Quote from: Milinz on May 23, 2009, 11:27
Thanks for moving out from our field of interest and our income source... I hope many others will become iStock exclusives so we can earn more ;-)
Good Luck there!

I hope that for you, too. Because apparently your images aren't good enough to make it a competitive field.

Quote from: cidepix on May 23, 2009, 23:33

Quote from: madelaide on May 23, 2009, 18:41

Quote from: cidepix on May 23, 2009, 15:46
Can you keep your images on StockXpert now since they belong to IS now?

StockXpert and IS are two separate businesses that belong to Getty.

Yes but if they make IS exclusives available also on StockXpert I think more people will consider going exclusive as it is going to be a bigger market.

And if they buy only one more site and include that to exclusivity the other sites would be in trouble because many contributors will go exclusive considering there will be a good pay-rise on IS as well.

Currently if a non-exclusive is making let's say;

%40 of his income on IS and %60 on others combined, and chooses exclusivity; the situation for him/her will not be so great.

But if StockXpert and another site is included as a new market for istock exclusives then exclusivity may well generate more income than being a non-exclusive; and it could be worth to take the risk.

Istock exclusives on StockXpert? Come on... I think I will pull out my portfolio from there right the moment that happen. And, start submitting even more to Corbis and Fotosearch ;-)


[edit] that was a joke of course ;-)

But, also they should accept all images of non-exclusives from StockXpert to iStock then ;-)

Quote from: MichaelJay on May 24, 2009, 08:56

Quote from: Milinz on May 23, 2009, 11:27
Thanks for moving out from our field of interest and our income source... I hope many others will become iStock exclusives so we can earn more ;-)
Good Luck there!

I hope that for you, too. Because apparently your images aren't good enough to make it a competitive field.

LOL... My account says different things... Competitive in your knowing is different market and buyers in my knowing of business... Don't forget that I don't make top images to sell as hot cakes - I make useful images for specific needs of buyers! My nitche is not yet formed (at least by looking in my portfolio), but my images can be used on many ways for many purposes. No, I don't sell much on subs, but I sell great on single and extended licence markets ;-)

At last - you can't buy my image print it and see errors in colors like with some other authors images... I do it almost all print ready (except obvious RGB)! That is why my vectors look a bit washed out... But, you have one credit or two, pick one of that and print it... 

So, my portfolio has less sales - it is true - but my RPI is quite high comparing to others  and tweaked to that way it has sales on any significant agency ;-)

And yes - my images are a bit more mid-stock than microstock ;-)

Quote from: Milinz on May 24, 2009, 10:19
And yes - my images are a bit more mid-stock than microstock ;-)

So why waste your valuable time sharing your wisdom with us mortal beings...

Quote from: cidepix on May 23, 2009, 23:33

Quote from: madelaide on May 23, 2009, 18:41

Quote from: cidepix on May 23, 2009, 15:46
Can you keep your images on StockXpert now since they belong to IS now?

StockXpert and IS are two separate businesses that belong to Getty.

Yes but if they make IS exclusives available also on StockXpert I think more people will consider going exclusive as it is going to be a bigger market.

Maybe, but this is not like that now.  An IS exclusive can only have his RF images in IS.

Quote from: MichaelJay on May 24, 2009, 12:41

Quote from: Milinz on May 24, 2009, 10:19
And yes - my images are a bit more mid-stock than microstock ;-)

So why waste your valuable time sharing your wisdom with us mortal beings...

Really  I am starting to wonder why you find me annoying and why I find you annoying... So ignore is the key dude!