geoff s Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 There was a news story last week that I had some relevant pics for but the images weren't taken within the previous 48 hrs, would I have been ok to upload them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 There was a news story last week that I had some relevant pics for but the images weren't taken within the previous 48 hrs, would I have been ok to upload them ? Only as Reportage not as News - news images only stay in live feed for 48 hours from the event after that it is too late. If it is genuinely newsworthy any delay is to be avoided - that is why I carry a small laptop when shooting news if I am not close to home. Rereading original post in light of post below I may have misunderstood. If they are file images that have become relevant to current news an email to Alamy news desk is certainly worthwhile - they are very helpful and usually very quick to reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 If they're relevant Alamy may take them- I had some archive pix of someone who had died. I emailed first and they took them- even wrote the captions for me. They had been taken on an 'unacceptable' compact but of course QC and file size didn't apply. No sales though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultanpepa Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I was told not to upload archival images relevant to a current story onto the news feed. That would generally be true. As Mark said though, if you really have pictures that you think Alamy would benefit from, then e-mail customer services and ask. They can only say no but equally they may tell you to upload them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 That's right. It was the day after the death and MS said to go ahead if I could upload straight away. They're still the only pix of said person on Alamy two years on. Not that there can be any new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I guess Alamy take the view (as they did with some "stock"pictures I uploaded related to a news story that news publications will search in the main library. I wonder how true that is when it can be very difficult to focus in on a particular person or location especially if the person has a name like "London" or "Nottingham". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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