MicrostockGroup

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Off Topic / Re: Signs of a Bad Day

« on: July 23, 2017, 23:55 »

Whn you sell 0 images from 200 uploaded to SS, in 3 days.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Is $1000/months a big amount?

« on: July 08, 2017, 08:30 »

I make 50$ a month with 5.000 images. 10 years ago I was earning much more....

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General Stock Discussion / Re: What's your favorite keywording tool?

« on: July 08, 2017, 08:28 »

Microsoft Photo Tool, I have been using it since 2008. Good enough for goverment work.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Deleting images form Istock in December2016?

« on: December 18, 2016, 02:54 »

I recently closed my acc on istock. Not worth bothering. I did it for 123rf too. And waiting payout from DT and will close them too. Only FT and SS are worth for me.

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Computer Hardware / Re: Do you use a wide gamut monitor for editing photos?

« on: November 26, 2016, 02:07 »

I shoot in sRGB (RAW), ediit in sRGB, and I dont know what wide gamut is. (so I guess my monitor is sRGB as well).

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Review times longer than normal

« on: October 20, 2016, 12:22 »

I had 8.000 images in my portfolio. I had 2-3 sales per day. Few days ago I uploaded 2.500 new images, got aproved arrount 2.200 images on the same day! But I did not notice any change in my salees whatsoever! I still god 1-2 sale per day, LOL. I think it is time to say godbye to SS.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Goodbye Shutterstock

« on: October 12, 2016, 03:09 »

Quote from: CatTheCat on October 09, 2016, 14:58

So I was working exclusively for the microstock industry. Shutterstock alone was sending me more then enough monthly to pay my bills. Now I see the earnings are like 30, 40 % down comparing to last year, and the new images I uploaded lately, they don't sell at all, and I mean 00000! and their quality is really good, similar or even better to older ones that already sold more than 2000 times.
So I had to get another occupation, I just leave the portfolio there and will see it go to insignificant earnings in record time. it is pointless now to upload there.

So sad...

Same here brother! 0 sales on new images!

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Newbie Discussion / Re: Old member - not selling well on any agency? What happend?

« on: October 12, 2016, 02:25 »

I am using Microsofot Photo Tool for adding keywords and descriprtion for batch of images.

@Jo Ann Snover: Tnx for advices, but I just feel its not worth to invest money in creating images any more. I will shoot what is free.

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Newbie Discussion / Re: Old member - not selling well on any agency? What happend?

« on: October 11, 2016, 13:35 »

@fotovincek: I am Emerald contributor on FT, I wouldnt like to give that up.

@SpaceStockFootage: What? 100million?! When I starded there were 4 million. I remmber I sold anyting I uploaded on SS, but now, only crapy old images from 2010.... and barely 1-2 per day. Shame.

@sharpshot: I agree about FT.

I hear white backgrounds are no longer popular as they used to be?

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Newbie Discussion / Re: Old member - not selling well on any agency? What happend?

« on: October 11, 2016, 02:49 »

But I feel it is not worth any more. I dont sell anything new. Just old crapy images (speaking for SS), and new more quality images are never sold.... dont get it.

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Newbie Discussion / Old member - not selling well on any agency? What happend?

« on: October 11, 2016, 00:50 »

Hello. I have been doing stock photography since 2007, I have about 8.000 images on Fotolia. I used to earn 1.000$ per month few years ago.... I stopped making photos 2012, and started again now. But seems I dont sell anyrthing now! And I have better equipment now than before. I dont get it, what changed since 2012? I sell mostly on FT, but SS is almost dead for me, I sell 1-2 image per day and mostly very old images, nothing new. And beofre I used to sell almost anythingg I upload the same day! DT is also almost dead like. What Am I doing wrong? I can not recover at all, my sales are lower and lower no matter how much I shoot. I made arround 500 new images in last 2 months, none sold.

Any advice? Is stock marked dead? I invested a lot of money in studio lighting and gear...

(Using EOS 6D, EF 70-200 f4L IS; EF 17-40 F4L)

Also I was member on this forum many years ago but I forgot username and pw, so I registered again.