John Mitchell Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Where have all the big editorial sales -- by "big" I mean $200+ -- gone? My last one was in April 2016. When was your last $200+ editorial sale? Are they now facing possible extinction? (N.B. I'm referring to direct sales rather than distributor ones. I had a $200+ distributor editorial sale earlier this year, but I'm not counting it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 You are right that substantial amounts on editorial sales are few and far between now. My last sale at that level was $250 in September 2016, John. I don't point a finger at Alamy, however. Things in the stock world are not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoDogue Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 My most recent $200+ editorial license was 11 April 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Mine was in the dark ages. April 2013, magazine front cover, $500. GEEZ! 4 years ago! A scattering of $150 and $180 since. Betty Edit...it was a nature image requiring no release, does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I had a $330 one this week. The one before was November 16 and prior to that, one in June 16 but it was only for $199.99 so it doesn't qualify They are very rare indeed. My statistics regarding my gross average prices are showing a sad story: 2003 = 241 2004 = 136 2005 = 163 2006 = 108 2007 = 126 2008 = 109 2009 = 97 2010 = 103 2011 = 65 2012 = 76 2013 = 77 2014 = 77 2015 = 58 2016 = 44 2017 = 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Mine was in the dark ages. April 2013, magazine front cover, $500. GEEZ! 4 years ago! A scattering of $150 and $180 since. Betty Edit...it was a nature image requiring no release, does that count? Of course it counts. That was a really good price for a nature image I would imagine. I'm still getting occasional sales in the $150 to $180 range, but those $200+ ones, once fairly common, are now rare birds indeed. Falling prices are especially obvious this year, I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Mine was in the dark ages. April 2013, magazine front cover, $500. GEEZ! 4 years ago! A scattering of $150 and $180 since. Betty Edit...it was a nature image requiring no release, does that count? Of course it counts. That was a really good price for a nature image I would imagine. I'm still getting occasional sales in the $150 to $180 range, but those $200+ ones, once fairly common, are now rare birds indeed. Falling prices are especially obvious this year, I find. My sharp fall in average gross prices is partially due to Personal Use in my case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 My last one was september 2016. just a little over the 200mark. $217,60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 May last year - $213.95. (Daily Telegraph Live News shot from April). One a month earlier for $175.00 as well, but very thin on the ground these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 None in last 12 months. I can't go back further than that as my sales history page just crashes out. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 138.33 - 4 days ago. They're still out there. Usually covers, sometimes distributor's however: 275.08 - April 24. Averages: 2005 - $1952006 - $1792007 - $4582008 - $1432009 - $732010 - $692011 - $652012 - $542013 - $522014 - $552015 - $592016 - $482017 - $42 (in the newspaper scheme; novel use etc etc.) wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 None in last 12 months. I can't go back further than that as my sales history page just crashes out. Pearl Pearl, my sales history crashes out beyond the 12 month mark - but only if I use Firefox. If I use Chrome, I get no issues. Maybe try another browser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 None in last 12 months. I can't go back further than that as my sales history page just crashes out. Pearl Pearl, my sales history crashes out beyond the 12 month mark - but only if I use Firefox. If I use Chrome, I get no issues. Maybe try another browser? Thanks. I use Safari but I could try Chrome. It is very annoying but sometimes I get there after many tries. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 None in last 12 months. I can't go back further than that as my sales history page just crashes out. Pearl Pearl, my sales history crashes out beyond the 12 month mark - but only if I use Firefox. If I use Chrome, I get no issues. Maybe try another browser? If I use Chrome, I get no issues. - Not even chromatic aberration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinS Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Never had a lot of these. My last >$200 was February 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobPhoto Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Got one last week, on of these new RF editorial licence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davies Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 My last one, my largest ever by the way (($320 for a travel guide cover) was back in March 2014. Aah, those were the days, I could even think about investing in new equipment, I don't look these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brooks Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 The stock industry now has a term called “enterprise clients”. Enterprise clients, who are usually editorial and buy a lot of images, are signed to a special “look to us first” account that includes lower than price calculator pricing in return for their volume business. This means the average price, industry wide for editorial images, has fallen. Hopefully for photographers the increased volume will make up for the lower price. Unfortunately, for everyone on the selling side, to not participate in the enterprise system means a complete loss of high volume editorial clients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kuta Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 30 March 2017--but very unusual for me, at least over the last several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Or maybe the picture editors have wised up and now buy them for 'personal use'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Or maybe the picture editors have wised up and now buy them for 'personal use'. Maybe not make them any wiser and tell them about the generous return... oops. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I think they already twigged quite some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 $214 on 9th September 2016 Kumar (the Doc one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 $330 at the start of this month for a Spanish landmark/tourist attraction. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hatton Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 $200! not seen $100 yet! $85 my highest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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