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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: captain on January 17, 2015, 22:11

Title: Strange: Istock invite me to join it by showing my Shutterstock portfolio
Post by: captain on January 17, 2015, 22:11
It is very strange!

I got a mail from Istock and invite me to join Istock photo by showing my some popular photo in Shutterstock.The fact is I did in Istock from 2 years ago!!!  :'( :'(
Title: Re: Strange: Istock invite me to join it by showing my Shutterstock portfolio
Post by: Mantis on January 17, 2015, 22:19
Thats desperate. I mean that is flippin desperate when agencies have to search for more contributors unless you have such unique content they want it for getty.
Title: Re: Strange: Istock invite me to join it by showing my Shutterstock portfolio
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on January 17, 2015, 22:32
Quote from: captain on January 17, 2015, 22:11
It is very strange!

I got a mail from Istock and invite me to join Istock photo by showing my some popular photo in Shutterstock.The fact is I did in Istock from 2 years ago!!!  :'( :'(

Sorry, I'm not clear on what you're saying.  Did you get an invitation to buy from iStock or contribute?  And they used one of your SS images or just a SS image?
Title: Re: Strange: Istock invite me to join it by showing my Shutterstock portfolio
Post by: dingles on January 17, 2015, 23:03
I had shutterstock do the same thing when I posted a demo reel of my istock videos on youtube. Not desperate, just recruiting contributors.
Title: Re: Strange: Istock invite me to join it by showing my Shutterstock portfolio
Post by: captain on January 18, 2015, 06:30
Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on January 17, 2015, 22:32
Quote from: captain on January 17, 2015, 22:11
It is very strange!

I got a mail from Istock and invite me to join Istock photo by showing my some popular photo in Shutterstock.The fact is I did in Istock from 2 years ago!!!  :'( :'(

Sorry, I'm not clear on what you're saying.  Did you get an invitation to buy from iStock or contribute?  And they used one of your SS images or just a SS image?

Istockphoto show some my photo (from Shutterstock) and invite me join Istockphoto as contributor.
Title: Re: Strange: Istock invite me to join it by showing my Shutterstock portfolio
Post by: Monkeyman on January 18, 2015, 09:37
And by recruiting  more contributors, all contributors will make less money and eventually stop uploading because it's not worth the effort any longer... that's a bit ironic, isn't it.  :P