Alamy Contributor Forum (2024)

FAQs

Can you actually make money on Alamy? ›

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's advantage

Sell your first photo on Alamy and you earn 20%. And where you'd need to sell an astounding 25,000 images to earn a 40% royalty at Shutterstock, you can earn that 40% royalty at Alamy after ringing up just $250 in gross revenue. The site bumps you up to the higher royalty level whenever you qualify.

What do you like best about Alamy? 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Picture agencies, archives and collections

As well as individual photographers, we also sell the images of over 600 other picture agencies. Alamy has the largest collection of picture agencies on one site, which helps to make us a brilliant resource for picture buyers.

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.

Compare Alamy and Shutterstock

When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Shutterstock is the preferred option. For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Shutterstock over Alamy.

Add captions and tags

Before you start, think about the potential use of the image and what it's likely to be sold for, the more accurately you describe your image, the more visibility it will have in customer searches, which will significantly increase your chance of making a sale.

Adobe Stock rates 4.3/5 stars with 180 reviews. By contrast, Alamy rates 3.5/5 stars with 10 reviews. Each product's score is calculated with real-time data from verified user reviews, to help you make the best choice between these two options, and decide which one is best for your business needs.

I know photographers who've managed to get $200-$300 passive income in just two years. Either way, it's not a get rich quickly scheme. Stock photography income takes a while to be sustainable. Most photographers will need at least three years to get to that level and if you're a busy bee, you'll need the full five.

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. We'll sell your photos through Alamy, you get your share and you keep the copyright.

How much does it cost to sell on Alamy? ›

The average license price on Alamy is $35. Q. How do I know if I've made a sale?

Protection of intellectual property

All elements of Alamy's websites, including, but not limited to, the general design and the content, are protected by trademarking, copyright, moral rights, trademark and other laws relating to intellectual property rights.

Is Picfair the first place you've sold your photos? Yes, I made my first ever sale on Picfair, and I have now made a total of 17 sales in a pretty short amount of time, which I am very happy about. I tried one website before Picfair, but I did not like it since I was not able to set my own prices.

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.

How much money you make when you sell images online depends on many factors, like the platforms you sell on and their commission fees, contributor exclusivity, and your geographical location. Most photo-selling websites or stock photo agencies typically offer contributors anywhere from 15-60% of revenue share.