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Oh this made me laugh so much thank you 🤣

I didnt know I could search AoA like that - thanks Wim.

Hi, I’ve been uploading kaleidoscope / abstract versions of my images like the one below. I notice there are lots of this type of thing on Alamy. Wondering if anyone has had any sales? Do people buy these?

When it’s pouring with rain outside and you’re trawling ebay for interesting things to shoot.

The feet thing 🤣

When you keyword(tag) everything you see in your head when you don’t even have your camera with you.

Yeah that’s me except i check for sales on my phone before I even get out of bed.

Moving to QC ...

Hi, I’ve used a kaleidoscope filter to modify a few of my photos and submitted them to QC. Some are going through but others are rejected. The reason given for rejection is along the lines of you can’t call a photo editorial and add something which alters it (the filter?) . If you want to be creative ie use a filter you need to submit as commercial but then you’d need a release from the property owner but only if the property is still recognisable despite the effect of the filter, Can anyone help me out with the rules on this? Thanks

Sold to Brazil, perpetual licence, any media, decent $$.

Happy to see some of my summer holiday “work’ getting picked up.

Licensed for German editorial media, 1 page inside, print run up to 5000. Via distributor. I took this just over a year ago at Felixstowe in Suffolk and loaded to Alamy as a news/ weather image. I guess this is a “normal” sale given the 12 months time lapse.

I can’t get a header photo to load on my portfolio page. Using Safari on iPad. Is it just me?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/02/flickr-delete-millions-photos-reduce-allowance-free-users I’ve had nothing from Flickr / Smugmug directly but I saw this in The Guardian today. If you’re using Flickr for storage - look out. 1000 images is a low threshold for pro/ semi pro photographers.

Wow what an incredible shot 😍.