Alamy - Seychelles stock sales

[geogphotos]

Forum is quiet.

 

You might care to take a look - a short read

 

https://geographyphotos.blog/2024/08/19/seychelles-stock-photo-sales/

[Steve F]

Ian , interesting, thanks. I have 879 sales total since I started. Haven't done the math, but I know a fair few are repeat sales, so the majority of my portfolio is just sitting there gathering dust. Similar experience to you, holiday snaps can often be for better $, but most never license.

[Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg]

Thanks for link;
subject matter I’d never considered !!
although with me mostly urban explorations
don’t remember seeing exposed “soil profile”…
possibly sides of exposed rural roads in USA…
tagging will be a struggle…

[geogphotos]

32 minutes ago, Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg said:

Thanks for link;
subject matter I’d never considered !!
although with me mostly urban explorations
don’t remember seeing exposed “soil profile”…
possibly sides of exposed rural roads in USA…
tagging will be a struggle…

 

 

This is what I have.  Not touched since c 2002

 

Yes, I see some duplication....possibly when Ess Keys were discontinued and merged

 

.......and no doubt there are some omissions 

 

Tropical,soil,profile,Seychelles,red,laterite,crosssection,rainforest,thin,top,soil,leaching,laterite,latosol,cross,section,red,orange,leached,leaching,tropics,forest,soils,pedology,latosol,laterite,orange,infertile,subsoil,sub,topsoil,vegetation,plant,cover,deforestation,horizon,red,yellow,iron,ferric,ferrous,aluminium,compounds,leach,weathering,profile,ferrisol,leaf litter

[geogphotos]

1 hour ago, Steve F said:

Ian , interesting, thanks. I have 879 sales total since I started. Haven't done the math, but I know a fair few are repeat sales, so the majority of my portfolio is just sitting there gathering dust. Similar experience to you, holiday snaps can often be for better $, but most never license.

 

 

I guess the challenge is, in other contexts, to be able to identify the equivalent of the 4 'repeat winners' bringing 45% from the 280 'occasional winners' and 'also rans' that never win

Edited August 19 by geogphotos

[Steve F]

24 minutes ago, geogphotos said:

 

 

I guess the challenge is, in other contexts, to be able to identify the equivalent of the 4 'repeat winners' bringing 45% from the 280 'occasional winners' and 'also rans' that never win

 

The $64,000 dollar question... Some of my $$$ sales have been very boring images of things you wouldn't even bother taking images of normally. My highest $$$ image:

Twin canal locks with lock gates and green algae in the water, just off Limehouse Basin in London, England 

 

This was a one off, never licensed again. My repeat sellers are more 'normal'.

Edited August 19 by Steve F

[spacecadet]

17 hours ago, geogphotos said:

 

 

I guess the challenge is, in other contexts, to be able to identify the equivalent of the 4 'repeat winners' bringing 45% from the 280 'occasional winners' and 'also rans' that never win

Some years ago I recall we had a 'delete or leave' discussion. I think I deleted about 12. We three at least have decent ranks, so it's worth putting out images even with a lot of competition. That said, the good ones still usually come from a niche. Of my best 4 this year, two have less than 100 of the subject on Alamy, the other two are just me.

Competition is rarely a consideration for me unless my images are a bit average- dull days usually go in the bin.

Edited August 20 by spacecadet