I read the Alamy contributor agreement and did not find any stipulation of
file size. Neither did I find that the rate structure was LIMITED to that
which would fall under their minimum payment of $250 to the contributor.
I DID SEE that the terms of the agreement cover a liability protection i.e.
[my interpretation] when a client buys the rights to a picture the one thing
they cannot do is put another name as photo credit other than Alamy or one
of its affiliate companies; and that Alamy is obligated to support the
contributor in cases of unlawful fraud. (While the words 'unlawful fraud' is
their wording, I personally don't know of any other type of fraud :)
It does say that if terms of the contract cannot be fulfilled or are broken
[read: changed] they must pay -- minus the check fee -- to close the
contract.
If you find 48 MB is in any way unacceptable, take your $55 and close shop.
If that's a problem for them, raise your prices or negotiate on the point of
file size, which is not in the agreement they posted, which I read.
Is this post to state a problem? Frankly, I don't even know if 48 MB is a
problem . . . could that size file be somehow typical of something other
than a snapshot? Any speculation as to why that file size would fit into
such a low cost sale?
A hundred dollars for a stock shot isn't much. Consider the coverage an
advertiser gets with that. Standard fees with reproduction rights begins at
$1,200.
S. Shapiro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pini Vollach" <pinimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students"
<photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 4:34 AM
Subject: RE: Stock Photo Recommendations
Try www.alamy.com
I have some photos there, till now they sold one of them for $100. ( 55
for
me as I don't pay uploading and saving fee )
They pay when it accumulate to 250 so I didn't got the money yet.
I have only a dozen there so the problem is mine.
They now ask for Minimum file size: 48MB !
Pini
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Pini Vollach
http://www.pinimage.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dave MacGee
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 6:35 PM
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: Stock Photo Recommendations
I now have a sizable collection of photos and would like to start selling
them. A few friends have suggested contacting stock agencies. I'd
appreciate
any input, experiences etc about dealing with the various Stock Photo
agencies.
If you have recommendations one way or the other on any agencies let me
know. Also if anyone is aware of Canadian based agencies I'd like to hear
about them.
Thanks
Dave
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Dave MacGee
E-Mail : dmacgee@xxxxxxxxxx
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