Popular Post formerly snappyoncalifornia Posted June 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) My forum swan song. I'm leaving, I won't let the door hit me on the arse on the way out. Wishing you all the best on the photography trail Peace out Edited June 22, 2021 by formerly snappyoncalifornia 5 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinS Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Alamy is no longer the company that I joined. Resigned. Good luck to those who stay. As Bill said in the long thread, stock photography is dead. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 hour ago, formerly snappyoncalifornia said: My forum swan song. I'm leaving, I won't let the door hit me on the arse on the way out. Wishing you all the best on the photography trail Peace out Best of luck TPFNAFSoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyrsis Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 2 hours ago, formerly snappyoncalifornia said: My forum swan song. I'm leaving, I won't let the door hit me on the arse on the way out. Wishing you all the best on the photography trail Peace out Haha, beat me to it, I was going to use that phrase for my goodbye... Looks like the dolphins had more sense than us! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) I am on my way out too, sometime around 23 July. It has been good knowing you all and I am pleased some of us have already found a way to stay in touch. Best of luck, to everyone whether you have decided to stay or go. We all have different priorities and needs. Martin Edited June 22, 2021 by Martin P Wilson 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 😞😥❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 😭 Good luck all. Allan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imageplotter Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Wishing all of you the best of luck where ever you may go with your images from here. I see the Contract Changes thread is now closed and I suppose there will be little further chance to discuss or comment on the issues involved for photographers here. Grateful for the opportunity to still have a convo with a few of you elsewhere. Alas, I've not decided on the long term regarding my Alamy portfolio, short term, I'm staying, most likely non exclusive (simply because it has taken so much work to get the portfolio up and running and I feel transferring the entire lot of nearly 30k elsewhere right now may not warrant great financial rewards either). Mid to long term...might go, too. It's not worth it and I'd rather not see the image go for pennies. Not that alamy will notice, I guess. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) So long, Pardners. I'm really dating myself here. UPDATE: Just to clarify. I'll be continuing to hang around the Alamy corral. Just sayin' happy trails to those who are choosing to ride off into the sunset. Edited June 23, 2021 by John Mitchell 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyrsis Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 And dating myself here!! So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbyeI leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye -- Goodbye!I'm glad to go, I cannot tell a lie….. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 I am assuming that when we give up our Alamy contributor account we will lose the ability to post here. However, the forums appear to be publically readable. When we leave we lose the ability to be part of the conversation on these forums. That will be a shame as I have enjoyed my conversations with many regulars here over the last 20 years.. Is my understanding correct? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Clemson Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Martin P Wilson said: I am assuming that when we give up our Alamy contributor account we will lose the ability to post here. However, the forums appear to be publically readable. When we leave we lose the ability to be part of the conversation on these forums. That will be a shame as I have enjoyed my conversations with many regulars here over the last 20 years.. Is my understanding correct? I'm fairly sure you're correct, Martin. However, I look forward to useful conversations round at your place when you are no longer here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 7 hours ago, Martin P Wilson said: I am assuming that when we give up our Alamy contributor account we will lose the ability to post here. However, the forums appear to be publically readable. When we leave we lose the ability to be part of the conversation on these forums. That will be a shame as I have enjoyed my conversations with many regulars here over the last 20 years.. Is my understanding correct? Joseph is correct, it is an open forum, though you can never predict wether AP/Alamy may change this. When I joined Alamy I was surprised to find the forum could potentially be read by customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDoug Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I'm out also, and thanks to all on this forum for the information and insights. It's probably assumed by the PA management that what with the thousands of contributors and millions of images, they can easily stand the loss of a few. That's no doubt true. However, there will be small instances of loss. Today I got a zoom on an image where five of the six results from a keyword search were mine. No doubt all of us have subjects like that where there really isn't a lot of competition. In the case mentioned, they were shot with my first serious camera, an East German Ikoflex twin-lens bought with lawn-mowing money when I was 11 years old. Absent a time machine, they aren't easily reproducible. Cheers, Don Douglas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpics Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I'm sorry to see many people leave Alamy for pastures new. Good luck with your new endeavours. 💖 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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