[Leica] The Stock Photography Business

[Doug Herr]

Ouch!  On second thought, double Ouch!  OTOH, Ouch X5 (one for each year).  Any way you look at it it's Ouch.  At least your stock sales are more than mine.

Doug Herr
Orangevale, Sacramento County
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


-----Original Message-----
>From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
>Sent: Nov 20, 2015 7:49 AM
>To: lug <lug at leica-users.org>, seephoto <seephoto at micapeak.com>, MUGers at yahoogroups.com, Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net>, paw <paw at micapeak.com>
>Subject: [Leica] The Stock Photography Business
>
>Back when I started my own stock licensing company in 1980, the lowest
>price I would consider for stock usage of any kind was $250.  Textbook
>companies often paid over $1000 for a cover photo for one year's lease.
>Then they would renew it every year they want to use the photo.
>
>Times have changed.  Alamy (one of the several agencies I now lease
>through) just licensed a photo of childbirth, model-released, for the
>following usage:
>
>Country: Lithuania
>Usage: Editorial
>Media: Editorial website
>Industry sector: Media, design & publishing
>Image Size: Any size
>Start: 01 October 2015
>End: 01 October 2020
>Online usage only. Bulk discount
>
>Their price for 5 years' license was $5.37.  My cut is $1.61.  Guess I can
>retire anytime now!!!
>
>Tina
>
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