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Messages - Will Dutt
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« on: July 14, 2011, 20:43 »
Hi Macrostockers,
I have recently been browsing through Alamy and noticed their steep prices and high paying royalties. Alamy sounds great...but does it really sell?
Why would anyone purchase a photo from Alamy when they can purchase the same photo (RF Non-Exclusive) from microstock agencies such as Shutterstock and Istock?
Kind Regards
-Mr. Confused
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« on: July 14, 2011, 20:19 »
some numbers for you, 85% of my income come from the top5 
Finally some figures! The Top Tier really does dominate the majority of sales 
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« on: July 14, 2011, 20:19 »
All of the replies above have lead me to learn four things:
1) Being exclusive is a tricky game to play
2) Hard work, determination and inspiration will eventually pay off
3) Shooting what the market wants will increase sales, not necessarily what you want to shoot.
4) The microstock market is forever changing as images fade in and out of marketing fads.
Agree or Disagree?
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« on: July 14, 2011, 19:14 »
Fairly simple. Designers can take your color image and make them B&W, Sepia, or whatever. You limit the image usefulness in most cases by doing that. Give them the full monty and let them be the manipulator. Your images will be more marketable that way.
Ahk, good point. It's just that my main interest in photography is landscape, icons (buildings ie- Eiffel Tower) and animals. I find taking black and white and sepia shots more interesting. Also it seems that selling microstock photos mainly evolves around what the industry wants and less what you want to shoot, but that is fair enough.
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« on: July 14, 2011, 19:11 »
You would be wise to freely accept their opinions on the good, bad and the ugly of exclusivity. Otherwise you are only seeing one side of the story.
True, most of the questions I asked were all good sides of being exclusive. Hmmm... it will most likely be easiest and higher profiting to start and stay as a non-exclusive member. Thanks Mantis, you've been a great help.
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« on: July 14, 2011, 19:08 »
Great replies disorderly and mantis. I think your right, I shall start with the more popular Top Tiers and maybe try one or two lower tiers once I have gained some experience with agencies.
Thanks
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« on: July 14, 2011, 19:02 »
The poll results on the right side of the screen show how people here rank the sites.
Yeah, that's kinda hard not to notice. Once again just wanting to hear personal thoughts/experiences.
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« on: July 14, 2011, 19:01 »
It's all or nothing with regards to exclusive images. YOU are exclusive or YOU are not exclusive. I think you can get all the answers by looking at the application and FAQ for iStock on the website.
Dreamstime and Fotolia also have exclusivity but they allow individual images to be exclusive.
Thanks for the reply traveler, I shall browse through the FAQ now. @MantisSome of the questions are simple yes and no answers, but I am mainly interested in hearing experiences from exclusive photographers and images. Thanks for the help
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« on: July 14, 2011, 18:57 »
After browsing through varies microstock sites I found that there are only a few amount of photos with effects such as Black and White, Sepia, Negative ect. This leads me to two questions of curiosity, Why is this? and Do effects not sell as well as colour? If anyone has an answer, please feel free to share 
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« on: July 14, 2011, 18:53 »
I'm sure if you research a bit, you can find the requirements for exclusivity.
But yes, you will need to show some technical and conceptual skill to be accepted as a contributor to start.
I am aware of the quality images need to be. Like I said earlier I would like to hear from exclusive photographers about the questions I asked Thanks
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« on: July 14, 2011, 18:40 »
If you're new to all this, you don't have to worry about exclusivity for a while.
So Istock wont really except new members without previous sales/work on microstock sites? Also this is more me trying to get some research and opinions from exclusive photographers.
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« on: July 14, 2011, 18:34 »
Hi All,
I am planing to start selling some of my photos soon. I was wondering if selling photos in the lower earning tier is worth it? and which lower earning microstock sites are best to upload and sell on?
Kind Regards
-WD
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« on: July 14, 2011, 18:28 »
Hi All,
First off I would like to say sorry, I could not find the "post a topic" button, I could only find the poll one. I want to hear from exclusive photographers and images to Istock.
Exclusive Istock Photographer Questions:
Do you believe you earn as much/more than non-exclusive photographers?
What advantages are there of being an exclusive photographer apart from higher sales and easy to upload and organise photos?
How long are you in contract with Istock as a exclusive photographer?
What are your average rates per download?
Exclusive Istock Image:
Do you believe you earn as much/more with having an exclusive photo rather than submitting on multiple sites?
How many images do you/can you submit as exclusive to Istock?
Can you back out of selling exclusive images?
Kind Regards
-WD
P.S.
What other agencies do Exclusive Photos/Photographers?
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