In a message dated 1/28/03 10:09:18 AM, ian writes: << Maybe as a group we should be producing informative factsheets for the libraries. I know there are a lot of people out there submitting 35mm transparencies for libraries so why not 6megapixel files ????, if there is no moire there etc, then fine. >>
Dear Ian Stock libraries vary one to the other. The two biggest have been pioneers in digital delivery. The smallest are indeed very ignorant. Each library's perspective is based on how to market their collections. I make more sales in stock agencies from my 645 originals than I do from my 35mm originals. Size matters. There are many exceptions. I know one UK agent who sold a 4Mb digital image for �5,600 for one use. The same image had already sold many times and easily earnt the photographer the cost of his digital camera several times over. As a general rule however an agent has to maximise sales. The bigger files have more potential uses. There have been numerous questions on the stockphoto list about how to interpolate upwards to "cheat" agency requirements. That really isn't useful so some agencies are raising the barrier as a means of keeping wannabees, amateurs and time wasters from clogging their mailboxes. Bob Croxford Bob Croxford =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
