Avpics Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 ....has appeared as an option on the upload route for stock. First time I've noticed that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I do wish that somebody would tell us what is going on......... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony ALS Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 17 minutes ago, Avpics said: ....has appeared as an option on the upload route for stock. First time I've noticed that. Well spotted! Announcement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 It's getting murkier and murkier... Has anyone received any communication about this? Surely, there must be some rules in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodvandigtid Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 6 hours ago, geogphotos said: I do wish that somebody would tell us what is going on......... agree 100% just spied the additional upload route late last night and thought "What's that about?" general communication poor from Alamy in so many respects - we all want Alamy, ourselves and the business to do well so please keep us fully updated and sort out the strategy including the assurance that contributors are properly notified, please.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bingham Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 1 hour ago, Nodvandigtid said: agree 100% just spied the additional upload route late last night and thought "What's that about?" general communication poor from Alamy in so many respects - we all want Alamy, ourselves and the business to do well so please keep us fully updated and sort out the strategy including the assurance that contributors are properly notified, please.. The lack of timely communication really is counterproductive for all parties involved. After the affiliated site for mobile phone photography stopped taking submissions I waited a long time for any announcements on its future and my options for mobile photos. Eventually I got bored of waiting and registered with another site purely for my mobile photos and started uploading them there - I currently can't see me now uploading exclusively onto Alamy given this new portfolio whereas previously I would have been. Also what now happens with the mobile photos trapped in purgatory on the shuttered affiliated site? Will they be transferred into our Alamy portfolio? Mine at least are viewed as a separate account with no linkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Harrison Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) I see there is the proviso "If uploading via Smartphone, to add Captions/Tags and other tools please use laptop/desktop." I wonder what happens if anyone tries to upload that way. Edited September 27 by Harry Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) I asked contributor services about mobile uploads as part of querying something else. I was told: "... we’re currently working on mobile upload via Alamy and should have it ready this year, I understand Stockimo has been dormant for quite some time, and we hoped to have an alternative ready by now as we don’t want to lose the loyal contributor base, we had with Stockimo. Once we have more information on mobile upload, we’ll let you know" ... so they're working on it it seems. Hopefully they will clarify soon what can and can't be uploaded via the smartphone option... and how it works in terms of QC. Edited September 27 by Matt Ashmore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alamy Posted September 27 Popular Post Share Posted September 27 Hi Everyone, Yes it's true - we're now accepting smartphone uploads, and this week we launched Version 1 of a Smartphone upload route. This is in line with our planned sunsetting of the Stockimo App and our wider strategy for accepting Smartphone captured photography. The reason for the soft launch is so we can ensure everything's working as expected and give us some breathing space if we're required to make any bug fixes, so we've not made any major announcements just yet. We'll be contacting the Stockimo community and communicating to the wider Alamy contributor audience in due course, so watch this space and we'll be providing more guidance very soon. In the meantime, you're all invited to start uploading your smartphone photos, and we'll do our best to address any concerns on the forthcoming official announcement. Thanks Sophie 1 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hatton Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Hope this does not mean I will have to get a smart phone😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 I wonder if the QC will be like Stockimo's (judged for content) or like the Alamy QC (judged for technical aspects). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 1 hour ago, Alamy said: Hi Everyone, Yes it's true - we're now accepting smartphone uploads, and this week we launched Version 1 of a Smartphone upload route. This is in line with our planned sunsetting of the Stockimo App and our wider strategy for accepting Smartphone captured photography. The reason for the soft launch is so we can ensure everything's working as expected and give us some breathing space if we're required to make any bug fixes, so we've not made any major announcements just yet. We'll be contacting the Stockimo community and communicating to the wider Alamy contributor audience in due course, so watch this space and we'll be providing more guidance very soon. In the meantime, you're all invited to start uploading your smartphone photos, and we'll do our best to address any concerns on the forthcoming official announcement. Thanks Sophie Sophie, How will QC work? If a smartphone upload fails QC (as it was taken and presumably edited on a smartphone), will this have the traditional negative impact on our QC rank and with enough 'smartphone fails' potentially block us from uploading images taken on an actual camera, edited and uploaded as we always have? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 It now looks like the collection of images will grow to 1 Billion in less than three years time...😬 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Harrison Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 1 hour ago, Alamy said: In the meantime, you're all invited to start uploading your smartphone photos Before doing so surely it would be helpful to have more information about the criteria for acceptance and QC, any Smartphone image, any size, any sensor etc. (current Smartphones can have up to 4 separate cameras with very variable technical quality from the same phone)? Are you able to say whether Smartphone images will have a separate category or search facility on the main site, and will their source be identifiable as the Stockimo images are? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Just tried to upload a photo as a test. But keeps rejecting the jpeg photo ? Wonder why ? Any thoughts @Alamy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Ace said: Just tried to upload a photo as a test. But keeps rejecting the jpeg photo ? Wonder why ? Any thoughts @Alamy I tried one too.. it uploaded without issue and passed QC immediately (I have 5-star QC.. might be why). It is now key-worded in the normal way and we'll see if it is for sale this time tomorrow.. Edited September 27 by Matt Ashmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 8 minutes ago, Matt Ashmore said: I tried one too.. it uploaded without issue and passed QC immediately (I have 5-star QC.. might be why). It is now key-worded in the normal way and we'll see if it is for sale this time tomorrow.. Matt. Did you upload through your mobile or your computer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCat Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Well they have done something to make the forum livelier. Paulette 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Ashmore Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 20 minutes ago, Ace said: Matt. Did you upload through your mobile or your computer ? I uploaded directly from my phone. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Lowe Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, Matt Ashmore said: I uploaded directly from my phone. IPhone or Android? The previous iteration of the smartphone route would only accept the former (which locked out those of us who won't touch Apple products with a ten-foot pole). Edited September 27 by Vincent Lowe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 1 hour ago, Matt Ashmore said: I uploaded directly from my phone. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) Wasn't Stockimo edited - I'm assuming that this version isn't? I actually now have a smartphone, need to learn how to use the thing! Yay, DID IT. Now in QC ( what timing!) Uploaded direct from my iPhone. Hope I don't fail and lose my 5* rating Edited September 27 by geogphotos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 6 hours ago, Kat said: It now looks like the collection of images will grow to 1 Billion in less than three years time...😬 Yes, I may have to fire up my exponential growth calculator again. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) pricing of smartphone vs camera licenses? any reason to pursue smartphone with higher quality-variety of image output? time shooting smartphone takes away from time shooting camera -- consequences? reasonable strategy: carry camera & smartphone but how to determine which to use per situation? e.g., smartphone more discreet, less attention-getting...? anyone else have Samsung Galaxy A12? where does its photo output rank amongst smartphones? (no, I don't use it now for photos, EVER...) Edited September 27 by Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 2 hours ago, Vincent Lowe said: IPhone or Android? The previous iteration of the smartphone route would only accept the former (which locked out those of us who won't touch Apple products with a ten-foot pole). It accepts both. I submitted two images with android and they both sailed though. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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