Boris, I am registered with Alamy. I did it when I was on the staff of a large company, not being paid enough. I thought it would earn me extra income. I only have a few images submitted - but then it was all change at work, and my staff position was made redundant.
I am now a managing director of my own company, and things are a lot better financially. Hence, I haven't added to my Alamy selection. I gather that to make a decent living at it, you have to be submitting on the order of dozens of shots per week. Alamy pays less than other agencies (they take a bigger chunk) but the arrangement can be more casual. I kind of liked that idea, seeing as I was not a full time photographer. Like with mosts things, the more you put into it, the more return you will see. To get an idea of saleable images, look at those that sell, and discover their attributes. You won't be buying any Ferraris from the income. I would say, get to know a small agency, get to know them well, and be extremely prolific - and be consistently good with it. The there's the remote chance your pics will sell. It's a flooded market - and more and more it looks like one-off royalty-free is the name of the (poorly-paid) game. People want something for nothing these days, and that spells a hard time for any creative. Good luck! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
