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peterjones replied to RedSnapper's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
I note that Glover & Howe are "underwritten" by the Sterling Insurance Group; any broker is only as good as the insurance company they represent luckily Sterling have a good record in the trade particularly in the settling of claims.- 27 replies
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I confess to having yo-yoed from despondency (e.g. when Alamy dropped the commission rate) to elation when an image sells for loads of £££££s; sometimes boredom or demotivation sets in when sales are lacklustre, in the end I guess everything else being equal sales can be periodic or not depending entirely on your mix of images; if indeed a collection largely consists of "scenic" or "touristy" shots then there are going to be times when buyers aren't looking for those pictures. In the end some of the best advice I have received in this forum is to try to have as much variety as possible in
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QC back to normal?
peterjones replied to John Mitchell's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
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Export settings LR5
peterjones replied to Tony Swain's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
The guidance on here for submitting your first four images has always been a conservative view: take your images in excellent light using the optimum aperture for your lens (some call it the "sweet spot" often around f/9) using a tripod and obtain technically excellent images which you then check over with a fine toothcomb for errors such as CA, sensor dust etc. After many submissions you get a feel for what QC may or may not fail and then you can become more adventurous but still staying with QC criteria. Peter -
Thanks for the link; absolutely hilarious critiques maybe from people who have been believing camera club judges far too much .....
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Paying your own TAX
peterjones replied to BqarbaraL's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
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Paying your own TAX
peterjones replied to BqarbaraL's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
The mileage allowance is £0.45 per mile up to the first 10,000 business miles pa not £0.44. I am sure that Alamy contributors who hold down full time jobs with HMRC must be reading this thread with wide open eyes and great interest. Peter. -
Paying your own TAX
peterjones replied to BqarbaraL's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
I wonder that one of two of the posts have put you off? ..... pity! G'luck, Peter. -
Paying your own TAX
peterjones replied to BqarbaraL's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
If there is one thing that we photographers love to do is to vastly overcomplicate matters grrrrrrrr. "De minimis non curat lex" UK law does not concern itself with trifles and a few quid is not going to start a full blown HMRC investigation; so back to basics: tell HMRC what you are up to asap; do keep records in order that you can justify everything you may enter into your books be it income or expenses; if you have any doubt and can't yet justify the expense of an accountant ask the Revenue, they can be very informative; if you have a doubt and wonder if something can be claimed ask the -
XMAS
peterjones replied to colin paterson's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
I wish you all and all at Alamy a very Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. Thanks to all those who were a great help to others especially those who took the trouble to post published images. Peter. -
Fuji XF 55-200 left side soft/misaligned ?
peterjones replied to GaryK's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
I was contemplating buying the 55-200 for my X-Pro 1; thanks to the mixed opinions I won't bother; sorry Fuji you have lost my business especially with respect to: -
Fuji X firmware updates
peterjones replied to ReeRay's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
The Fuji system (I have an X-Pro 1 and X100) is great in terms of file quality and so intuitive and easy to use; I am also delighted that Fuji are supporting discontinued models as I didn't rush to upgrade to a X100s; very many thanks for the updates. -
Nature shots
peterjones replied to losdemas's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
In the end one does whatever one does and hopefully suits the image; in your pictures I prefer the unadorned image as I don't think that the vignette suits the subject and the flower details seem better exposed but that is only my opinion and not absolutely right as another will undoubtedly demur. I wonder with nature shots a leaf can be taken out of our "amateur" bethren's book: they apply as little change to the image as possible? For me I will carry out such post processing that I think that suits the subject including if necessary vignetting; I have never noticed QC raising eyebrow -
I want to try film
peterjones replied to Paulstw's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Film is undoubtedly far more tactile than digital, the use of film involves so many processes that involves human contact much more so than digital, film is also delightfully retro which makes it very special compared to DI; add the attribute that there is an excited wait for the results be it waiting for the return of your film/ processing the negatives or watching the appearance of a print in the developer there is no surprise that film has a faithful following. I know two/three "amateurs" who have shed all their DI kit in favour of film gear. Many young people are also enjoying using f -
Since 2008 I am still learning this stock business & these forums are one of the most valuable assets in than learning curve particularly now that the more emotional responses in the main seem to be history; I suggest upload loads of images in terms of variety & quality; images that answer one, some or all of the 5 Ws: who, what, where, why & when? Don't have may similars as these adversely affect your Alamy ranking and keep those keywords accurate and succinct though some contributors may argue against the latter .... I am lazy! Remember that currently global and local search
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I agree with JG; street photography per se no; street photography that makes a point that a buyer might want to make yes however even some of my "street" has sold and I never head or pay attention to rules, unwritten or otherwise.
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question: zooms by Alamy code
peterjones replied to Felix's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
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peterjones replied to M.Chapman's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Many thanks for finding; a quick look reveals three of mine on the site under Catalogue -> Collections -> Alamy, -> England -> Bath: what gives Alamy? Peter.