Sultanpepa Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I'm always impressed when I read the "How was your September" type thread and see photographers with relatively small portfolios and a healthy sales column and the other thing that impresses is when I see someone with over an average $100 per image total. This leaves me envious but suitably impressed. What impresses you on the Alamy forum? Big pat on the back to those folk mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm impressed by the number of images some forum members -- those who haven't inflated their collections with similars -- have managed to upload, sometimes in relatively short periods of time. It has taken me over six years to get to where I am now (4724). Choosing and preparing a handful of images for Alamy can take me a couple of weeks at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydingo Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'd be impressed (well, interested) with discussions on what changes to approach folk have made in relation to their photography, in response perhaps to all the chatter about CTRs, best/worst month, favourite image etc etc etc, and the success or otherwise of those changes in approach.One or two of the regulars here do occasionally make little forays into that particular territory (coincidentally there's one even now in another thread), but it's few and far between, too easily lost in the "other" chatter . . .dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm always impressed when I read the "How was your September" type thread and see photographers with relatively small portfolios and a healthy sales column and the other thing that impresses is when I see someone with over an average $100 per image total. This leaves me envious but suitably impressed. What impresses you on the Alamy forum? Big pat on the back to those folk mentioned. Just curious, are you talking earnings per image, i.e. someone with 1,000 images who has earned $100,000? I imagine those guys are few and far between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hi Woody, no I'm talking about someone with maybe five sales for $750 or 11 sales for $1500, that kind of thing. Yes I know it could be down to one image but just the same those kind of figures impress me. John, yes building a collection which isn't full of similars ain't easy and doesn't get any easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hi Woody, no I'm talking about someone with maybe five sales for $750 or 11 sales for $1500, that kind of thing. Yes I know it could be down to one image but just the same those kind of figures impress me. Someone who didn't sign in for NU nor distribution sales, will have a higher average $/image rate than someone who did. Cheers, Philippe True, I came out of distribution last month, sales were reasonable but once everyone had had their cut there was little left. That irked me. I have never been in NU as that also seemed like a race to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm impressed with our fellow Alamy contributors/photographers who have been here and worked hard for several years building their profiles, yet, they are quick to help newbies with any questions that they may have. Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenePi Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I would be impressed if I get at least one download within the next year is here anybody else who has just startet this year on Alamy and has built up a smaller but nice portfolio with at least a handful of sales? Would be interesting for me to hear something from other newbies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clupica Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 My sales and CTR wouldn't impress anyone (actually they more or less depress me) but I sold the same store sign twice in 2014, once for $521 and once for $177. Both sales cleared long ago so little worry that they'll ask for a refund. Along those lines, I noticed in the "images sold" thread that several images where things like Home Base, Walmart, Tesco, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 What impresses and encourages me is that there are people here making a worthwhile income from stock (and other Alamy related fees). Just need to find my share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 What impresses me about these forums is that people are happy to help in a constructive manner. Just because your new to Alamy doesn't mean that you're new to photography and I've often noticed a slight tendency to patronise new entrants. It's also great to come to a forum where it's positive. There's no doubt that the industry is undergoing a significant re-balancing and there are of course some winners and losers, but this is making a lot of other forums agency bashing arenas. I love the Stockimo app and feel it's great the way that Alamy is grabbing the future with both hands whilst not forgetting the past. I find these forums accepting of new digital techniques which is more than can be said of some others sadly. Still, aspiring to get some decent outcomes from my minute portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy deWitt Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I'm impressed with the photos in the newsfeed that show you what is going on in the world in places like Donetsk and Libya when the stories in the media have gone quiet or shifted. Kathy de Witt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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