Imagery by Charly 36 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 I was away for a few weeks getting more images and doing a pre-shoot for a non-profit event coming up that I'm the photog for. Today I noticed 1 of my images has sold, but not sure if I get the $30 or less. Might someone enlighten me please on how it works? Thanks! Country: United StatesUsage: EditorialMedia: Editorial websitePlacement: Single PlacementImage Size: up to full areaStart: 01 July 2013End: 01 July 2014 $30 Must say, I might have to think about taking down my microstock accounts. It took a whole lot more sales and 6 mo. to reach $30 on one of them, which saddens me thinking of all the work/time envolved. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ReeRay 353 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 That will be the gross sale of which you will receive $15, being 50%. You need to license a total of $175 nett to receive a payment, this being the current threshold for Alamy payments. Well done on your first sale. Link to post Share on other sites
Imagery by Charly 36 Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 Thanks ReeRay! I had a feeling that was gross, but wasn't sure so I asked. But hey I've never had a $15 sale on any other site so this is a step up at least. hehehe Oh and in case anyone is wondering, this was zoomed/lightboxed about a month ago and I'm not signed up on any of Alamy's other options. I personally would like to see a column for lightbox saves in the stats of my images. Link to post Share on other sites
York Photographer 7,496 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 First of many I hope Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,930 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Don't spend it all at once. Oh, of course when you get it it'll be over $175 so you can. Link to post Share on other sites
Robert M Estall 318 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 upwards and onwards, and YES, please do think about ditching microstock accounts. They must be the root cause of so much pricing misery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Thompson 127 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Nice one, was it one of your B&W images? I have upped a few B&W but never sold any! Link to post Share on other sites
Imagery by Charly 36 Posted August 9, 2013 Author Share Posted August 9, 2013 hehehe I won't spend it all in one place. Well like so many, I thought micro was the way to go. But after a few sales that brought me a mere pittance, I was going to give up. Till I found Alamy that is! Being new to photography, I figured I'd never make it into G**** and shouldn't bother with stock images at all... Yes Paul is was one of my B&W images, well toned. On the mico site, more than half of my sales have been B&W. Here's the image: I appreciate the well wishes! Link to post Share on other sites
Steve B 72 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Well done Charly, a nice feeling... Link to post Share on other sites
markt 0 Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 congratulations on your first sale Link to post Share on other sites
Imagery by Charly 36 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Share Posted August 10, 2013 Well done Charly, a nice feeling... Thanks Steve and indeed a good feeling. With what I've read in the forum, I thought it'd be over a year and over 1,000 images before any sales. This was a nice surprise. Link to post Share on other sites
MariaJ 427 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Congrats! A nice vintage feel in that image. Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Rooney 3,850 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Charly, the spotted cat in D9TYEM is a leopard not a cheetah. Link to post Share on other sites
Imagery by Charly 36 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) Thanks Maria Well Jeff… if others go to where I've taken pictures and can capture/process them better, then they should get the sale if a buyer likes their's more than mine. Have more to worry about then that; like becoming a better photog and editor whereas my images will be different and stand out from the rest to make sales. Not always easy for an extreme left brain person, but I work hard to not take/process common snapshots to attach my name to. Though I reckon that's not a good thing in stock photography... Ed thanks for that! Not sure what I was thinking… seems I wasn't and have corrected my error. Edited August 11, 2013 by Imagery by Charly 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dunrobin Studios 0 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 BRAVO Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Rooney 3,850 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 You're welcome. We've all mislabeled something occasionally. You might want to add the Latin word for leopard (pardus) for the text book market. Leopards are the only big cats who are good at climbing trees . . . and the only one's who can do it with a large kill in their jaws. Cheetahs sometime jump up to a lower limb to get a better view of the area, but since their paws are more like dog's paws than cat's, they don't move around in trees very well. Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 4,821 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) You're welcome. We've all mislabeled something occasionally. You might want to add the Latin word for leopard (pardus) for the text book market. This is true. I occasionally find errors when going back over my keywords. I once mistakenly called a heron a crane in the caption of a photo that I sold to a newspaper along with an article I had written about a bird sanctuary. Readers were very swift in getting back to the newspaper about my error. Birdwatchers aren't always as meek and mild as they are made out to be, I discovered. We could always start a "Have you found any miscaptioned images?" thread. It might prove to be useful. Edited August 11, 2013 by John Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Rooney 3,850 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 John, I have enough to do miscaptioning my own images. Link to post Share on other sites
Robert M Estall 318 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 John, we have similar sized portfolios on Alamy. If you find the time to trawl though mine pointing out the duff info, there's a beer in it for you. No make that a case of 24! Robert Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,930 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) At least captioning improves one's history, taxonomy, classification, spelling, geography............ Edited August 12, 2013 by spacecadet Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 4,821 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 John, we have similar sized portfolios on Alamy. If you find the time to trawl though mine pointing out the duff info, there's a beer in it for you. No make that a case of 24! Robert On second thought... Link to post Share on other sites
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