Something is very wrong when the Net Value of a sale, isn't enough to buy a copy of the publication.It is not in my business interest to subsidise international publishing firms.Many people in supply jobs can't afford the product they make. Do people who work for big name fashion houses get to wear their products? I remember years back reading that pineapple producers could never afford to eat pineapples.
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That latter is more shocking than our situation. (Doesn't make it right.)If the images cost more, the price of the magazines would go up, so no difference; or else they'd use fewer images. Good if they chose yours, but you'd have less of a chance of getting sales. The publishers would want to keep their profit, so no way they'd pay more for the same number of pics and keep the magazine cost the same.It's not in Alamy's business interest to allow these sales to go to micro competition (as many do).Maybe these low value sales come under the UKNS, and those opted out won't get them.
Of those who reported these sales, is anyone opted out?FWIW, I opted out for nine months or so, and all that happened was my average rpd went up, but my sales and total earnings.went down.I remember reading one forum member saying they didn't lose by opting out, but the person I remember saying that was supplying mainly US content, so perhaps not surprising.Still, the lowest price I can remember via Alamy was to an Italian newspaper, not in the UKNS scheme. Stop supplying micros with images ( as many do)!Yawn.I stopped over two years ago.Still earn more there, pro rata, though it's falling.I've uploaded a lot, pro rata, to my port here and will re-evaluate at the end of the year. I'm losing quite a bit of money by uploading here.I think I've posted this before, but a couple of years back I bought a book on photographic history and styles, by a very well known photographic author. It had one historic photo in most chapters, all the 'information' and some photos by the author illustrating the 'style' of the chapter, and then a list of web links to other relevant images. IIRC, there is also a website where you can click directly on the links by chapter. So not supplying the micros doesn't mean buyers will buy here. If an end product has a price, costs will be cut to make that price, and it's unlikely to be in publisher's profits.Edited July 26, 2018 by Cryptoprocta.
The best analogy is, it's like being a farmer supplying a supermarket. If the Supermarket decides they want to gain market share by selling 4 pints of milk for 99p, and it's costing you £1.20 for 4 pints. You ain't going to be a dairy farmer for long!Indeed, so the dairy farmers got publicity for the situation and now some major supermarkets are getting into 'fair prices for farmers' in the hope that customers will support them.Whether photo buyers could be similarly persuaded remains to be seen. Very few people actually 'need' to buy all that many photos - and as we know, many refuse outright to pay for anything.The analogy isn't truly parallel. Milk producers need to sell their product very quickly, and once they've sold their four pints of milk, it's gone, they have to produce more, they can't sell the same 4 pints again. Our product can be sold again and again, and might not sell until years down the line.Edited July 26, 2018 by Cryptoprocta.
The reality is that the majority of people supplying photos are not motivated primarily by money - it is not a business for them more of a hobby from which they get satisfaction when their images are published.It means that people can regard themselves as 'proper' photographers and get a real kick out of it. I call it 'psychological income'.This is where the analogies to dairy farming and other types of business fall down. I can't think that any farmers are producing milk for fun and as an ego boost.I expect you are right about this.
I got into photography for the sheer love of it. After facing down cancer and wanting to do something that gave me pleasure for whatever life I had left in case things went sideways with my health.Then I got into stock to support my hobby, hopefully. When I sold, the thrill of it was enormous, and it made me feel that I was doing something right.It was only later, when more sales came in, that the psychological boost was gone, I felt confident in my abilities while always striving to get better. Then it became more earnings centered, but the pleasure and fun always remains. I never feel “this” is good enough. The day I quit loving to learn new things is the day I will hang it up.Betty.
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