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How was your January 2021
MariaJ replied to Colblimp's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
You beat me Marb! I had one PU for $14.72. -
Post a bad thing that happened in your life today
MariaJ replied to Ed Rooney's topic in Let's talk about pics
I'm so sorry for your loss Ed. -
How was your December?
MariaJ replied to gvallee's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Thanks. I am feeling optimistic as things can only go up from here 😃. -
How was your December?
MariaJ replied to gvallee's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Zero, zilch, nada! The first month with no licenses in several years. December's CTR the lowest in 2020 as well. -
Thanks for the useful tips Wim. I finally went back and fixed a couple of my images. Cheers, Maria
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Goin' down slow?
MariaJ replied to John Mitchell's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Mine is following a similar trajectory John. Sept-Dec my CTR has been .52, .53, .49 and .25 for this month. Lowest in over a year, and not a sale yet this month. -
I notice my images above are looking a little squished. Maybe changes to the forum website has altered how images show up and the way I usually post them (drag them over) isn't the best. What is the current recommended way to post them? Thanks. Maria
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I like this topic Bella! I find repeating patterns (especially colourful ones) to be so visually appealing.
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Refund day?
MariaJ replied to John Mitchell's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
I came here to ask the same question. I had 2 refunds for UK travel guide images licensed in June. Both were of Victoria, BC. -
How Was Your November?
MariaJ replied to losdemas's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
5 licenses, so it was a pretty good month for me. Prices not the greatest, 2 PUs, 2 magazines (Ok $$), and one editorial (sad $). -
Images sold in November 2020
MariaJ replied to Steve F's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Pretty. Is it your plant? -
Images sold in November 2020
MariaJ replied to Steve F's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Small sale for this image showed up Friday. $ Making a couple bucks from my gardening. Country: Worldwide Usage: Editorial Media: Editorial website Industry sector: Media, design & publishing Image Size: Any size Start: 16 October 2020 End: 16 October 2025 One use in a single editorial article used within the digital versions of a single publication. Digital usage includes archive rights for the lifetime of the article -
31 zooms, only 3 sales...what am I doing wrong?
MariaJ replied to Kamira's topic in Portfolio critique
Hi Kamira, Most of my alamy sales this year are of images I uploaded in previous years. It can take a while before someone is looking for what you have in your portfolio. As has been mentioned, keywording is very important. Always include plurals of objects, even if there is only one in your image. For example, if someone was looking for an image of "antique vehicles in Cuba", they wouldn't find your nice image 2D4MRM0 of an antique car in Havana, because you only have the singular "vehicle" in the keywords. Maria -
Here's one: A beautiful sunset on the water, as captured by this cell phone camera.
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Alamy Home Page Not Updated?
MariaJ replied to Jansos's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
I had a sale drop in today.- 36 replies
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Keyword stemming
MariaJ replied to Graham's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Yes, I always keyword for plural objects, even if there is just one in the image. -
Images sold in October 2020
MariaJ replied to VbFolly's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Thanks so much Dave! My mom's cross-stitch made it to television, wow. She passed away last year so knowing her work appeared on the telly makes me happy. Maria -
How was your October 2020?
MariaJ replied to Steve F's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Three for me as well. Two were distributor sales, including a decent calendar sale. -
So many great ones to choose from, congrats to all the finalists!
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Images sold in October 2020
MariaJ replied to VbFolly's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
This was a sale to a German distributor today for a travel guide. Low-Mid $$ -
Images sold in October 2020
MariaJ replied to VbFolly's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Thanks! -
Images sold in October 2020
MariaJ replied to VbFolly's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Image 2AX5KN6 I don't think I've had a UK television sale before. Happy that my mom's needlepoint will be on TV! If someone happens to see this on the telly (likely around Christmas), would you let me know? Maria Country: United Kingdom Usage: Editorial Media: Television (editorial) Print run: Unlimited transmissions Placement: Use within body of show -
Images sold in October 2020
MariaJ replied to VbFolly's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
No sales for a month and then this plum calendar sale showed up, low $$$. Too bad it's not direct, it's to a Canadian distributor. -
This is a great season for orange! An spooky looking tree with scary skies. Pumpkins at a farm stand in rural Ontario My sweet (and late) orange and white kitty.
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Early morning Dopamine message?
MariaJ replied to Jansos's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
My sales are too sporadic to be a regular dopamine hit. But it is nice to see the cleared balance jump higher a few times as it has this week.