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gillian vann

  • *Gillian*
« Reply #50 on: April 23, 2013, 04:18 »
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They seem to be trying to solve the wrong problem. 

Fix the Google Drive deal guys.  We need to be paid fairly for our images in order for this business to be SUSTAINABLE for us.  Just really REALLY try to understand that.  Please.

Once you've done that, give us information and opt-out options on future deals, and I'm sure you'll see an avalanche of wonderful images start coming your way again.  It's no good opening the floodgates until you've done something to encourage contributor trust and enthusiasm.

are you going to be the one to start a thread at iS?

it's like the elephant in the room over there.


rubyroo

« Reply #51 on: April 23, 2013, 04:20 »
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No.  I don't post in their forum.  But you'd think they'd get it by now without any further help, wouldn't you?  It's extraordinary.
« Last Edit: April 23, 2013, 04:24 by rubyroo »

gillian vann

  • *Gillian*
« Reply #52 on: April 23, 2013, 04:27 »
+6
it's certainly very quiet over there of late. I honestly think ppl are scared.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #53 on: April 23, 2013, 04:31 »
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No.  I don't post in their forum.  But you'd think they'd get it by now without any further help, wouldn't you?  It's extraordinary.
I'm sure plenty of exclusives said it in their recent questionnaire. FWIW.
It's certainly one more exclusive benefit removed. Slowly but surely they're chipping away at all the benefits. Now although the price and percentage are higher, we don't have the ability to nominate a proportion our generic files to be priced competitively with indies, so the higher price is a mixed blessing. And many suspect that the aim is to get everyone's commission down to 'at most 20%'.
« Last Edit: April 23, 2013, 18:13 by ShadySue »

rubyroo

« Reply #54 on: April 23, 2013, 04:47 »
+5
I think you're right Gillian, they are scared.  Scared because if they say what the top brass don't want to hear, they'll get banned. 

They have to address the root cause of the issue and stop papering over the cracks, but if all they look at is short-term forecasts on spreadsheets, they'll never see it.

@Sue - yes, this must feel like another slap in the face for exclusives.  I'm sure we're all hoping for a day when they realise that iStock's success and upward trajectory was based on all parties performing well, not just them. 


« Reply #55 on: April 23, 2013, 06:11 »
+12
I don't care for upload limits. Once they raise their royalty limits I may become interested again.

gillian vann

  • *Gillian*
« Reply #56 on: April 23, 2013, 06:15 »
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999 is ridiculous to ordinary folk. it's like "all you can eat" seriously, how many can you really upload?
sure, i could trawl through my own back catalogue and find some great sh!t stuff, but it would be a fool's game only played to increase my port #, nothing more.

« Reply #57 on: April 23, 2013, 06:21 »
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999 is ridiculous to ordinary folk. it's like "all you can eat" seriously, how many can you really upload?
sure, i could trawl through my own back catalogue and find some great sh!t stuff, but it would be a fool's game only played to increase my port #, nothing more.

Right.  This was not done because anyone currently at IS was asking for it.  They're trying to pull in outside image factories and production houses.  As an admin said:
"I guess it's not great news for everyone but I think newer members ( both exclusive & nonexclusive) will appreciate the extra slots."
« Last Edit: April 23, 2013, 06:24 by sjlocke »

Pinocchio

« Reply #58 on: April 23, 2013, 08:34 »
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I too find the change in upload limits intriguing, and would really like to know the true motivation because I think that it's a very telling development given the circumstances.  Hard to believe it's not connected with the Google deal, even though many of the responses are from exclusives expressing dismay...

I consider this comment by gladassfanny (see http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=352443&messageid=6864225 ) the most pertinent comment on the Google deal.  Succinct and to the point, it was never graced with a reply.

"Actually Lobo, Trust Is the crux of the main complaint. Contributors trusted iStock/Getty to do the right thing when representing them. The Getty/Google deal squandered that trust. Since the deal was revealed (actually unmasked), a lot of dancing has taken place on the part of the company.

The changes in the licensing agreement remind me of applying lipstick to a pig to make it look better. It is still a pig when one is finished.

The deal is the deal, and it is an extremely bad one for contributors and for the industry.

Your game, your rules, but the Google Drive deal writes a book about the practices of Getty/iStock and it is not a positive one."


I know we all get a little confused from time to time, but a comment like this generally clears things up for a while.  So, I can't see how iStock could really be confused about how contributors feel about the Google deal.  The whole deal reeks of unmitigated incompetence - now it's time to get back in my box.

My portfolio is very small, so no-one is going to notice me uploading, disabling or not, but I'm looking for more ethical outlets.

Regards

« Reply #59 on: April 23, 2013, 09:03 »
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upload limits mean little to me personally, I rarely come anywhere near even the base level as it was previously, let alone my exclusive level limit, as I'm just a part timer.

But it's strange.  Lots of people here used to complain about the upload limits on iStock;  just do a search if you don't believe me.

Now they've effectively removed the limits (for that is what they have done, no-one is suggesting you should try and meet 999/week as a target), people complain about that and say it's ridiculous.

Seems you can't please some of the people any of the time.

« Reply #60 on: April 23, 2013, 09:06 »
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I guess this way Thinkstock will be more competitive, they were missing quite a bit of the independent content.

But I don't really understand why exclusives would cheer it. If they wanted to make it easier for newbies to go exclusive - just remove the 250 download barrier! Let people go exclusive as soon as their first file is approved and then they can also enjoy higher upload limits.

If they removed the limit for exclusives and made it possible to be exclusive with the first file I am sure they would be able to "catch" many of the people who are coming in new to the market. That would include a lot of pros who are moving their portfolios from the macros "downstream" because they are realising they have to follow the customer.

Like this I see it as a benefit to the independents and the large production houses. The exclusives can only hope that best match keeps favoring them and that they have enough files in the lower price range to stay visibile.


« Reply #61 on: April 23, 2013, 09:07 »
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Unlimited x nothing = nothing

« Reply #62 on: April 23, 2013, 09:10 »
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Gosh, hope they've appointed a batch of new inspectors, the queue is currently 77889.
Clearly, they must have lost too many big guns and need to hothouse the newbies quickly. Even when I was Silver, I think I only hit my weekly limit twice. Still, I remember when I was new and had a backlog and used to wish I could buy spare slots!

They tried this with vectors first, apparently not many people were using their full allocation, so they increased the limits.  ???

Oh, I see they have been training more inspectors. Also they are relaxing some technical rejections.

Hey Sue, could you tell me where you're getting that 77889 number from? Is it only for photos, or for all mediums? Can't seem to find that sort of information any where on iStock... Thanks! :)

mlwinphoto

« Reply #63 on: April 23, 2013, 09:36 »
+6
it's certainly very quiet over there of late. I honestly think ppl are scared.

It's not because they/we are scared, it's cuz we don't care any longer.  Enough is enough.

« Reply #64 on: April 23, 2013, 09:37 »
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http://www.istockphoto.com/stats

Total files 13184228
Waiting approval 88946

« Reply #65 on: April 23, 2013, 09:59 »
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http://www.istockphoto.com/stats

Total files 13184228
Waiting approval 88946


Thank you! :) What a strange, barren page... I always thought iStock had a 20 million+ strong library, since they've been around for so long. :o This is rather surprising...

« Reply #66 on: April 23, 2013, 10:15 »
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it's certainly very quiet over there of late. I honestly think ppl are scared.

It's not because they/we are scared, it's cuz we don't care any longer.  Enough is enough.

It's not that they are scared, it's not that they don't care any longer - it's because they have been banned.  ;)

« Reply #67 on: April 23, 2013, 10:27 »
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http://www.istockphoto.com/stats

Total files 13184228
Waiting approval 88946


Thank you! :) What a strange, barren page... I always thought iStock had a 20 million+ strong library, since they've been around for so long. :o This is rather surprising...

That link just goes to their homepage. Did they just get rid of the page?

« Reply #68 on: April 23, 2013, 10:32 »
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http://www.istockphoto.com/stats

Total files 13184228
Waiting approval 88946


Thank you! :) What a strange, barren page... I always thought iStock had a 20 million+ strong library, since they've been around for so long. :o This is rather surprising...

That link just goes to their homepage. Did they just get rid of the page?

I can see it

« Reply #69 on: April 23, 2013, 10:33 »
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999 is ridiculous to ordinary folk. it's like "all you can eat" seriously, how many can you really upload?

There were jokes about this in the vector thread when they raised it to 999. I think it would take me about 40-50 hours to upload 999 files there. So, I think it is more a policy of upload as much as you want or until you get frustrated and have to stop.  ;)

michealo

« Reply #70 on: April 23, 2013, 10:36 »
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Historically 999 was the emergency number in the UK and a good few other countries in the world

« Reply #71 on: April 23, 2013, 10:44 »
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http://www.istockphoto.com/stats

Total files 13184228
Waiting approval 88946


Thank you! :) What a strange, barren page...

That link just goes to their homepage. Did they just get rid of the page?


It's just a status page, not intended for general consumption, kind of nice that regular contributors can see the queue length. You have to be logged in or you get redirected to the home page.

« Reply #72 on: April 23, 2013, 10:55 »
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« Last Edit: April 23, 2013, 16:00 by Microstock Posts »

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #73 on: April 23, 2013, 11:08 »
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Now 92106.
Some people had backlogs.

« Reply #74 on: April 23, 2013, 12:13 »
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I am the smallest of fish, but I have a few photos I really care about, and they have value.   It isn't just the Google deal, it's knowing there could be another deal just like it at any time.   

I deactivated all but 1 on D-Day and the only reason that one is there is to keep the account active in case the whole operation gets sold or spun off, and the new owners make a strong and unambiguous statement of how things are going to be different.


 

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