Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is work! But stock sales make it possible for me do the kind of work I love and get paid for it. If I had spent the last 30 years teaching school, I would be an unhappy person today! Not a born teacher, Tina On Thursday, July 4, 2013, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > That's a bit my experience with Alamy as well. A few years ago I tried to upload on a regular basis, and have made a few modest sales, but finally I concluded that I do not have the time or the inclination to invest the time and effort required. I still have some photos up but have not added to them for a long time. Just yesterday I got an e-mail from Alamy in which they tell me that about 10-15 images contain elements (names of products, I suppose) that require a release from the owner. Forget it. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 4, 2013, at 4:58 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Isn't the problem with stock photography that you have to go around >> shooting mundane stuff, to fill out your submissions, and not what you want >> to shoot? Secondly, they keep asking me for model clearances if there is as >> much as a face in the photographs, which is ridiculous in the extreme. If I >> start taking scraps of paper from subjects every week, that will take up >> the time, not the fun part of photographing people. Getty wanted 50 of my >> photographs from Flickr, which I sent to them 40 eligible ones as an >> experiment (after repeating ad nauseum that I do not have model releases >> from nomadic tribals!). I have not added to that, and it earns me around >> US$ 100-150 per month. Let me make it clear that I understand that Getty >> fleeces the photographers and takes too much as commission, but I was more >> interested in seeing what sort of stuff sells. Not worth the time and >> effort for me, especially the hours that you have to spend on keywording, >> which I presume is critical. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com