Thomas Kyhn Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Can anyone tell me if multiple versions of the same photo are accepted on Alamy? For instance, a b/w as well as a colour version, or a 'clean' and filtered version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSnapper Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes, as long as they all pass QC......be carefiul with the 'filtered' one, i'd suggest, because that's where all sorts of unwanted artifacts / softness may be generated by the processing.... km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kyhn Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Just now, RedSnapper said: Yes, as long as they all pass QC......be carefiul with the 'filtered' one, i'd suggest, because that's where all sorts of unwanted artifacts / softness may be generated by the processing.... km Thanks for your reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 I sometimes upload colour a b&w versions, usually architectural images. Black and white typically doesn't do well. That said, I had a b&w shot license this month, so it can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thomas, not to say b&w are never used, but the thing is, a buyer can easily make a b&w out of a color image, Your black and white vision (developing, contrast) may not be the end user’s vision, so I prefer to leave it to them. If you have the color version uploaded, then, there you go. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Estall Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Not too many clients are searching for B&W, sorry to those who love the look of monochrome but this is a business, not a salon. We have at least one contributor who only submits B&W; that's how he chooses to work and that's totally OK If you have uploaded both B&W and colour versions of a shot, the Alamy diversity algorithm may cause your B&W version to appear on page one of a search and your colour version on page three for instance. They certainly wont be presented side-by-side. The client only looks at the first two pages of the search and there you are, shot squarely in your foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Kyhn Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thanks for your replies – all very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 For reasons unknown -- the mysterious "diversity algorithm" perhaps -- the black and white versions of my images usually appear higher up in search results than the colour ones. My b&w image that licensed this month had no colour version available. I thought that it looked so much better in b&w that I didn't bother uploading the original colour image. P.S. I missed Robert's post above. He mentions the diversity algorithm as well. Curious how it would favour b&w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/19/2018 at 17:40, Betty LaRue said: Thomas, not to say b&w are never used, but the thing is, a buyer can easily make a b&w out of a color image, Your black and white vision (developing, contrast) may not be the end user’s vision, so I prefer to leave it to them. If you have the color version uploaded, then, there you go. Betty True enough. Guess I'm still naive enough to believe in the occasional miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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