Bryan Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 This morning I thought I might take some shots involving peanut butter, preferably crunchy. It's cold and grey outside, so an indoor shoot would be good. I took a look at the existing contributions, over 43,000. Many excellent images - don't think I'll bother ! Is there any uncharted territory remaining ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Luckily a lot of clients seem to license up to date imagery. A lot of images will get dated after a few years, especially e.g. technology pictures. So you can always license 'well covered' subjects or you can revisit older subjects in your portfolio. Uncharted? Yes, concept shots. Which AI will kill... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Bryan, you're also missing another important point - unlike travel or news images, there are many photo buyers that use different pictures of the same foods frequently. For example, a company that make the machinery for packing peanut butter into jars will need dozens of peanut butter images a year. As for uncharted territory, well, most of stock photography needs constant updating. Even classic travel shots like Big Ben or the Staten Island Ferry change - or perhaps the area around them changes. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 You have to have a dog in the race to win so-to-speak. I have sold a photo of the Arc de Triumphe in Paris before now… super saturated subject, my photo didn’t particularly stand out from the crowd.. but still it got a sale. So I say take those photos of peanut butter, upload them…. You never know! If nothing else you keep the Alamy search algorithm happier with having some new content. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I too prefer crunchy peanut butter, but I had to switch to smooth due to late-life teething problems. 🦷 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hyde Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 09/01/2024 at 12:22, Bryan said: This morning I thought I might take some shots involving peanut butter, preferably crunchy. It's cold and grey outside, so an indoor shoot would be good. I took a look at the existing contributions, over 43,000. Many excellent images - don't think I'll bother ! Is there any uncharted territory remaining ? Brian, remember this 🙂 (Btw, it’s never sold 🙁) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Well, following the advice above, I've warped out the jar of crunchy peanut butter and tomorrow will take a few shots. I'm pleased to note that Sainsburys have recently switched from plastic to glass for their containers, could that be a new angle ? I'm surprised that photo hasn't sold before now Steve, it might do now that it has had some exposure here ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 09/01/2024 at 12:22, Bryan said: This morning I thought I might take some shots involving peanut butter, preferably crunchy. It's cold and grey outside, so an indoor shoot would be good. I took a look at the existing contributions, over 43,000. Many excellent images - don't think I'll bother ! Is there any uncharted territory remaining ? "peanut butter smooth" - only 6,430. Much better odds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 46 minutes ago, Phil Robinson said: "peanut butter smooth" - only 6,430. Much better odds I prefer organic -- only 3584 for "peanut butter smooth organic". Even better odds. 🥜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonsrkn Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 09/01/2024 at 04:22, Bryan said: Is there any uncharted territory remaining ? Specifically related to peanut butter? I dont know. Elsewhere - certainly. I mostly shoot wildlife/nature and mainly put my B roll and images that don't fit into the project I'm working on up on Alamy. I live in a densely populated part of the US, and I'm often surprised to see that the images I upload are not uncommonly the only ones on Alamy of a particular species or among a handful. Sometimes its even very common stuff. When I travel, thats even more frequently the case. And they do sell. Now, whether thats a good way to make an income is less clear - they are not always easy to find or require significant time investment. But I'd still be doing with or without Alamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Steve Hyde said: Brian, remember this 🙂 (Btw, it’s never sold 🙁) Steve, I'm totally confused here. Did you add the type for this thread, or is it this way on Alamy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hyde Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Brian Yarvin said: Steve, I'm totally confused here. Did you add the type for this thread, or is it this way on Alamy? Hi Brian, Yes it’s like this on Alamy. It’s a genuine spoon with those words printed on it. I found it in a local charity shop, bought it, and decided to use it with a jar of peanut butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Good grief! Horrifying. And why is the peanut butter jar so small? A heaping tablespoon of peanut butter straight from the jar would have worked better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 34 minutes ago, Brian Yarvin said: Good grief! Horrifying. And why is the peanut butter jar so small? A heaping tablespoon of peanut butter straight from the jar would have worked better. Steve did write that the text was actually on the spoon itself, so a heaping spoonful would have covered up the writing. I agree that the jar seems a bit small...maybe the U.S. jars are much bigger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 09/01/2024 at 07:22, Bryan said: ...any uncharted territory remaining ? the number of uncovered subjects is infinitely greater than the number of covered subjects... peanut butter = 61400+ peanut butter celery = 209 peanut butter celery hand holding = 0 👀 THIS WAS TOO BLOODY EASY 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I thought Elvis ate all the peanut butter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 16 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: I thought Elvis ate all the peanut butter. Ah The Elvis! Funny that the original didn't have baked banana in it nor honey or maple syrup. I thought adding those was genius. The original had 1 jar of peanut butter in each sandwich. As this lady in her instructional video says, together with the jar of blueberry jam and the 1 lb of bacon and the 1 lb loaf of bread it makes for a 4 pounder sandwich. Who thought the 520 Cal Quarter Pounder was big? Did you ever have The Elvis Sandwich in the Village? Did I say Elvis was right? He was. OK it may have killed him. But that was one and a half year later. wim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Robinson Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Don't worry too much about the odds. There are at least 240,000 images of Queen Elizabeth on Alamy. This one keeps selling. It isn't even sharp. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreign Export Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 On 09/01/2024 at 23:22, Bryan said: This morning I thought I might take some shots involving peanut butter, preferably crunchy. It's cold and grey outside, so an indoor shoot would be good. I took a look at the existing contributions, over 43,000. Many excellent images - don't think I'll bother ! Is there any uncharted territory remaining ? The plastic containers replacing glass is definitely an angle to explore. Ive recently been back in the UK touring the South coast of England, surprised myself by finding quite a few unchartered territory shots, new businesses is one example, different angle to shoot well known subjects, changing weather conditions. Plus I am finding a lot of image sales that seem to come from the buyer searching by newest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreign Export Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 I sometimes search for food related items - before shooting images of some items on supermarket shelves There are quite a few areas with less than 500 images, Vegemite, Eccles cakes and surprising walkers shortbread biscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 (edited) The deed has been done. A useful by product, I discovered that peanut butter on toast goes well with my wife's homemade soup. Edited January 13 by Bryan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansos Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Can someone remind me where the list of 'prohibited' items to photograph is located? I seem to remember there was a list of various things that were off limits. Am I imagining it or was there something more tangible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Jansos said: Can someone remind me where the list of 'prohibited' items to photograph is located? I seem to remember there was a list of various things that were off limits. Am I imagining it or was there something more tangible? See the last page: https://www.alamy.com/contributors/alamy-how-to-pass-qc.pdf Also from the contract: You will not use the System for the purposes of uploading, posting, making available and/or in any other way processing Content or any information related to the Content: (i) in breach of any applicable law; (ii) in a way that may or may be deemed to constitute incitement to racial hatred, child pornography, slander, insult, instigation of rebellion, discrimination against any group, an unlawful description of violence, a violation of any intellectual property law or data protection laws; or (iii) in a way that may be conceived as threatening, insulting, racist, offensive, vulgar and/or indecent. Edited January 15 by Steve F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, Jansos said: Can someone remind me where the list of 'prohibited' items to photograph is located? I seem to remember there was a list of various things that were off limits. Am I imagining it or was there something more tangible? There also was a list of things that would not turn up when someone was not logged in. But those are all present when a client is logged in. It's mostly just a bit annoying. Except when someone does a Google search and clicks on a result only to be met with something like are you sure you used the right word, because we don't have any images for your search. This was mainly things like sh*t and a**e, but some weird things also happened: there are no Morris Minors on Alamy when you come from Google and are not logged in. Nor people named D*ck. Like Philip K. or Turpin or Tricky. All posts about this have been removed btw, so searching here is in vain. It is a nice family game on a long winter night though. wim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 13/01/2024 at 06:38, Bryan said: The deed has been done. A useful by product, I discovered that peanut butter on toast goes well with my wife's homemade soup. V.nice but needs Jam! Texan daughter in law says saturday mornings were for Cartoons and Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. 👍😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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