Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris - If I were not able to make expenses and a profit, I would not stay in business. I was relating the $2 sale as an example of how absurd some stock sales are today. Stock photography, like the stock market, requires a lot of patience. I have 9000 photos with Alamy and I also sell through other agencies and from my site. This week so far my share of Alamy's sales is $332.32. Some of those are of photos that I put up for sale in 2003 that are still selling every day. I have one photo that has sold over 100 times. My lament is that a sale like this is possible today: Country: World English Language Usage: Editorial Media: Book, print and/or e-book Print run: up to 50,000 Placement: Inside Image Size: 1/2 page Start: 16 June 2016 End: 16 June 2041 Printed textbook (including all minor revisions), digital textbook (in all secure locations/formats), custom editions, and ancillary CD-ROM/DVD/Image Bank/Powerpoint/LMS. Print run: Up to 40,000. Duration: Life of edition. Reuse. Notice that the license is for 25 years or the life of the edition with reuse. There was no such thing as a 25 year license in the past. The license was for one use and if they wanted to use it again, they paid again. That was the whole point of rights managed vs royalty free. I have never licensed anything as royalty free, but the lines are getting more blurred every day. It's not easy to make a living leasing stock these days, but it is still possible and I'm still doing it. Tina $ 91.00 On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Christopher Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > I?ve always thought like a businessman, which is why I have never sold > through stock sites. Tina spent a huge sum of money to go to Iran; the > trip probably cost her more than $10,000! How many photos does she have to > sell at $2 each to pay for that, and that?s not even counting the cost of > her equipment, and the fact that she has to pay for the costs of living > too. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 7/13/16, 2:30 AM, "LUG on behalf of Jayanand Govindaraj" > <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of > 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/I0 > >>0000eLhbB.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-2175C937AA > >>91/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