Stokie Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 This was prompted by a comment from Lynne yesterday in the 'How was your April thread' where she said "I also had the 55th sale of one image". I had a sale this morning taking my best seller to 9. What is your figure? John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 recent couple of sales took one of my rather ageing pix to a total of 12. It seems to work for some people but it's nothing jaw-dropping. But 55 for one image is pretty spectacular! Must have really nailed the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 13 times $993 gross... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Park Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 16 times, all to same industry usage in USA, RM image, gross sales $1315. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmot Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 16 sales of Volcano Osorno, Chile - all on Alamy and all for travel brochures. I'd show you a pic but can't get the widget to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 12 uses of maypole dancing taken on film on grey, wet day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 about 25 but I only count the ones that have actually paid so there may be some reported but not yet paid for. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 16 sales of Volcano Osorno, Chile - all on Alamy and all for travel brochures. I'd show you a pic but can't get the widget to work! This one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Only 4 for me .... complete beginner then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 if a nice slice of my collection sold four times each, I would be more than happy! But in reality, it's a pretty limited number with half a dozen or so repeat sales. I suspect it's often a case of a client getting in the habit of using a particular image. My other half used to work for a big publisher who would send her off on the hunt for a new photograph of a familiar subject only to be told after a considerable effort, "get that one we used for project X in again" If it worked once, it'll work again. Did the buying public notice? You would have thought so, but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Sold six times so far, but never found any of them in use. But you all know I certainly tried to find them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I have one that has sold 40 times, with scores of illegal uses following in its wake. Now if it was a £100 a throw I would be laughing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyAppleRed Images Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Five sales, three via Alamy, one via Getty and one from an infringer. The infringer accounts for half the total revenue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Lowson Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 AW2HA3 8 times for $938 gross Iain Lowson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I have one that has sold 40 times, with scores of illegal uses following in its wake. Now if it was a £100 a throw I would be laughing!! The 55 uses mentioned by John at the start of the thread are the paid for sales, I also have all the illegal infringements which I am about to start chasing up. A google search on the image produces 15 pages of usage. Lynne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Best a mere 8 times, but a relatively recent effort, so hoping for more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Yates Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 It's an 8 for me as well followed by a 5 in second place. Regards Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K. L. Howard Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I've had one sell 9 times mostly for $180 textbooks - Sorry cant show that one there are very few shots of it on alamy Had this one BFGDB1 sell 5 times, then it went viral and is now all over the web and it has not sold since I've had several others sell 3 or more times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I too was very impressed with Lynn's 55. My best is 12, with an 11, a few 10s and quite a lot of 9s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 $115,700 for more than 60 uses.This includes collection fees for infringers. I usually don't do my sales by images but for the event.But the above is for one photo. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I can understand the by event approach, that is how your costs are most easily aggregated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I can understand the by event approach, that is how your costs are most easily aggregated. Seeing as I started shooting late 70s,pre-digital and pre-computers,'By event' on index cards was the only way to keep score. Ironically that shot was from a concert for a band I never even liked but got stuck covering and the ONLY time the light landed on the performer.No flash was allowed and I was already pushing my Tri-X to asa 1600. Now it's all on computer. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giphotostock Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 1. Alamy: 7 times since 2007, ~$350 net, editorial 2. not Alamy: 21 times since 2010, ~$1700 net, editorial 3. commercial library: 5 times since Dec 2013 +many in between GI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I have an RF image of a particular place in the UK that has sold 221 times. I have other versions of this place that have sold elsewhere. Agreed, it hasn't made me a huge deal but there is great satisfaction in the number of times I've sold this image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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