mickfly

Get ready for Alamy selling your datasets. I have just had a 7c sale for a dataset at one of their video partners and the content would be much bigger at Alamy

Thanks Bryan.

Thanks Bryan.

Summary for 31 December 2022 to 31 December 2023 ( 47 item(s) totalling $539.45 ) I've made more shooting video for other projects.

Thanks Bryan.

A cat resting, a plate of currywurst and a head shot of a pigeon in Chile. A picture of chickens with the caption "Sometimes I just want to be a chicken like in that evergreen from grandmothers time New Hampshire chickens how to dig so you lie" More chicken pictures with the captions.. "There she lies in full glory buried in her sandy nest New Hampshire hen a nice back" "The dear good feathered fowl takes every opportunity for a cozy nap feathered fowl all sleeps one wakes up" "Digging and being awake is one thing, a healthy nap is another feathering in action before sleep" Are there no staff at Alamy?

Using samples from other peoples music usually includes a fee being paid... or a court case.

My emphasis. Alamy are already accepting it. https://www.alamy.com/portfolio/1146989.html

Thanks for the spot Bryan.

Is there a new breed of picture editor in our UK local newspaper titles who just grab any old picture with the main keyword in it from stock agencies... or just lift the images off social media, because the quality of imagary being used has gone right down the pan? I have alerts set up for some of my main subject keywords and I'm seeing low quality, very old pictures being used to illustrate current stories. So, my prediction is that quality will no longer count for much in general stock photography and with prices of a few cents for some shots it will be pointless (in general) to spend hours editing, so a quick fix of the black and white points and composition will suffice. The future for stock, for me? My highest sales this last year have been video clips... elsewhere.

I now only have an RX10 mk4 as my 'big camera' and an RX100 mk3 for my pocket camera. I downsized from full frame Canon gear and the only thing I miss is the low light capabilities, because, although both the Sony cameras can shoot in very low light, the quality is just not there. The Sony cameras also deliver awsome video, and whilst the RX10 is 4k, the RX100 is only up to 1080, so my next and hopefully last camera purchase will be the RX100 mk 7 which allows 4k and has a 200 zoom, but is still small enough for my pocket.

I bought a self adhesive grip for my RX100 and it works a treat.

500 internal server errors across all the search choices for me. Chrome Win 10 and OK with other sites.

My ride in a previous life. The ill-fated Airlander on a test flight Looks like a train, but it's a boat on the Falkirk Wheel.

So far 2@$ and 2@high$$