TokyoM1ke Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I'm a bit confused by my first sale of the year (and first RF sale ever... and possibly last)... looking at the image the RF price should be 140 GBP for the quoted resolution. However, it has gone through at 35 USD (under 25 GBP) - bit of a discrepancy there - less than 18% of the headline price. Will someone explain please? [Edit] That was sale price too, so my share is 50% which comes to 17.50 USD after commission. Thanks and sorry if I'm repeating a question that has already been asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoM1ke Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Most probably a bulk sale resulting in completely bonkers reductions. Easy for agencies to give huge reductions if they don't have to pay the expenses (we - photographers - do: travel costs, equipment, time, ...). A fact that's a bit too easily overlooked Every day I ask myself more and more "Is it still worth it?" (4 sales dropped in this morning, none above $ 25 ...... gross) Cheers, Philippe Thanks, ultimately it's because when I started to submit pictures I checked out the selling prices advertised. I knew there would be discounts but this really is extraordinary - especially RF. I know that others have complained at sub 5 USD prices, so I know that I'm not in the worst position. I suppose it's down to competition combined with supply and demand. Ho hum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Woods Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I have just finished reading a book called 'The Photos of the Century'. In it there is an interesting snippet of information from Sebastio Salgado who took photos of the assassination attempt on Reagan. He said "I can't remember how much I earned, let's just say I bought a big car and an apartment in Paris". A bit better than saying to your mates down the pub "I can't remember how much I earned, lets just say I bought a coffee and a doughnut" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brooks Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Prices are determined in the marketplace. Simple as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov makabaw Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Unfortunately the market is controlled by supply and demand. My images are selling for about 10% of the prices when I first started with Alamy. There is an ever increasing supply in the market while the users are becoming less demanding on quality and can't afford to pay. How often do you now see iPhone images in the press and on tv!! We just have to hope that this downward spiral will stop at some point. dov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelich Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I just had an editorial website sale to Lithuania. Five years, for use at any size. My share comes to $1.59. It won't be long before they're giving them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I just had an editorial website sale to Lithuania. Five years, for use at any size. My share comes to $1.59. It won't be long before they're giving them away. No that's Getty. ;-) wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthera tigris Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 No that's Getty. ;-) wim Was just reading the story of them potentially to use advertising on their 'free to blog" images. Quite bizarre when one thinks about it from a photographers perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Prices are determined in the marketplace. Simple as that True, but is it a good idea to drive prices down even further? I have a feeling that the market can still bear more than five bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoM1ke Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Do the news feed pictures go for as little as the others, while they're still current? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Do the news feed pictures go for as little as the others, while they're still current? I've never leased a current news-feed photo, so I don't know. But I've had images originally uploaded as "live news" sell as regular stock long after the fact, sometimes for very good prices ($250 in one instance), including one this month for $50. P.S. I'm not a news photographer by any stretch of the imagination. All my "news" is soft news, really soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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