2008-09-14
16:03
Photoshelter Collection Closing
I wrote a while ago about trying out Photoshelter to sell my photography. I’d have to admit that the results haven’t been good. I’ve had a few views, but no actual sales. Unfortunately for them, it sounds like my experience isn’t so unusual – they’re closing down the Collection (their stock photography site). According to their post about it, the market is just too dominated by Getty, and sales were never high enough to make the idea work.
It’s a shame – it would be good to think someone could fill in the mid-ground between the really expensive stuff Getty do and the cheap low-end microstock, which pays photographers so little it barely seems to be worth it.