Jan Juerges Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I joined ALAMY at the end of 21, but just started uploading in the last weeks. I am a graphic designer, photographer and film dude from Hamburg. I do photography now for about 20 years, mostly commissioned work, and i just wanted to see, if stock would be something for me... yes, i know, i should have started uploading 15 years ago....I do have a tiny portfolio on Adobe Stock also (50 images haha), but i have 1 image there that sold once a week for already 2 years now. Probably just luck, but i thought if i would have 100 of those, things could get interesting it got accepted here as well: https://www.alamy.com/seagulls-flying-in-front-of-the-elbphilharmonie-in-hamburg-harbour-image524448567.html?imageid=9E6B3CE7-A520-4D09-A1B7-42521B78542B&p=1825290&pn=1&searchId=0149d6a657ae490de7f72451d3f7b1e3&searchtype=12 As i learned from reading in this forum here for the last two weeks and also having a look at the "what sold" thread, editorial images seem to go quite well? Anyway, glad to be here and looking forward to some nice discussions! Enjoy the week! Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Very nice images Jan, now just need to upload thousands more and you could see regular sales but even then, it may be only enough to buy a small piece of camera gear you've always wanted. Good luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Gruess di Gott Jan! Yes, Alamy is primarily an editorial agency. Stock isn't going to compare to commissioned work in terms of money. It can be a regular income stream, but you'd need to put a lot of work in and have thousands of images. Have a look through this thread: https://discussion.alamy.com/topic/16286-2022/page/2/ Just for information, Alamy is not a fan of mentioning other stock agencies. Indeed, if we'd all started uploading at the birth of stock, we'd be considerably richer! Viel Spass, Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsyCollins Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Hi! Nice photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Juerges Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Michael Ventura said: Very nice images Jan, now just need to upload thousands more and you could see regular sales but even then, it may be only enough to buy a small piece of camera gear you've always wanted. Good luck to you! Thank you Michael! Yes, i will save for a new canon lens cap, but probably it will only be a chinese 3rd party model... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Juerges Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 30 minutes ago, Steve F said: Gruess di Gott Jan! Yes, Alamy is primarily an editorial agency. Stock isn't going to compare to commissioned work in terms of money. It can be a regular income stream, but you'd need to put a lot of work in and have thousands of images. Have a look through this thread: https://discussion.alamy.com/topic/16286-2022/page/2/ Just for information, Alamy is not a fan of mentioning other stock agencies. Indeed, if we'd all started uploading at the birth of stock, we'd be considerably richer! Viel Spass, Stephen Hi Steve ok, good to know about the editorial emphasis... i will try and roam my hometown (Hamburg) and squeeze it for some touristy editorial images. Well, i should invest some minutes before that and see how the already coverage of Hamburg is... Thanks for the information, hope i did not enroll myself to a secret blacklist already... Danke! Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Juerges Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 31 minutes ago, PatsyCollins said: Hi! Nice photos. Thank you Patsy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 52 minutes ago, Jan Juerges said: Hi Steve ok, good to know about the editorial emphasis... i will try and roam my hometown (Hamburg) and squeeze it for some touristy editorial images. Well, i should invest some minutes before that and see how the already coverage of Hamburg is... Thanks for the information, hope i did not enroll myself to a secret blacklist already... Danke! Jan Jan, Great to check what's already up, you'd be surprised how many contributors don't do that. You can still sell fairly bog standard images of landmarks - some clients search for recent imagery. The advantage with living there though is that you can capture from various angles that other may not have considered and in different seasons and lighting. Sperrliste - hopefully not! 😉 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Check captions. Image ID: 2N6WDJX is not a man from behind directing a helicopter landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Juerges Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 28 minutes ago, Rebecca Ore said: Check captions. Image ID: 2N6WDJX is not a man from behind directing a helicopter landing. Oh my gosh, not at all... Thank you Rebecca, it is corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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