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83 Forum reputation = neutralAbout British Gent
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Cardiff, South Wales, UK
Alamy
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https://www.alamy.com/contrib-browse.asp?cid={83904E5A-E9DA-434A-B8DB-1EE66391E2D0}&name=Richard+Downs
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First uploads to Alamy 20 years ago?
British Gent replied to Thyrsis's topic in Let's talk about pics
ASMP? (Sorry, I really should know more about this industry I partake in.) I do wish I'd cottoned on to what was happening back in the noughties, but I didn't get my first DSLR until 2007 and wasted a couple of years trickling shots onto iStock and feeling ridiculously grateful if I sold one for 10 cents. It took a much more experienced friend to point out the error of my ways. In my time on Alamy I have one $350 sale as the high water mark. I remember it fondly and know I will never see its like again. -
September 2020 favourite uploads
British Gent replied to spacecadet's topic in Let's talk about pics
Barry Island in South Wales. Got a reputation, similar to many other seaside resorts of course, for being a bit tacky - amusement arcades, fish and chips, gift shops, etc, to say nothing of Gavin and Stacey, but there's also a calmer, more serene side if you catch it at the right time. -
Thanks for all of the above. My sales volume is so low it's probably moot anyway, but just wanted to be sure my lack of scrutiny wasn't harming the business generally. I ended up on this site after a couple of years with micro stock when a friend described the MS model as corrosive to the value of the photographer's skills. Fair enough.
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I can't compare to other folk on this site - I'm lucky to average a sale a month - but after three sales in April I've had nothing since. I haven't had a dry spell like this for a few years now and it's pretty disappointing. I'm chalking it up to the global downturn and reminding myself that there's a big difference between losing a few dollars a month and losing your livelihood (or worse). But July's not over yet. I live in hope.
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2020 April Favourite Uploads
British Gent replied to Olivier Parent's topic in Let's talk about pics
This feels like it could belong in the Covid-19 images thread. First time I've ever pointed my camera into a paint pot, but such are the times we are living in. -
$250,000 gross income reached.
British Gent replied to Doc's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Many congratulations! Serious achievement. -
2020 February Favourite Uploads
British Gent replied to meanderingemu's topic in Let's talk about pics
Ventured out as Storm Ciara's force subsided last Sunday. Unsurprisingly, Cardiff Bay was unusually quiet. Had to use continuous shooting mode as I was constantly being buffeted by the wind and couldn't be sure the camera was stable when the shutter opened. Suspect Storm Dennis is carrying too much rain to make a trip out this weekend a realistic prospect. -
Already had my typical single sale of the month, but it never fails to fascinate me how vastly more successful some folk on here are. I once had three sales in a single month, but actually made considerably less than this month's single sale. I appreciate the good times are over, but having missed them it's obviously easier to cope with this possibly terminal downtrend. Regarding the ant, they are very sensitive creatures and I fear he may have picked up on his owner's mood over the lack of sales and simply lost the will to live. Very sad.