[Leica] Getty Images

[Tina Manley]

It's greed on Getty's part.  They take 80 percent and give photographers
20.  Alamy is doing fine with a 50/50 split and considerably higher fees
for usage.  Not as high as they used to be but at least Alamy is not giving
away photos for free!  Getty and the micro-stock agencies have devalued all
stock photography.  When I started in the stock photography, Rohn Engh used
to say, "Would you rather sell one perfect apple for $100 or 10 good-enough
apples for $10 each?"  I've always held out for the higher prices and
haven't regretted it.

Tina

On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 10:46 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> My guess is the market has changed, but photographers' mindsets have not,
> pure and simple....Getty is probably just trying to adapt to fast changing
> market conditions, that is all. They cannot survive as a business
> otherwise. Neither can professional photographers survive without adapting
> to the reality of the markets, and only those who realise this will
> prosper. Change is the only constant. Photographers who crib about this
> would do well to reflect on the history of Kodak...
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 28-Feb-2015, at 15:10, Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hurrah! The business model just sucks and photographers have been taken
> advantage of and devalued. Maybe there will be a readjustment, but I doubt
> it.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > www.charlie-chan.co.uk
> >
> >
> >> On 28 Feb 2015, at 06:50, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> There is only a few words to describe GETTY IMAGES as a picture agency!
> >>
> >> UNFORTUNATELY I WOULD BE IN VERY DEEP TROUBLE WITH THE "SALOON KEEPER!"
> >> Brian Reid!
> >>
> >> This organization is the destruction of photography quality and an
> >> uncountable number of independent photographers and a huge number of
> smaller
> >> stock agencies!
> >>
> >> One can only wish they die in the fires of HELL!
> >> CHEERS
> >> Dr. ted :-(
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf Of
> >> Ken Carney
> >> Sent: February-27-15 5:19 PM
> >> To: Leica Users Group
> >> Subject: [Leica] Getty Images
> >>
> >> I haven't tried stock photography, but I did wonder why the images were
> >> so cheap.
> >>
> >>
> http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/2015/02/getty-images-downward-spiral-
> >> approaches.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
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