Seems like it's worth uploading to 500px prime. I'd almost given up hope

So here it is, another sale of mine
One thing I don't know is why $122,50? (bought a License) How does the calculating work here?

However, many thanks and good luck to you 500px, keep it going!

Btw, the friend I've talked before... he sold third file. It's growing nice

I think this are sales from the black friday with 30% discount. It's normal to me.

Epsi, do you mean that page or others? http://subscribe.ru/group/na-zavalinke/7738098/

I just wrote second email to 500px about this all sharing. Found my images twice in few days...      

I have all images uploaded watermarked, no way to be stolen.

They can be stolen easily. I can screen grab anything on 500px. The watermarks in the upper corner are very weak.

Quote from: Deyan Georgiev on November 30, 2014, 13:31

I have all images uploaded watermarked, no way to be stolen.

They can be stolen easily. I can screen grab anything on 500px. The watermarks in the upper corner are very weak.

And indeed some thieves, even in the commercial world, don't seem to mind watermarks, e.g. this porn site full of SS watermarked thums: http://anglerz.com/sign-become-vip-member-with-the-art-cuisine.html

ShadySue, and now we know what sites you are looking at! 

If I get $175 for one photo I don't care about thieves. The photo I just got $122.50 for, only made a couple of bucks on SS in 1 year.
Moreover, my photos, published only on SS, FT, IS and DT so far, can be found as a full free package on torrents anyway. But I would appreciate if an option to disable sharing will be made available.

If I get $175 for one photo I don't care about thieves.

That's sad to read. People expect respect from others when they don't respect themselfs... Weird thinking... 

But I would appreciate if an option to disable sharing will be made available.

Alex, please consider this one. It's huge point for me and maybe others, who care about using their images everywhere...

Btw, read my email and meybe you'll see why it's not good for our business... People can share our images with no limits if you accept no controled sharing. I find my images everyday in other places, without my permission, and I don't like it at all.


Edit,

looks like we can forget about our dreaming...
"social sharing will always be a feature of 500px. "

Thank you Alex for fast reply. Now I know clearly what I am standing on, uploading to 500px :|

Quote from: Ariene on December 01, 2014, 03:04

Quote from: ultimagaina on November 30, 2014, 19:18

If I get $175 for one photo I don't care about thieves.

That's sad to read. People expect respect from others when they don't respect themselfs... Weird thinking... 

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But I would appreciate if an option to disable sharing will be made available.

Alex, please consider this one. It's huge point for me and maybe others, who care about using their images everywhere...

Btw, read my email and meybe you'll see why it's not good for our business... People can share our images with no limits if you accept no controled sharing. I find my images everyday in other places, without my permission, and I don't like it at all.

What I mean is that, when the contributor gets one of best commissions ($175) and commission rates out-there (70%), some thieves grabbing occasionally a screenshot can be considered "collateral damage". Despite all the watermarking and small size pictures on the "regular" stock sites, the thieves still exist, as they also exist in real life. As I mentioned above, just check the pirate sites or the torrents, and you will be amazed to see how many outstanding full size stock photos are offered for free.  So, if someone wants to break the law, they have easy ways to get full size photos anyway, instead of a low resolution screenshot.

Besides, a lot of pictures look much better when viewed at a decent size. This might trigger sales that will never be triggered when only a thumbnail size is presented.
Of course I want to minimize the losses (i.e. disable sharing), but the initiative from 500px should not be discouraged for a few pennies lost here and there. And it doesn't have anything to do with the lack of respect, I'm just trying to be realistic.

You said: "I find my images everyday in other places, without my permission, and I don't like it at all."
Is this because you are already on 500px, despite being negative about it (?), or because you are not and your photos are stolen anyway (proving the point I want to make)?

You can upload a low-res watermarked version to 500px and then a high-res unwatermarked version to the store for licensing on Prime. So if you're concerned about what shows on 500px that's the best way to do it. On Prime we use the high-res version and downsize it and apply a 500px Prime watermark to that.

That's a lot of extra work. It would be really nice if you either automatically place a watermark on our uploaded images or have a system that allows us to apply it where we want. Sharing an un-watermarked image via social media effectively relinquishes any protections I have. And like others have stated you can just do a screen grab. That being said how do I upload separately to the store vs. 500px?

Quote from: nuno on December 01, 2014, 21:56

You can upload a low-res watermarked version to 500px and then a high-res unwatermarked version to the store for licensing on Prime. So if you're concerned about what shows on 500px that's the best way to do it. On Prime we use the high-res version and downsize it and apply a 500px Prime watermark to that.

Here's an example of the 500px Prime watermark. You can see how ridiculous it is.

That's horrible. Come on 500px, toss the dog a bone here, please?