Ho ho, John; that is an excellent spot!
Chris
> On 26 Dec 18, at 13:50, john hudson <om4t@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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