Happy Birthday Photoshelter!

If I ever were in doubt about the value of old photos I got a pretty good reminder the other day when a single pictuer of mine sold for the equivalent of a months salary. This sale was done through my UK partner agency Panos (thanks guys!), but there are quite a few good sales through my own archive on the Felix Features website as well. These are sales that I would not have had it not been for taking the time to properly caption and keyword thousands of my images during my workflow, then making them available online. Like this picture, recently published in Japan, which the client found on the Felix Features website:

Photoshelter is the name of the service that we use to run the Felix Features archive, and recently Photoshelter celebrated five years in business. We've used their services for three and a half years, and they provide a tool and a service that deserves a special mention. I don't usually promote the tools I use everyday. Not my camera, not my computer, nor my phone. I've paid lots of money for them and they just perform as expected, nothing more. And if your try to contact the companies that made them over some problem they're likely to try to worm themselves out of any blame. That's if you even manage to get in touch with them.

Photoshelter is different, and that's why I think they deserve a a plug. The CEO still surfs the user forums and will contribute to discussions. The product gets upgraded/improved every few months, and the folks at Photoshelter seems genuinely passionate about photography so they provide much more than just storage space for pictures.

Go have a look for yourself and by using the referral code FE6FE5R53W you can save a few dollars as well. Disclosure: we get a small credit too, but really don't need it to tell you Photoshelter is a great tool.