Every now and then I sell a photo. Not as many as I’d like, not as often as I’d like and never for as much as I’d like! But every sale is appreciated. For the cash it brings in, you see. Usually, sales are just from direct contacts from someone who has located the image on Flickr. But I discovered just a couple of days ago that I’d sold one through the Getty Images deal on Flickr. My first Getty sale. A whopping US$99 headed straight into my bank account.
I had signed up for Getty months ago. Nearly a year, I think. At their invitation – I had a couple of images that their customers were interested in. Sadly, I was unable to provide the necessary copyright paperwork to sell them. But they plucked four images to add to their catalogue. The photo below was one of them. I do like the photo. The critics on the Delete Me group also liked it. It was sent to the Lightbox as a winner by 10 votes to 3, probably my best ever result.
Anyone remember what that’s a photo of? I’ll save you guessing – that  was the giant, world-record setting, Pepsi sponsored Christmas Tree put up on Reforma in Mexico City a few years back. And it was taken with my lowly Panasonic TZ5. Getty are not, it seems, total camera snobs. I don’t get to find out much about what the photo will be used for or where though. I know that the purchaser was an Australian advertising company, and that’s it. Still, I have my $99, and I know where that is – in my back pocket. And that’s what matters most.
The Mexile 
it really is an interesting photo, I can see it could have good commercial application. congratulations!
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Cheers!
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Congrats!
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Great – it would be interesting to find out what they are doing with it.
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I tried to find out. I know the name of the company that bought it, but that’s it. I used Tin Eye to see if it turned up elsewhere on the web, but drew a blank. I guess it could have been bought for print use, in which case it’ll be very tough to find indeed.
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It is a great shot. For a guy who claims to know little about art, your art says otherwise.
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Like I’ve said before, I just rely on the sheer quantity of photos I take to be able to turn up a good un now and again 🙂
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Great photo and congrats on the sale!
Saludos,
Kim G
Boston, MA
Where we really should do something with all of our own photos.
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You do have a Flickr account still, don’t you?! 🙂
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Unbelievable photo! I would purchase that and frame it.
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Send me a cheque and I’ll frame it for you and pop it in the post! 🙂
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I am very picky about my frames!
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it looks like an etching! Hope the sales keep a’coming.
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I don’t remember the entire post processing procedure, but at a guess I clicked on the ‘black and white’ button and then went crazy with the contrast!
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