Comments on: Makes thousands off your Flickr images

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:19:14 +0000

Sounds like this new venture is upsetting some who feel they are “real photographers” and the rest of us are creatively inept. You may see some new photographers that can make money and increase popularity to compete at a more reasonable price than is currently available.

By: RMshooter

RMshooter — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:17:25 +0000

I don’t think that Getty is going to take just any photos. The photos will need keywords (more than most Flickr files have now) and if the image has people, recognizable brand names, or certain buildings and signs, the photographer will have to provide a digital copy of the signed release form. A lot of detail work is being glossed over by these media pundits. Get real, the new owers of Getty (who just paid $2.4B for it) aren’t going to leave the door open to lawsuits from “outraged” people whose photos were fair game on Flickr when it was sharing for free, but will see things very differently when they are in an ad for skin care lotion or an editorial about AIDS or whatever. Hobbyists are not professionals! Caveat emptor.

By: Microstockinsider

Microstockinsider — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:17:58 +0000

I doubt that the royalties on images that getty may find of flickr will be in the $20,000 bracket, more likely to be 30% of around $50. All that said, if your images are chosen then you will essentially be earning money for doing nothing (other than what your already do which is to photograph and upload to flickr). Most other ways for amateur and budding pros to make money with their photos involves lots of time keywording, having photos rejected and earning small amounts of money from those that do sell.