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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: BigLeague on January 29, 2016, 11:04

Title: Istock and Getty
Post by: BigLeague on January 29, 2016, 11:04

Hi

Maybe I should take more notice of whats going on, but....
If my images are on Istock, and Getty is a partner, is Getty selling images as microstock? or is Getty selling my images as another type of licence?

Title: Re: Istock and Getty
Post by: ShadySue on January 29, 2016, 11:16

Quote from: BigLeague on January 29, 2016, 11:04

Hi

Maybe I should take more notice of whats going on, but....
If my images are on Istock, and Getty is a partner, is Getty selling images as microstock? or is Getty selling my images as another type of licence?

Via Getty, you can get big value sales or teeny-tiny sales, it all depends; and they are still RF (though some of the tiny uses effectively seem really to be very limited use RM).
Microstock isn't a type of licence.
For more info, you'll need to check out the iS/Getty forum.

Title: Re: Istock and Getty
Post by: Rose Tinted Glasses on January 29, 2016, 11:34

To make a long story very short. Getty is an image whore. They will sell your work for anything they can get, ranging from top dollar to pennies. There is no consistency with them. I have sold images for thousands of dollars and I have also sold images for one penny. Very ugly company to say the least. Getty Images has absolutely no respect for photographers at all.

Title: Re: Istock and Getty
Post by: Rage on January 31, 2016, 11:49

I've just started realizing this. Have had sales where my share was over $100. But now it seems to be paying me pennies and cents

Title: Re: Istock and Getty
Post by: goober on February 03, 2016, 21:14

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on January 29, 2016, 11:34

To make a long story very short. Getty is an image whore. They will sell your work for anything they can get, ranging from top dollar to pennies. There is no consistency with them. I have sold images for thousands of dollars and I have also sold images for one penny. Very ugly company to say the least. Getty Images has absolutely no respect for photographers at all.

Getty isn't the whore. Getty is the Pimp. Now you all get back out there on the internet and make more art for Big Getty.

Title: Re: Istock and Getty
Post by: Rose Tinted Glasses on February 04, 2016, 02:33

Quote from: goober on February 03, 2016, 21:14

Quote from: Rose Tinted Glasses on January 29, 2016, 11:34

To make a long story very short. Getty is an image whore. They will sell your work for anything they can get, ranging from top dollar to pennies. There is no consistency with them. I have sold images for thousands of dollars and I have also sold images for one penny. Very ugly company to say the least. Getty Images has absolutely no respect for photographers at all.

Getty isn't the whore. Getty is the Pimp. Now you all get back out there on the internet and make more art for Big Getty.

I stand corrected. YES Getty is the pimp that whores our images out like we are crack photographers.