VbFolly Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 One day after it was reported in the news that Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurants were closing, I took a couple of photos of my nearest restaurant and the notice on the door, and tried uploading by the Reportage route - I have recently lost my Live News access, but was given Reportage access, as I had recently sold a Live News photo later as stock. I wasn't too hopeful, but saw that my photos had been zoomed the day after upload. I've just found two of my three photos in The Sun Online in an article written the day after upload (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9136473/jamie-oliver-restaurant-burgled/). I thought contributors in the same position as me might be interested that Reportage is worth a go! 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 53 minutes ago, VbFolly said: One day after it was reported in the news that Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurants were closing, I took a couple of photos of my nearest restaurant and the notice on the door, and tried uploading by the Reportage route - I have recently lost my Live News access, but was given Reportage access, as I had recently sold a Live News photo later as stock. I wasn't too hopeful, but saw that my photos had been zoomed the day after upload. I've just found two of my three photos in The Sun Online in an article written the day after upload (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9136473/jamie-oliver-restaurant-burgled/). I thought contributors in the same position as me might be interested that Reportage is worth a go! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 That's encouraging to hear, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks, Mr Standfast & Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I wonder if prices for reportage will equate with Live news content? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Sultanpepa said: I wonder if prices for reportage will equate with Live news content? Probably comparable with live news images sold later on as stock and not the first two days when prices, as far as I know, will be higher. I have also begun to use this outlet with the half a day's delay . Edited May 28, 2019 by Niels Quist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sultanpepa said: I wonder if prices for reportage will equate with Live news content? Yes.. that's the big question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Kelly Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 When submitting via the reportage route, do the headlines and captions need to be included in each image file (like in news submissions) or can they be added afterward in AIM? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecile Marion Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I uploaded a batch as a kind of test, then added tags and captions once they went live just a bit later. However, I was slightly past the daily update time, so my photos didn’t show up until the next days update (as I’d expected). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Gina Kelly said: When submitting via the reportage route, do the headlines and captions need to be included in each image file (like in news submissions) or can they be added afterward in AIM? Thanks! It's a good idea to include the headlines, captions and a few keywords when you upload, then they will be on sale as soon as the update happens - that's what I did. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 9 hours ago, Matt Ashmore said: Yes.. that's the big question! I would expect sales would be as stock, reportage just arrives in stock by another route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 4 hours ago, VbFolly said: It's a good idea to include the headlines, captions and a few keywords when you upload, then they will be on sale as soon as the update happens - that's what I did. I add preprepared captions and keywords to photo mechanics stationary pad and apply prior to upload. Then I have very little to do in AIM later. Surely headlines were only for live news, I haven't added any to my reportage uploads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Kelly Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Thanks for the input/advice! I'm interested to try this route and see how it goes, since I can no longer submit news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 3 hours ago, sb photos said: I would expect sales would be as stock, reportage just arrives in stock by another route. Yes, I rather expect this to be the case.. which means those of us forced down the reportage route potentially lose out on the bigger sales values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariaJ Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 27/05/2019 at 12:11, VbFolly said: One day after it was reported in the news that Jamie Oliver's Italian restaurants were closing, I took a couple of photos of my nearest restaurant and the notice on the door, and tried uploading by the Reportage route - I have recently lost my Live News access, but was given Reportage access, as I had recently sold a Live News photo later as stock. I wasn't too hopeful, but saw that my photos had been zoomed the day after upload. I've just found two of my three photos in The Sun Online in an article written the day after upload (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9136473/jamie-oliver-restaurant-burgled/). I thought contributors in the same position as me might be interested that Reportage is worth a go! That's great to hear! Thanks for posting about it. Maria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 This has probably been discussed already, but what happens to reportage images? I uploaded a few last evening, and they are showing up in AIM but nowhere else. They obviously won't go into the live news feed, so I assume they will appear in my general stock collection at some point. How long does it usually take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, John Mitchell said: This has probably been discussed already, but what happens to reportage images? I uploaded a few last evening, and they are showing up in AIM but nowhere else. They obviously won't go into the live news feed, so I assume they will appear in my general stock collection at some point. How long does it usually take? The daily server update, John. If they haven't turned up you probably haven't finished them with caption and some keywords. Edited May 29, 2019 by Niels Quist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 30 minutes ago, Niels Quist said: The daily server update, John. If they haven't turned up you probably haven't finished them with caption and some keywords. Thanks. I put in captions and some keywords before submitting, so I guess I just missed the update, which is what I figured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 21 hours ago, sb photos said: I add preprepared captions and keywords to photo mechanics stationary pad and apply prior to upload. Then I have very little to do in AIM later. Surely headlines were only for live news, I haven't added any to my reportage uploads. Yes, you're right - headlines aren't required, just captions and keywords. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 1 hour ago, VbFolly said: Yes, you're right - headlines aren't required, just captions and keywords. Sorry about that. I included headlines as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Just wondering, is it worthwhile to set up a separate pseudo for images uploaded via the new "Reportage" route? Any possible advantages (or disadvantages) in doing so? In my case, I'll be submitting "soft news" (mainly local cultural events) images and short photo essays. In the past, these types of images have licensed -- often for very good prices -- down the road as general stock, never as live news, which didn`t work for me. Edited June 22, 2019 by John Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptoprocta Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Can I just clarify something? I see above you mentioned 'missing the update'. So, if you upload over the weekend, things won't be visible to buyers until ... sometime on Monday? Or Tuesday? The reason I was curious is that I noticed two searches over the weekend, one was Pink Glasgow and the other was Glasgow and Pink. I assume they were looking for the singer Pink who did concerts in the city on Saturday and Sunday nights. (My pic, like all the rest on the first page of the search - creative/new/relevant, was of something pink in Glasgow and not of the singer). If someone had posted reportage of the singer on Saturday, would they have been available yesterday (Sunday)? (I read she had been out and about in the city, not that I'd know her from Eve.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariaJ Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I believe updates are done daily, even on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VbFolly Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 Yes, updates occur every day of the week. In the UK, I think it usually happens in the early hours of the morning, so photos uploaded by the reportage route at any time during the day or evening should be on sale by the following morning. On the other side of the Atlantic, that will be during the day, so the update could be missed. The 2 sales I reported at the beginning of this thread came in today. As expected, they were for normal stock prices for editorial website i.e. only mid $, not for live news prices. So the main benefit of reportage is speed of getting images on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptoprocta Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Thanks Maria and Vb for the info. I didn't know there were weekend updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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