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Title: Flickr and Getty Images
Post by: dTEA on 28 July 2012, 20:46

What would you do if Getty Images invited to submit to their pool for Royalty Managed and Royalty Free photos? Good opportunity or avoid like the plague?  I'm tempted.

Title: Re: Flickr and Getty Images
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 July 2012, 22:10

I'd get the f*ck right in there, unless it's their version of the micro-income images market - Getty are image royalty.

Title: Re: Flickr and Getty Images
Post by: dTEA on 29 July 2012, 12:10

It may well be micro-stock but I'm far from pro  :grin: and as far as I understand it's agreed pricing prior to release of the photo. Anyone else been approached?

Title: Re: Flickr and Getty Images
Post by: shepgti on 29 July 2012, 19:03

 How did they find out about your work? Just flickr?

Title: Re: Flickr and Getty Images
Post by: Winso on 30 July 2012, 07:22

I'm on Getty through Flickr, only since about May though so not that long as yet. When I got invited I was a little bit dubious as you don't see a massive amount of comission from sales, but then I realised that I don't see any comission from photos sitting on my hard drive doing nothing so it had to be worth a go!!

Title: Re: Flickr and Getty Images
Post by: dTEA on 30 July 2012, 08:50

Yeah just through Flickr and I don't see myself as great by any means but that's what make it more enticing as I am steadily learning. I know that it's not microstock as its royalty paid or royalty free and you remain in control as they can be put forward by Getty but not agreed by you.

Winso have you sold any this way yet?

Title: Re: Flickr and Getty Images
Post by: Winso on 01 August 2012, 21:17

Not sold any as yet unfortunately  :sad:

This is what I've got on there at the moment...

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?assettype=image&family=creative&artist=Image+by+Chris+Winsor