite justified in fighting > that. "$2 in a month or two is better than no money? is rather a crass > statement to make when the photographer is fighting for his/her place in > the world as a visual artist. > > Rant over! > > Gerry > > > On 13 Jul 2016, at 07:30, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Money after a month or two is better than no money! > > > > I think if you see photography as a livelihood, you have to think like a > > businessman. > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at > > icloud.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I am having exactly the same problem Tina, and it makes Alamy virtually > >> not worth dealing with, especially as you have to wait for months for > your > >> money. > >> > >> Gerry > >> > >> > >>> On 12 Jul 2016, at 23:08, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> PESO: > >>> > >>> Alamy just sold one of my Iran photos: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I00000eLhbB.WvH4 > >>> > >>> They sold it through a distributor for $7. My share is $2. I'll pay > for > >>> the trip in no time at that rate!!! > >>> > >>> Country: Czech Republic > >>> Usage: Editorial > >>> Media: Magazine - print, digital and electronic > >>> Print run: up to 10,000 > >>> Placement: Inside > >>> Image Size: 1 page > >>> Start: 01 July 2015 > >>> End: 01 July 2020 > >>> Duration: 1 month. Bulk discount. > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Tina Manley > >>> www.tinamanley.com > >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >>> > >> > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html