The site is a phishing scam, I suggest not searching for yourself and most definitely do not fill out their DMCA form.

https://fstoppers.com/news/website-will-steal-your-photos-and-then-hack-your-computer-77511

Quote from: jen on September 11, 2016, 15:28

Whether you like them or not, they're 16mm films shot on a Bolex Rex 4.  Not a smartphone with a filter.

Call it rude, call it bluntly honest, but this is exactly the response from the Stocksy crowd that I assumed I'd get, and a perfect example of the elitist hipster attitude that most of us can't help but get a little nauseous when exposed to. "It's good because of the super hip vintage camera that was used."

That's not even remotely what I said.  Like Sean pointed out, I merely stated a fact.  The videos were shot on 16mm film, and despite your analysis, there was no artificial shake or lens flare added in post production.  Those are facts.  Do with them what you will.

why would a co-op report sales publicly? how does any agency pay 55% of gross collected revenue when royalty rates are 50%?

i smell a rat.

those glasses don't appear to be very rose tinted...

Quote from: jen on February 23, 2016, 12:17

Quote from: goober on February 21, 2016, 23:32

I wonder if Bruce is looking for another 50mill+ buyer?

Someone makes this speculation every few months.  Let's put it to rest, shall we?  Stocksy is a co-op.  This is not a thing that will or even could happen.

Time to wake up. I like many other people wonder if Bruce had stayed at the helm of istock, would we have been better off. Stock has been my full-time job for 10 years so it kind of matters when, after everyone else has taken a percentage on the way through, it puts food on the table.

Wake up how? Stocksy is a co-op. That means one person literally can't just decide to sell the company.  Also, Bruce hasn't been the CEO of Stocksy since 2014. 

Ok, am I the only one still waiting??? Is this normal?

1. No
2. Yes

Good to hear that you guys are selling images on Stocksy, by the look of it though you are only selling each image once. Yes you get a couple of hundred dollars, but unless that images sells many more times how will it cover your ROI, if you shot a model and had to hire equipment or a studio. Does not really matter that you got a couple of hundred dollars for a one off sale infact if you look at it like that it is a bit of a rip off.
I should think thet stocksy makes you exclusive and certainly the client will want exclusivity.

Haha, why would you assume each image has only sold once? 

Two of my friends applied after me and they got rejection email within a month, and I still didn't get any response. The more I'm waiting the more I'm confused...really.

https://twitter.com/camrocker/status/648535037445566464
If your still waiting to hear about your application at @StocksyUnited you might be on our shortlist. Be sure to update your portfolios!

Just out of curiosity, for those of you who are Stocksy photographers, what is your image acceptance rate? I have images with the micros and separately with Getty and my acceptance with the micros has always been very good. Acceptance of images with Getty, via their Moments collection, very hit and miss, sometimes great, often not so much. For every ten images you send Stocksy, how many do they accept? Just average or estimate would be great.

Thanks

The answers to this question are going to be so subjective I'm not sure they will help you.  It entirely depends on how selective you are with your uploads.

last thing,  i like to know what rating stocksy is to the right of leaf's page here.
is it not showing because they don't rate well???
so far, only you have said anything about earnings.

I doubt very many Stocksy members fill out the polls. (I don't - I don't even know how.)

The Call to Artists for 2015 just opened: https://twitter.com/StocksyUnited/status/618155280631754752

Quote from: stock-will-eat-itself on June 16, 2015, 17:37

Quote from: topol on June 16, 2015, 15:59

You misdirected yourself, I do make good money with stock, and I was hoping for stocksy to do even better with more artist freedom, instead it's the worst. Also it's not macro.

So what you have Stocksy do differently?

Imho, stocksy should sell most of the stuff that other micros do, but only the very-very best, premium versions of it + exclusivity. That would more than justify it being a special agency worth bookmarking, no need to narrow it to this childish instafilter hipster style. They started saying, and even advertised this on their front page, that they 'don't have stuff like people on white, shiny beauty shots, ppl just gesturing'... yeah great idea, lets ditch some of the stuff that outsells almost everything else everywhere. The 'stock that doesn't look like stock' mantra is nonsense, the stuff they accept still instantly looks like stock from a 100 miles away - thank god, or they would sell even less. If dropping pro style was a great idea, why don't companies just go around buying selfies from kiddies on FB? Once again, this whole concept is childish and counterproductive. What are they afraid of, that their art course visiting buddy with a handlebar moustache won't talk to them anymore, if he notices they sell beauties on white for example?

It sounds like Stocksy is not the right place for your work.  There's nothing wrong with that, but it's astoundingly arrogant to suggest they change their entire business model to cater to your <300 image portfolio.  That business model has been working very well for many of us, whose experiences have been far different from yours. 

Stocksy entered an extremely oversaturated market with very little, and in just 2 years has become a legitimate competitor to companies making billions of dollars.  How you can spin that into a failure, I don't know.

Quote from: jen on June 16, 2015, 08:21

Quote from: topol on June 16, 2015, 08:08

I care exactly because I am a member

Prove it.

Lol, you are joke. What am I supposed to do, copy paste from their forums? I can do that for you, but I just didn't want to intrude on ppls stocky insider stuff.

Okay, since you're content hiding behind the comfort of anonymity, let's pretend you are a Stocksy member.  That would mean you're also a part owner of the company.  Since you're such a big fan of the co-op business model, what have you done to contribute?  Have you proposed any resolutions?  Voted at the meetings?  Participated in any forum discussions?  Responded to any requests for community input?  Contacted HQ with ideas?  Have you done anything at all besides bash the company any chance you get?

Quote from: jen on June 15, 2015, 10:26

Quote from: topol on June 15, 2015, 09:21

Stocksy is a big failure on many levels, and now it seems they are getting desperate for sales. 90% of the the failure is the curation, it is done by 12 year old hispterfan teengirls recruited from random instagram accounts. They are extremely good at picking out the useless, chaotic stuff - to be "so different"... I guess. Just look at the opening page, it has become an ugly mess.

You bash Stocksy every chance you get.  Why do you care so much?  Why don't you just ignore them?

After I'v been on istock for a few months, I bashed Istock too, warning ppl that it's gonna be a trap and huge disappointment, although sales there were ok back than. I saw the clusterf*** coming when I got a dose of their attitude towards contribs from the way they communicated inside (lobo & co) Ppl said similar things like you, that I'm just jealous, and why do I bother, to hell with naysayers they gonna just hoo-ray and upload. Look what's up with that now.

I didn't say anything about you being jealous. I asked why you care so much about Stocksy. I don't believe you are a Stocksy member. You claim to have inside info but your facts are all wrong. I just don't believe you.