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10th Anniversary 2008-2018David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-64433771111688212992023-02-22T16:58:00.000+00:002023-02-22T16:58:21.190+00:00January Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPILGvujHPzPrI0bYXfmR5Kl_jmQu_eSCJTCeYYDtQOz5O6rI_XggmiK8CA6Mqcu195ao8pTokx4aDbLFpaLfWwuPOHpMsCeixyIFHvBxYAjthBqUh8RoM4u2q3pQ0-kiMftxWmwCYpCMzDBpbs3Ik7xUQS2q6Ubtb0Yzkcf54l1bLhWEhNPx14Hi6aQ/s3872/DSC_0003%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPILGvujHPzPrI0bYXfmR5Kl_jmQu_eSCJTCeYYDtQOz5O6rI_XggmiK8CA6Mqcu195ao8pTokx4aDbLFpaLfWwuPOHpMsCeixyIFHvBxYAjthBqUh8RoM4u2q3pQ0-kiMftxWmwCYpCMzDBpbs3Ik7xUQS2q6Ubtb0Yzkcf54l1bLhWEhNPx14Hi6aQ/s320/DSC_0003%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tenterden signal box -editorial sale at Adobe</td></tr></tbody></table>The dull and cold days of January proved a good metaphor for stock sales this month with little to get excited about. Welcome to 2023! </p><p><br />Back in their once traditional first place were Shutterstock. Only one On Demand sale and four modest single sales and, of course, that annual reset to 15% commission rate for credit sales.</p><p>Second place went to Istock with 22 downloads. The usual mix of music festival and travel images selling this month.</p><p>Alamy managed third place with 2 modest (very) downloads and a ASCRL (the US version of DACS) payment.</p><p>Fourth place went to Adobe with 10 downloads. This included three editorial images - the Tenterden<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMmAA0uClj2iij4GdcT6r6PfGiMbUuFwGCJPXUtuICCbzM0XET_O0M_7mgJNFtirgFTTcmLMnAXZLa9xpOsSUbku1wK_pQYxic7dWYOSwtth3tCs-2gnIckDe6ag0JHwu4oav2tM96buOwefSyR0SB8b1FdUGkHekcpp_2X24lpuZc5Dg_QA_ym2Tcw/s3210/DSC_0112%20(3)cropcopywebsitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2095" data-original-width="3210" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMmAA0uClj2iij4GdcT6r6PfGiMbUuFwGCJPXUtuICCbzM0XET_O0M_7mgJNFtirgFTTcmLMnAXZLa9xpOsSUbku1wK_pQYxic7dWYOSwtth3tCs-2gnIckDe6ag0JHwu4oav2tM96buOwefSyR0SB8b1FdUGkHekcpp_2X24lpuZc5Dg_QA_ym2Tcw/s320/DSC_0112%20(3)cropcopywebsitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxing Day hunt meet in Tenterden</td></tr></tbody></table>signal box on heritage steam line the Kent and East Sussex Railway and a couple of eighties b/w images of Thames Television and Capital Radio in London. I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised when these two even got accepted yet alone sold. </p><p>Redbubble came in fifth place with a single product sale. This was a mug featuring the historic old Mermaid Inn at Rye in East Sussex. Rather unusually the buyer went for a view of the rear of the building rather than the more traditional front view showing Mermaid Street itself.</p><p>Sixth place went to Dreamstime with 3 downloads. If 2023 is the year of their hoped for turn around January certainly didn't show any signs.</p><p>Bigstock took seventh place with a single download. Now they have removed the Bridge transfer of Shutterstock uploads I do wonder if they'll keep this going as a separate agency for much longer.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FSPtHI0QBaeOMD0WvE8W_oucKmT5KGgxwhsLTv-QSBngK-1o-ijBT1mc35MTo25t0_QHWS3LyiTZmgIRrYtmKX3Pkgo8P9gEiH7ONwbITV-t-r_GiYhhPpuuk19HD4qaaDJv_zg7Gp4-qPbQvizdDZ9wInoTfarWZy2qsZnDMaD0d6kz6dxE9_S6Yg/s3820/DSC_0102%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="3820" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FSPtHI0QBaeOMD0WvE8W_oucKmT5KGgxwhsLTv-QSBngK-1o-ijBT1mc35MTo25t0_QHWS3LyiTZmgIRrYtmKX3Pkgo8P9gEiH7ONwbITV-t-r_GiYhhPpuuk19HD4qaaDJv_zg7Gp4-qPbQvizdDZ9wInoTfarWZy2qsZnDMaD0d6kz6dxE9_S6Yg/s320/DSC_0102%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mermaid Inn - mug sale on Redbubble</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Finally, in eighth place was a very rare appearance from Mostphotos with a single download. Most is one of those agencies that you almost forget is there until the odd sale pops up.</p><p>Recent uploading included a couple of images of the Boxing Day fox hunt meet here in Tenterden. It's the one time we see a big police presence here because the crowds divide firmly into those supporting the hunt and those opposed (each on a different side of the road).</p><p>Still, no foreign trips booked but I'm in the research phase. Also looking to some photo day trips out with a number of locations in mind.</p><p>Regards, David. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-74340991772678634112023-01-20T16:49:00.000+00:002023-01-20T16:49:24.246+00:00December Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lvzCknjTs8qVxvtTSnGg-CeBUG9xgkGUsyaLX637_JTwwxKw4oBTrWRqZ0OeOOzyPPVS8tZCzTqMvh5v3a6ICuB6NNlt93isyinY82hSysTv8RVTbYfnbEQ5nh17o8qPU87DM6ffBaJqKNGB2oOwa0zAKtU-xM-1Xco6DGx0twN1JG7UEda6nWtVsA/s3112/Lech%20Walesa007%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="1967" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lvzCknjTs8qVxvtTSnGg-CeBUG9xgkGUsyaLX637_JTwwxKw4oBTrWRqZ0OeOOzyPPVS8tZCzTqMvh5v3a6ICuB6NNlt93isyinY82hSysTv8RVTbYfnbEQ5nh17o8qPU87DM6ffBaJqKNGB2oOwa0zAKtU-xM-1Xco6DGx0twN1JG7UEda6nWtVsA/s320/Lech%20Walesa007%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="202" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lech Walesa - sold on FAA</td></tr></tbody></table>Given the slow days of Christmas and New Year holidays it was a pleasant surprise to have a strong month in December. It was also good to see an unusual front runner this month.</p><p>FineArtAmerica took first place with a good value print sale of former Polish president Lech Walesa. A tote bag sale also helped them to top place. I never seem to get as many sales on FAA as I would like but it is certainly worth paying the modest $30 fee each year (which gives you unlimited upload numbers).</p><p>Second place went to Shutterstock including three On Demand and four Single downloads. What helped this month was an additional sum from the new Contributor Fund (basically a pool of money in return for AI programmes using SS images to train on. I'm hoping this could prove a useful extra revenue stream going forward).</p><p>Alamy made third place with 5 downloads. Four archive images and my recent WW2 food ration book again. It's good to see sales from the latter which my parents kept safe in drawer for all those years.</p><p>Fourth place went to my other POD site Redbubble with 6 product sales including mugs, stickers and greeting cards. Bit of a last minute Christmas flurry there I assume.</p><p>Istock made fifth place with 28 downloads. My Tentertainment music festival images continuing to<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LAyDOexu4IqeNHP1YJ9sK0ewuXYcTCNBJ-ZAueKZ8HIP_WfauPAJYvaERdGJoVNisnufbzs5ybpOXqEqd97J6EV2Ws6SlYaPeH9JHIP0208VabTIHwqYCPuDnJUPEtXKBN0KFvg4MQ_T5sjo-I8Y09flWkYUgxCRh2KUixgPIHtAX1xNf81JSBC7RA/s3790/DSC_0094%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2462" data-original-width="3790" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LAyDOexu4IqeNHP1YJ9sK0ewuXYcTCNBJ-ZAueKZ8HIP_WfauPAJYvaERdGJoVNisnufbzs5ybpOXqEqd97J6EV2Ws6SlYaPeH9JHIP0208VabTIHwqYCPuDnJUPEtXKBN0KFvg4MQ_T5sjo-I8Y09flWkYUgxCRh2KUixgPIHtAX1xNf81JSBC7RA/s320/DSC_0094%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New upload - Ithaca bound ferry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> come out on top as always. One curious detail was a sale of the abandoned village of Mikro Chorio on the Greek island of Tilos. For some reason it has been renamed Mikro Chorio, Forbidden island. I checked my Istock portfolio and it has that new title as well. Tilos isn't a forbidden island nor have I ever said that it was! No idea at all how that came about but there is no way of editing accepted images on Istock so that's how it will be staying. </p><p>Sixth place went to Dreamstime with 5 downloads including one of those rare $2 subscription sales. Maybe 2023 is the year we will see a turn around for DT.</p><p>Seventh place was taken by Adobe with 5 downloads including two editorial store front images of Monsoon and Woolworths - both taken here in Tenterden (and both now gone as well).</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_8lo5Y-fdEYKUD7BKT4p1J0lMJo3Il6TKbOU_01XUwz9OsWPQjem_6F2MgPIfJ2uACJ1QKdqcDIJySOBhDBXDxuuNlRDVJECYxM1V40iJhL1wPhShGxWMjjGb6fUf0_ii02EZMTjPJ6DkIS8TedXGuAQxANbNCpUqgYa5HxMHtbj2-eiS-SWC3CbXg/s4067/London%20Daily%20News%201987001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3045" data-original-width="4067" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_8lo5Y-fdEYKUD7BKT4p1J0lMJo3Il6TKbOU_01XUwz9OsWPQjem_6F2MgPIfJ2uACJ1QKdqcDIJySOBhDBXDxuuNlRDVJECYxM1V40iJhL1wPhShGxWMjjGb6fUf0_ii02EZMTjPJ6DkIS8TedXGuAQxANbNCpUqgYa5HxMHtbj2-eiS-SWC3CbXg/s320/London%20Daily%20News%201987001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London Daily News launch issue 1987</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Finally in eighth place was Bigstock with just a single download. It's now been many months since I had any new images added there since the ending of the Bridge to Bigstock connector. As I have said before, the sales volume at Bigstock doesn't warrant uploading direct (at this time).</p><p>Recent uploading included starting to look at my Ithaca island images from my 2022 trip including one of Levante Ferries ferry boat Andreas Kalvos loading in Sami harbour on Kefalonia prior to departing for Ithaca. I have also continued with my collection of old newspapers including the launch issue of the London Daily News from February 1987. Sadly, though it was an excellent newspaper, it only survived for a few months before closing down.</p><p>Though it is early days yet my thoughts are turning to trip destinations in 2023. I can safely say there will be a Greek island in the mix and who knows where else. Barcelona has to be high on my list not having been there since 2018.</p><p>January has started off very slowly but we'll see where it ends up in due course. Regards, David. </p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-51857729916829989692022-12-18T16:46:00.000+00:002022-12-18T16:46:49.829+00:00November Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qcfQKwWdqLzDAW8L7gx7uHlbfqs2C3sqJ_C1kNIEg39w5Ct2hZ7ZGMKph-DamKXSoP_d9K53FAKYNzLn3JzwEDPY7wgWwbw0EwXI2Bv4RwJXGKobYfsd61hJMGAHDe0chI_BR9Vt4-bzJFPx1N_NN4cyfDWdP1Bsbb5HT6hMuX9J8AyvIEIcp2wfYw/s3997/Today%201986001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3028" data-original-width="3997" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qcfQKwWdqLzDAW8L7gx7uHlbfqs2C3sqJ_C1kNIEg39w5Ct2hZ7ZGMKph-DamKXSoP_d9K53FAKYNzLn3JzwEDPY7wgWwbw0EwXI2Bv4RwJXGKobYfsd61hJMGAHDe0chI_BR9Vt4-bzJFPx1N_NN4cyfDWdP1Bsbb5HT6hMuX9J8AyvIEIcp2wfYw/s320/Today%201986001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today launch issue from 1986 -new upload</td></tr></tbody></table>A slow month in November with only one standout performer and nothing at all from my two POD sites -FineArtAmerica and Redbubble (so much for my hoped for Christmas surge).</p><p>Way out in first place were Shutterstock. A good Single sale of a Poll Tax Riots image pushed them up here.</p><p>Second place went to Alamy. Though I only had two modest downloads a worthwhile sum of DACS payments came in. I always count this in my totals as it is, in effect, secondary income on previous sales - and much appreciated at that.</p><p>Istock took third place with 22 downloads. The usual suspects of music festival and travel images did well here.</p><p>Fourth place went to Adobe with 10 downloads. My electric vehicle charging point sign continued to feature here. That is one good example of a saleable stock image taken just a few minutes walk from<br /> home.</p><p>Dreamstime were in fifth place with 5 downloads. A rare credit sale from them this month.</p><p>Finally in sixth place were Bigstock with just a single download. I suspect the lack of new material<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiCzCQPFExMaImPMh5HdWk-DdVO0XKKowidmN0gde1JAF-zqTyrgotGuBUbfv-XU_n6uVHVrSdowSicM2syXaW58SVBG5uFic8jCvatT2jVrRI9XesiBAU75lj5Svwsv0eekjtiphn3-QeyKM5KpVaVzqR8a8_q1Dj3oFJsLGz0HmMVuadx9oOkcP9g/s3786/DSC_0015%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="3786" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiCzCQPFExMaImPMh5HdWk-DdVO0XKKowidmN0gde1JAF-zqTyrgotGuBUbfv-XU_n6uVHVrSdowSicM2syXaW58SVBG5uFic8jCvatT2jVrRI9XesiBAU75lj5Svwsv0eekjtiphn3-QeyKM5KpVaVzqR8a8_q1Dj3oFJsLGz0HmMVuadx9oOkcP9g/s320/DSC_0015%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M & Co in the old Embassy Cinema building</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> going into my portfolio (thanks to the ending of the Bridge to Bigstock scheme) doesn't help matters here.</p><p>November also saw the ending of my Picfair store subscription (as mentioned in my last post) so I will decide what to do about them going forward. It does mean that I am no longer able to upload any further images as Unlimited Uploads was a feature of the paid store. </p><p>Recent uploading included an image of my local branch of fashion chain Mackays (trading as M & Co) which has just gone into administration. With 170 UK stores this is quite a big business story here and a worrying time for their near two thousand staff. I took a longer shot of the building (rather than just a close up of the store sign) to show the historic Embassy sign as this was once the home of any Embassy Cinema until its closure in the sixties. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4r4Dp5qt88AQR4tSoAYiP_o9xevKp5tgcNilQq71APpujBHj4NBZvrIpO3UwX6C8vySlr6MpOGFQjK9bXsUzN31zVEaGX_k74A2X7r4y9ROB5G-dE-aqvtl09KO01p2ZgCz-FyiiWl_sIYPATJsEgHJb7phhM4f1zP18XBqco5hDzbhpMMFOvRuSnA/s4149/Poll%20Tax%20protestor008websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="4149" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4r4Dp5qt88AQR4tSoAYiP_o9xevKp5tgcNilQq71APpujBHj4NBZvrIpO3UwX6C8vySlr6MpOGFQjK9bXsUzN31zVEaGX_k74A2X7r4y9ROB5G-dE-aqvtl09KO01p2ZgCz-FyiiWl_sIYPATJsEgHJb7phhM4f1zP18XBqco5hDzbhpMMFOvRuSnA/s320/Poll%20Tax%20protestor008websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poll Tax Riots - good sale on Shutterstock</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I have also been uploading more historic newspaper mastheads including the launch issue of National daily Today which was first published in 1986. I really liked this newspaper and was sorry to see it close in 1995. Sadly, as a former Fleet Street person, newspapers are becoming a thing of the past with constant news updates available on television news channels and our friend the internet. That said, I cannot remember the last time I actually purchased a newspaper so I am as much a part of the decline as anyone else.</p><p>As we near the end of the year I'll take this chance to wish readers a happy Christmas (should you celebrate it) and every best wish for 2023. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-2631999145480854992022-11-10T16:59:00.001+00:002022-11-10T16:59:57.016+00:00October Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipa0RdF7zMPZl1bAZaCU_Ysz30Me0zOpfqEYn3notwrLP_PT5PF4lNFTtl-UQb6daTGerfi4iZ7GyUfLpkFHlui3Va_IX0fqfcO-pTfok-8lFP1z1-ge5TiyPTd0I280XSzd9BbMvrDOewfGa3O8rMJyR6UAL8fjHIQQBcL8hEjtxZ-HuQJK0D0irG5Q/s4158/Planet%20on%20Sunday001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="4158" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipa0RdF7zMPZl1bAZaCU_Ysz30Me0zOpfqEYn3notwrLP_PT5PF4lNFTtl-UQb6daTGerfi4iZ7GyUfLpkFHlui3Va_IX0fqfcO-pTfok-8lFP1z1-ge5TiyPTd0I280XSzd9BbMvrDOewfGa3O8rMJyR6UAL8fjHIQQBcL8hEjtxZ-HuQJK0D0irG5Q/s320/Planet%20on%20Sunday001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Planet On Sunday- first and last issue</td></tr></tbody></table>A strong month in October mainly thanks to one agency.</p><p>Way out in first place were Alamy with 9 downloads. Most of these were from my archives including three good $$ (net) uses. Seventies rock band Tom Robinson Band sold for an editorial website. Former Chancellor of The Exchequer Denis Healey sold for use as a museum display and my WW2 ration book was used for a book/ebook. </p><p>Second place went to Redbubble with a good value sale of a framed print of my 1980s B/W image of New Scotland Yard. Maybe a Christmas present for somebody that used to work there? That said, I have yet to see a rush of Christmas type sales as in previous years. It's getting a bit late now.</p><p>Shutterstock took third place but no large sales this month. Three On Demand and four modest Single sales helped things here.</p><p>Fourth place went to Istock with a disappointing 16 downloads and the lowest month I have had from them in a while.</p><p>Adobe made fifth place with 6 downloads. My EV charging point sign featuring again.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadWRMjOff5Kzyz6BtdTQ7jpkrEb4qY6HWVhE4tj_64RM26xF0TP6HmHzfDcydLr-Z-kUehinYNOZvbCfw9UL6de8BVfCrsMelI5zAuBzZ9uKDg257KurYO_Vx3gXjNjo-ZdnnrjAgoB7m8Wcr0XBPe-14jDQ0tGtTA2pC5JFn31dHg8dJVdlq4XUOXQ/s4213/Denis%20Healeycolour002%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="4213" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadWRMjOff5Kzyz6BtdTQ7jpkrEb4qY6HWVhE4tj_64RM26xF0TP6HmHzfDcydLr-Z-kUehinYNOZvbCfw9UL6de8BVfCrsMelI5zAuBzZ9uKDg257KurYO_Vx3gXjNjo-ZdnnrjAgoB7m8Wcr0XBPe-14jDQ0tGtTA2pC5JFn31dHg8dJVdlq4XUOXQ/s320/Denis%20Healeycolour002%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denis Healey - museum sale on Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Sixth place went to Dreamstime with 7 downloads. No credit sales again this month.</p><p>Bigstock came in seventh place with 3 downloads - all of the vintage cable car in Barcelona. </p><p>Finally in eighth place were Mostphotos with a rare sale. Another Barcelona image of the beach there. I'm not sure what, if any, marketing they do but they seem never to have expanded out of their home country of Sweden. They have also increased the minimum payout to 35 euros so whether I ever see another payout from them is doubtful. </p><p>Shooting highlight in October consisted of covering the annual Tenterden Folk Festival. This is a bigger deal than it might sound as it attracts folk dance groups and musicians from around the World. I covered the main parade down the High Street as well as individual dance performances that were going on all down the street.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCQoO1QJ0ZEtjSGlvnkIYAtscuBOEPpy5RySnAgBJqi_1C5awp77W6TPyByHdsq4l6KkAJznnOcD3wF7OIiBM7dRa7EZhraZYGCDMrDv4dB6Kd1cDvewwaOR48_hRaYq_jyajBkaJOvaorqOZiIQ0aJ_f_1kBa-0LBh1msOdvZyDBWpATa7E3dkypig/s5067/Food%20rations%20retailers001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="5067" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCQoO1QJ0ZEtjSGlvnkIYAtscuBOEPpy5RySnAgBJqi_1C5awp77W6TPyByHdsq4l6KkAJznnOcD3wF7OIiBM7dRa7EZhraZYGCDMrDv4dB6Kd1cDvewwaOR48_hRaYq_jyajBkaJOvaorqOZiIQ0aJ_f_1kBa-0LBh1msOdvZyDBWpATa7E3dkypig/s320/Food%20rations%20retailers001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WW2 ration book - good sale on Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table><br />New uploading saw me continuing with my "historic" newspapers including an image of National Sunday newspaper Planet On Sunday. Launched in June 1996 with an environmental and conservation mission, it ceased publication just days after launching making my image both a first and last edition. I suspect that is some kind of record for a new newspaper.</p><p>I haven't mentioned Picfair for a long time - mainly because there was nothing to report. After two years of paying a fee to have a Store there (and allowing continued unlimited uploads) I finally took the decision to cancel my payment. My store finishes in November so I have stopped any further uploads. Not quite sure what happens after this or what to do with the already uploaded images. I'll see in a few weeks time and report back.</p><p>So far, a slow start to November so let's see how it goes. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-10627121036824642902022-10-12T15:29:00.000+01:002022-10-12T15:29:13.721+01:00September Sales Updates:<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq84cddvzSeMPTVXN9qpYIXWk77OzzBnY1sfDN-kKI94oY0UTL2daNJu1i8Hesr6QOxQKaS2vEHB5lX7RvTJ1vXQiFcGZ0Fy67_ag6sO8tYHt4F_l_juez8YhZkC1UaCVZ-bjQa9xtPheMy7jnZlNVGiavaUZD_4NrfRALxV7PPHz76Y7Ut1wEfhjRQ/s4170/John%20Major%20col003%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="4170" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEq84cddvzSeMPTVXN9qpYIXWk77OzzBnY1sfDN-kKI94oY0UTL2daNJu1i8Hesr6QOxQKaS2vEHB5lX7RvTJ1vXQiFcGZ0Fy67_ag6sO8tYHt4F_l_juez8YhZkC1UaCVZ-bjQa9xtPheMy7jnZlNVGiavaUZD_4NrfRALxV7PPHz76Y7Ut1wEfhjRQ/s320/John%20Major%20col003%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Major - good sale at Shutterstock</td></tr></tbody></table>A steady month in September with an especially strong showing from Shutterstock.</p><p>First place (as suggested above) went to Shutterstock. Two $$ downloads really helped here with a Single download of anti pornography campaigner Mary Whitehouse - a 1989 archive shot and an Enhanced Download (remember those?) of former Prime Minister John Major.</p><p>Second place was taken by Istock with 31 downloads and a reasonable RPD overall. The Greek island of Tilos featured well this month with a variety of images sold.</p><p>Alamy took third place with 3 modest priced downloads. These were all from my B/W archival images. Though not showing as sales yet the month started well with my 1989 images of Charles Wilson (former newspaper editor) being used in the Telegraph, Guardian, Racing Post and Independent. Should see those coming up in the next few weeks when they do their reporting of usages.</p><p>Fourth place went to Redbubble with 2 product sales (a sticker and a greeting card). I am hoping for the<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyioUJT6imOHHA1yCQ5RMJytCOQ-zv3uSc3QLpCT49Yx54eD-vhd7HVF4exeNqqqcMcBumClzpR8dL_GKt8f_U_aRTdI0bV2LEiJh_qNUAJrt2GnNCNg6SWrRpdnfIV_ous2me8Y0GDz4Eev76pTuYNP9OR8qJlTTq3QY_qCeG8tLyscS_56mWlR3Qw/s4447/Margaret%20Thatchersuper%20010791websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="4447" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyioUJT6imOHHA1yCQ5RMJytCOQ-zv3uSc3QLpCT49Yx54eD-vhd7HVF4exeNqqqcMcBumClzpR8dL_GKt8f_U_aRTdI0bV2LEiJh_qNUAJrt2GnNCNg6SWrRpdnfIV_ous2me8Y0GDz4Eev76pTuYNP9OR8qJlTTq3QY_qCeG8tLyscS_56mWlR3Qw/s320/Margaret%20Thatchersuper%20010791websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margaret Thatcher - as seen on Channel 4</td></tr></tbody></table>usual upturn in sales here as Christmas (sorry to mention it!) gets nearer. Meanwhile, they have a number of new products in their range especially in the pet category such as dog/cat feeding mats, bowls and bandanas. All ideal for the pet lover in your life.</p><p>Adobe took fifth place with 7 downloads. Again my electric vehicle charging point sign featured.</p><p>Sixth place was taken by Pond 5 with a single download of Margaret Thatcher. My archive images seem to have gone down well here though certainly not with the frequency as elsewhere.</p><p>Dreamstime managed seventh place with 7 downloads (virtually all editorial images).</p><p>Finally, in eighth place were Bigstock with just 2 downloads. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro-SL-7oK3Ud7G2OUHe5A4CJXLvdyLQt1gjY25vOjEpL60IzRjbPLeIqX6stg6mENS72gxQBY1atFWXJ3LJ0lXLMoSaWotiwbxfWtJFSjIghBu1p_g64TN8wXe9TUHtLcPDEUEjfnz6H9RpFbB1PODYjsWVHabcBA-h2ViMJ3vYp2_YZwR66AnIR7jw/s4548/Sunday%20Sport001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2917" data-original-width="4548" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro-SL-7oK3Ud7G2OUHe5A4CJXLvdyLQt1gjY25vOjEpL60IzRjbPLeIqX6stg6mENS72gxQBY1atFWXJ3LJ0lXLMoSaWotiwbxfWtJFSjIghBu1p_g64TN8wXe9TUHtLcPDEUEjfnz6H9RpFbB1PODYjsWVHabcBA-h2ViMJ3vYp2_YZwR66AnIR7jw/s320/Sunday%20Sport001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday Sport launch issue - new upload</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The month saw me scanning and uploading some more archive images including the old Ministry of Agriculture building in London and the masthead of the very first issue of tabloid newspaper Sunday Sport (which launched in 1986). I've actually got a few first/last issues of various newspapers so I will give some more a try.</p><p>There was a nice surprise when watching the new Channel 4 (UK) series Make Me Prime Minister where members of the public compete to come out on top and be the next (fictional) PM. The set for this is a mock up of 10 Downing Street complete with portraits in the corridor of (real) previous PMs. There's my images of Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. These were all sold on a custom license on Pond 5 back in June. They also bought an image of Ted Heath but that hasn't appeared yet!</p><p>October can be a good month for sales but has started off slowly so far so it remains to be seen how it goes overall. Regards, David.</p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-52826371683118797312022-09-07T17:28:00.000+01:002022-09-07T17:28:16.988+01:00August Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnRniWSqB2y8xya-732cQa10iAmQZksW6Fdp2VVq06rmc57sMIZTEuFl6wnsLKnGztISvX-ggfbdWQ_lsfYKhzpBnuRkcKhZneJI5oZx_kRBNKcEuhu9Qcbr9UXAY18CFxadbb5uEiXeg6jCA9I_etodE7vBZ9JYsL5-EljVrumaLHK1HudtDb6lb2g/s2940/Mickey%20Jupp002%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="2940" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnRniWSqB2y8xya-732cQa10iAmQZksW6Fdp2VVq06rmc57sMIZTEuFl6wnsLKnGztISvX-ggfbdWQ_lsfYKhzpBnuRkcKhZneJI5oZx_kRBNKcEuhu9Qcbr9UXAY18CFxadbb5uEiXeg6jCA9I_etodE7vBZ9JYsL5-EljVrumaLHK1HudtDb6lb2g/s320/Mickey%20Jupp002%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mickey Jupp - Alamy sale to The Guardian</td></tr></tbody></table>Coming to the end of the Summer Slowdown (I hope) August proved to be a slow month.</p><p>In first place again Shutterstock was the exception with a good number of downloads. On Demand and Single downloads made up 40% of the earnings here and as posted last month I am continuing to get a number of higher paying subscription sales and these seem to be on the increase.</p><p>Istock took second place with a reduced 20 downloads but a higher RPD pulled them up the rankings.</p><p>Third place went to Alamy with 3 modest paying downloads. Two were archive images - David Mellor (former politician) and Seventies musician Mickey Jupp. I got a bit concerned when the same image of Mickey sold elsewhere but tracking my Alamy sale down to The Guardian (with full name credit) it turned out that, now aged 78, he has got a new album out of previously unreleased songs. So a good news story then. The third image was of Puerto Pollensa beach on Majorca. Always good to see something other than my archive stuff sell here.</p><p>Dreamstime took fourth place with 5 downloads.</p><p>Fifth place went to Redbubble with 2 product sales - a greeting card and a fridge magnet featuring the<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnuhC9gDILYr2yjmAcvsm3ErtRP7x6TX9Ug44NwcvLo3bnq7asHQPy_LRCMiUoQdxjVf6WCdytVURyuKM0zhYHh4Fb8ejiQpDfGZuJA5JQBnZDZg3Tm0k8vA6LGk7e8CJa6G6mRUKCAINQcO-d1QIwVUO-TMJEpHF6RrdiO6yUhh85pulRY1WQ6raIw/s3872/DSC_0507websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnuhC9gDILYr2yjmAcvsm3ErtRP7x6TX9Ug44NwcvLo3bnq7asHQPy_LRCMiUoQdxjVf6WCdytVURyuKM0zhYHh4Fb8ejiQpDfGZuJA5JQBnZDZg3Tm0k8vA6LGk7e8CJa6G6mRUKCAINQcO-d1QIwVUO-TMJEpHF6RrdiO6yUhh85pulRY1WQ6raIw/s320/DSC_0507websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puerto Pollensa - Alamy travel image sale</td></tr></tbody></table>Greek island of Skiathos.</p><p>Adobe came in sixth place with 3 downloads including an editorial one of the disused Strand underground station in London. Quite a lot of history to this station which opened in 1907 and closed for good in 1994. It was, unusually, the end of a little branch of the Picadilly Line from Holborn Station. At various times it was known as Aldwych station (and was when I used to use it back in the Seventies). These days it sometimes gets used as a set for films and television.</p><p>Seventh place went to FineArtAmerica with a mug sale featuring the same image of Skiathos that Redbubble sold as a fridge magnet!</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2h7p601L9eFLOXop1JQEABMb6fm10UQVkkwJ04Hf8vQ45g6w6XRBTlRlPoZfi7wm04LNjzAlnMi-RL1trNvg4DmSB3RHAVpqrx07W6F3_LYntTHNMMRU0gjFi3wFd3oIVmNYJ2LToNyWVETAQw4KMIB64bcUtTu8sU6iOm6rob7cytwNYTUBsxGOAw/s3860/London%20and%20Halloween%20029%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="3860" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2h7p601L9eFLOXop1JQEABMb6fm10UQVkkwJ04Hf8vQ45g6w6XRBTlRlPoZfi7wm04LNjzAlnMi-RL1trNvg4DmSB3RHAVpqrx07W6F3_LYntTHNMMRU0gjFi3wFd3oIVmNYJ2LToNyWVETAQw4KMIB64bcUtTu8sU6iOm6rob7cytwNYTUBsxGOAw/s320/London%20and%20Halloween%20029%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strand Station - editorial sale at Adobe</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bigstock came back to life to take eighth place with 4 downloads including one I shot last year of vehicles queuing to get into a petrol station during temporary shortages (AKA public panic buying).</p><p>Finally, in ninth place were our Swedish friends Mostphotos with a single small download. Still nice to hear from them again. For those that don't know this is one of few (only?) agencies that let you download your own images for free. Handy bit of extra back up for your files though I would totally not recommend using them as your only back up.</p><p>Nothing much to report in both uploading and shooting. I'm still considering a late Summer trip somewhere but repeated strikes and flight cancellations and other disruptions are making me a bit cautious to commit.</p><p>Early days of September but I am seeing a few good signs. Regards, David. </p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-53086054047818885762022-08-30T17:50:00.000+01:002022-08-30T17:50:31.478+01:00July Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIG04gSs9998cTEnfzeKiWaPTGl0UyLxVdZwkDO2K245mPyQMTkmKm6cuOyp1Wor2CaqH8Gc5bfZCtKYRKImJdWoUWQ_zpS3tMTidk6XhdAx-vtE2wMveJsq-p0fPVpEumswn6FUgxzqzArLS-n2ca80PVMiZ-D5IHcN9sRZY_2HJ2YYbE6VMshzMSZw/s2946/Traffic%20jam001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="2946" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIG04gSs9998cTEnfzeKiWaPTGl0UyLxVdZwkDO2K245mPyQMTkmKm6cuOyp1Wor2CaqH8Gc5bfZCtKYRKImJdWoUWQ_zpS3tMTidk6XhdAx-vtE2wMveJsq-p0fPVpEumswn6FUgxzqzArLS-n2ca80PVMiZ-D5IHcN9sRZY_2HJ2YYbE6VMshzMSZw/s320/Traffic%20jam001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1977 traffic jam - card sales on Redbubble</td></tr></tbody></table>Super late posting this due to various personal reasons. A positive month in July with the old regular at number one (and zero sales at Bigstock).</p><p>Shutterstock was back in first place with one good $$ Single sale of La Toya Jackson and a good number of On Demand sales. July saw me climb back to Level 4 which will help with non subscription sales for the rest of the year. I'm also noticing an increasing number of higher paying sub sales ranging from $0.56 right up to the best at $1.23 in one case. To be clear, these are not replacing On Demand sales which are still coming through.</p><p>Second place went to Istock with 55 downloads including several paying around $4 in commission so a good month for them.</p><p>Alamy took third place with 2 downloads. A low value shot of a Lidl supermarket and a good $$ sale of a<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HwlxE5CYVs1Oy7BHqusxp_U2cl0Lu1qGOr_sxvt7d3ICV4_0DVetw2QWXDMFHzc-G8InXocowMe8vA9wGAcM1q4wRIbBXhztiz4OAQ2OiTJpnr99jmqIZvnhL2LvM2kIcg1sSpGvhR1zCWgAJsPO0gxbY_zk9KflS8ezergB4Vl-D9z6kuxRCg1vxw/s2835/La%20Toya%20Jackson%20new001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2155" data-original-width="2835" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HwlxE5CYVs1Oy7BHqusxp_U2cl0Lu1qGOr_sxvt7d3ICV4_0DVetw2QWXDMFHzc-G8InXocowMe8vA9wGAcM1q4wRIbBXhztiz4OAQ2OiTJpnr99jmqIZvnhL2LvM2kIcg1sSpGvhR1zCWgAJsPO0gxbY_zk9KflS8ezergB4Vl-D9z6kuxRCg1vxw/s320/La%20Toya%20Jackson%20new001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Toya Jackson - good single sale on SS</td></tr></tbody></table>2010 Conservative party election poster. That poster was on a farm gate near where I live so it was a simple matter to stop the car and get some images.</p><p>Fourth place went to Redbubble with 4 product sales. By coincidence two of these were greetings cards of a 1977 traffic jam near Brighton. I was surprised that one buyer in the USA and another in the UK should both choose that very old image within days of each other.</p><p>Adobe were back in fifth place with 7 downloads including an Illustrative Editorial image of an ESSO petrol station. In a significant move Adobe announced they were dropping their (proper) editorial section. This was a feed from various news organisations such as Reuters and USA Today. Any hope from regular contributors that the editorial section might be opened up to them as well is now gone. Still no idea why editorial is such an issue for them when just about every other agency takes them.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckRmof6DlBFMZt--cBHDshCMwaQgR9CvG_eH8hYsG6iOPxdxReheVKY5hMMrRXNM-9dsSimTOHpjm561IEFuG8MkGpve18gmpvpUI5D-mqAT8J-HhkpAR1vvPDnx8KOMj3ugUXiYM76wcFoGU0-GSLCLkaw2z9BvqrcaooLReO_YnSye68uUErzQ9Vw/s2996/Election2010%20008%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2996" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckRmof6DlBFMZt--cBHDshCMwaQgR9CvG_eH8hYsG6iOPxdxReheVKY5hMMrRXNM-9dsSimTOHpjm561IEFuG8MkGpve18gmpvpUI5D-mqAT8J-HhkpAR1vvPDnx8KOMj3ugUXiYM76wcFoGU0-GSLCLkaw2z9BvqrcaooLReO_YnSye68uUErzQ9Vw/s320/Election2010%20008%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Election poster - nice sale on Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Finally in sixth place we had Dreamstime with 8 downloads. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing much new to report on the shooting front. I need to start going through my Ithaca island images and also revisit my Lisbon shots. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I shall endeavour to get my August report out in a more timely manner! Regards, David. </p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-5653733222377313442022-07-08T12:46:00.000+01:002022-07-08T12:46:17.574+01:00June Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZkOfCASmgqvbT1cdPL-oweXVS-imDyI6zND_wB8C-mV-L5pbHPgHtymGSdT4nturxKGIxm8nkGe1ofc0NhD0WZZE3ygVMesUPIp-DxoaKB8e5MU7PogAph-AJGpxibzTG3oJRPJSXPLKm7oSEcADFic9BpqSKnzdoXj3j43c6qlOHE8IABt8kFPtog/s2822/Gordon%20Brown,%201990%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2822" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZkOfCASmgqvbT1cdPL-oweXVS-imDyI6zND_wB8C-mV-L5pbHPgHtymGSdT4nturxKGIxm8nkGe1ofc0NhD0WZZE3ygVMesUPIp-DxoaKB8e5MU7PogAph-AJGpxibzTG3oJRPJSXPLKm7oSEcADFic9BpqSKnzdoXj3j43c6qlOHE8IABt8kFPtog/s320/Gordon%20Brown,%201990%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gordon Brown - good sale on Pond5</td></tr></tbody></table> Just as May saw Alamy going from hero to zero June saw Pond5 going from zero to hero!</p><p>So, straight into first place were Pond5 with 5 custom licence sales of archive images of former British Prime Ministers. Margaret Thatcher, Ted Heath, John Major, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. These were all for decent amounts and I got the usual 50% commission for each. Whilst photo sales on Pond are not frequent when they do happen they are for reasonable amounts (though whether that will last now they are owned by Shutterstock we will see).</p><p>Shutterstock took second place with a big increase in downloads and 8 On Demand sales plus 3 modest Single sales making up over 50% of the total. They would have been an easy winner but for that nice Pond surprise.</p><p>Third place went to Istock with 37 downloads. A low RPD this month pulled them down a bit.</p><p>Fourth place went to FineArtAmerica with a T shirt sale. FAA never seem to break through in mass<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl0BwpYklNFFodY5pB9XOvqCd7iKzJna4SljowzGe-t4UT4fSel48Msh2-6nBpH_3PmG7JpMZQtxTOA9yQiwycZsbE2Kj6RLowdY_L46EZah8tS_LQvOLyCj2316jtYK3XXQBg7vTwaQrwZkD7_gfr6DYgAGCJ6jU3lOSOrVK4egDRHSjcGC6I5rquw/s2346/tony%20blair001websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="2346" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvl0BwpYklNFFodY5pB9XOvqCd7iKzJna4SljowzGe-t4UT4fSel48Msh2-6nBpH_3PmG7JpMZQtxTOA9yQiwycZsbE2Kj6RLowdY_L46EZah8tS_LQvOLyCj2316jtYK3XXQBg7vTwaQrwZkD7_gfr6DYgAGCJ6jU3lOSOrVK4egDRHSjcGC6I5rquw/s320/tony%20blair001websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tony Blair - sticker sale on Redbubble</td></tr></tbody></table>sales for me but always do enough each year overall to make them worthwhile.</p><p>Dreamstime took fifth place with 6 downloads including two rare credit sales of my former home town of Hastings. Just a few cents until payout now.</p><p>Alamy made a small comeback in sixth place with a $ sale. This was another from my set of WW2 ration books and Identity cards. I'm really pleased with how this series is doing as they seem to be getting regular sales across all my agencies.</p><p>Seventh place went to Bigstock with 4 downloads. No sign of the Bridge returning.</p><p>Redbubble disappointed in eighth place with a single sticker sale of Tony Blair (making another outing this month. Not sure what you do with a sticker of a former Prime Minister but there you go.</p><p>Bringing up the rear in ninth place was a very rare appearance from Mostphotos with a single subscription sale. I don't know if anyone does well with this site but it certainly has never worked well for me. The big plus is that you can download your own images for free so it's another form of backup.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg4FblmZwJVeEtTvbOJhsuzwi7g5l8xmXEdtwDRsTMMWGv8gaaeGK7TfW618wBMybr4_XNI2lYq2pCfeb3VHTcr-S8cOTreuVVeYXbyI8YvpBqkvtgZprSGWXkYnL8JktsRWzWDTspfwlG3wmCqkWycDvg3xClAYG7EyRoOhqYLQuaZVWcTpu9Cs1jA/s5067/Food%20rations%20retailers001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="5067" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg4FblmZwJVeEtTvbOJhsuzwi7g5l8xmXEdtwDRsTMMWGv8gaaeGK7TfW618wBMybr4_XNI2lYq2pCfeb3VHTcr-S8cOTreuVVeYXbyI8YvpBqkvtgZprSGWXkYnL8JktsRWzWDTspfwlG3wmCqkWycDvg3xClAYG7EyRoOhqYLQuaZVWcTpu9Cs1jA/s320/Food%20rations%20retailers001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Food Ration book - gathering sales</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Missing from the rankings list above is Adobe where I didn't get a single sale during June. I still hope for the day when they take proper editorial images and not just the limited (no people) Illustrative Editorial. Hard to figure why they are so adverse to this when just about every other agency going accepts them.</p><p>As mentioned in my last post shooting was concentrated on my Greek islands trip to Ithaca. I have yet to start editing and uploading these. I'm still continuing to go through my archives looking for further images to scan and upload.</p><p>July now takes us into the famous Summer Slowdown so we'll see what the month brings. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-19404114447200694292022-06-22T18:30:00.000+01:002022-06-22T18:30:16.643+01:00May Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCznn6A3piTxw0cjYY2Glc4KKxphmzvkGgMwDlXQmk3Rox2IaAq4TY6jB8FfIq_6cqJirjBmnAGVhibxTjcMYGlW9xUEsSjD4Wt5Wg_MNyYwJeJaZnuNvKnDzKhF7n82JjjmpYsvKLCMwOKVDJ9y0WSGolKtO-_6wlNrWAcdJpS_bjctX0ScOUSpkPGg/s3872/DSC_0103%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCznn6A3piTxw0cjYY2Glc4KKxphmzvkGgMwDlXQmk3Rox2IaAq4TY6jB8FfIq_6cqJirjBmnAGVhibxTjcMYGlW9xUEsSjD4Wt5Wg_MNyYwJeJaZnuNvKnDzKhF7n82JjjmpYsvKLCMwOKVDJ9y0WSGolKtO-_6wlNrWAcdJpS_bjctX0ScOUSpkPGg/s320/DSC_0103%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rua Augusta Arch, Lisbon</td></tr></tbody></table>Late posting this month as I have been travelling. One old regular took top place and Alamy went from hero to zero.</p><p>First place then was Shutterstock. This placement was down to no less than 9 On Demand sales backed up by 6 modest Single sales. I'll have more of those On Demands please.</p><p>Second place went to Istock with 33 downloads. Usual suspects did well here as they do every month.</p><p>Redbubble took third place with 2 good T Shirt sales.</p><p>Fourth place went to Adobe with 7 downloads including an editorial of a Woolworth store. Two of the downloads were of an electric vehicle charging point sign. This is becoming a regular seller both at Adobe and elsewhere. Nice because it was literally a five minute walk from home to get the picture. I also did images of the charger unit itself and of the icon painted on the tarmac to indicate the space.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEQvCcbB6e6qqtv8zTH0_80I2Miolgs8-Ec0Ahdf1Ip3WkXfc74R2QsEIuIOxhBIIMXLlFCapadOM0Y87_P08kDuRygqLZcbDgrlFNr5vduB9a95gtCHlkY5Ow3fkJkFePMqB_ftINW9HbMzAkbaxlgwOZo8rhliXp0F-jJyKnPfy44u1BRtb9A-4eg/s4175/Anne%20Bancroft001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4175" data-original-width="2693" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEQvCcbB6e6qqtv8zTH0_80I2Miolgs8-Ec0Ahdf1Ip3WkXfc74R2QsEIuIOxhBIIMXLlFCapadOM0Y87_P08kDuRygqLZcbDgrlFNr5vduB9a95gtCHlkY5Ow3fkJkFePMqB_ftINW9HbMzAkbaxlgwOZo8rhliXp0F-jJyKnPfy44u1BRtb9A-4eg/s320/Anne%20Bancroft001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne Bancroft - new archive scan</td></tr></tbody></table>Fifth place was taken by FineArtAmerica with another T Shirt sale.</p><p>Dreamstime came in sixth place with 3 downloads. Getting very close to payout there so I'm just<br /> willing those sales to come.</p><p>Last in seventh place were Bigstock with just a single download. No sign of the Bridge programme returning and various people have reported mixed messages from it being broken to having been discontinued. As I have said many times before, the number of sales on Bigstock doesn't warrant the time involved in uploading them directly so I guess my portfolio there will be static from now on.</p><p>As mentioned at the start, I didn't get a single sale at Alamy. I cannot remember the last time that happened as I seem to have been getting some sales every month for a long time now. On the plus side I came top in the monthly forum contest with an image of the poll tax riots and got to set the June challenge choosing the theme of Transport. There have been some great entrants and in July I will have the pleasure/headache of choosing eight finalists for people to vote on. These contests are just a bit of fun really but as the Alamy forum is viewable to the public It's also a bit of extra exposure.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvoa6stXzWccsrA8PRFJdBMDKU3tchkdv8HENqQfXiwSefdk0UvMy_sah9SYs-NWl9QsY5e-zVgFtzBwWb58jbJnFMA6yhDRgJRlxEEq00TI5Wg-kTyEoF-SdmRk2MhmeR4055Zn3dJYxproW1R4zEqek57c39gczUAEvZjq49gxwlUsBSu5LhSiiag/s3754/DSC_0024%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2404" data-original-width="3754" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvoa6stXzWccsrA8PRFJdBMDKU3tchkdv8HENqQfXiwSefdk0UvMy_sah9SYs-NWl9QsY5e-zVgFtzBwWb58jbJnFMA6yhDRgJRlxEEq00TI5Wg-kTyEoF-SdmRk2MhmeR4055Zn3dJYxproW1R4zEqek57c39gczUAEvZjq49gxwlUsBSu5LhSiiag/s320/DSC_0024%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EV charging point - getting regular sales</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Uploading in May was a mix of my Lisbon trip plus I have been having another trawl through my archives and came up with a number of images to scan including a different one of actress Anne Bancroft and actress Deborah Barrymore (daughter of Roger Moore).</p><p>Back to the travelling (and the late posting) I have just returned from two weeks on the small Greek island of Ithaca. It was great getting back to Greece for the first time since 2019. Contrary to the horror stories on the news of massive queues at the airports, flight cancellations and luggage going missing both my outward and return flights went like clockwork and on time. School holidays are coming up fast and that's when all the trip prices go up in price so I might be leaving a while before my next one. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-69170249057433553332022-05-13T13:31:00.000+01:002022-05-13T13:31:46.242+01:00April Sales Updates:<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmr79t1QLJ5J29Z9L2fEBf8Ouxdbm-axhL-Nev_eZhJW0RVMKL8BWIU6jJD4w-ZMuzpju83nKS00O4WnB9ta4g6yB2lpn89Hfp-D_ta-45SRcAbMmT-bFW6Ol4wAhOiwbgTVXBqfXAq0G025xUkAYp7fw2ioFUH1A3BNqufzooo0QWq402Mb_Xx09Bw/s2885/Gummer022%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="2885" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmr79t1QLJ5J29Z9L2fEBf8Ouxdbm-axhL-Nev_eZhJW0RVMKL8BWIU6jJD4w-ZMuzpju83nKS00O4WnB9ta4g6yB2lpn89Hfp-D_ta-45SRcAbMmT-bFW6Ol4wAhOiwbgTVXBqfXAq0G025xUkAYp7fw2ioFUH1A3BNqufzooo0QWq402Mb_Xx09Bw/s320/Gummer022%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chancellor Lamont - archive sale on Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table>A steady if undramatic month in April with with the usual suspects keeping their place at the top end of the rankings.</p><p>In first place for the second month running were Redbubble with 5 product sales. Three T shirts, a greeting card and an artboard print were purchased here. </p><p>Second place went to Alamy with 2 downloads. Both of these were from my B/W archives - Norman Lamont (then Chancellor of the Exchequer) and a good $$ sale of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.</p><p>Shutterstock took third place. I hit 5 On Demand sales this month and 3 Single sales. As expected, I also moved up to Level 3 which gives a 25% commission on credit sales. I have already noticed higher amounts earned for On Demand and some bigger subscription sales in the $0.50 to $0.70 range (i.e higher than the old fixed $0.36 I used to get under the previous schedule). Obviously, still plenty of the $0.10 sales in the mix as well.</p><p>Fourth place went to Istock with 31 downloads and a reasonable RPD. Travel and music festival shots<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Eya2jT8WbxcdZ9Vm8BZ2lFNLoDcao4R7MS2EZcmFEkm1BFrUhgfmjeGxW-ri9TG8dnP07jRoMgmBX8MUxoUs9CQ0ADMZe-gGtWA8wMdy5reYyZV4Ze7YRRYX7TWe4jyvwSub5QwuVYmZ8Kl1E8zkRPSWET9tWU2CPZFRAJtZMd4B6-EfH0HEBEaHQg/s3830/DSC_0078%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="3830" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Eya2jT8WbxcdZ9Vm8BZ2lFNLoDcao4R7MS2EZcmFEkm1BFrUhgfmjeGxW-ri9TG8dnP07jRoMgmBX8MUxoUs9CQ0ADMZe-gGtWA8wMdy5reYyZV4Ze7YRRYX7TWe4jyvwSub5QwuVYmZ8Kl1E8zkRPSWET9tWU2CPZFRAJtZMd4B6-EfH0HEBEaHQg/s320/DSC_0078%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bexhill Hospital - welcome to my portfolio</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> featured heavily here as ever. Barcelona University seems to be an ongoing seller.</p><p>Fifth place was taken by Dreamstime with a bigger than usual 9 downloads (including the rare beast of an actual credit sale).</p><p>Adobe came in sixth place with 5 downloads.</p><p>Bringing up the bottom of the list in seventh place were Bigstock with just 1 download. There's a problem here as the Bridge to Bigstock link seems to have stopped working. No images approved at Shutterstock from the last week of April have moved over. Its been mentioned on the Microstockgroup forum so it's not just me. It's not the first time this has happened and previously got sorted out in the end.</p><p>New shooting included some images of the welcome sign at Bexhill Hospital in Sussex. I had an appointment there so made the most of the opportunity!</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiY_MABA7fyorT0tGwk6GHjDIQSVWY3G8tv9_LJ1aRBdjdiHNNdGCwdVHZKG0ygfE82mXRxqFoKLsBSq9mUAvfbIxz8Pb6bzD8NFwVQds-_I7DepoG5mAAvXkcXF1G-FB-G2KsIJi7IFVlBkqinE0px6LW5uN01TIncIw_nhQRR0pvT1oiG11Pw7cSw/s4364/Thames%20Television%20050889001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="4364" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiY_MABA7fyorT0tGwk6GHjDIQSVWY3G8tv9_LJ1aRBdjdiHNNdGCwdVHZKG0ygfE82mXRxqFoKLsBSq9mUAvfbIxz8Pb6bzD8NFwVQds-_I7DepoG5mAAvXkcXF1G-FB-G2KsIJi7IFVlBkqinE0px6LW5uN01TIncIw_nhQRR0pvT1oiG11Pw7cSw/s320/Thames%20Television%20050889001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thames Television studios in London, 1989</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I have also been revisiting my old archive material and scanning some images that I never got round to before. The Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper building, Capital Radio in London and the Thames Television studios featured in these. Because these were all shot between 1987-1989 I didn't bother uploading to Shutterstock because of their strange rule that any images taken before 1990 have to have a signed property release for each one. Like they cannot believe that any contributor could possibly have taken photographs before that date and must have stolen them from somewhere. Nobody else has an issue with this. </p><p>For anyone that's interested in the technical details of scanning I am using an Epson Perfection V300 Photo scanner. This comes with a special holder for both 35mm negative strips and 35mm colour transparencies. I have scanned some medium format (120) negatives where the point of interest fell within the 35mm size area (if that makes sense). The V300 is an old model but they may well have an updated version available. </p><p>It is always strange initially to be working with these old images because they look so different to todays grain free crisp digital images but, of course, that is exactly the appeal to photo buyers looking for an authentic older look. Regards, David.</p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-82626992400293635362022-04-14T13:57:00.001+01:002022-04-14T13:57:47.677+01:00March Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJzhnKDac4xJEZkywkElFzSTGLUFmOjeG5tNgO-dRoMAseeAVA_5OuSlva5-OAr0hpAv5pELgKIvrVsC04rKcpmwyddkSJQjva627j5UHiwcuCUz4FPxDhGoEHIogW1gm91BwF4yRRARqlKOC3_3G9yK2q3Kw5jV4S1pn04VEicI1TAekLtb7uHn5wg/s3872/DSC_0110%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJzhnKDac4xJEZkywkElFzSTGLUFmOjeG5tNgO-dRoMAseeAVA_5OuSlva5-OAr0hpAv5pELgKIvrVsC04rKcpmwyddkSJQjva627j5UHiwcuCUz4FPxDhGoEHIogW1gm91BwF4yRRARqlKOC3_3G9yK2q3Kw5jV4S1pn04VEicI1TAekLtb7uHn5wg/s320/DSC_0110%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage tram in Lisbon</td></tr></tbody></table> A line up of nine agents to report on for March. Only Picfair and Pond5 fail to feature.</p><p>Redbubble took first place with 5 product sales including T shirts, poster and baby clothes.</p><p>Second place went to Shutterstock. An uplift in On Demand sales over February helped pull up the earnings here. Now closing in on Level Three which while it doesn't help much with many of the subscription sales will help increase the value of On Demand and Single sales.</p><p>Alamy came in third place with 7 downloads. Four of these were from my b/w archives with Sarah Owen MP and a Lidl supermarket making up the rest.</p><p>Fourth place went to Istock with 33 downloads. A low RPD this month dragged them down the rankings.</p><p>Fifth place was taken by an improved Dreamstime with 8 downloads. Two of these were the better $2 subscriptions. These were both from my WW2 rationing book series which I am pleased to say are starting to gain some traction across most sites. It's nice to see sales from something my parents used to keep tucked away in a drawer (perhaps they thought rationing might come back?).</p><p>Sixth place went to FineArtAmerica for another baby clothes product. Good to hear from them again after a bit of a gap.</p><p>Adobe slowed with 3 downloads. One of these was an editorial of a Monsoon fashion store sign.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eqm65Lqco18kcAAaxk4z6l2gxGPyOuPLW83Rso3z3r0U6HW5OjzTKpcFx0sSyjzlDKuAPaoEGmR2KWdlFNp5P6GTlteeIwtNRANzJD-gVlugh5Cm5soU3eYjrJZFOLRStbh-UpPn9jZ8zMDok9xLpwmGOh--6Mxc-Xbml2a-gdu1O-yXsEgRFdtszg/s3872/DSC_0039%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eqm65Lqco18kcAAaxk4z6l2gxGPyOuPLW83Rso3z3r0U6HW5OjzTKpcFx0sSyjzlDKuAPaoEGmR2KWdlFNp5P6GTlteeIwtNRANzJD-gVlugh5Cm5soU3eYjrJZFOLRStbh-UpPn9jZ8zMDok9xLpwmGOh--6Mxc-Xbml2a-gdu1O-yXsEgRFdtszg/s320/DSC_0039%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tenterden supporting Ukraine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Eighth place went to Bigstock with just a single download. Could be interesting to see how long Shutterstock keep this going as a separate agency. Still, with my SS uploads just automatically transferring over the odd sale or two here is just a bonus for no extra effort.</p><p>Finally, in ninth place we had a rare appearance from Mostphotos with a single subscription sale. I did opt out of subs for quite a long time but as my sales dropped to zero I thought I may as well get something out of them.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichif53gNifaN0vn_jwyoIGELv9jQ4ZFrCUITjM_Z3EUmBgWRgenu3dDN-6KRcTM3zhVqLnK4KkVGXXd5n00p_qXN05jOm5ATk5ZbyoRlwwywnOKTUk0WyqGUU6rh6geUoN_aoxmnHaB1EKgLGtb-X3G9O2BuFj3Bg-pn0PMw4MyW1oT2Aa5UWv3_PWQ/s5476/Clothing%20rations%20magenta001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4237" data-original-width="5476" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichif53gNifaN0vn_jwyoIGELv9jQ4ZFrCUITjM_Z3EUmBgWRgenu3dDN-6KRcTM3zhVqLnK4KkVGXXd5n00p_qXN05jOm5ATk5ZbyoRlwwywnOKTUk0WyqGUU6rh6geUoN_aoxmnHaB1EKgLGtb-X3G9O2BuFj3Bg-pn0PMw4MyW1oT2Aa5UWv3_PWQ/s320/Clothing%20rations%20magenta001%20(2)websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WW2 rationing books -gaining sales</td></tr></tbody></table><br />At last I got back to travelling in March with an eight day trip to Lisbon. After over two years staying at home it felt strange to be getting on a plane again. Lisbon is certainly as charming as I expected and the vintage trams were my personal highlight. All very photogenic except for the fact that, though warm, the sun spent most of my time there behind clouds - making all the buildings and trams look dull and grey. It required a lot of patience and time just waiting for the odd moments the clouds cleared. Still, even if I didn't get nearly as many images as I had hoped for, at least I've actually been somewhere and seen a new place.</p><p>Other recent shooting (much nearer home) was more images of my home town of Tenterden including some more store signs and topically the historic Town Hall with a Ukraine flag draped over the balcony as a sign of support.</p><p>I'm already starting to think about my next trip but I think it is very likely to be a Greek island (either an old favourite or maybe somewhere new). I just hope all the easing of travel restrictions remains in place. We'll see. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-48230055889044087042022-03-05T13:33:00.002+00:002022-03-06T16:00:28.177+00:00February Sales Update:<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDVzLyxNyye1WhGl8qCDBwmjkQoEt_MJ3JPh0nKN26yiJhMRy5bME4Hf6Rzw483kDJnyRvLcBzur7jDPeIy5J5iuDPafxRlgYIqQhDewhSix_5aLF_ZyDIuSm_DJ4Ty0-gnbkujSfT4C0sfpobtqFfdGqRPEehLFRgIxp8jGAYJWUqEMORD_RHhDGHlA=s1600" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1148" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDVzLyxNyye1WhGl8qCDBwmjkQoEt_MJ3JPh0nKN26yiJhMRy5bME4Hf6Rzw483kDJnyRvLcBzur7jDPeIy5J5iuDPafxRlgYIqQhDewhSix_5aLF_ZyDIuSm_DJ4Ty0-gnbkujSfT4C0sfpobtqFfdGqRPEehLFRgIxp8jGAYJWUqEMORD_RHhDGHlA=s320" width="230" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken Russell - card on Redbubble</td></tr></tbody></table>Given that it is a short month I tend not to have great expectations for February but I was proved wrong by one very large sale this time.<p></p><p>First place (by a very long way) went to Alamy with 5 downloads. Four were from my B/W archives plus one digital image of the Greek island of Halki. The winner here was my 1991 image of Body Shop founder Anita Roddick speaking at a rally in Trafalgar Square, London. Alamy contacted me to ask if I would waive the Editorial Use Only restriction as the client wanted to use it for a social media campaign. Assured that they had the required permissions, I agreed and was delighted to see a sale just short of $400.00 (gross) later that day. Following on from my biggest ever sale in January it was exciting to see that repeated and exceeded in February.</p><p>Staying on the subject of Alamy it is worth noting that April is the one time of year when you can choose to opt out of different selling options. In particular you can review the countries where they have distribution partners and opt out of any regions you would prefer not to have your images on sale. A few spring to mind at present. You can also opt out of the low value Novel Use scheme as well (though I must say I have never actually had any of those sales).</p><p>Shutterstock took second place. A few On Demand sales and two modest Single sales kept them up in</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6RZZ_Mo9LTROi0WTlbYswO3XgbCy0kUno2J7yaeWDAA1nHldb91VV6dBuIP9q_DYpkITvWf5GE6o3HVjviZXOayXGzyf9qkRjfi99NA6cqk1-exUGwC4hjNJ8Bh5sqFDWrruMvn3WUR0ghhGym7l9AYOpcuehVD9MFR2sOZzxnX-AqNJZ_I0JTQoBOA=s2901" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="1866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6RZZ_Mo9LTROi0WTlbYswO3XgbCy0kUno2J7yaeWDAA1nHldb91VV6dBuIP9q_DYpkITvWf5GE6o3HVjviZXOayXGzyf9qkRjfi99NA6cqk1-exUGwC4hjNJ8Bh5sqFDWrruMvn3WUR0ghhGym7l9AYOpcuehVD9MFR2sOZzxnX-AqNJZ_I0JTQoBOA=s320" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anita Roddick - big sale on Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table>the rankings.<p></p><p>Third place went to Istock with 19 downloads. A bit disappointing in quantity but, of course, these were mainly January sales being reported.</p><p>Redbubble took fourth place with 2 product sales. This month it was greeting cards of British film director Ken Russell and legendary WW2 singer Dame Vera Lynne.</p><p>Fifth place went to Adobe with 5 downloads though nothing on the editorial front this month despite my having a number of new ones accepted recently. Edit: I was wrong - one of them was of Waitrose supermarket trolleys.</p><p>Dreamstime made sixth place with 3 downloads. All editorials in their case.</p><p>Finally in eighth place were Bigstock with 2 downloads. Those months last year when I was getting dozens of airshow image sales seem line a distant memory now.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrUyl-jonxfuuAzCZoryGCLKhM4v9gUzltLPtEj1vgJEGLG6RbBZ6q8ut3cj1uOMxLmeZbTujRhy7tm3NHd07yq5xqxNiWCr-efvy8PrW_ic57nWa-hSsyY2nXdbQHcA-ORVhF_AmRP41HYniyGbsXbC0MmBjWx3f_5JSy-KzBjtkh12OPdpObxFIkwg=s3872" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrUyl-jonxfuuAzCZoryGCLKhM4v9gUzltLPtEj1vgJEGLG6RbBZ6q8ut3cj1uOMxLmeZbTujRhy7tm3NHd07yq5xqxNiWCr-efvy8PrW_ic57nWa-hSsyY2nXdbQHcA-ORVhF_AmRP41HYniyGbsXbC0MmBjWx3f_5JSy-KzBjtkh12OPdpObxFIkwg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferry at Skopelos - archives to Pond5</td></tr></tbody></table><br />New uploading still consisted mainly of my back catalogue to Pond 5. Not too many left to go on that front but no sign of any further sales at the moment.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>I have continued to research travel ideas (in particular Lisbon) but have yet to book anything for certain. At least things are getting easier with most European destinations no longer requiring a Covid test before you go (for vaccinated people) and no testing required to return to the UK. There is also talk of the PLF (Passenger Locator Form) being scrapped for UK return. Having not travelled since November 2019 I am very much looking forward to seeing some new (and old) destinations this year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Too early to predict how March will go but in general it is usually an upturn month. Let's see. Regards, David. </p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-7330798974261887732022-02-03T12:41:00.001+00:002022-02-03T12:44:42.280+00:00January Sales Updates:<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzVk_AID6zQobJFehFb8AwkwZfg7zBWjNAL91j-QQqv98laPG8Wfm51Ca9pUDHl5lbVOKlCr0S0TdEzo8J4P7dMJuXywm0UjgkeYXmWvlvNkNG3YW5noMZuQOBbk7j8XN1KJlROHB_LoOrOAGZuDY6yjv77EIWzI4QpCQu9bWt8JPjUxYORdtSXZB_vQ=s2815" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="2134" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzVk_AID6zQobJFehFb8AwkwZfg7zBWjNAL91j-QQqv98laPG8Wfm51Ca9pUDHl5lbVOKlCr0S0TdEzo8J4P7dMJuXywm0UjgkeYXmWvlvNkNG3YW5noMZuQOBbk7j8XN1KJlROHB_LoOrOAGZuDY6yjv77EIWzI4QpCQu9bWt8JPjUxYORdtSXZB_vQ=s320" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robert Maxwell - mega sale on SS</td></tr></tbody></table>A good end to January after a slow start with one exceptional sale making a big difference.<p></p><p>Shutterstock took first place not least because of a mega Single sale of the late media tycoon Robert Maxwell. TOS do not allow too much detail but suffice to say this sale came in at just over the start of $$$ amounts. This was, in fact, the highest single commission I have ever received while selling online. Even Alamy hasn't quite matched that (though they have come close several times). These big sales are rare, of course, but very welcome when they do happen.</p><p>Second place went to Alamy with 5 downloads. Three from my political archives and images of a Lidl store and my WW2 ration book series making up the total.</p><p>Redbubble made third place with 3 product sales. Two photographic posters and a greetings card.</p><p>Istock came in fourth place with 22 downloads. Nice to see a sale of St. Mildreds church from my home town of Tenterden in there.</p><p>At the lower levels Dreamstime made fifth place with 3 downloads. Two images of Folkestone and an</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaPiI977MtU3VLwBYCQNg9qAT6gEmBACEpfXEbbRpV_IeyEru0W5uTAccJx94fDkzTso1Ci5wyiThML7h-O1Rd_kuDlLvh8L62CSy_M6UjMf3GwYkz1SaAwz19mMJ5cY5PD2yg8GqyBqNF7JWjVSspSglYucfXsy7IQBEEM1f809beJsnI8doq3gqR_g=s2048" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaPiI977MtU3VLwBYCQNg9qAT6gEmBACEpfXEbbRpV_IeyEru0W5uTAccJx94fDkzTso1Ci5wyiThML7h-O1Rd_kuDlLvh8L62CSy_M6UjMf3GwYkz1SaAwz19mMJ5cY5PD2yg8GqyBqNF7JWjVSspSglYucfXsy7IQBEEM1f809beJsnI8doq3gqR_g=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tenterden - home town sales on Istock</td></tr></tbody></table>archive B/W of pop singer Alvin Stardust.<p></p><p>Adobe continued their long run of zero downloads which ran from the end of November right through to the last few days of January when a single download gave them sixth place. On the plus side I have had a number of new images accepted by them (mainly in the Illustrative Editorial category).</p><p>Finally we had Bigstock in seventh place also with a single download. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH_WbZrWLpB3TYbajg5QaRCL9sIxxL3rCzIwl_rwQsRuIw0rB3sQ0VX8Pnbj24mg0pcSV5tdu4ojJ6yLdw-1oojBuWtPMtc23DbMOWkiRJf2tlle9eKFJI6CHM_-NvPSd8q4IRlUez-LxCPkIqTyo1pSxOC3Oaexn5ZJqbR3vwzmxdZw7ANhr8O2ptGA=s1600" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1071" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH_WbZrWLpB3TYbajg5QaRCL9sIxxL3rCzIwl_rwQsRuIw0rB3sQ0VX8Pnbj24mg0pcSV5tdu4ojJ6yLdw-1oojBuWtPMtc23DbMOWkiRJf2tlle9eKFJI6CHM_-NvPSd8q4IRlUez-LxCPkIqTyo1pSxOC3Oaexn5ZJqbR3vwzmxdZw7ANhr8O2ptGA=s320" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamie Staff - archives to Pond 5</td></tr></tbody></table>No new shooting in January (pretty dull weather most of the time here) but I have been going through my film archives and selecting a number of images for future scanning. I have pretty much exhausted my celebrity shots but have a variety of other images that might have value -especially to Alamy. <p></p><p>I have also started to have a good look at travel websites with a view to making a booking in the coming weeks. Being someone that mainly does travel photography these days it has been sad not to gone anywhere new for such a long time. Lisbon has been getting particular attention from me as the architecture looks great and they have all those photogenic trams - but who knows what I'll pick as my first trip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Uploading is still concentrating on getting my back catalogue to Pond 5 (plus filling a few gaps elsewhere at the same time). I now have over 2.5k images there including my recent uploads of Olympic gold medal cyclist Jamie Staff (2008 Beijing games) who I photographed making an appearance in his home town of Ashford, Kent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early days for February so far and, of course, it's a short month so we will see how it pans out. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-62583687442234842462022-01-17T14:06:00.002+00:002022-01-17T14:19:54.093+00:00December Sales Updates:<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFCWespst1oqYo547SK6C3xfthFSxEaXWeV6k8ueHW_gqHUA7BoXlBSJUuRSiEIE59QxvPdYMTwFxVt0zVCuJgUj1Lq6QWByiWRybCn5EO4MsBVlSw2QCaRO4fi3B3tLyAnLycSuve54oO6SupgysLIM8YaFViO5QX9xZN5U6UI1EjnNUgEPoUWAFNdA=s3287" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="3287" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFCWespst1oqYo547SK6C3xfthFSxEaXWeV6k8ueHW_gqHUA7BoXlBSJUuRSiEIE59QxvPdYMTwFxVt0zVCuJgUj1Lq6QWByiWRybCn5EO4MsBVlSw2QCaRO4fi3B3tLyAnLycSuve54oO6SupgysLIM8YaFViO5QX9xZN5U6UI1EjnNUgEPoUWAFNdA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hawker Hunter - Chinese sale on Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table>A slightly delayed update for a fairly low key month in December. Hardly surprising when large chunks of the picture buying world shut down for the lengthy Christmas and New Year holidays. <p></p><p>Leading the way in first place were Alamy with 7 downloads. Six of these were from my archive political shots with the exception being a distributor sale to China of a 1950s vintage Hawker Hunter. Notwithstanding the later horror of the Shoreham airshow crash when another Hunter caused eleven fatalities after crashing onto a road, this is actually one of my favourite aircraft. For anyone aware of the infamous Chinese sales incident when hundreds (thousands?) of sales were suddenly reported on December 30/31 for a sub microstock price of 15cents each ( paying contributors a whopping 4cents after commission deductions) this wasn't one of those and sold for $9 or so. In fact, I didn't get a single one of the 4cent sales I'm pleased to say. I suspect that this is because the bulk of my Alamy portfolio is Editorial. Alamy have responded to questions about these mass low payments and confirmed they are looking into the whole thing. I rather get the impression that they were as surprised as anyone when these sales came in. Further updates on their forum have been promised.</p><p>Second place went to Shutterstock (with only 3 On Demand sales and no Single sales pulling the total</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2f8kFtfQS2nbA-cIloI5v8QPnxICWkf0LWjRN4kg8sOnWJTSpJKt76q_Hgz8omjMZrQj4_XORCVlX43lncFWQhEUgOQWl9scdF5P9y3oet4AY6Q-A-d9-ZwF5P2HvfeWlKremW0IOisNIz_Wo8Rtfgx1B8yGTQZAMaVxVj_ou4ASxNVk800qNi4Upnw=s3872" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="2592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2f8kFtfQS2nbA-cIloI5v8QPnxICWkf0LWjRN4kg8sOnWJTSpJKt76q_Hgz8omjMZrQj4_XORCVlX43lncFWQhEUgOQWl9scdF5P9y3oet4AY6Q-A-d9-ZwF5P2HvfeWlKremW0IOisNIz_Wo8Rtfgx1B8yGTQZAMaVxVj_ou4ASxNVk800qNi4Upnw=s320" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sa Calobra - sold on Redbubble</td></tr></tbody></table>down).<p></p><p>Istock took third place with 39 downloads. As is usual, music festival and travel images made up the bulk of these.</p><p>In fourth place were Redbubble with 2 product sales (last minute Christmas gifts I imagine). A mug of the famous hairpin road down to Sa Calobra in Majorca (beloved by hardened cyclists) and a pack of postcards featuring the (old) Hastings lifeboat taking part in the annual Old Town Carnival.</p><p>Dreamstime scraped fifth place with just 2 downloads. Maybe 2022 will be the year sales will pick up again here?</p><p>Finally in sixth place were Bigstock with just a single download. </p><p>Missing from the ranking is Adobe as I didn't get a single sale after the end of November (and still haven't at the time of writing). This was especially disappointing as it looked like sales were increasing there despite my tiny 400 odd portfolio.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaqDxkCw0-TRSSaxZotKqXbpPxRpWz2xZzA6_o8Qn58TeHVA9Ds3r0W2PTgPWCQKIyTEYOm1VY9QPqRvB_whwHQnY6XmJypFVm3ejyLh-lxusXYIkTQrO3czFQoN34tvClYGzncIJ_ASaQvr14hdRhPP5izp2JyRv3rWfj3sHEDIS0NDUXw_1vW-4R6A=s3842" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2546" data-original-width="3842" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaqDxkCw0-TRSSaxZotKqXbpPxRpWz2xZzA6_o8Qn58TeHVA9Ds3r0W2PTgPWCQKIyTEYOm1VY9QPqRvB_whwHQnY6XmJypFVm3ejyLh-lxusXYIkTQrO3czFQoN34tvClYGzncIJ_ASaQvr14hdRhPP5izp2JyRv3rWfj3sHEDIS0NDUXw_1vW-4R6A=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paxos - archives to Pond 5</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Shooting and travelling didn't happen in December although I did receive an early Christmas present when my new passport arrived by courier on Christmas Eve. At least I am set to go as and when travel restrictions start to ease and which is already starting to happen.<p></p><p>Uploading in December saw me concentrating on getting more of my back portfolio onto Pond 5 including my images of the Greek island of Paxos. Whether or not I ever see much in the way of sales here remains to be seen but I am determined that it won't be because they are not available. Further any agency that lets you determine your own selling price and pays 50% commission deserves to be supported. That said, some contributors there are quite delusional - setting a price of hundreds of dollars for routine travel shots. They probably wonder why they don't get any sales.</p><p>More next month. Regards, David.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-81864945308759952972021-12-17T14:45:00.003+00:002021-12-17T14:48:56.143+00:00November Sales Updates:<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Ogvp72A-uS3fmyzGZAsKsxr6rvfz3x1zQA2zNYCinXfumP_CJ6z-TD645u6vaczv8xX8WbsvfQryTV7KJPuQ9RRC3_LSBXczgmzUzRjumemPXX5WuIYTxhgHa3Lp6J3Xbvvt7FczwXc5acT8npvVQnmrt9Tp1kfS_2AYLoGULX_8kYYl4XPts_XSwQ=s6360" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6360" data-original-width="4789" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Ogvp72A-uS3fmyzGZAsKsxr6rvfz3x1zQA2zNYCinXfumP_CJ6z-TD645u6vaczv8xX8WbsvfQryTV7KJPuQ9RRC3_LSBXczgmzUzRjumemPXX5WuIYTxhgHa3Lp6J3Xbvvt7FczwXc5acT8npvVQnmrt9Tp1kfS_2AYLoGULX_8kYYl4XPts_XSwQ=s320" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leslie Nielsen -print sale on Redbubble</td></tr></tbody></table> A strong month in November boosted in part by the upcoming Christmas holidays.</p><p>Way out in first place were Redbubble with no less than 12 product sales. Items ranged from framed prints, mugs, t shirts and cushions. I have no doubt that many of these were destined to be Christmas presents (though the rush has come a little later this year). So, if you have always wanted a cushion with Margaret Thatcher on it your luck could in this year.</p><p></p><br />Istock took second place with 36 downloads and a good RPD (highest commission being just over $6). As is normal for Istock most sales were either travel images or my Tentertainment music festival images (a sure sign of some return to normality ahead despite the new variant).<p></p><p>Third place went to FineArtAmerica with a framed print sale of a vintage Hawker Hunter jet fighter. As a paid up member not only do you get unlimited uploads but also a commission on frames etc which helps push up the earnings.</p><p>Alamy came in fourth place with (sadly) no downloads but a worthwhile DACS payment which I always count as "earnings from stock" so they make the rankings.</p><p>Fifth place went to Shutterstock but a dearth of On Demand sales and zero Single sales pulled them down the earnings league.</p><p>Adobe made sixth place with 7 downloads (not bad given my small portfolio there). None of these were editorials this month.</p><p>Moving down to the minnows we had Bigstock in seventh place with 3 downloads and finally one time</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAdxupCsDVvSZvXQguBJK7T0DqFzv28vvfcuNaB9yT_cjzSk6ryMHqiDD-fahuEA8pd0iSsNRauRim9Dr5Nh8TCKnPlPZg7FNrRPWYf5_am6qce_epP_hiruXOcLSa38fq5NcO49otafQLQb4EPYGSbejtJ3O7T6C9iB0bfhzwxO44v80HTvlaBQbLvw=s2584" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="2584" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAdxupCsDVvSZvXQguBJK7T0DqFzv28vvfcuNaB9yT_cjzSk6ryMHqiDD-fahuEA8pd0iSsNRauRim9Dr5Nh8TCKnPlPZg7FNrRPWYf5_am6qce_epP_hiruXOcLSa38fq5NcO49otafQLQb4EPYGSbejtJ3O7T6C9iB0bfhzwxO44v80HTvlaBQbLvw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hawker Hunter - print sale on FAA</td></tr></tbody></table>top tier agency Dreamstime in eighth place with just 2 subscription sales.<p></p><p>As two POD (print on demand) sites did well this month it might be worth mentioning that I did try US print/poster site Image Kind for a while. Hundreds of images uploaded but not a single sale. It may just be that my images just aren't what their buyers want so might be worth a look for others. Their near dead forum doesn't inspire much confidence though. Other sites that some report sales from are Society6 and British site Photos4Me. I might give these a try in the future -maybe.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg8ZZvyqnPSrYiV4hTUq82zW9PaYWQuR1YxA-3rm__MoC0VMPmckCohLWkcQsw-AL2FA736Z2nT7zfmKjhqMWJZPSIi-EPiTXbCVNQw8IPNfiY3H2wsok79naoLTbpT1DdUGh-kD1QHx1767XsP4Pdta7sC6n0aD9yizrQ_-V4jpGLkXcKkon8q214rQ=s1600" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1600" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg8ZZvyqnPSrYiV4hTUq82zW9PaYWQuR1YxA-3rm__MoC0VMPmckCohLWkcQsw-AL2FA736Z2nT7zfmKjhqMWJZPSIi-EPiTXbCVNQw8IPNfiY3H2wsok79naoLTbpT1DdUGh-kD1QHx1767XsP4Pdta7sC6n0aD9yizrQ_-V4jpGLkXcKkon8q214rQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Music festival -selling well at Istock</td></tr></tbody></table>Another non selling (for me) site is Picfair. I love the ethos of the site (set your own fee and get 100% of that) but with a grand total of five sales (the last in 2017) and a portfolio of over 2.5k it doesn't seem to work for me. I suspect that sales there come from the photographer having their own buyer contacts and directing them to Picfair. I also wonder if they are concentrating on selling Stores to photographers rather than images to buyers. I see an awful lot of Google ads for Picfair but they are never about buying from their great collection of images. That said my Store fee came up for renewal this month and I have signed up for another year. I think this be my final year with them unless I start seeing sales.<p></p><p>November saw the thirtieth anniversary of the death of media tycoon Robert Maxwell (see my post on the twentieth anniversary) but I didn't see the big flurry of sales I was hoping for. Perhaps the forthcoming BBC documentary and also a drama series about him will stir up some interest when they eventually air.</p><p>Very limited uploading in November (Christmas preps etc) and no new shooting. That said, I have just applied to renew my passport and hope to actually use it in 2022. We will see. Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas. Kind regards, David. </p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-922227630546794492021-11-13T13:38:00.003+00:002021-11-13T13:41:56.393+00:00October Sales Updates:<p> A steady month in October with no great surprises -good or bad.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7k-TO6I-hw/YY-9stq5bSI/AAAAAAAAB6c/MPrFb8-NzVQnev-iD488Rdv4rcfBx_xIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Food%2Bration%2Bbook001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1763" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P7k-TO6I-hw/YY-9stq5bSI/AAAAAAAAB6c/MPrFb8-NzVQnev-iD488Rdv4rcfBx_xIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Food%2Bration%2Bbook001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WW2 ration book -sold on Dreamstime</td></tr></tbody></table>A well deserved first place for Alamy with 3 downloads. a high $$ magazine sale of my archive shot of Jimmy Knapp (then General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen) and a couple of small travel image sales to web site The Culture Trip. There are sometimes grumblings on the Alamy forum about low value sales to this travel site but you only have to look at it to see the vast number of Alamy images they download. Hardly a mystery why they have a good (for them) bulk deal in place. I just take the view that the higher value sales elsewhere more than make up for the odd low ones. No different really to how it has always been in stock. Back in the seventies/eighties you could easily be seeing £40 sales from a National Daily newspaper whilst some of the Regional ones thought they were being generous paying £5. It all adds up.<p></p><p>Second place went to Shutterstock with a good sprinkling of On Demand sales pulling up the total.</p><p><br /></p><p>Istock took third place with 31 downloads. As always here travel and music festival images were well to the fore - a sure sign that some degree of normality is starting to return.</p><p>Fourth place went to Redbubble with 2 product sales (both throw pillows featuring the Greek island of</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4NgpJ3Lk1o/YY--clq8KHI/AAAAAAAAB6k/uW0jR6msH3ocPeNEY8V_DgptqZ0_Ayv8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_2147%2B%25283%2529sswebsitecopy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="2048" height="210" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G4NgpJ3Lk1o/YY--clq8KHI/AAAAAAAAB6k/uW0jR6msH3ocPeNEY8V_DgptqZ0_Ayv8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_2147%2B%25283%2529sswebsitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small boat on Halki island, Greece</td></tr></tbody></table>Symi). I'm hoping there will be a late Christmas gift rush here as in previous years.<p></p><p>Adobe took fifth place with 5 downloads including two editorial ones - a Shell petrol station and my image of a Government letter giving information on Covid.</p><p>In sixth place were Dreamstime with 6 downloads. I was pleased to see that one of them was from my recent set of WW2 ration books/identity cards. These are starting to gain some traction with several downloads of late.</p><p>Finally we had Bigstock with just 2 downloads. Still, as I always say, my images just go there automatically after being accepted at Shutterstock so there is zero effort involved. Whether or not they keep that scheme going forever remains to be seen. I doubt that I would bother with Bigstock if I had to upload directly.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qJRDuKvqu_g/YY--3sxcmKI/AAAAAAAAB6s/Um_mGVJKj0Qoa9QeOIqhxwyrh4_xuMhogCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0501%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qJRDuKvqu_g/YY--3sxcmKI/AAAAAAAAB6s/Um_mGVJKj0Qoa9QeOIqhxwyrh4_xuMhogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0501%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar sign at Mikro Chorio on Tilos island, Greece</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Recent uploading had me firing up my Epsom film scanner again to work on some London buildings from 1991. These archive images have done well on Alamy. They also do well on Shutterstock but in this case they all just got rejected for being grainy. Really? Archive film images with grain? Who would have thought that? Their loss.<p></p><p>In the absence of new travel I also revisited my back catalogue for some new images from my trips to the Greek islands of Halki and Tilos. These included a little fishing boat which always seems to be moored in the same place on Halki and a sign pointing to the late night music bar in the mainly abandoned village of Mikro Chorio on Tilos.</p><p>November hasn't got off to a stellar start but we'll see how the rest of the month pans out. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-86043496408694814832021-10-06T16:17:00.001+01:002021-10-06T16:21:48.568+01:00September Sales Updates:<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y2Oygl7h3YY/YV28g0nE-cI/AAAAAAAAB6A/F6vzTaCzs6ssj6pQGczV2iuaoBb7yd6pwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Labour%2BPolicy%2BLaunch019%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="2048" height="202" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y2Oygl7h3YY/YV28g0nE-cI/AAAAAAAAB6A/F6vzTaCzs6ssj6pQGczV2iuaoBb7yd6pwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Labour%2BPolicy%2BLaunch019%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blair and Brown: New Labour, new print sale</td></tr></tbody></table>A near full house of results in September with only Picfair and Mostphotos (as usual ) failing to make an appearance.<p></p><p>Back in first place were Shutterstock with a good crop of On Demand sales pushing up the results. Two of these paid way more than under the old structure so more of those please :)</p><p>Second place went to FineArtAmerica with two sales including a print of Lech Walesa the former President of Poland. </p><p>Alamy made third place with a record 6 downloads. Sadly, none of these were very high value hence their ranking. </p><p>Fourth place went to Redbubble with 3 product sales. Two prints including an archive shot of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and yet another greeting card. I'm hoping that the Christmas build up will start soon as in previous years.</p><p>Fifth place went to Istock with a disappointing 15 downloads. I keep adding to my portfolio there but</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mioyOlhC4EA/YV289NOUUUI/AAAAAAAAB6I/tXUrEhe1Buw6-Q0MZZFq5fglH7vDBa1RQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0094%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="2048" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mioyOlhC4EA/YV289NOUUUI/AAAAAAAAB6I/tXUrEhe1Buw6-Q0MZZFq5fglH7vDBa1RQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0094%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petrol queues: traditional UK panic buying</td></tr></tbody></table>never seem to see a big growth in sales.<p></p><p>Adobe perked up to make sixth place with 8 downloads (including three editorials).</p><p>Seventh place went to Pond 5 with a single download of the Tentertainment music festival. After my super month there a few weeks back it was nice to see another regular sale. I'm still continuing to upload my back catalogue to them so we'll see what they can do going forward. Still, given that you can set your own prices and get 50% royalties there really is nothing to lose by uploading to them.</p><p>Bringing up the rear were Bigstock in eighth place with just 2 downloads and, sadly, Dreamstime in ninth place with just one download. A subscription sale at that :(</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2MqMeY-W6oY/YV29lCpco2I/AAAAAAAAB6Q/101wE9GCdZwK98V5qyf7AHQLnl_EbFLygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Lech%2BWalesa003%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="2048" height="204" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2MqMeY-W6oY/YV29lCpco2I/AAAAAAAAB6Q/101wE9GCdZwK98V5qyf7AHQLnl_EbFLygCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Lech%2BWalesa003%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lech Walesa: print sale on FineArtAmerica</td></tr></tbody></table>New shooting included a visit to the postponed Tenterden Food and Drink Festival (back properly for the first time since 2019). I also visited my local petrol station as the UK went into panic buying mode due to fears of shortages caused by lack of delivery drivers. The resultant queues backing up down the road were too good a subject to miss.<p></p><p>New uploading in addition to the events mentioned above included, as I said, pumping more into Pond 5 (as well as filling in some gaps in my Picfair portfolio and POD sites at the same time). I also revisited my 2013 trip to the Greek island of Alonissos for a few additional shots. Luckily, most of the small Greek islands tend to be pretty timeless so even older images are still valid.</p><p>October so far has started off fairly slowly but there's time yet. More next month. Regards, David.</p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-57565255041772648892021-09-14T14:21:00.000+01:002021-09-14T14:21:45.199+01:00August Sales Updates:<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YiOS5G-Ds-o/UMCZ9DfhRWI/AAAAAAAAAto/1yoUqZY2uWgGskrUejBmQpg-8IOeZjv6ACPcBGAYYCw/s4149/Poll%2BTax%2Bprotestor008websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="4149" height="198" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YiOS5G-Ds-o/UMCZ9DfhRWI/AAAAAAAAAto/1yoUqZY2uWgGskrUejBmQpg-8IOeZjv6ACPcBGAYYCw/s320/Poll%2BTax%2Bprotestor008websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poll tax riots: biggest Alamy sale to date</td></tr></tbody></table>A slow month in general as you might expect from August (the height of the annual Summer Slowdown). However a couple of bright spots kept things interesting.</p><p>Alamy jumped straight into first place with 3 downloads. One of these was my biggest ever ($$$) sale there - a poll tax riots image used for a corporate video. I did have this set for Editorial Use Only but Alamy telephoned me and asked if I was prepared to waive this restriction for this particular usage. The buyer accepted all responsibility for use of the image so I was happy to grant this with a nice payout in return.</p><p>Second place went to Istock with 29 downloads. What boosted this was that one of my images of the Greek island of Meganissi was clearly some sort of Extended License judging my the larger amount I got. This, of course, pushed the RPD for the month to a very respectable figure.</p><p>Shutterstock could only manage third place this month not least because of only a single On Demand<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dssQMui3uhE/YUCgyY9x40I/AAAAAAAAB5s/8K2vHXbbtI0YgnQ_hk7RP9KcFhx7U4BWQCPcBGAsYHg/s2048/Meganissi%2B123websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dssQMui3uhE/YUCgyY9x40I/AAAAAAAAB5s/8K2vHXbbtI0YgnQ_hk7RP9KcFhx7U4BWQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/Meganissi%2B123websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meganissi island: extended license on Istock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> sale and two tiny Single and Other sales. As I have said before, it is the number and value of these non subscription sales which makes or breaks the month. On a plus note I have now moved up to Level 4 so any of those sales will pay out at a higher rate for the remainder of the year.</p><p>Adobe took fourth place but only by a upfront payment for adding some images to their free collection for one year. They actually had zero regular downloads in August which was a bit disappointing.</p><p>Fifth place went to Redbubble with 2 product sales (T shirt and poster). Looking forward here to the Christmas boost that I have seen in recent years. </p><p>Dreamstime came in sixth place with 5 downloads. It seems a long time since I saw a big credit sale at DT.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FzZnjr_EM0c/VsxkhFllQfI/AAAAAAAABBw/g4TmOOqY2rcgiebZh2PEFwBxKCUtVKIvQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/Tom%2BRobinson%2Bband001websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="2048" height="239" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FzZnjr_EM0c/VsxkhFllQfI/AAAAAAAABBw/g4TmOOqY2rcgiebZh2PEFwBxKCUtVKIvQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Tom%2BRobinson%2Bband001websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom Robinson Band: archives now all on Pond 5</td></tr></tbody></table>Finally in seventh place we had Bigstock with 4 downloads. My massive aviation inspired boost of a few months back seems like a distance memory now.</p><p>Nothing interesting to report in new shooting but in terms of uploading I continued to get my back catalogue onto Pond 5. I have completed uploading all my archival (politics etc) material to them and am now working through modern travel/music festival etc images. Let's see what they can do with them! Meanwhile, they have just launched a new customisable Artist Page. As well as your avatar image you can now add a cover photo (or logo). There is also a 500 character space to write a bio about yourself and your work as well as space to add social media links. I especially liked the Featured items section at the top of the page where you can add six photos/footage clips that you wish to highlight. You can change the sequence of these and change the chosen items as often as you want. For now I've gone with featuring my archive material (Robert Maxwell/Margaret Thatcher/Boris Yeltsin etc) most of which is pretty unique on Pond. Check out the link on the right of the page to see what it looks like. </p><p>September has started slowly so far so we'll see what the rest of the month brings. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-77366507524844372172021-08-09T12:11:00.001+01:002021-08-09T12:23:43.473+01:00July Sales Updates:<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zt08FbDL5A/Tq703ZElV_I/AAAAAAAAAto/E8DzkiVALx8zGGspymD6VUDD3s64xtiuQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Robert%2BMaxwell170491websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1026" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zt08FbDL5A/Tq703ZElV_I/AAAAAAAAAto/E8DzkiVALx8zGGspymD6VUDD3s64xtiuQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Robert%2BMaxwell170491websitecopy.jpg" width="205" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond5 sales: Robert Maxwell</td></tr></tbody></table>A lively month in July in what should have been the height of the usual Summer Slowdown.<p></p><p>Straight in at number one (as they used to say on the music chart shows) was Pond5 making their sales debut here. Four custom license downloads of the late media tycoon Robert Maxwell brought me close to $30 each (50% of the total license). For anyone who hasn't sold on Pond5 before you might like to know that they send you a sales email. That was quite an exciting email to receive. Even better, this was their payout day (15th) for balances over $25.00 and within hours I had actually received payment. Can't complain about that. </p><p>Why Robert Maxwell? Hard to believe that it is ten years ago that I posted on this blog about it being the twentieth anniversary of his death at sea. Here we are then coming up to the thirtieth anniversary so I would expect some more activity around that. Not surprisingly I am now pushing the remainder of my back catalogue to Pond5.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second place went to Shutterstock with a decent month for downloads. On Demand sales made up around 40% of the total along with a couple of modest Single sales.</p><p>Istock took third place with 31 downloads. Music festival and travel images again reflecting the gradual</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38C2r0zCkGY/YREMRp77YNI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/bRL4UbzYE8Ez5ztSb-00bK2mU-A1ASL4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Identity%2Bcards%2Bpair001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1807" data-original-width="2048" height="282" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-38C2r0zCkGY/YREMRp77YNI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/bRL4UbzYE8Ez5ztSb-00bK2mU-A1ASL4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Identity%2Bcards%2Bpair001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second World War identity cards</td></tr></tbody></table>return to normality.<p></p><p>In fourth place FineArtAmerica surprised with no less than three T Shirt sales (all to the same buyer).</p><p>Alamy came in fifth place with 3 modest sales. I was especially pleased to see my image of long defunct newspaper Today getting used.</p><p>Sixth went to Redbubble with 4 product sales ( 2 greetings cards, a poster, child clothing).</p><p>Dreamstime managed seventh place with 4 downloads.</p><p>Eighth place went to Adobe with 4 downloads (two of which were editorial - John Lewis and Laura Ashley store fronts).</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWpYdcTxrVI/YRENDV1DMgI/AAAAAAAAB5g/98w8G3bchfcCdXBYXmwZpJ7ZCyGkxhXggCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Food%2Bration%2Bbooks%2Bpair001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWpYdcTxrVI/YRENDV1DMgI/AAAAAAAAB5g/98w8G3bchfcCdXBYXmwZpJ7ZCyGkxhXggCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Food%2Bration%2Bbooks%2Bpair001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post war ration books</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Finally in ninth place we had Bigstock with just 2 downloads (returning to form after the extremes of a few months ago!).<p></p><p>Uploading in July continued with my archive material to Pond5 and also filling in gaps in my Picfair catalogue at the same time. </p><p><br /></p><p>New material consisted of a series of post Second World War ration books and identity cards. These all came from my family memorabilia and certainly made for something a bit different to upload. </p><p>Already a few positive things in August, so more next month. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-83183053266956334302021-07-05T18:02:00.001+01:002021-07-05T18:02:32.501+01:00June Sales Updates:<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgQUuZV-8vA/WvLIfBN8GzI/AAAAAAAABYQ/0wzj6lNXC1c8GSWjT44QnZShL1QcjIkfwCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/DSC_0045%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LgQUuZV-8vA/WvLIfBN8GzI/AAAAAAAABYQ/0wzj6lNXC1c8GSWjT44QnZShL1QcjIkfwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC_0045%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catalonia: In the news</td></tr></tbody></table>A steady month in June with first signs of the Summer Slowdown balancing with a coming out of pandemic upturn.</p><p>First place went to Shutterstock as in the old days. An uptick of On Demand sales making up almost 50% of the dollars earned.</p><p>Istock took second place with 24 downloads. An improved RPD brought the figures up here. Interesting that no less than fourteen of these were music festival images (a sure sign that some normality is starting to return).</p><p>Third place went to Alamy with 3 downloads. An archival b/w shot of theatre director Sir Trevor Nunn and two images of a Lidl supermarket.</p><p>Adobe rose to take fourth place with 8 downloads. Good to see two more of my editorials sell here - Tesco trolleys and a Laura Ashley store.</p><p>Fifth place went to Redbubble with 2 product sales ( a T shirt and a greeting card).<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd3niydJ_wI/Ttp79IsngJI/AAAAAAAAAto/qEWbk2KJfqMYHDEAIv6CoWDu-Y8u7z4_gCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/DSC_0048websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd3niydJ_wI/Ttp79IsngJI/AAAAAAAAAto/qEWbk2KJfqMYHDEAIv6CoWDu-Y8u7z4_gCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC_0048websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soundwaves community choir: June sales</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p> Dreamstime took sixth place with 10 downloads. My recently uploaded John Lewis store image got an early sale here.</p><p>FineArtAmerica made seventh place with a T Shirt sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, in eight place were Bigstock with 5 downloads. My big aviation uplift of the last couple of months seems to have come to an end.</p><p><br /></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WwUdmv2aLAo/TFVWqHeKiBI/AAAAAAAAAto/hWfm6yDdGP8S91gJ6z0WXLcp2YNCw_ZBQCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Tentertainment%2B006webcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WwUdmv2aLAo/TFVWqHeKiBI/AAAAAAAAAto/hWfm6yDdGP8S91gJ6z0WXLcp2YNCw_ZBQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Tentertainment%2B006webcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tentertainment music festival: Picking up sales</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Overall in June there was an uplift in music festival images across the board. I also had a number of sales of my community choir images across several agencies. Barcelona protest images also sold as the Catalonian politicians jailed after the 2017 declaration of independence were pardoned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still no overseas travel lined up yet. I'm just waiting for things to stabilise a bit more (which will be helped by the proposed lifting of Covid restrictions in the UK on July 19). I'm missing the Greek islands and Spain so hope to be there in the not too distant future. Regards, David.</p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-52482226097675165522021-06-12T17:23:00.001+01:002021-06-12T17:32:28.040+01:00May Sales Updates:<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IoE1MVOdOZ8/Uv0bZzu6pXI/AAAAAAAAAto/YTyJ1CxZW5wrIboXY9EmVZyaKApTzfmsQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/DSC_5842websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IoE1MVOdOZ8/Uv0bZzu6pXI/AAAAAAAAAto/YTyJ1CxZW5wrIboXY9EmVZyaKApTzfmsQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC_5842websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wing Walkers - soaring sales on Bigstock</td></tr></tbody></table>A different line up in the rankings for May.<p></p><p>First place went to Alamy with 4 downloads. Three from my B/W archives and a Lidl supermarket exterior. Alamy also caused some reaction when they announced forthcoming contract changes. Chief among these was the dropping of the 50% royalty rate for exclusive images down to 40% (which non exclusive such as myself have been on for some time now). Cue a furore in the forums with a thread now running to 105 pages. According to Alamy only around 6% of their image database is exclusive anyway so I don't expect any reversal of that one. New is that anyone not generating $250.00 a year (in gross licensing fees -not in royalties earned) will drop to a new rate of 20% but not until after a year of sales up to July 2022. New contributors will start on 40% and have a year to clock up some sales. I do not expect this to affect me but anyone with a very small portfolio or not very in demand images have cause to worry. Further concerns were raised around changes to the contract wording emphasising that photographers take legal responsibility for the images they upload. This, in reality, was nothing new and I have always assumed this was the case with all agencies. A number of risk adverse contributors have given in their notice at Alamy rather than agree to the new contract - I'll be sorry to see some of them no longer posting in the forum there.</p><p>Redbubble took second place with 7 product sales ranging from T shirts to mugs to greeting cards.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmYuIbiL38M/YMTemDZ3S7I/AAAAAAAAB40/XXDDzLfeLps5PTpC3D-5ZH8dsQj8AIFUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0008%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1371" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmYuIbiL38M/YMTemDZ3S7I/AAAAAAAAB40/XXDDzLfeLps5PTpC3D-5ZH8dsQj8AIFUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0008%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catkins - close to hand</td></tr></tbody></table>Good to see them pick up after a slower April.<p></p><p><br />Third place went to Shutterstock. Biggest factor here was the almost total lack of On Demand and Single sales which are crucial to rack up the income.</p><p>Fourth place was taken by Istock with 26 downloads. A low RPD pulled them down here. On the plus side it was good to see music festival and travel images selling - a sure sign that some degree of normality is starting to return.</p><p>Fifth place was interesting as Bigstock had 17 downloads - all of the Breitling Wing Walking team. This was a smaller scale reprise of the Red Arrows event in April. Day after day somebody downloaded a few more images until they had the lot (sadly I have a much smaller number of images than of the Arrows!).</p><p>Adobe made sixth place with 7 downloads including two from my Illustrative Editorial uploads (Tesco shopping trolleys and newsagent WH Smith). Looking forward to getting more of these uploaded going forward.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD8ojSTl-Gc/YMTfNl4iPzI/AAAAAAAAB48/nThdeWhJKpoLuIpoocxdEZMo2uROQc8hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0020%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jD8ojSTl-Gc/YMTfNl4iPzI/AAAAAAAAB48/nThdeWhJKpoLuIpoocxdEZMo2uROQc8hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0020%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WH Smith - Editorial sale at Adobe</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Seventh place went to Dreamstime with 7 downloads. Interesting that four of these were also of the Wing Walkers which left me wondering if this was the same buyer.<p></p><p>New uploads included some of a John Lewis department store (which, sadly, was permanently closed this year) and some Silver Birch tree catkins which involved the great effort of opening my kitchen window and sticking my camera out :)</p><p><br /></p><p>Real travel photography is still on the horizon as I now am fully vaccinated and good to go medically. I just need the UK Government to start green lighting more countries. I mean, I am sure the Falkland islands are very interesting but are not exactly a short hop on EasyJet. Portugal was a blow as I had already started researching that when they bounced it back to amber status after just a few short weeks as green.</p><p>Lets keep hoping for July. Regards, David.</p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-30124414365128146532021-05-05T17:36:00.000+01:002021-05-05T17:36:03.573+01:00April Sales Updates:<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FbHvLKC0E_g/W_AFRFzdYzI/AAAAAAAABcw/ZPsgPraZsl0ikzxs4J0iWA3yrdPmbag2wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/DSC_0093%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FbHvLKC0E_g/W_AFRFzdYzI/AAAAAAAABcw/ZPsgPraZsl0ikzxs4J0iWA3yrdPmbag2wCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC_0093%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Arrows - still flying out at bigstock</td></tr></tbody></table>An uncommon line up in the rankings in April due to some (one off) variations in sales.</p><p><br /></p><p>Istock improved to take first place with 23 downloads and an increased RPD. Music festival images started to make a comeback as some of the World starts to head back to normal life due to the Covid vaccination rollout.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second place went to Shutterstock but a scarcity of On Demand and Single sales pulled them down in dollar earnings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Third place went to Bigstock with a staggering 50 downloads -all of RAF aerobatic team The Red Arrows (as I mentioned last month). This run did eventually come to a halt but only, I suspect, because I didn't have any more Red Arrows images to download! Probaly one of those events that I'll never have an explanation for. At least there have been no refunds to date. Anyway that was a BME for Bigstock.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alamy took fourth place with 2 downloads. Fairly modest $$ sales which were both from my B/W<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xk37ZpNBPDI/YJLIbq0BLyI/AAAAAAAAB3I/BKoFvMDLvOs55UmpAyVxHiN5D5rE4qWuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Stan%2BNewens%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xk37ZpNBPDI/YJLIbq0BLyI/AAAAAAAAB3I/BKoFvMDLvOs55UmpAyVxHiN5D5rE4qWuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Stan%2BNewens%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stan Newens - archive sale at Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table>archives (Bill McCall, trade unionist and the late Labour MP Stan Newens. The latter was used in obituary reports in both The Guardian and Daily Telegraph newspapers, though only one of those sales has been reported as yet).</p><p><br /></p><p>Fifth place went to Redbubble with 3 product sales. Two greetings cards and a mug. Things are a bit slow there recently.</p><p><br /></p><p>Adobe came in at sixth place with 4 downloads. These included another Illustrative Editorial sale of an Esso petrol station. Actually starting to see a bit more activity here now though I still only have just over 400 images online.</p><p><br /></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dK8Y5bu7cKQ/YJLI1USXWYI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/_J7-9CTtJM42jAylPea8BkXtZQ0Z9fsTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0098%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dK8Y5bu7cKQ/YJLI1USXWYI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/_J7-9CTtJM42jAylPea8BkXtZQ0Z9fsTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0098%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Esso - Illustrative Editorial sale at Adobe</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dreamstime finishes off the rankings with seventh place with 3 downloads (all subs).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still awaiting my first sale from Pond 5 and have taken a bit of a break from uploading my back portfolio there. Even a single sale would be some encouragement.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not a lot to report on the shooting front this month as the UK weather took a downturn (snow in April?!) but I did get out to do a set of a local Electric Vehicle charging point which is an ongoing story in the media. Still, it looks like (some) overseas travel restrictions will be lifted in the coming weeks and I have already started researching a few destinations. We will see. Regards, David.</p><p><br /></p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-53866726597032853332021-04-14T13:02:00.001+01:002021-04-14T13:14:26.031+01:00March Sales Updates:<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HYLqwRwZ088/YHbXZc_zifI/AAAAAAAAB2s/iSDoJnZ2XTk0efSUFNMoK_f8gPoTG3ZSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0016%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HYLqwRwZ088/YHbXZc_zifI/AAAAAAAAB2s/iSDoJnZ2XTk0efSUFNMoK_f8gPoTG3ZSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0016%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tesco: largest supermarket in the UK</td></tr></tbody></table> As Spring starts to arrive (though we saw a bit of snow here this week!), vaccines continue to roll out and outdoor events and travel start to seem more possible, I'm hoping to see an upturn in the stock photograph market - especially for my kind of travel/editorial portfolio. March wasn't it, however :(<p></p><p>Back in their old first place were Shutterstock. A good number of On Demand and Single sales made up most of the income here and with the plethora of 10c subscription sales I expect this to be the pattern for the future. Months where it is mainly subs will be poor and months where the non subs prevail will do better. The new normal.</p><p>Redbubble took second place with 4 product sales from a T shirt, a mug and two greeting cards featuring the Greek island of Tilos.</p><p>Pleasingly, Adobe moved up to third place with 5 downloads. It was good to see that four of these came</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YjpKYG67dns/YHbYxptqO_I/AAAAAAAAB20/q00TjRrnzcc-draml5r6NNmA4OczNV0DACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0092%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YjpKYG67dns/YHbYxptqO_I/AAAAAAAAB20/q00TjRrnzcc-draml5r6NNmA4OczNV0DACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0092%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Donkey track on Symi island, Greece</td></tr></tbody></table>from my recent Illustrative Editorial uploads. My port here may be tiny but these editorials seem to be gaining a bit of traction.<p></p><p><br />Fourth place went to Alamy with 2 modest fee downloads. On the plus side I did spot a couple of uses in Daily newspapers which have yet to be officially reported as sales.</p><p>Istock made a disappointing fifth place with 14 (poor RPD) downloads. Still awaiting a return to form here.</p><p>Sixth place went to Bigstock with an improved 9 downloads. Interesting that five of these were of the RAF aerobatic team The Red Arrows. This was just the start as throughout the early days of April I have had a further 46 (yes 46!) downloads of the Reds. Multiple downloads every day (even Sunday). No idea why the buyer wants all these but unless they all get refunded for some reason April promises to be a BME on Bigstock. The phrase Too Good To Be True comes to mind. We'll see.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y54Yt85oJvc/VBBm_diPY8I/AAAAAAAAAto/v3jZldPqGGA1vQzgUlfBVD1IDW23kCnGgCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/DSC_0037websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y54Yt85oJvc/VBBm_diPY8I/AAAAAAAAAto/v3jZldPqGGA1vQzgUlfBVD1IDW23kCnGgCPcBGAYYCw/s320/DSC_0037websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Arrows flying high at Bigstock</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Dreamstime completes the line up in seventh place with 6 downloads. All subs.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Lack of travel opportunity meant Staying Local (as per Government guidance) so I took the chance to get shots of rows of Tesco supermarket trolleys (good for financial reports) and a closed down branch of fashion chain Monsoon (decline of the High Street). Delving back into my older files I found a few to upload of my 2011 trip to the Greek island of Symi including the steep Kataraktis donkey track which leads from the harbour up to the village of Chorio above.</p><p>More on April results (including Red Arrows updates) next month. Regards, David. </p>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-89966233248408570022021-03-05T18:18:00.005+00:002021-03-06T11:10:46.748+00:00February Sales Updates:<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hwlacf-26Yo/YEJ0cQSiAuI/AAAAAAAAB2A/U6h4PZj3bVEDob3iXQDBH5FGMcnqsnS2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0140%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hwlacf-26Yo/YEJ0cQSiAuI/AAAAAAAAB2A/U6h4PZj3bVEDob3iXQDBH5FGMcnqsnS2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0140%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turia river park, Valencia</td></tr></tbody></table>Not only a short month in February but in most cases short on sales as well.<p></p><p>Shutterstock took first place (even with their new commission structure). A worthwhile Single sale plus an Enhanced download and a number of On Demand sales pushed them into top place. As predicted, I moved onto Level 2 during the month.</p><p>Second place went to Alamy with 4 downloads. None of them massive sales but welcome all the same. Three were from my B/W archives and the fourth was another use of my Lidl supermarket images.</p><p>Third place went to FineArtAmerica with a T shirt sale.</p><p>Dreamstime made fourth place with 5 downloads. </p><p>Istock reached a new low in fifth place with just 8 downloads. How a major agency can sell so few I </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WWWx_kfS2v0/YEJ02JjZmNI/AAAAAAAAB2I/gCe58DUIPi4hAvnUSc4GVfuqV5ERXCojQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0424%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WWWx_kfS2v0/YEJ02JjZmNI/AAAAAAAAB2I/gCe58DUIPi4hAvnUSc4GVfuqV5ERXCojQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0424%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Museu de Belle Arts, Valencia</td></tr></tbody></table>don't know. Of course, these were essentially January sales which was bad all over, so we'll see how the February sales go when we reach the 20th.<div><br /></div><div>Redbubble came in sixth place with just a single sticker sale. A far cry from their usual excellent performance.<br /><p></p><p><br />Seventh place went to Bigstock with 4 downloads. About average for them.</p><p>And finally in eighth place were Adobe with just a single download. On the plus side this was my Illustrative Editorial image of the Covid guidance letter sent out by the UK Government. I fear that Adobe might never open up to normal Editorial (i.e. that have people in them) but, at least, the Illustrative route means I have more images to build my little Adobe portfolio (think I am approaching the dizzy heights of some 400 images soon!).</p><p>Obviously, shooting new travel images is out of the question at this time but with vaccines rolling out it's starting to look like foreign travel may be possible later in the year. That said I am building up a target list of UK shots as, all being well, travel restrictions within the UK look like being lifted fairly soon.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rV6gsjAWd8Q/YEJ1Q7XiZ8I/AAAAAAAAB2Q/d5VXaTUSehcNMVSEzDwW-bDRzHV4EtOYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0160%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rV6gsjAWd8Q/YEJ1Q7XiZ8I/AAAAAAAAB2Q/d5VXaTUSehcNMVSEzDwW-bDRzHV4EtOYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0160%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montjuic castle Howitzer, Barcelona</td></tr></tbody></table><br />With no choice but to trawl past images recent uploads included some from Valencia including the Museum of Fine Arts and the Turia river park. Barcelona also got revisited for an image of a 1898 vintage Howitzer mounted outside Montjuic castle.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Travel companies are going into overdrive in the UK tempting people to book for later in the year so I hope to see an upturn in image sales as the year goes on as well as my other outdoor images such as music festivals. Let's see how March goes. Regards, David.</p></div>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898162308367681799.post-15873625545886200452021-02-05T17:38:00.006+00:002021-02-05T17:49:47.381+00:00January Sales Updates:<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TcAgok0r4Tc/YB2BiNsNMFI/AAAAAAAAB1U/wfMObHruMTArea3MhvtJZzZAmSZpnflLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Poll%2BTax%2Bprotestor008websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TcAgok0r4Tc/YB2BiNsNMFI/AAAAAAAAB1U/wfMObHruMTArea3MhvtJZzZAmSZpnflLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Poll%2BTax%2Bprotestor008websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poll Tax Riots - poster sale on Redbubble</td></tr></tbody></table>A pretty slow month in January overall with some highlights here and there.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Leading the field in first place was Alamy with 3 downloads. Two small sales of a Lidl supermarket and a good $$ for my archive shot of tv mogul Lord Lew Grade. There was also a modest payment for ASCRL (the US counterpart to DACS) fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second place went to good old Redbubble with 4 product sales. Three T shirts and a poster print from the 1990 Poll Tax Riots in London.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dQ6pPuyez4U/YB2B8iXtTcI/AAAAAAAAB1c/PAJ-IEn9Chc9zmcgRBCthOenNKdQ8ocpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Lord%2BLew%2BGrade001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dQ6pPuyez4U/YB2B8iXtTcI/AAAAAAAAB1c/PAJ-IEn9Chc9zmcgRBCthOenNKdQ8ocpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Lord%2BLew%2BGrade001%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lord Lew Grade - archive sale on Alamy</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />Shutterstock could only manage third place with only one paltry Single download and one On Demand. Being bounced back to Level 1 didn't help matters here though I expect to be up to Level 2 during February.</div><div><br /></div><div>Istock had another slow month with 20 downloads and a low RPD.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Fifth place went to Dreamstime with 5 downloads. Their new upload interface went live for me this month and so far I seem to have made it work. It didn't seem to have made the process any easier and the changes seem mainly cosmetic. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bigstock scraped into sixth place with 2 downloads.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back to life (just) were Adobe in seventh place, also with 2 downloads. My hoped for surge of Illustrative Editorial downloads is yet to happen here.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fRNN504o-MA/YB2CWUqgBJI/AAAAAAAAB1k/dBkrIyRAiw4N98a_y-EaawPN6Iuxd-l3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC_0064%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fRNN504o-MA/YB2CWUqgBJI/AAAAAAAAB1k/dBkrIyRAiw4N98a_y-EaawPN6Iuxd-l3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSC_0064%2B%25282%2529websitecopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medieval windmills in Rhodes Old Town</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Apart from getting my back portfolio onto Pond 5 (still no sales as yet) uploads were limited to a set from my 2019 trip to the Greek islands Rhodes and Tilos, including the medieval windmills in Rhodes Old Town.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some early good sign in February but, then again, I said that about January. We'll see. Regards, David. </p><p><br /></p></div>David Fowlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639664156638232376noreply@blogger.com0