Semmick Photo Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I do feel your images are under exposed and your skies are unnaturally dark. I see what you are trying to do but its not working for me, personally. And I think you shoot at the wrong time of day, with harsh light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mayall Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I have not read the entire thread, however i am sure that many have said you have to get more on Alamy, it is a numbers game the more you have the better the chances of a sale, as you can see i have over 7,000 with Alamy and i battle to sell 10 images per year, i am not having a go at Alamy, it is todays market with so many images and archives out there it will always be tough to make a lot of sales, unless you have the numbers, so get very busy start shooting and uploading. Good luck! Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I have not read the entire thread, however i am sure that many have said you have to get more on Alamy, it is a numbers game the more you have the better the chances of a sale, as you can see i have over 7,000 with Alamy and i battle to sell 10 images per year, i am not having a go at Alamy, it is todays market with so many images and archives out there it will always be tough to make a lot of sales, unless you have the numbers, so get very busy start shooting and uploading. Paul, I have 7,000+ pix here too. But if I was only licensing 10 pix per year, I'd be tempted to pack it in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mayall Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Paul, I have 7,000+ pix here too. But if I was only licensing 10 pix per year, I'd be tempted to pack it in Yep! i kid you not, don't know where i am going wrong with Alamy my sales are low and slow, compared elsewhere, my downfall might be that i have only marked a few areas in the distributor scheme. I admit that i do get envious when i read the how was your month threads, some people do very well with Alamy! Have a good one everybody. Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbican Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 I must admit when i read 7000 images and sold 10 a year it rather put me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mayall Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I must admit when i read 7000 images and sold 10 a year it rather put me off. Don't be put off by what i am saying, their are plenty people here doing very well with much less than 7,000 images, for reasons not known to me my work dose not suit Alamy clients, somebody once told me that i am in the wrong stable with what i have to offer, this must be rite as one of my archives in Germany sell between 100 and 150 images per year, now with saying that' i do have 11,000 plus with them. So don't be put off by me here, just keep sticking them on, hopefully you will see some results in time. Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semmick Photo Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 I dont think its today market. I have been with Alamy for a year and sold 10 licences out of 400 images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mayall Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I have been with Alamy for a year and sold 10 licences out of 400 images. Well done Semmick!, i think your advantage is being in the UK, i am sure local publishers in the UK would search Alamy for local material as Alamy has a lot of UK images and Themes to choose from. Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Apart from my hunch that Semmick is from the other side of the pond, and it is a long time since GB possessed any land there, - I agree with you about the UK photographers, and to some extent the US photographers. But we are many who fight against this advantage and do get some sales.... No, sorry, on second thoughts I think you are right about the UK, the spelling of licences is British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjones Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 @ OP: I don't think that there is anything much wrong re your images from a technical point of view however 225 images in a pool of almost 40 million isn't even a drop in the ocean. Watch out for posting too many similar images such as your tigers; in Alamy's system generally it works against your ranking. It is almost the blind leading the blind as to what will sell, who knows what a buyer wants to illustrate a point? Many many "mediocre" images sell; then again what constitutes mediocre? Something your peers may disapprove of? Something the local camera judge sneers at? etc. etc. In stock library terms it is an image that has no buyer appeal. Contributors' sales to number of images ratio depends entirely on the mix of images submitted; some make a science of stock photography and consequently do very well, other people's libraries like mine are a reflection of their own personal photography preferences, a bit like a FB page illustrated without words if you like and consequently don't do so well, the latter may not make brilliant stock photographers... again like me. 'Nuff waffle just upload loads of well keyworded variety. G'luck, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Gutierrez Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 You have too few images with (imho) too many similars. That tends to be a major factor. Keep uploading constantly, vary your subjects and you will start to have sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semmick Photo Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I live in Ireland and my spelling is an effed up mix of US and UK English, due to watching American movies, working for an American company, and living in Ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I live in Ireland and my spelling is an effed up mix of US and UK English, due to watching American movies, working for an American company, and living in Ireland. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Coombs Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 You can have 7000 or 700 or 70. Depends what you got that counts! There is no benchmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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