Alamy Contributor Forum (2024)

FAQs

Can you make a living on Alamy? ›

Whether you're a pro photographer looking to boost revenue, a hobbyist eager to monetise your photos, or a graphic designer encouraged to sell your art, we've got you covered. We pay out over $1 million every month to our contributors, helping over 150,000 creatives from around the world.

Good percentage and a non-exclusive contract

We offer you a better deal than most other agencies, you could earn up to 50% on exclusive images. We're really easy to work with, we're non-exclusive and we don't tie you into a long-term contract. Click here to view our full commission models.

We need a file size of over 17MB when uncompressed (this is likely to have a compressed JPEG size of 3-5MB). Opening a JPEG in an image program such as Adobe Photoshop will show you the uncompressed (open) file size. How do I upload my images to Alamy? There are two ways you can send your images to Alamy.

The image must have an exact 2:1 aspect ratio, as it's uniformly mapping 360° horizontally and 180° vertically. Maximum compressed file size of 200mb. The image must be free of stitching errors and have little optical distortion, with uniformity in luminosity and colours.

Reviewers felt that Shutterstock meets the needs of their business better than Alamy. When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Shutterstock is the preferred option.

500px offers some of the highest royalty rates in stock photography. As a paid Awesome member, you earn 70% royalties on non-exclusive photos and up to 100% on exclusive photos licensed. Free members likewise earn 60% on exclusive photos.

Sell your iPhone photos on Alamy using the stockimo app. Another way to cash in on your creativity. Select images from your iPhone, add captions, tag and upload them to Stockimo. If your image is approved it will go on sale to advertisers, designers, publishers and more.

No. Not unless you want Alamy to chase up infringements without asking you first if you've sold an image to anyone else directly yourself.

Hasn't Alamy banned AI-generated content? Yes, Alamy banned contributors uploading AI-generated content in late-March 2023 with this announcement. There's no denying it's a thrill to see a piece of text transformed into an image, apparently by magic. It's the kind of technology many of us dreamed of as kids.

Are images on Alamy copyright free? ›

As a photographer you retain the copyright. Alamy just licenses your stock images for customers to use.

Summary. As a stock photographer, it is advisable to take photos with a mobile phone in addition to the DSLR device. On the one hand, because you can sell your images at nearly every stock photo agency, on the other hand, new opportunities open up for you.

As well as the traditional stock route, there are some additional ways you can make money through Alamy. These include selling through our global distribution network. Find out all the details about these and other ways to make money from your images in our Sell Images section.

Alamy is a premium stock photo site. They are a little higher priced than some of the stock photo sites, but the quality of their photos is well worth it.

We make payments on the 1st working day of every month and it shouldn't take any longer than 9 working days for you to see it in your account. We can pay you in USD, GBP or EUR via PayPal or funds transfer. You can update how you get paid under the 'Account Settings' section of your Contributor Dashboard.

Stock photography, the practice of capturing images that anyone can license for a fee, can be a lucrative side hustle or even a full-time job. For photographers, it can be a steady source of income using both previous works and new shoots in which they call the shots from the subject to the post-processing treatment.

Earning income from selling photos online is a great way to generate passive income for yourself, and also build your brand as a photographer. If you've been hesitating about selling your photos, or aren't sure if it's worth investing time on, there's no time like the present to start.

Once you feel confident enough in your skills and knowledge of photo editing to work with actual clients, you can start freelancing. Through these opportunities, you can gain important experience working with a diverse array of clients and earn compensation for your work.