What’s Your Preference?

rebel_John · #1 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 08:36 PM

Been shooting just as a hobby for a while now and mostly taking pictures of my daughter and various local landscapes and putting them on flickr. Recently though since Getty has partnered with flickr I thought I'd give them a try. Submitted a few and they came back and selected 11 of my photos. I know there are a lot of people on these types of forum against stock but hey if it weren't for Getty these pictures will still just be on flickr doing nothing. So now I might have a chance to have some of my picture help pay for my hobby. Which would be cool.

WVCoalMiner · #2 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 08:39 PM

OK so now explain how we go about doing the same thing you did??

rebel_John · #3 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 08:55 PM

Join this group and submit photos to it.

Flickr: Getty Images Call for Artists

PowerPix · #4 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 09:47 PM

That's interesting......might have to look into that.

Buddhanature · #5 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 11:50 PM

I'm in no way against stock/microstock but take a look at the contract. From what little I have read, Getty sets the price points for all the photos, so while you may get $X one month for a photo, you might get $Y the next month (and yes, X and Y can be as low as $0.00)

WVCoalMiner · #6 (**permalink**) 12-27-2009, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddhanature

I'm in no way against stock/microstock but take a look at the contract. From what little I have read, Getty sets the price points for all the photos, so while you may get $X one month for a photo, you might get $Y the next month (and yes, X and Y can be as low as $0.00)

Well...... right now they are sitting here getting $0.00 a month so even if I get $1.00 a month I'll be ahead LOL

Buddhanature · #7 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 12:03 AM

I like the way you said it better HAHA!

rebel_John · #8 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by WVCoalMiner

Well...... right now they are sitting here getting $0.00 a month so even if I get $1.00 a month I'll be ahead LOL

That's exactly the way I'm seeing it right now. If my shots make nothing, then I'm out $0.00. If they make even $0.75, that's 75cents I didn't have before.