Author Topic: Photographers Direct (Read 9563 times)

KiwiRob · « **on:** May 21, 2007, 11:01 »

anyone use this site, if you do have you sold anything?

wysiwyg_foto · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2007, 11:07 »

You can't upload to them if you play on the micros

KiwiRob · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2007, 11:33 »

You can't, what's stopping you, does the company check?

epixx · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2007, 19:34 »

Quote from: KiwiRob on May 21, 2007, 11:33

You can't, what's stopping you, does the company check?

I don't think they do. It's quite a nice system actually, although very basic in many respects, like the design of the website. Only wish they had a more balanced view on micros. Travel photography and all kinds of exotic images seems to be their strongest side. Just the kind of images that won't sell well on micros anyway. I guess "young-lady-with-headset-isolated-on-white" won't sell too well there, but you never know.

Should you sell anything there, you have to take care of invoicing, money transfers etc. yourself.

KiwiRob · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2007, 08:15 »

Quote from: epixx on May 21, 2007, 19:34

Should you sell anything there, you have to take care of invoicing, money transfers etc. yourself.

Sounds like too much effort

daveb93 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2008, 14:17 »

I am about off on PD for a couple of reasons ...
1) I do not live in Bangalore or Botswana and i likely do not have images from there to fill the many requests that are posted for similar places.
2) The prohabition on micro - although I agree in principal about micro being pretty much a rip off for the photographer (sell 4000 images get 1000 bucks) income is income. and I am not getting any from PD

My 2C

sharply_done · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2008, 14:46 »

Quote from: daveb93 on January 24, 2008, 14:17

... although I agree in principal about micro being pretty much a rip off for the photographer (sell 4000 images get 1000 bucks) income is income. and I am not getting any from PD

Dunno where you're selling, but it's more like sell 4000 images get 2800 bucks from my vantage point.

ichiro17 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2008, 16:16 »

Agree with sharply_done on this one. Averaging about 60 to 70 cents a download and could probably be getting more with a higher resolution camera.

litifeta · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2008, 21:28 »

I tell you something hilarious about PD.

If you go to Alexa and check out their traffic details, you will see people who visit their site often then go to istock or another micro site.

I reckon this is because PD has a great page telling buyers how they can get the same quality "for a few cents" at a micro stock agency, and how this is unfair.

If they just shut up they would stop people leaving the site and the chances are they would buy from them.

Phil · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2008, 23:47 »

Quote from: litifeta on January 24, 2008, 21:28

I tell you something hilarious about PD.

If you go to Alexa and check out their traffic details, you will see people who visit their site often then go to istock or another micro site.

I reckon this is because PD has a great page telling buyers how they can get the same quality "for a few cents" at a micro stock agency, and how this is unfair.

If they just shut up they would stop people leaving the site and the chances are they would buy from them.

LOL!!!!!!

and you look through their requests and like said it's all exotic places. then what is offered is often $50-$100 for RM often exclusive licensing (hmm, comparable to el sales)

But I and some friends of mine found they were very odd about which images got through to the customers. It seemed and maybe I'm wrong that those who pay storage got their images through to customers where those dont pay only get through if noone else contributes....

madelaide · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2008, 15:57 »

Quote from: rustyphil on January 24, 2008, 23:47

But I and some friends of mine found they were very odd about which images got through to the customers. It seemed and maybe I'm wrong that those who pay storage got their images through to customers where those dont pay only get through if noone else contributes....

According to what they say in the site, subscribers can offer images directly to the requestor, whereas non-subscribers can offer images only through the website, and their submissions are subject to site approval. A friend has succesfully sold images there - not many, but a few - but I don't know if he has a subscription or not.

PD is a serious site and there is a HUGE amount of publishing companies buying there.

Regards,
Adelaide

KiwiRob · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2008, 14:14 »

Quote from: epixx on May 21, 2007, 19:34

Quote from: KiwiRob on May 21, 2007, 11:33
You can't, what's stopping you, does the company check?

I don't think they do. It's quite a nice system actually, although very basic in many respects, like the design of the website. Only wish they had a more balanced view on micros. Travel photography and all kinds of exotic images seems to be their strongest side. Just the kind of images that won't sell well on micros anyway. I guess "young-lady-with-headset-isolated-on-white" won't sell too well there, but you never know.

Should you sell anything there, you have to take care of invoicing, money transfers etc. yourself.

I've now found out they do check, or that they read posts here at least, if I hadn't posted this topic then I'm sure Chris Barton wouldn't have found out and terminated my membership, no great loss as I never sold anything.