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Quit Istockphoto exclusivity or not?!
vuk8691:
Hi,
Can you tell me your opinion about quitting Istockphoto exclusivity or not?
obj owl:
--- Quote from: vuk8691 on November 20, 2017, 14:06 ---Hi,
Can you tell me your opinion about quitting Istockphoto exclusivity or not?
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You were pondering the same question three and a half years ago, has your situation change since then?
Brightontl:
It depends on how much are you earning at the moment as exclusive.
If we don't know it there is no way we can give you suggestions.
Also you do photo or video?
cobalt:
Do you also have a gettycontract? Then you could keep supplying Getty with exclusive material, while playing the whole market as a non exclusive.
But i don´t know what you shoot, how many files you have etc...
Going indie is hard work and it takes time to understand what will sell best at which agency.
But look around on the net, there are many people reporting their experiences. Michael jay was able to recover his income in 6 months. But he was extremly disciplined.
For video it seems to be a lot easier than with photos, especially if you have very good content.
I don´t regret my decision, there are so many different agencies out there, now I can literally shoot anything, there is always a place where you can sell it.
But it took me quite a while to experiment and try different places, but now I feel very comfortable.
vuk8691:
--- Quote from: obj owl on November 20, 2017, 14:19 ---
--- Quote from: vuk8691 on November 20, 2017, 14:06 ---Hi,
Can you tell me your opinion about quitting Istockphoto exclusivity or not?
--- End quote ---
You were pondering the same question three and a half years ago, has your situation change since then?
--- End quote ---
It’s a hard decision because I have about 13000 photos and it’s a big job to upload it on 5-10 agencies but I’m sick from Istock false promises and non-transparency.
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