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 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.

Alamy isn't just a global visual content platform; it's the fuel that ignites the imaginations of leading brands like Netflix, Ogilvy, and Red Bull. We offer millions of fresh, high-quality photos, vectors, videos, and 360-degree experiences.

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.

Alamy rates 3.5/5 stars with 10 reviews. By contrast, Shutterstock rates 4.4/5 stars with 576 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.

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.

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.

While the sources for many AI image generation tools are at worst scraped or at best unclear we cannot accept AI generated material on Alamy and we continue to find and remove this.

Its headquarters are in Milton Park, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

Who owns Alamy photos? ›

In February 2020, Alamy was acquired by PA Media Group, the UK-based news and information business.

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.

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

You can sell stock photos for a higher price if a company wants exclusive rights to them. All stock photo websites have their own definitions for each type of license, so you should always read the fine print before agreeing to any terms. There are two main types of licenses, however: royalty free and rights managed.

The fact is, there is nothing that says you can't sell photos online and generate revenue from your images. Buyers are willing to pay money to content creators, and they'll be willing to pay you money for your photos.

Dreamstime Contributor Earnings

Dreamstime pays between 25% and 60% commissions, resulting in $0.35 to $12.24 for a royalty-free download. You can earn up to $40.80 for extended licenses. In addition, Exclusive users get $0.20 per accepted uploaded image.