[Leica] Stock Sales

[Tina Manley]

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
> >>>
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