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How to Get Paid for Your Flickr Photos

by Terrence O'Brien on July 9, 2008 at 05:50 PM


Getty Images provides photos to news outlets all over the world and is always looking to expand its pool of talent. Its newest source of material is the popular Yahoo!-owned Flickr photo sharing site. Getty has received permission from Yahoo! to troll Flickr for photos it thinks will make good additions to its archives.

If Getty likes a photo posted on Flickr, it'll send an e-mail to the photographer with an invitation to take part in the new program and acquire the proper rights and releases to market the photo to partner outlets (Web sites, magazines, even blogs like Switched). Getty generally charges customers between $500-$600 for exclusive rights to a photo and a photographer receives about 40-percent of that fee. Non-exclusive rights can be purchased for $250, and the photographer will get a lower, 20-percent cut.

This new program will have dual benefits. Getty will be able to expand it pool of talent without adding more contracted photographers to its payroll. The distributor also believes that many images on Flickr have an authenticity lacking in many professional photos. [Source: NY Times]

Tags: breaking news, BreakingNews, flickr, getty, getty images, GettyImages, photo-sharing, yahoo

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