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#5485 From: Janie Mertz <aladytraveler@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:03 pm
Subject: RE: Selling Stock Photography conformation
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Welcome Janie Mertz
 

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just getting started with the group.




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#5484 From: Bad Babb <badbabb@...>
Date: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:58 am
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just getting started with the group.


#5483 From: Loi <undercliff@...>
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:35 am
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography no sales just a song
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sorry meant to say some are of poor qualify in visual.

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Loi <undercliff@...> wrote:
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0X4qf6bm20


this is a song with deep words about being a photographer
the pictures don't reflect it how ironic.



#5482 From: Loi <undercliff@...>
Date: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:27 am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0X4qf6bm20

this is a song with deep words about being a photographer
the pictures don't reflect it how ironic.

#5481 From: "Kathie M. Thomas, Author, Blogger, Speaker" <kathie@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:41 pm
Subject: RE: Selling Stock Photography Re: Photographer'ssite
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It's a network for photographers.  Ning provides the facility for networks for all sorts of industries and interests.  I own 3 different networks with Ning relating to different topics. This is just another one and I'd not known about it before so thanks for sharing John. Nothing wrong with the site and it's not spam or a scam.  I'd say that John was excited and enjoys the site and wanted to share it with others.
 
 
 

Kathie M. Thomas
Australian Photography
http://www.kathiesphotos.com
http://www.photosbykathie.com
http://www.muchaboutmelbourne.com
Camera of choice: Nikon D90

 



From: Gerry Boughan [mailto:merkuri2@...]
Sent: Tuesday, 24 November 2009 11:09 PM
To: selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: Photographer'ssite

 

Just to give this guy a fair shake, I agreed with Sean on the suck-in on this but checked it our using a work around.  I didn't have a lot of time to check out thoroughly, but looks like a pretty interesting site....worth a look for those looking for info.  Didn't see a lot about stock info, but could be wrong.
 
Gerry

From: sjlocke
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:20 AM
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: Photographer'ssite

 



--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, John <PhotosbyJohn@...> wrote:
>
> Alix,
> I am sending you this email in hopes you joint. This email leads you to some of the
> best INFORMATION about Photography you will ever find. Web site for Photographer's
> and training/sending site.......
> Hope to see you and hear from you...
> Good Shooting and God Bless you and your family.
> John
>
> web site: www.apertureimages.ning.com
>
>
>

Boy, if that doesn't sound like spam and a scam, I don't know what does. I wouldn't even click on that.

Sean L.


#5480 From: Tina Manley <images@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:13 pm
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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At 11:11 AM 11/24/2009, you wrote:

>I don't think anyone was asking that.
>
>Sean L.

Sorry!  I assumed we were having a conversation about selling stock
photography.  My bad.

Tina

Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com

#5479 From: "michaelrunkel" <michaelrunkel@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:44 pm
Subject: Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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Brian,
I have around 4000 photos with mauritius and I have regulary sales with them so
I can´t complain. But I must say that their prices dropped significantly in the
last three years.I have although photos with AGE but for me absolutely no
comparison with mauritius in terms of revenue.


--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Yarvin" <brian@...>
wrote:
>
> > Nothing modest about Mauritius in sales. Kinda like Amana, better to be big
in a
> > territory that sells at good rates than AGE say who tends to sell well in at
much
> > lower price territories. Even AGE USA I find second rate for sales.
>
> Geoff:
>
> There is a whole universe of stock photo agencies that make great sales for
serious
> professional contributors and both Amana (which I've never dealt with) and
Mauritius (which I
> contributed to for many years) are part of it. All have a core business and
are great for
> somebody.
>
> And if you find that AGE sales are "second rate," I can be almost perfectly
sure that you don't
> shoot Hispanic-themed lifestyle images, because if you did, you'd think they
were the
> greatest.
>
> These agencies are like that; perfect for somebody, and of no interest to most
people out
> there.
>
> Brian Yarvin
> Author, Educator, Photographer
> http://www.brianyarvin.com
>

#5478 From: "sjlocke" <sjlocke@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:11 pm
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, Tina Manley <images@...>
wrote:
>>I would never
> advise a photography student to plan on making a living from stock
> alone unless the market changes drastically.
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>

I don't think anyone was asking that.

Sean L.

#5477 From: Tina Manley <images@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:14 pm
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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At 09:44 PM 11/23/2009, you wrote:
>Again, none of the big micros pay "10 cents per download". Another
>unclear statement is "you can get $100 or more per use", since
>plenty get much less than that. On the Alamy forum, they are
>constantly complaining about discounted RM licenses netting them under $10.
>
>Sean L.

The lowest price I've ever gotten from Alamy is $33 and that is very
much the exception.  The highest I've ever gotten is $4232.16 - also
an exception.  My average price from Alamy is well over $100.  All of
my photos are RM, or L as Alamy calls it.  The price is for one time
use only.  Several have been leased repeatedly and paid each
time.  Microstock seems like far too much work for far too little
money to me.  It also devalues all photography in the mind of the
buyers.  I'm sticking to my limit for leasing directly at never going
below $250 per use but it's getting harder these days.  I would never
advise a photography student to plan on making a living from stock
alone unless the market changes drastically.

Tina

Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com

#5476 From: "Brian Yarvin" <brian@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:48 pm
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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> Nothing modest about Mauritius in sales. Kinda like Amana, better to be big in
a
> territory that sells at good rates than AGE say who tends to sell well in at
much
> lower price territories. Even AGE USA I find second rate for sales.

Geoff:

There is a whole universe of stock photo agencies that make great sales for
serious
professional contributors and both Amana (which I've never dealt with) and
Mauritius (which I
contributed to for many years) are part of it. All have a core business and are
great for
somebody.

And if you find that AGE sales are "second rate," I can be almost perfectly sure
that you don't
shoot Hispanic-themed lifestyle images, because if you did, you'd think they
were the
greatest.

These agencies are like that; perfect for somebody, and of no interest to most
people out
there.

Brian Yarvin
Author, Educator, Photographer
http://www.brianyarvin.com

#5475 From: "gpkidd1" <geoffreykidd@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:17 pm
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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Brian,

Nothing modest about Mauritius in sales. Kinda like Amana, better to be big in a
territory that sells at good rates than AGE say who tends to sell well in at
much lower price territories. Even AGE USA I find second rate for sales.

One of my collections, part of PL, stayed outside their (PL) German site
distribution just to stay on Mauritius.

Geoff.






--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Yarvin" <brian@...>
wrote:
>
> > Many thanks for the answers, about Lonely Planet I have a friend who is not
to
> > happy with them. I choose Robert Harding because they deliver to
Getty,Corbis and
> > Mauritius. I haven´t seen any other agency which delivers to all big three
in
> > Europe.
>
>
> Michael:
>
> I've never heard the phrase "big three in Europe" before. Mauritius is a
modest tradtional
> agency in Germany and gets good sales there. But isn't AGE larger? Maybe four
or five in
> Milano? How about London and Paris?
>
> Also...at some point or other everybody is unhappy with the agencies that
represent them
> and we need to know the specific issue and what's behind it.
>
> Brian Yarvin
> Author, Educator, Photographer
> http://www.brianyarvin.com
>

#5474 From: Loi <undercliff@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:52 pm
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: Photographer'ssite
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It might be spam, Shawn I clicked on it as well before reading your response,
it's a real photography site group, networking etc..
On 11/24/09, Gerry Boughan <merkuri2@...> wrote:
 
Just to give this guy a fair shake, I agreed with Sean on the suck-in on this but checked it our using a work around.  I didn't have a lot of time to check out thoroughly, but looks like a pretty interesting site....worth a look for those looking for info.  Didn't see a lot about stock info, but could be wrong.
 
Gerry

From: sjlocke
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:20 AM
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: Photographer'ssite

 



--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, John <PhotosbyJohn@...> wrote:
>
> Alix,
> I am sending you this email in hopes you joint. This email leads you to some of the
> best INFORMATION about Photography you will ever find. Web site for Photographer's
> and training/sending site.......
> Hope to see you and hear from you...
> Good Shooting and God Bless you and your family.
> John
>
> web site: www.apertureimages.ning.com
>
>
>

Boy, if that doesn't sound like spam and a scam, I don't know what does. I wouldn't even click on that.

Sean L.



#5473 From: "Brian Yarvin" <brian@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:43 pm
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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> Many thanks for the answers, about Lonely Planet I have a friend who is not to
> happy with them. I choose Robert Harding because they deliver to Getty,Corbis
and
> Mauritius. I haven´t seen any other agency which delivers to all big three in
> Europe.


Michael:

I've never heard the phrase "big three in Europe" before. Mauritius is a modest
tradtional
agency in Germany and gets good sales there. But isn't AGE larger? Maybe four or
five in
Milano? How about London and Paris?

Also...at some point or other everybody is unhappy with the agencies that
represent them
and we need to know the specific issue and what's behind it.

Brian Yarvin
Author, Educator, Photographer
http://www.brianyarvin.com

#5472 From: "Brian Yarvin" <brian@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:18 pm
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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> *** Hmmmmmm..."lurking" sounds somewhat sinister...let's leave my CIA and Mob
> connections out of the discussion, OK?

Paul:

If you say "sinister," then sinister it is.

Brian Yarvin
Author, Educator, Photographer
http://www.brianyarvin.com

#5471 From: "dendenden73" <dhallina@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:17 pm
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Gubbins" <snokids@...>
wrote:

> Shooting for stock is not like shooting for anything else...

> Bob

How about shooting craps?  :-)

Dennis Hallinan

#5470 From: "Gerry Boughan" <merkuri2@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:08 pm
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: Photographer'ssite
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Just to give this guy a fair shake, I agreed with Sean on the suck-in on this but checked it our using a work around.  I didn't have a lot of time to check out thoroughly, but looks like a pretty interesting site....worth a look for those looking for info.  Didn't see a lot about stock info, but could be wrong.
 
Gerry

From: sjlocke
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:20 AM
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: Photographer'ssite

 



--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, John <PhotosbyJohn@...> wrote:
>
> Alix,
> I am sending you this email in hopes you joint. This email leads you to some of the
> best INFORMATION about Photography you will ever find. Web site for Photographer's
> and training/sending site.......
> Hope to see you and hear from you...
> Good Shooting and God Bless you and your family.
> John
>
> web site: www.apertureimages.ning.com
>
>
>

Boy, if that doesn't sound like spam and a scam, I don't know what does. I wouldn't even click on that.

Sean L.


#5469 From: "sjlocke" <sjlocke@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:20 am
Subject: Re: Photographer'ssite
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--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, John <PhotosbyJohn@...> wrote:
>
> Alix,
> I am sending you this email in hopes you joint. This email leads you to some
of the
> best INFORMATION about Photography you will ever find. Web site for
Photographer's
> and training/sending site.......
> Hope to see you and hear from you...
> Good Shooting and God Bless you and your family.
> John
>
> web site: www.apertureimages.ning.com
>
>
>

Boy, if that doesn't sound like spam and a scam, I don't know what does.  I
wouldn't even click on that.

Sean L.

#5468 From: Michael Runkel <michaelrunkel@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:21 am
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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Many thanks for the answers,
about Lonely Planet I have a friend who is not to happy with them. I choose Robert Harding because they deliver to Getty,Corbis and Mauritius. I haven´t seen any other agency which delivers to all big three in Europe.
 
Michael


From: Peter <peter@...>
To: selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 3:58:30 PM
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!

 

I am not with Robert Harding but I have a friend who has been shooting for them for a long time. He is not satisfied with the keywording or the sales. He also shoots for Lonely Planet, and seems to find that a lot more better source of income. The shooter in question is very experienced and takes high-quality travel photos, but is still submitting slides and doesn't know anything about digital technology/photogra phy, and has chosen to stay with Harding for these reasons.

Peter Forsberg

--- In selling_stock_ photography@ yahoogroups. com, "michaelrunkel" <michaelrunkel@ ...> wrote:
>
> I wonder if there is anybody out there who has experiences with Robert Harding. They contribute to Getty, Corbis and mauritius. Therefore it would be great to get some information about your experiences.
> Many thanks
>
> Michael
>



#5467 From: "Peter" <peter@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:58 pm
Subject: Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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I am not with Robert Harding but I have a friend who has been shooting for them
for a long time. He is not satisfied with the keywording or the sales. He also
shoots for Lonely Planet, and seems to find that a lot more better source of
income. The shooter in question is very experienced and takes high-quality
travel photos, but is still submitting slides and doesn't know anything about
digital technology/photography, and has chosen to stay with Harding for these
reasons.

Peter Forsberg

--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, "michaelrunkel"
<michaelrunkel@...> wrote:
>
> I wonder if there is anybody out there who has experiences with Robert
Harding. They contribute to Getty, Corbis and mauritius. Therefore it would be
great to get some information about your experiences.
> Many thanks
>
> Michael
>

#5466 From: John <PhotosbyJohn@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 4:00 pm
Subject: Photographer'ssite
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Alix,
I am sending you this email in hopes you joint. This email leads you to some of the
best INFORMATION about Photography you will ever find. Web site for Photographer's
and training/sending site.......
Hope to see you and hear from you...
Good Shooting and God Bless you and your family.
John

web site: www.apertureimages.ning.com


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To: selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 10:08:42 AM
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography

 

Thank you Brian that makes things clearer for me.
I did find Alamy, Getty etc when I started looking but didn't feel good enough for them so I went for whatever accepted me.I guess another factor is that, having a job, kids etc, the microstock option was the one I could fit in. 
 I have since got higher expectations of myself and a bit more understanding of it all, which is why I am trying to change what I do.
Thanks for you help.
All the best
Alix 

#5465 From: "Paul" <paul@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:19 pm
Subject: Re: Robert Harding world imaginary!
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--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Yarvin" <brian@...>
wrote:
>
> > I wonder if there is anybody out there who has experiences with Robert
Harding.
> > They contribute to Getty, Corbis and mauritius. Therefore it would be great
to
> > get some information about your experiences.
>
>
> Michael:
>
> I believe that Paul Henning is lurking on this list and with a bit of prodding
could step up and
> comment. He ran the place for a while if I remember correctly.
>
> Brian Yarvin
> Author, Educator, Photographer
> http://www.brianyarvin.com
>

*** Hmmmmmm..."lurking" sounds somewhat sinister...let's leave my CIA and Mob
connections out of the discussion, OK?

I was Acting Managing Director at Robert Harding in '99 and 2000.  Robert has
stood the test of time and made smart moves to downsize his agency and make it
run more efficiently throughout this decade.

There are about 30 agencies around the globe that are decent and focus on
travel; of those, there are about a half dozen that outshine the rest, and I'd
include Harding in that group.

phh

PAUL H. HENNING
Founder/Owner Stock Answers LLC
www.stockanswers.com

#5464 From: "Fawn" <runwiththewild@...>
Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:50 pm
Subject: Getty Images
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Recently I discovered that my images are being sold by Getty Images. It turns
out that an agency in the UK, which used to represent my images, had placed them
with an agency in South Africa, which then placed them with Getty Images. It
appears Getty Images pays just 20% of my pictures' earnings to the agency which
submitted the images. Why only 20%? Because Getty Images dominates the market
and many photo agencies, in desperation, have agreed to these extraordinary
terms. The agency in South Africa then pays 50% of their earnings to the agency
in the UK, and they (in breach of their contract with me) pay me 40% of the
money they receive. This means that when one of my images sells through Getty
Images, I earn 4% of the license fee.

I find this so sickening that I would ask you, if you have any respect for
photographers, please do not buy my photos from Getty Images. This is a Quote
from whom I am Doing business
www.runwiththewild.com
Kathleen Chute

#5463 From: David Barr <photobar@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:54 am
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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>Hi David!
>
>Thanks for your input.
>
>What photo buyer is looking for "girl" or "boy"?
>
>You have a niche' and I am a generalist with very few images online.
>I am a full time assignment photographer and you are a full time
>stock photgrapher.
>
>Apples and Oranges.
>
>The way you guys with a focused niche' can market is completely
>different than the way I would have to market.
>My only real option is to put my variety of images in with a general
>collection.
>
>If I wrote a photo buyer of a kids magazine to say that I have 3
>pictures of a young boy "lying" in the grass... would anyone hear
>them hit the junk mail button?
>
>You have a library to market, which is fantastic and full of
>applicable and beautiful imagery.
>
>Would my few pictures sell better on micro?
>Could be that you are exactly right in that nobody is being exposed
>to them anywhere and it's a total numbers game. If nobody sees your
>imagery, does it make a sale?


Hi Chuck

What I was suggesting is that  a person that is a general shooter
would perhaps do better if they worked towards creating their own
niche.  Given the tremendous  competition out there I think self
marketing or even driving traffic to your images at an agency is
important and easier to do if you specialise.

If you wrote to the editor of a kids magazine and said you specialise
in model released child pictures and have an online library of
"childhood the early years"  with several thousand pictures you may
well peak their interest.

I do not have the luxury of just shooting stock I too do some
assignment work.  For anyone interested in seeing a sample of my
assignment work you can link to a portfolio through
http://www.photobar.ca


David B
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#5462 From: Chuck Goodenough <chuck@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:10 am
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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I see,

The "return per Image" column represents : .

The figure on that page is the total income per agency divided by the number of images online. 

 I took that as an average sale price per image sold.


Thanks Sean,
Chuck


On Nov 23, 2009, at 6:44 PM, sjlocke wrote:

 



--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, Chuck Goodenough <chuck@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Sean!
> It looks like 5 of the 7 micros Jack is on, with his 6000+ images
> have an average per image payout of less than 10˘ and the 6th is at 11˘.
>
> Only istockphoto is above that at 30˘.
>
> It's not fair to say that most micros pay less than 10˘ average per
> sale?
>
> Enlighten us!
> Chuck
>

No it isn't, because that is not what that chart represents.

Tina said "Instead of 10 cents per download, you can get $100 or more per use."

Just as if Tina sold one RM image for $100 in a month, and she has 1000 images online, we cannot say she gets an average of $.10 per download. Obviously she gets an average of $100. You cannot figure in your images that do not sell into that number.

The figure on that page is the total income per agency divided by the number of images online. You could say it is a good representation of the agency to sell the contributor's content. A higher "RPI" would show a more successful agency.

Again, none of the big micros pay "10 cents per download". Another unclear statement is "you can get $100 or more per use", since plenty get much less than that. On the Alamy forum, they are constantly complaining about discounted RM licenses netting them under $10.

Sean L.


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#5461 From: "sjlocke" <sjlocke@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:44 am
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, Chuck Goodenough <chuck@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Sean!
> It looks like 5 of the 7 micros Jack is on, with his 6000+ images
> have an average per image payout of less than 10˘ and the 6th is at 11˘.
>
> Only istockphoto is above that at 30˘.
>
> It's not fair to say that most micros pay less than 10˘ average per
> sale?
>
> Enlighten us!
> Chuck
>

No it isn't, because that is not what that chart represents.

Tina said "Instead of 10 cents per download, you can get $100 or more per use."

Just as if Tina sold one RM image for $100 in a month, and she has 1000 images
online, we cannot say she gets an average of $.10 per download.  Obviously she
gets an average of $100.  You cannot figure in your images that do not sell into
that number.

The figure on that page is the total income per agency divided by the number of
images online.  You could say it is a good representation of the agency to sell
the contributor's content.  A higher "RPI" would show a more successful agency.

Again, none of the big micros pay "10 cents per download".  Another unclear
statement is "you can get $100 or more per use", since plenty get much less than
that.  On the Alamy forum, they are constantly complaining about discounted RM
licenses netting them under $10.

Sean L.

#5460 From: Chuck Goodenough <chuck@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:14 am
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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Hi Sean!
It looks like 5 of the 7 micros Jack is on, with his 6000+ images have an average per image payout of less than 10˘ and the 6th is at 11˘.

Only istockphoto is above that at 30˘.

It's not fair to say that most micros pay less than 10˘ average per sale?

Enlighten us!
Chuck


On Nov 23, 2009, at 6:07 PM, sjlocke wrote:

 



--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, Tina Manley <images@...> wrote:
>
> At 07:42 PM 11/23/2009, you wrote:
>
> >Tina, what agency gives you $.10 per download?
> >
> >Sean L.
>
> I'm not into micro-stocks so none of them give me $.10 per download,
> but I was actually being generous. Most are less than $.10:
>
> <http://www.microstockdiaries.com/>http://www.microstockdiaries.com/
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>

Sorry Tina, none of the big micros pay less than $.10 per download. Gotcha.

Sean L.


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#5459 From: Carol Heesen <carolheesen@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:09 am
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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Tina,
I think what you were looking at was RPI - that figure is the total earnings divided by the total number of images with the agency.  Not all images sell each month and some images sell numerous times per month.  So RPI is an average - not a payout per image.


 
 
I'm not into micro-stocks so none of them give me $.10 per download, but I was actually being generous.  Most are less than $.10:

http://www.microstockdiaries.com/

Tina

Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com





#5458 From: "sjlocke" <sjlocke@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:07 am
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, Tina Manley <images@...>
wrote:
>
> At 07:42 PM 11/23/2009, you wrote:
>
> >Tina, what agency gives you $.10 per download?
> >
> >Sean L.
>
> I'm not into micro-stocks so none of them give me $.10 per download,
> but I was actually being generous.  Most are less than $.10:
>
> <http://www.microstockdiaries.com/>http://www.microstockdiaries.com/
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>

Sorry Tina, none of the big micros pay less than $.10 per download.  Gotcha.

Sean L.

#5457 From: "gpkidd1" <geoffreykidd@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:03 am
Subject: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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Best offer I've had all day....I was hoping for Charlize T's phone number
but.........

Geoff.

--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, Chuck Goodenough <chuck@...>
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> Hi Geoff,
> Are you available for dating?
> Perhaps I could just send you flowers?
>
> Chuck

#5456 From: L MASSETH <llmaseth@...>
Date: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:03 am
Subject: RE: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography
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I have never been paid less than .20 on microstock and have had several pay 28.00
 

To: selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com
From: images@...
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:54:12 -0500
Subject: Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: fair trade photography

 
At 07:42 PM 11/23/2009, you wrote:

Tina, what agency gives you $.10 per download?

Sean L.

I'm not into micro-stocks so none of them give me $.10 per download, but I was actually being generous.  Most are less than $.10:

http://www.microstockdiaries.com/

Tina

Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com



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