John Mitchell Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I have very few Christmas (and no Hanukkah/Chanukah) images on Alamy, so it's not surprising that none has ever leased. Do they sell? If so, what kinds of images have you had luck with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Looking through what the papers are using, Christmas dinner shots with all of the family present, person carrying turkey etc appear to sell. I don't have any, and with the family flown the nest, unlikely to be able to oblige! I've sold a few snow scene images, vaguely related to Xmas. But a search of All of Alamy for the last 12 months under %xmas etc should reveal what you want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Looking through what the papers are using, Christmas dinner shots with all of the family present, person carrying turkey etc appear to sell. I don't have any, and with the family flown the nest, unlikely to be able to oblige! I've sold a few snow scene images, vaguely related to Xmas. But a search of All of Alamy for the last 12 months under %xmas etc should reveal what you want to know. I guess snow scenes and holiday fare are perennial favourites. Unfortunately, I don't have any snow or turkey (don't even eat it) scenes on Alamy. Vancouver is better for "rain-scapes" at this time of year. I wonder how well non-cliché Xmas images do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 John: Here's a basic rule of thumb for you. Every time you ask if a whole category of images sells or not, the answer will be yes, 100% of the time. Maybe it won't do well in one country or another, but in general, there isn't a category out there that doesn't have a market somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 John: Here's a basic rule of thumb for you. Every time you ask if a whole category of images sells or not, the answer will be yes, 100% of the time. Maybe it won't do well in one country or another, but in general, there isn't a category out there that doesn't have a market somewhere. Well, yes, of course, by Jove, I do realize that. However, I thought it might be interesting and timely to see and/or hear about specific examples of what forum members have managed to sell in this category. Given the competition, though, reticence to share trade secrets is expected and understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 A totally different question John! I'll ponder it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Bah humbug! אחיזת עיני שטויות Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Bah humbug! אחיזת עיני שטויות Oy vey, where's Santa when we need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Have just returned from a surfeit of Christmas. Cologne, Rudisheim, Heidelberg, Strasbourg, Colmar etc. etc. all stuffed with Christmas markets. (No snow this year though). I was too busy with lecturing, exhibition, masterclasses and promoting my existing work to bother with thinking about stock, especially as it only takes a handful of prints sales to make more for me than most make from stock in a year. At least over there Christmas starts in December and not in August as here. I was offered a mince pie in a major store here in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 At least over there Christmas starts in December and not in August as here. I was offered a mince pie in a major store here in August. Tell me about it! My wife (GRHS) and I had a convenience store for a while a few years back and the cash and carry warehouses had Christmas stock on their shelves beginning of June. Really made Christmas an anti-climax. Bring back the good old days when the Christmas tree was not put up and decorated until a day or two before. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 At least over there Christmas starts in December and not in August as here. I was offered a mince pie in a major store here in August. Tell me about it! My wife (GRHS) and I had a convenience store for a while a few years back and the cash and carry warehouses had Christmas stock on their shelves beginning of June. Really made Christmas an anti-climax. Bring back the good old days when the Christmas tree was not put up and decorated until a day or two before. Allan It might be a pain with Christmas being promoted too soon but….it does provide sales opportunities…this was licensed two years ago !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Great Xmas in the summer shot, Martyn. Thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertSnapper Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 At least over there Christmas starts in December and not in August as here. I was offered a mince pie in a major store here in August. Tell me about it! My wife (GRHS) and I had a convenience store for a while a few years back and the cash and carry warehouses had Christmas stock on their shelves beginning of June. Really made Christmas an anti-climax. Bring back the good old days when the Christmas tree was not put up and decorated until a day or two before. Allan The supermarkets will be taking stock of Easter eggs on Christmas Eve. I know, I've delivered them. Christmas is over for them (apart from counting the £$£$). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 At least over there Christmas starts in December and not in August as here. I was offered a mince pie in a major store here in August. Tell me about it! My wife (GRHS) and I had a convenience store for a while a few years back and the cash and carry warehouses had Christmas stock on their shelves beginning of June. Really made Christmas an anti-climax. Bring back the good old days when the Christmas tree was not put up and decorated until a day or two before. Allan The supermarkets will be taking stock of Easter eggs on Christmas Eve. I know, I've delivered them. Christmas is over for them (apart from counting the £$£$). Yeh! That used to be a pain as well. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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