What ........ ! Retiring from house work ? The CDO will not be pleased !
jh
On 12/26/18 07:33 AM, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> That’s a useful summary, Ken. I have only about 150 images on Alamy, but I’ll
> increase that as I withdraw from paid work over the next 12 months. I have
> threatened my current Boss with retiring in June or July so I had better get
> used to the idea.
>
> The CEO of Alamy used to hold contributor meetings a few years ago, but
> clearly that sort of contact was too stressful for him.
>
> Chris
>
> > On 24 Dec 2018, at 07:22, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I'm selling both direct and through Alamy. It groused me greatly when
> > they decided to get into microstock. Fortunately, they've been trying
> > to unwind that mistake as bet as they can.
> >
> > I have most images setup as Rights Managed, but some as Royalty Free.
> > The decision of which is which is based on whether or not it's an
> > image that I'm, uh, proud of. :) And also if it's just an illustration
> > or a work of art. An image of a sign post along a roadway isn't the
> > type of picture that really needs rights managed as it can sell over
> > and over again and be used for a myriad of purposes with no
> > exclusivity--it will usually be used as part of an image composite.
> > But if the picture has any uniqueness or can be used for any form of
> > display purpose, I'm certainly going to keep it Rights Managed.
> >
> > That photographer's bridge picture is a more unusual situation because
> > it's an unique enough of an image that it should never have been put
> > on that particular microstock site, and the customer should never used
> > it because no exclusivity means that the same image could have been
> > used in the same market.
>
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