Addict Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Question - can you get good sales from images that are 3000x2000 px at 17 MB? Does size matter that much above the minimum of 17 mb? How many buyers really need a 50 mb file? Do they think they do when they really dont? Do they often just end up reducing the file perhaps even lower than 17 mb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Plenty of my RF images have been downloaded at sizes down to 450px, only one of them at full size. I can only recall a few searches which had [FS] as a parameter. I downsize to 4000 long side anyway nowadays due to QC paranoia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nacke Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The image of mine that Alamy licenses the most often, running at nearly once or more a month for the last two years, is less than 3,000 by. It was shot with the old Kodak / Nikon DCS 620 at 1600ISO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I try to do it this way. If it is an ordinary stock shot, such as someone doing yard work, I'll downsize it to 3800-4000. Sometimes less, if I feel it needs sharpening up. These will most likely be downloaded in a small size anyway. Other images, ones I can visualize somebody printing larger, I leave at native size. For instance, a beautiful sunset over a beach, maybe printed on a poster or billboard. And yes, I'm aware billboards have been printed from 4-6mb files. I feel a buyer would be more comfortable with a larger size if available. Anyway, I would, but I suffer from insecurity sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 For sure, most usages are small, but I think it's still important to keep file sizes as big as possible, just in case. Downsizing can be a very useful tool, though. I look at each image individually and downsize only if I think it's really necessary and if it makes a noticeable difference. I usually experiment with various sizes, keeping the largest one that works. Native size is still best, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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