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Big hard drives are cheap now and when the re-sized image is uploaded, is there any point in keeping it? It will save a bit of time uploading but I still fear that the site is now going to be swamped with microstock images and sales will be diluted. I am uploading my microstock portfolio now, I have resisted so far but this has changed my mind.
Quote from: Stu49 on May 27, 2010, 02:49Quote from: madelaide on May 26, 2010, 20:24Quote from: cclapper on May 26, 2010, 17:52For me, it wasn't so much the time of upsizing, I also use an action for that. It's the whole new workflow and the taking of yet more space on my hard drives. Yes, and now I can get rid of the "Alamy" folder!Not if u only have a 10MP camera !! Still need a separate folder and some up-sizing ! I don't think so - surely a 10MP image is about 28MB, uncompressed?
Quote from: madelaide on May 26, 2010, 20:24Quote from: cclapper on May 26, 2010, 17:52For me, it wasn't so much the time of upsizing, I also use an action for that. It's the whole new workflow and the taking of yet more space on my hard drives. Yes, and now I can get rid of the "Alamy" folder!Not if u only have a 10MP camera !! Still need a separate folder and some up-sizing !
Quote from: cclapper on May 26, 2010, 17:52For me, it wasn't so much the time of upsizing, I also use an action for that. It's the whole new workflow and the taking of yet more space on my hard drives. Yes, and now I can get rid of the "Alamy" folder!
For me, it wasn't so much the time of upsizing, I also use an action for that. It's the whole new workflow and the taking of yet more space on my hard drives.
Now that they have modernized their upload requirements, maybe they will update their antiquated payout system as well. Let's hope so.
200.-? I think it is 250.-U$, which is hard to reach with many sales being at close to micro-midstock prices, as has been reported on this forum. Even if you reach 250.-, where I live cashing an overseas cheque will cost me 10 to 15 U$.
Alamy is not going to become microstock, they compete with microstock,still remain same licenses over RF and RM, but more friendly to photographers...Here is good explanation about photo market in general:http://seanlockedigitalimagery.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/the-right-value-for-your-money/
Quote from: borg on May 27, 2010, 14:38Alamy is not going to become microstock, they compete with microstock,still remain same licenses over RF and RM, but more friendly to photographers...Here is good explanation about photo market in general:http://seanlockedigitalimagery.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/the-right-value-for-your-money/I had a quick look - and google ads was serving a shutterstock ad, how ironic ...
Hi all, so if i am using a 6MP camera or my file is cropped and less than 24MB uncompressed size, does alamy still accept if i upsize them to 24MB?
Quote from: mtkang on July 28, 2010, 01:36Hi all, so if i am using a 6MP camera or my file is cropped and less than 24MB uncompressed size, does alamy still accept if i upsize them to 24MB?Yes, subject to not being SOLD etc.
I've sold enough images in the 50M range in the past year to make it worthwhile uprezing to this size if you can do it properly.
Quote from: Zeus on July 28, 2010, 10:11I've sold enough images in the 50M range in the past year to make it worthwhile uprezing to this size if you can do it properly. I thought about this too. Even if not true-size, would a buyer be more interested and give preference to a larger file? Will Alamy QC be more picky now, so that large-size files need to be ultra sharp like they could not be before when upsized? (That is, only images created in large MPix cameras woud pass QC in large size).
how about in getty and corbis..or other RM agencies, are they requesting upsized images as well? I have no idea what is the reason to upsize an image..
50M is the best size if customer need the biggest size... So if you selling there RF photos will you allways sell maximum size?I don't think so...Maybe 50MB file size is more imortant for RM pics...
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