markbolton 19 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Anyone else out there been with Alamy since the beginning? blimey where's the time gone? I was still in my 30s then... I joined in 2000 but didnt really start uploading for a year or so, then my first sale was A98531 Heres a little blog posting about Alamy... http://bit.ly/1kyj58b Link to post Share on other sites
losdemas 2,853 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I'm a latecomer myself, Mark (too late by the way things appear to be going !) Enjoyed browsing through your Website, though. You have some great work there - you've certainly been keeping yourself productive over the years. Let's hope Alamy is here in another 14 years ! Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,426 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Let's hope Alamy is here in another 14 years ! Now you've got me worried. Allan PS: I was a late comer too. Link to post Share on other sites
Pearl 982 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 2003 for me. Only uploaded 15 images but got 1st sale after one year so started uploading more. Pearl Link to post Share on other sites
York Photographer 7,496 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 early 2003 for me, first sale mid 2003 Link to post Share on other sites
David Kilpatrick 318 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Involved since 2000 (John Henshall was on the case from the start) but first file set sent in 2002. Link to post Share on other sites
Martin P Wilson 1,140 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) My first sale was in June 2002 after joining in March 2002. It would have been film scans in those days. It was $109 for 1/8 page for one month in a magazine of 250,000 print run. Edited February 11, 2014 by Martin P Wilson Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Gillis 150 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Mark, you precede me by a few years. First batch of images via postal CD in March 2004. First sale in May 2004 - very similar sale to Martin's above. Regards Link to post Share on other sites
Travelshots 118 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 July 2004.. took a Firewire Hard Drive down to Oxford with about 1000 images on it ,signed up and off we went. Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 4,678 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I signed up in 2000 but didn't start uploading until 2007. It was a long story... Link to post Share on other sites
Doc 2,034 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 2004 for me - uploaded 48 and got 4 sales in the first year - was hooked (average per sale was > $200 !) Kumar Link to post Share on other sites
markbolton 19 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 2004 for me - uploaded 48 and got 4 sales in the first year - was hooked (average per sale was > $200 !) Kumar Blimey, those were the days weren't they?! I remember a 3k sale ( my share) in the early days... Link to post Share on other sites
vpics 660 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I think I signed up late 2002 and started to upload in early 2003. First sale a few months later - and the rest is history! ;-) Link to post Share on other sites
Stokie 777 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I joined Alamy in Jan 2007. First sale in Sept 2008. Only loaded in dribs and drabs until a few years ago. I just missed the glory years! John Link to post Share on other sites
markbolton 19 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 I joined Alamy in Jan 2007. First sale in Sept 2008. Only loaded in dribs and drabs until a few years ago. I just missed the glory years! John Blimey I wouldnt describe them as the glory years, my images at Corbis were the real deal... returns with them now are down by 90 per cent... Link to post Share on other sites
Stokie 777 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I joined Alamy in Jan 2007. First sale in Sept 2008. Only loaded in dribs and drabs until a few years ago. I just missed the glory years! John Blimey I wouldnt describe them as the glory years, my images at Corbis were the real deal... returns with them now are down by 90 per cent... OK, point taken! I should have written 'better years than now'! John. Link to post Share on other sites
Panthera tigris 95 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 2006 for me Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 896 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 December 2004, sent test submission of 12 tiffs on cd in January 2005....!! Link to post Share on other sites
Stokie 777 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 December 2004, sent test submission of 12 tiffs on cd in January 2005....!! Yes I posted a cd of 10 jpegs for my initial submission on the 24th January 2007 and they were failed on the 14th February! People moan about waiting a couple of days now for QC! Ahh, the good old days!! John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Quist 689 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) December 2004, sent test submission of 12 tiffs on cd in January 2005....!! Yes I posted a cd of 10 jpegs for my initial submission on the 24th January 2007 and they were failed on the 14th February! People moan about waiting a couple of days now for QC! Ahh, the good old days!! I have obviously not taken part in "the good old days". But a lot of development must have happened in the technical and Internet area between 2007 and 2009, when I joined with four uploaded submissions, and the site (more or less) was working in the same way as it is today. Edited February 12, 2014 by Niels Quist Link to post Share on other sites
parischris 5 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 2001 or 2002 I think...I had my first sale in 2003. Ah, the glory days of mailing CDs from Australia :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Lynn Palmer 144 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Looking at the invoice it indicates payment is due within 30 days and Alamy will claim interest if they "are not paid according to agreed terms, at 1.5% per month." Is all or part of that interest charge passed on to the contributor? Link to post Share on other sites
losdemas 2,853 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 ^no Link to post Share on other sites
Thyrsis 460 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 We read about Alamy in our local paper prior to its launch and joined in the very early days with our first upload at the end of October 2000 and our first sale in June 2001. There are two articles here from 2000 and 2013 that you might find interesting: http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/archive/2000/04/27/6632687.Pair_put_sales_in_the_picture/ http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/10584081.Global_picture_operation_developed_out_of_digital_imaging_idea/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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