spacecadet Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 ....with images from a couple of near-monopolies of mine. In one case it's not the actual best-seller, though. That's still near the bottom where it always was. Still, the Guardian keep buying it. So it's not just the image, it's based on sales as well. Both are quite workmanlike and one is distinctly ordinary. But it was raining that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Congratulations, Mark... One might even say "well Dunn". Finding the images as creative in specific searches, or searching your pseudonym, or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Specific searches. Doing it on the pseudo doesn't work so 'creative' is a moveable feast- you're 'creative' for your strong sellers if the search is very tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirco Vacca Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Late but anyway Gongratulations!!! I guess to apply for Creative you need first to have some good selling images. I am also curious how long the approving takes +/-. How was it in your case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 You can't apply. Alamy decide, based partly on sales history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirco Vacca Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Thank you Mark. I am a early bird. Need still some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kuta Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I see I have some images in Creative now too, based on searches by subject. How does this work, again? I thought it was just by application for a whole pseudonym. I tried that but was turned down. But I only have a portion of my images in a given subject search in the Creative section, with most of them in the Relevancy section. So in effect, Alamy is doing image editing beyond the QC technical edit, correct? Based on my results, it does not seem to track to sales history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I see I have some images in Creative now too, based on searches by subject. How does this work, again? I thought it was just by application for a whole pseudonym. I tried that but was turned down. But I only have a portion of my images in a given subject search in the Creative section, with most of them in the Relevancy section. So in effect, Alamy is doing image editing beyond the QC technical edit, correct? Based on my results, it does not seem to track to sales history. It was never possible to apply by pseudo, only whole accounts were accepted or rejected for Creative. It's all different now though. Individual images get selected either by Alamy or by client activity. The latter is for a specific search term though eg. I have an image of Buttermere under Creative if you search Lake District UK but not if you search Buttermere. It is all explained in the blogs here http://www.alamy.com/Blog/contributor/archive/2012/10.aspx Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kuta Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks, it's all a bit vague, but it's heartening to see it's happening (and happening for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov makabaw Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I have still not sussed out the selection criteria for Creative. I have had one from the outset of an obscure location that has never had a sale or even a zoom! A colleague has one of a very popular location and has continuous sales and zooms. Well Dunn anyway Mark. Its a great feeling if you get one selected. dov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kuta Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 So if you have some of your images in Creative, and you moved one of them to another pseudonym, would it still be in Creative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Palmer Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I don't really expect to be in Creative but how do you tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Your images appear under the creative tab for a specific search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizair Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 It does seem to be keyword related, at least in some circumstances. I recently did a test search and a few of mine turned up in Creative when specific keywords were used, but they turned up in Relevant when other keywords were used. Not sure what to make of it, but I'm not all that paranoid about it. I just take what comes. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenAllen72 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I would also love to know how it works. My images seem to sometimes appear under creative and other times not. Anyway, I wouldn't mind if I was actually selling more! Views and zooms seem to be on the rise though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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