Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 15, 2006 at 8:17 AM
Hi All,
At the moment, I have around 150 images on the Alamy stock agency which I am updating as regularly as I can. I was thinking about joining another agency in the future, perhaps FLPA or NaturePL. Does anybody know if the same images can be submitted on both agencies or whether I have to put different images on each?
Thanks for replies on last post.
Regards Chris.
Posted by Nigel Blake on September 15, 2006 at 8:28 AM
Most agencies will have a clause in the contract with respect to this, generally they do not allow/like your work to be with other picture libraries as it can affect any usage agreements they might make in relation to the sale (and fees) of individual images.
The same picture appearing in an optics ad, for instance, and then being used by another optics company via a different agency at the same time could lead to major problems.
Posted by Dave Courtenay on September 15, 2006 at 11:44 AM
I have just joined an agency in the UK and the contract states that the same or very similar images must not be supplied to other agencies,The other thing i can say is just how difficult it is to get a contract in front of you,I have been supplying agencies with submissions for a year before i got the go ahead and they wanted me to prove myself by taking on a project and supplying a steady rate of high quality images of that project and others before saying ok,Its tough out there and the agencies are very picky-good luck-time to get some thick skin
Posted by Danny Green on September 15, 2006 at 5:36 PM
Hello Chris
It is tough getting into an agency and I have had many knock backs over the years and have just heard that I haven't been successful in my attempt to join another one I recently submitted too. The first submission is usely around 200-300 images and this has got to be of such a high standard it can take years to build. My advice is to look on their websites and see if your work is as good as most of the images on there, if they are then go for it because you have got nothing to lose. Like Dave said you have got to have thick skin because knock backs do happen. Regarding images being the same as others I think this is a major problem for agencies and photographers and with digital photography this is only going to get worse. Best of luck.
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3 repliesAt the moment, I have around 150 images on the Alamy stock agency which I am updating as regularly as I can. I was thinking about joining another agency in the future, perhaps FLPA or NaturePL. Does anybody know if the same images can be submitted on both agencies or whether I have to put different images on each?
Thanks for replies on last post.
Regards Chris.
The same picture appearing in an optics ad, for instance, and then being used by another optics company via a different agency at the same time could lead to major problems.
It is tough getting into an agency and I have had many knock backs over the years and have just heard that I haven't been successful in my attempt to join another one I recently submitted too. The first submission is usely around 200-300 images and this has got to be of such a high standard it can take years to build. My advice is to look on their websites and see if your work is as good as most of the images on there, if they are then go for it because you have got nothing to lose. Like Dave said you have got to have thick skin because knock backs do happen. Regarding images being the same as others I think this is a major problem for agencies and photographers and with digital photography this is only going to get worse. Best of luck.
Danny