Most Licenced Image

[aphperspective 608]

Just a curious question what is the most repeat licences from 1 image. I only ask because I have one that is nothing special just a shot of a Supermarket front that was taken while herself was doing the Supermarket trundle. 8 times so far, never pays much but over time has covered the petrol.🙂

[spacecadet 4,644]

I have a 16, but it's from 4 images of the same subject so the actual total for a single image would be about 8 or 10, but it's over about 6 years.

Maybe half a dozen 4s and 5s.

[Allan Bell 3,129]

I have one image that I knew had licensed a few times and thought that was it.  On doing a quick check there are three repeat sellers with one at 8 times another at 7 times and one at 6 times. There are a few at three or four licenses each too.

 

Allan

 

Edited December 16, 2020 by Allan Bell

[aphperspective 608]

This one was shot about 18 months ago so maybe got a bit of legs on it yet then. Always take your camera shopping.😄

[John Richmond 1,239]

I've a couple on 8 licences.  

 

and

 

The red admiral butterfly has had the most varied uses, for a calendar, in a book, on TV and in UK newspapers.  Not great prices but they all add up.  It's certainly paid for the expense of the 40 foot trip down the garden,

[Reimar 476]

Unlike other stock sites, I don't see an easy way to tell image license numbers on Alamy.  Am I missing something?

[Mr Standfast 1,163]

 

I have a niner.

 

Remember when we played conkers, anything which won more than a couple of games was a hundreder...

 

 

[spacecadet 4,644]

16 minutes ago, Reimar said:

Unlike other stock sites, I don't see an easy way to tell image license numbers on Alamy.  Am I missing something?

I counted the thumbnails from my sales history printouts, knowing which image it was. There isn't any easy way to check online, no. I never found a way of getting the sales history into a spreadsheet (so you could search by reference number) without its looking like a dog's dinner.

[george 105]

my most licenced image has sold 12 times but always for small amounts due to its use. 

[Avpics 2,086]

It would be a contest between Meghan Markle on her wedding day and my local hospital. About six repeats at a guess of each.

[wiskerke 3,743]

115

 

wim

[Russell 1,960]

1 hour ago, spacecadet said:

There isn't any easy way to check online, no

The Alamy/Lightroom Bridge add-on will give you the Sales count and Revenue for each image. It runs a "report" on Alamy. When I have some time I'll see if I can show you how it looks.

[Sally 1,943]

1 hour ago, Reimar said:

Unlike other stock sites, I don't see an easy way to tell image license numbers on Alamy.  Am I missing something?

Easy to do if you use Alamy Lightroom Bridge as it downloads sales data and sales counts, and then you can create a smart collection. I have one taken only last year of a (minor) celebrity which has sold 16 times.

[Michael Ventura 6,865]

I don't know how many sales in all but I have a set of images from a shoot, years ago, that continue to sell.  I don't show the photos as they could be copied (with some effort) but they have brought is a gross of $12,838 (gross) since being on Alamy.

 

Just had another sale from this shoot come in today for high $$! I wish I had more of these types of "evergreen" photos.

Edited December 17, 2020 by Michael Ventura

[Vincent Lowe 870]

This usually pops up once a year.  13 sales so far, latest in September this year - all except one for educational/text book, North America.  It was one of my first submissions to Alamy.  Mont Pourri, French Alps, taken in 1975, Olympus OM1, Kodachrome.  

 

 

[Bryan 15,596]

40 sales (mainly newspaper web so not a lot of cash) but nothing since a more successful contributor (not, to my knowledge, a forum dweller) took a very similar shot.  Indeed three of my best selling images have suffered at the hands of this person.  In each case a steady stream of sales evaporated to nothing.  Presumably entirely innocent, all predictable newspaper fodder,  but very annoying!

Edited December 16, 2020 by Bryan

[John Mitchell 5,677]

2 hours ago, Mr Standfast said:

 

I have a niner.

 

Remember when we played conkers, anything which won more than a couple of games was a hundreder...

 

 

 

I used to play "conkers" when I was a kid living in London. Wonderful game. I still collect chestnuts every fall.  But I digress...

 

 

 

 

[John Mitchell 5,677]

Can't think of one image in particular. However, a number of my Latin America (especially Mexico, where I've done a lot of roaming) images license several times per year. They tend to be subjects that have little or no coverage on Alamy, or elsewhere in some cases.  Scarcity seems to be the main factor as I don't think that any of my multiple sellers would win any prizes.

 

It would be really helpful to have stats -- number of views, zooms, sales, etc. -- available for individual images. Hint, hint... 😎

[Doc 2,479]

122

 

[John Mitchell 5,677]

49 minutes ago, Bryan said:

40 sales (mainly newspaper web so not a lot of cash) but nothing since a more successful contributor (not, to my knowledge, a forum dweller) took a very similar shot.  Indeed three of my best selling images have suffered at the hands of this person.  In each case a steady stream of sales evaporated to nothing.  Presumably entirely innocent, all predictable newspaper fodder,  but very annoying!

 

Sorry to hear that. Copycatting is indeed annoying but inevitable I fear. We're a copycat species. 😼

Edited December 16, 2020 by John Mitchell

[Perry 113]

26 of a a specific building. A few years back  I was the only one with the building.
When other contributors found out, sales slowly dried up. 😬

[Gabbro 350]

I have one picture licensed 49 times, including 9 times this year.

[Avpics 2,086]

1 hour ago, John Mitchell said:

 

Sorry to hear that. Copycatting is indeed annoying but inevitable I fear. We're a copycat species. 😼

Indeed. I'm just popping out to Mont Pourri.....

[Colblimp 3,068]

How do I find this out without the bridge thing? 🤪

 

Edit:  Just counted - 78.

Edited December 16, 2020 by Colblimp

[The Blinking Eye 403]

I want to SEE these multiple sale images! (Congrats) But now I understand why you are not sharing them.