Author Topic: Photos.com CLOSING in March (Read 10994 times)

pixsol · « **Reply #25 on:** April 07, 2014, 13:52 »

Quote from: ShadySue on April 07, 2014, 12:25

Quote from: pixsol on April 07, 2014, 09:50
I accessed photos.com site today and could see that the site has been transformed to a prints site (similar to FAA). I seem to have missed the announcements that Getty would have made.

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=359898&messageid=6994924

http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/photos-com-is-not-dead-getty%27s-new-plan/msg369009/#msg369009

Thanks Sue ! I was actually aware of what was going to happen to photos.com. I just did not pay enough attention to actually when they were going to start being operational as a prints site

fotoVoyager · « **Reply #26 on:** April 07, 2014, 14:02 »

Found quite a lot on my images on there when I searched for 'Khumbu'. The image on the file close-up page is very lo-res, so I don't have great hopes for this outlet until that kind of detail is fixed. Early days though and much better looking than FAA.

ShadySue · « **Reply #27 on:** April 07, 2014, 14:09 »

Quote from: pixsol on April 07, 2014, 13:52

Quote from: ShadySue on April 07, 2014, 12:25
Quote from: pixsol on April 07, 2014, 09:50
I accessed photos.com site today and could see that the site has been transformed to a prints site (similar to FAA). I seem to have missed the announcements that Getty would have made.

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=359898&messageid=6994924

http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/photos-com-is-not-dead-getty%27s-new-plan/msg369009/#msg369009

Thanks Sue ! I was actually aware of what was going to happen to photos.com. I just did not pay enough attention to actually when they were going to start being operational as a prints site

Maybe they're at last seen sense and are running 'soft pre-launches' so that they can iron out blimps. Didn't make much of a song and dance (so far) with their subs launch either.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #28 on:** April 07, 2014, 17:00 »

Has anyone noticed the pricing?

$250 for a 32x48 canvas? I sell my work directly as canvas wraps and that's less than what I can buy it for using a reputable print lab. And then I still need to mark it up to resell it. Pretty sure that's also lower than the base cost at FAA.

So now I'm competing against my own work at much lower prices and earning a smaller percentage.

DF_Studios · « **Reply #29 on:** April 08, 2014, 06:40 »

Pricing - Getty will probably use lower prices to gain market share. What do they care if the artist gets less?

FAA's competitive advantage over others is 1. Their paintings and other artwork 2. They offer so much more custom framing options than the competition.

Other sites like Society6 offer standard mats and frames which often make the prints looks strange. Also most of other players have limited choices to keep things simply and easier to manage. Since FAA is using a full range print shop in the background they can offer more choices.

One has to wonder if Sean at FAA really just wants to keep total control or if potential have looked behind curtains and discovered that the operation is not scalable. By now with investment money they could have bought out their supplier and cloned it in Europe to provide more worldwide coverage.

Mantis · « **Reply #30 on:** April 08, 2014, 11:51 »

Not trying to create a conspiracy theory but it comes across as a money grab. Let it run for a period of time, rake in whatever doe he can, close shop and bolt with a good chunk of doe. The main reason I say that is because of all of the messy copyright violations we are seeing today, like he doesn't care.

wordplanet · « **Reply #31 on:** April 08, 2014, 12:38 »

The site layout looks beautiful. Wish FAA would work on marketing our images rather than heading into the overcrowded stock photo market because these guys are going to give them a run for their money, I'm afraid. Found some paintings on photos.com too.

It's discouraging.

lightphoto · « **Reply #32 on:** April 09, 2014, 00:09 »

Yet another fantastic decision by the geniuses at Getty. Ugh.

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