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« Reply #125 on: October 18, 2015, 16:47 »
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I don't really care.  I just think that's why everyone is so suspect of motives.


ShadySue

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« Reply #126 on: October 18, 2015, 16:59 »
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"Adobe basically has their straw straight down into Shutterstocks customer list." is a very odd phrasing, which I took as meaning they could somehow spy on users. If it's as simple as they can market to SS's customers, why not iS's, DT's or any other agency's on the same principle?
There is no reason to spy on customers.  Shutterstock and Adobe have overlapping customer lists, nearly every SS subscriber is also an Adobe user so they have that customer list already.  iStock has exclusive content so you can't show the exact same image at a cheaper price like you could with Shutterstock.  I assume he didn't compare DT because they aren't very relevant to anything.  To me that statement doesn't seem very controversial at all and why continue to throw personal insults at him if your goal is really to have an objective discussion?
Show me the personal insult.

Disclaimer: I'm waiting for an explanation about what happened after he started project managing at iStock/Getty, and I won't get off his case until he tells us what went wrong.

Added: I see our own jjneff twice asked calm, sensible questions on Yuri's blog and wasn't answered (as of now). So much for that 'promise'.
« Last Edit: October 20, 2015, 03:37 by ShadySue »

« Reply #127 on: March 13, 2016, 23:24 »
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I don't get it. In the blog Yuri says he gets 40% from istock but is hoping to get 45% royalty in the future and yet he sells through his own website peopleimages.com


« Reply #128 on: March 14, 2016, 05:27 »
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There are different rules for Yuri, he was allowed to be exclusive with istock while still having big portfolios on other sites.  I don't think there are any other contributors that were allowed to do that?

« Reply #129 on: March 14, 2016, 05:39 »
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There are many studios that distribute via Getty and also anywhere else, like Blendimages etc...

Yuri is not a single artist, he is a production house.

« Reply #130 on: March 14, 2016, 07:35 »
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"Professional works with professionals"

« Reply #131 on: March 14, 2016, 17:56 »
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Who? Yuri? The name rings a bell, think he was some guy who used to be relevant in microstock...

;)

« Reply #132 on: March 14, 2016, 23:32 »
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Who? Yuri? The name rings a bell, think he was some guy who used to be relevant in microstock...

;)
;D

FlowerPower

« Reply #133 on: March 15, 2016, 17:47 »
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I don't really care.  I just think that's why everyone is so suspect of motives.

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Yuri is news history.


Who? Yuri? The name rings a bell, think he was some guy who used to be relevant in microstock...

;)

« Reply #134 on: March 16, 2016, 00:20 »
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Who? Yuri? The name rings a bell, think he was some guy who used to be relevant in microstock...

;)

Yuri is a guy who predicted 2 years ago that today all of us would be shooting with nokia smart phones.

Pd: Nokia used to be a finish brand name for smart phones,

« Reply #135 on: March 17, 2016, 11:11 »
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This has got to be the most entertaining thread I have seen in a while.
I would just like to add a couple of thoughts, I did not read the blog nor will i visit the site. the more hits and the more comments the site gets, the higher it will get ranked, the ego need not be enlarged further. :-)
seems there was a comment on things looking plastic on SS by YA. if I remember correctly, wasnt it he that perfected the plastic people look and that was where he made all his money?
I too saw no swearing or name calling just a nice friendly conversation and critique of a blog post. Isnt that what forums are all about?
To go to his site where he has COMPLETE control over what the public gets to see is not an open forum or discussion. Again visits and post there just help HIS ratings in search engines.
Mush better to post here :-)
At this point where almost all sites  are taking both good and bad stuff and everyone and their sister think they can be photographers, I am sure even his work (of which I have seen nothing recent) is getting buried with everyone else's.
Yes, I was impressed at how much he made, but never really cared too much for the style of images and obviously wasnt impressed enough by his earnings to try to copy him.

Microstock is a crap shoot, which is why I shoot what I want the way I want, upload to all the decent sites and just let them fly.

At this point is YA a has been? If the sales are not what they used to be, well. we will let someone else decide that!
Stick with the sites you feel treat you right and enjoy . out of making pictures because that is truly what it is all about! the money comes when you do what you love!


« Reply #136 on: March 23, 2016, 20:43 »
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There are many studios that distribute via Getty and also anywhere else, like Blendimages etc...

Yuri is not a single artist, he is a production house.

So if I become a production house I can upload anywhere and still be exclusive.


 

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