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Mar 5, 2014 07:52:23 #
There must be a lot of money in stock photos - at least for the companies selling them. I recently watched a science show on TV, and the credits at the end included dozens of listings for Getty Images.
Mar 5, 2014 07:56:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
There must be a lot of money in stock photos - at least for the companies selling them. I recently watched a science show on TV, and the credits at the end included dozens of listings for Getty Images.
i once took a three hr. class @ a local community college; they used to be called junior colleges, on the "easy money" to be made selling photos to stock companies. i walked out after several minutes. a hard, 75 dollar, lesson learned.
Mar 5, 2014 07:59:08 #
uppics wrote:
i once took a three hr. class @ a local community college; they used to be called junior colleges, on the "easy money" to be made selling photos to stock companies. i walked out after several minutes. a hard, 75 dollar, lesson learned.
Well, I guess someone made money on th Stock Photo idea. Yeah - "easy money." :D
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Mar 5, 2014 08:04:52 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Well, I guess someone made money on th Stock Photo idea. Yeah - "easy money." :D
yep, i was young and dumb. now, older and wiser
Mar 5, 2014 08:06:51 #
I have often wondered about stock photo companies. My suspicions have now been confirmed ?
Mar 5, 2014 08:11:17 #
DEC wrote:
I have often wondered about stock photo companies. My suspicions have now been confirmed ?
the instructor was from the chicago photo safari company. i've taken other classes from these folks, and have found that a little searching on line reveals the same information they "teach"; actually, it's regurgitation, in class. now, i fold my money and it doubles automatically.
Mar 5, 2014 09:11:39 #
uppics wrote:
the instructor was from the chicago photo safari company. i've taken other classes from these folks, and have found that a little searching on line reveals the same information they "teach"; actually, it's regurgitation, in class. now, i fold my money and it doubles automatically.
Buyer beware !!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Mar 5, 2014 10:01:55 #
Blaster6
Loc: Central PA
Stock photography used to be a little better than it is now. I remember when they would only accept color slides. That limited your competition quite a bit and your photo actually had a chance to be seen by a customer. Now they accept digital files and with no barrier to entry the market is now flooded. Supply is now larger than demand and so many photographers are willing to give their work away for free just to be "published" that prices have fallen and there are so many images to sort through you are lucky if your photo is even seen.
Make big money in stock... yeah right $1 per image sold maybe and they only send you a check when you get to $10. You may never see a check. Sadly, photographers are standing in line for the opportunity.
Make big money in stock... yeah right $1 per image sold maybe and they only send you a check when you get to $10. You may never see a check. Sadly, photographers are standing in line for the opportunity.
Mar 5, 2014 11:01:28 #
Stock photography isn't easy to get into. To be successful, you need to keep close watch on what kind of images are in demand, and develop a feel for what the end-user clients will be looking for when selecting images.
Mar 5, 2014 11:13:48 #
Blaster6
Loc: Central PA
Those currently making money on stock have tens of thousands of photos listed. They get sold because the odds of their photos being seen is higer and it is their profession so they know exactly what sells.
You could also win the lottery by playing all the numbers.
You could also win the lottery by playing all the numbers.
Mar 6, 2014 07:28:23 #
Blaster6 wrote:
Those currently making money on stock have tens of thousands of photos listed. They get sold because the odds of their photos being seen is higher and it is their profession so they know exactly what sells.
You could also win the lottery by playing all the numbers.
You could also win the lottery by playing all the numbers.
Right, but the real money comes from owning the company.
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Mar 6, 2014 07:50:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
There must be a lot of money in stock photos - at least for the companies selling them. I recently watched a science show on TV, and the credits at the end included dozens of listings for Getty Images.
I would never sell my hard earned work to stock images companies[FYE]
These companies are the culprits of image thievery.Nor will i enter a photography contest,unless i call the shots.
Mar 6, 2014 12:27:29 #
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Mar 6, 2014 12:29:24 #
To offer a slightly different perspective, and weave a tale.
Last year I walked into my employer's office upon returning to Alaska to see the month of May displayed on the 1st National Bank of Alaska's state-wide calendar. Dang, if it wasn't my photo! I contacted the local branch to see how they came by it, and was referred to the main office. I was told they had acquired it through a stock company. Well, yes, turns out that four years or so ago I had uploaded some photos to a stock photo outfit. My commission on this photo was $1.35. There is a minimum $25 account threshold for a pay out, and I am about $2.35 short.
The upside: I was honored to find one of my photos deemed worthy of a state-wide calendar; On my tours, I use the calendar to demonstrate how framing and processing can render a landscape photo that does justice to a scene, while standing in front of the same scene I shot; and I tell my clients what I made on the shot and they should keep their day jobs. That laughter has more than amply rewarded me.
Last year I walked into my employer's office upon returning to Alaska to see the month of May displayed on the 1st National Bank of Alaska's state-wide calendar. Dang, if it wasn't my photo! I contacted the local branch to see how they came by it, and was referred to the main office. I was told they had acquired it through a stock company. Well, yes, turns out that four years or so ago I had uploaded some photos to a stock photo outfit. My commission on this photo was $1.35. There is a minimum $25 account threshold for a pay out, and I am about $2.35 short.
The upside: I was honored to find one of my photos deemed worthy of a state-wide calendar; On my tours, I use the calendar to demonstrate how framing and processing can render a landscape photo that does justice to a scene, while standing in front of the same scene I shot; and I tell my clients what I made on the shot and they should keep their day jobs. That laughter has more than amply rewarded me.
Mar 6, 2014 12:42:35 #
Blaster6
Loc: Central PA
TGanner wrote:
The upside: I was honored to find one of my photos deemed worthy of a state-wide calendar; On my tours, I use the calendar to demonstrate how framing and processing can render a landscape photo that does justice to a scene, while standing in front of the same scene I shot; and I tell my clients what I made on the shot and they should keep their day jobs. That laughter has more than amply rewarded me.
I hope you didn't tell them you made $1.35 from that photo because by my calculations you will need to sell 2 more photos before you get paid. :x
What a rip-off. I wonder what the calendar publisher paid for the photo?
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