Author Topic: yuri arcurs is IS exclusive (Read 147449 times)

luissantos84 · « **Reply #200 on:** May 19, 2013, 09:23 »

two entries on SS forum from Yuri's father

Well, now Yuri has left Shutterstock I can just as well reveal a few things. It is a long time ago since Yuri only had 1000 downloads a day at SS. A typical day at SS had between 3000-4000 downloads!! How do I know? Well, I introduced Yuri to SS. And I am Yuris dad - and very proud of my son´s success!

By the way, Yuri is not the only one leaving SS. If you want to see my port, do it now. In some weeks it will be gone too! Time to say goodbye!

The best to all of you!

PS: Rinder99, thanks! You have always been fair to Yuri (and me) from the very beginning about 7-8 years ago.

Vista/Dhoxax

AND

Thanks for the nice words about my son Yuri (and my port)!

Why I leave too? Not so difficult to figure out really: I simply got an offer I could not refuse! Got It?

No, stock photography is only my hobby (though, a hobby with a nice income). In "real life" I work as an university professor and researcher.

The best to all of you!

Vista/Dhoxax .)

Xanox · « **Reply #201 on:** May 19, 2013, 09:30 »

to me it sounds like a super fake.

Yuri's father ? hahaha ....

luissantos84 · « **Reply #202 on:** May 19, 2013, 09:34 »

Quote from: Xanox on May 19, 2013, 09:30

to me it sounds like a super fake.

Yuri's father ? hahaha ....

on that we agree, just that

Xanox · « **Reply #203 on:** May 19, 2013, 09:39 »

Quote from: cobalt on May 18, 2013, 11:50

stocksy is a special niche content agency and it is very, very early stages. Bruce has come up with a clever model and is not planning to add 30 000 photographers and 30 million images.

The world is very big place and I am very confident that stocksy will find it´s niche in the global market.

Think of trendy expensive organic food stores. They exist inspite of walmart.

but why so many of you guys are raving about Stocksy ?

first of all the founder is now a millionaire and his belly is full.
Stocksy is just his new playground, his new toy.

you say he's not seeking to make big money ? well and neither those joining Stocky will see any money then...

and in any case it's the deja-vu of Digital Railroad, a wannabe "boutique" agency, a sort of mid-stock, neither flesh nor fish.

as an analyst, i give him 12 months before crashing and burning, but since it's his personal toy he could keep it in artificial life for a few years just to boast around he's in the stock business and he runs an agency.

Xanox · « **Reply #204 on:** May 19, 2013, 09:52 »

Quote from: mattdixon on May 18, 2013, 12:57

This is a huge blow for Shuttterstock and the subs model, Yuri will have been watching his RPI like a hawk and I guess the figures didn't stack up against the production costs.

well, the emperor has no clothes !
finally someone put the money where his mouth is.

in a healthy economy subs should be just for low-earning images, leftovers, backgrounds, and anything requiring low production costs.

now the experiment is over and many others will reach Yuri's conclusions causing a domino effect.

as much as he discovered hot water, many like me were saying the same things since the last decade just to be called trolls, banned, and bla bla bla.

let's face it, this forum is quite extremist, it's run on untouchable dogmas rather than being a place for discussion, either you're in or you're out.

all i can say is .. subs are probably the last thing that will remain out of microstock in the long term, say 5-10 yrs from now.

but only agencies are going to make any profit from it.

cidepix · « **Reply #205 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:02 »

Quote from: cobalt on May 18, 2013, 11:50

The world is very big place and I am very confident that stocksy will find it´s niche in the global market.

I wouldn't trust my dad that much

the only sites I trust are the ones I am running myself..

in my opinion, stocksy is a lost case already..

Xanox · « **Reply #206 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:05 »

Quote from: OM on May 19, 2013, 07:57

As to Yuri, IMO he wants to move his business to the next level in terms of creation/creativity and he can't do that from micropayments.

it's a creative job, but nothing to do with ART.

he's on F1.4 primes, light walls, fake smiles, fake models, fake everything, perfect stuff for generic advertising, but nothing you couldn't find before in any RM agency honestly.

i'm not into that sort of stuff, i would puke at the idea, but he can easily sell 100x times more than me so i don't blame him and i respect him, to each his own, i'll be the own begging for money, not him.

and i think one of the very reasons for him to move upscale is that Getty allows a lot more creativity than micros.
many photos that would be rejected at IS or SS could sell once for a lot of money on getty, 100s or 1000s of dollars.

at this point there's no other level he can push his business apart quantity.
his direct competitors are now the other lifestyle agencies under getty, that's his new playfield.

i'm sure one day he'll regret having wasted time with micros, mark my words.

or maybe, considering his attitude, he'll pat himself on the shoulder and claim to having joined micro at the right time and left it at the right time.

well, i disgress, if he was good enough from the start he had to join getty from the start but it's not my business to judge his business.

as an RM guy i'm glad he came back home, so to speak.

Xanox · « **Reply #207 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:11 »

Quote from: cidepix on May 19, 2013, 10:02

in my opinion, stocksy is a lost case already..

their timing is bad.

anything else is ok, and they've millions in the bank.

it's not a matter of bad execution or bad business plan.
it's alright from that perspective.

but the timing .. it's 2013 ... SS is the king of the hill, public company, millions at stake, the cheapest prices ever seen, bla bla bla.

how do they plan to compete in such an environment ? where exactly do they plan to set their market niche ? would the next Yuri Arcurs join them, and why ?

so far, it's just "vaporware".

even Tony Stone some time ago launched his micro agency or whatever, just to be never heard again, can't even remeber the name of the agency actually and we're talking of Tony Stone the "father" of stock photography !!!

aspp · « **Reply #208 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:30 »

Firstly, someone needs to put up a Downfall parody. You know, the one where Hitler is really angry to hear that Yuri Arcus has defected to Getty. Please make it so.

Secondly, I am rather hoping that the rest of Yuri's family will now decloak, coming out from behind their avatars and revealing their true identities.

Quote from: Xanox on May 19, 2013, 10:11

we're talking of Tony Stone the "father" of stock photography !!!

Oh.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #209 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:33 »

Quote from: aspp on May 19, 2013, 10:30

Secondly, I am rather hoping that the rest of Yuri's family will now decloak, coming out from behind their avatars and revealing their true identities.

Ploink · « **Reply #210 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:39 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on May 19, 2013, 09:23

two entries on SS forum from Yuri's father

Well, now Yuri has left Shutterstock I can just as well reveal a few things. It is a long time ago since Yuri only had 1000 downloads a day at SS. A typical day at SS had between 3000-4000 downloads!! How do I know? Well, I introduced Yuri to SS. And I am Yuris dad - and very proud of my son´s success!

By the way, Yuri is not the only one leaving SS. If you want to see my port, do it now. In some weeks it will be gone too! Time to say goodbye!

The best to all of you!

PS: Rinder99, thanks! You have always been fair to Yuri (and me) from the very beginning about 7-8 years ago.

Vista/Dhoxax

AND

Thanks for the nice words about my son Yuri (and my port)!

Why I leave too? Not so difficult to figure out really: I simply got an offer I could not refuse! Got It?

No, stock photography is only my hobby (though, a hobby with a nice income). In "real life" I work as an university professor and researcher.

The best to all of you!

Vista/Dhoxax .)

I bet Yuri had a Star Wars moment when he read that posts - "I am your father!" *chhhhh*

rubyroo · « **Reply #211 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:40 »

Xanox has made me realise something. I could be full of joy if I made up a war in my head each day and then decided I'd won it.

I'm gonna try that...

luissantos84 · « **Reply #212 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:40 »

the cheap Cape Town

OM · « **Reply #213 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:46 »

Quote from: Xanox on May 19, 2013, 10:05

Quote from: OM on May 19, 2013, 07:57
As to Yuri, IMO he wants to move his business to the next level in terms of creation/creativity and he can't do that from micropayments.

it's a creative job, but nothing to do with ART.

he's on F1.4 primes, light walls, fake smiles, fake models, fake everything, perfect stuff for generic advertising, but nothing you couldn't find before in any RM agency honestly.

i'm not into that sort of stuff, i would puke at the idea, but he can easily sell 100x times more than me so i don't blame him and i respect him, to each his own, i'll be the own begging for money, not him.

and i think one of the very reasons for him to move upscale is that Getty allows a lot more creativity than micros.
many photos that would be rejected at IS or SS could sell once for a lot of money on getty, 100s or 1000s of dollars.

at this point there's no other level he can push his business apart quantity.
his direct competitors are now the other lifestyle agencies under getty, that's his new playfield.

i'm sure one day he'll regret having wasted time with micros, mark my words.

or maybe, considering his attitude, he'll pat himself on the shoulder and claim to having joined micro at the right time and left it at the right time.

well, i disgress, if he was good enough from the start he had to join getty from the start but it's not my business to judge his business.

as an RM guy i'm glad he came back home, so to speak.

Did I mention ART? Nope. Creation/creativity has myriad forms and not necessarily anything to do with 'art'. And as to whether Yuri will look on back on microstock with regret.....I doubt it cos GI doesn't do deals with nonentities. Need to get their attention first; level the negotiating playing field a little before a mutually beneficial discussion can be initiated and Yuri has certainly done that.
You only negotiate with 'the suits' from a position of strength......no free lunch when they've already eaten you for breakfast.

Poncke v2 · « **Reply #214 on:** May 19, 2013, 10:52 »

Xanox I think you and others who you refer to are not being banned or called troll for what you say but how you say it. In a normal discussion no one gets banned for having an opinion

cthoman · « **Reply #215 on:** May 19, 2013, 11:13 »

Quote from: cidepix on May 19, 2013, 10:02

Quote from: cobalt on May 18, 2013, 11:50
The world is very big place and I am very confident that stocksy will find it´s niche in the global market.

I wouldn't trust my dad that much

the only sites I trust are the ones I am running myself..

in my opinion, stocksy is a lost case already..

I think the thing about Stocksy is there seems to be a push in the market for these higher priced curated collections. First, you had Vetta. Now, Stocksy and Offset is right on the heels of that. Maybe these agencies are trying to manufacture the demand for this, but I'm more inclined to believe that the demand already exists.

The second thing about Stocksy is the people around it. It has an impressive group of contributors that believe in it. I know I've seen first hand how believing in an agency or site and putting all your efforts into it can make a huge difference. So, I can't underestimate contributors working hard to make an agency grow.

nataq · « **Reply #216 on:** May 19, 2013, 12:40 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on May 19, 2013, 09:34

Quote from: Xanox on May 19, 2013, 09:30
to me it sounds like a super fake.

Yuri's father ? hahaha ....

on that we agree, just that

Oh well - everybody always just seems to want to read their own words. If you don´t know, why write?
Dhoxax IS Yuri´s father.

fieldsphotos · « **Reply #217 on:** May 19, 2013, 13:09 »

Quote from: nataq on May 19, 2013, 12:40

Quote from: luissantos84 on May 19, 2013, 09:34
Quote from: Xanox on May 19, 2013, 09:30
to me it sounds like a super fake.

Yuri's father ? hahaha ....

on that we agree, just that

Oh well - everybody always just seems to want to read their own words. If you don´t know, why write?
Dhoxax IS Yuri´s father.

Dhoxax has the same images in his port as Steen Wackerhausen does over on Stock Fresh (so they appear to be the same person). According to the wikipedia (I know, I know), Steen Wackerhausen is Yuri's father. I am sure someone better at Google reseach can dig more correlations out than me.

https://stockfresh.com/gallery/StonyArt
http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-uVista.html

Of course, for all I know, "Wackerhausen" is as common of a name in Danish as "Smith" is in the states and its just a coincidence. But it seems legit on the surface.

Tryingmybest · « **Reply #218 on:** May 19, 2013, 13:13 »

Quote from: aspp on May 19, 2013, 10:30

Firstly, someone needs to put up a Downfall parody. You know, the one where Hitler is really angry to hear that Yuri Arcus has defected to Getty. Please make it so.

Secondly, I am rather hoping that the rest of Yuri's family will now decloak, coming out from behind their avatars and revealing their true identities.

Quote from: Xanox on May 19, 2013, 10:11
we're talking of Tony Stone the "father" of stock photography !!!

Oh.

I'm Yuri's half-Black brother. I'm very proud of him. Please like me on Facebook.

ShadySue · « **Reply #219 on:** May 19, 2013, 13:26 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on May 19, 2013, 10:40

the cheap Cape Town

I'm sure 38c a whack (for at least some sales) doesn't sustain a film star lifestyle, even with Yuri's sales.

ffNixx · « **Reply #220 on:** May 19, 2013, 13:36 »

Oh for the love of... I wonder just what it is that the "father" is "researching" as a "professor" if he has enough spare time to create 11,000 nicely processed photos.

Why do I always get a strange sense of psychosis whenever I read something originating with this guy that calls himself Yuri??

Off-putting nouevau riche bigging his self up at every opportunity.

Maybe there's a positive here. Once he leaves microstock we can all get along counting our pennies, instead of paying attention to this attention hoe. Let's hope so. I for one have had enough of the mind**ck known as Yuri.

Rant over, moving on.

PS: and no, I won't follow up with an apology. I actually mean it.

cobalt · « **Reply #221 on:** May 19, 2013, 13:39 »

Yuri is the most successful artist on istock with only part of his portfolio as an independent. Once he uploads the rest of his catalogue and keeps on shooting huge volumes of new content plus the best match push he will certainly get, he will probably soon completly dominate the site at all price points.

And once he gets the hang of getty macro, both rf and rm, he will be dominating that too.

I really wonder how the old school gettyshooters will react to such a powerhouse in their protected walled garden. Yuri will be like a force of nature they cannot compete with. Just think of all those cynical dinosaurs that made fun of Sean when he got kicked out...this is the right kind of experience for them. The 21st century has finally arrived...

Maybe they will rename the company in his honor in a year or so..."arcursimages" has such a nice ring to it

Just kidding, I really wish Yuri all the best and I admire that he obviously has a built in crystal ball and knows EXACTLY what the customers want to buy.

Xanox · « **Reply #222 on:** May 19, 2013, 13:53 »

Quote from: cobalt on May 19, 2013, 13:39

I really wonder how the old school gettyshooters will react to such a powerhouse in their protected walled garden. Yuri will be like a force of nature they cannot compete with.

well, at the moment he can barely compete with BlendImages on Getty.

Xanox · « **Reply #223 on:** May 19, 2013, 13:57 »

Quote from: ShadySue on May 19, 2013, 13:26

I'm sure 38c a whack (for at least some sales) doesn't sustain a film star lifestyle, even with Yuri's sales.

location location location !

no idea about CapeTown, but you can buy a similar villa with seaview and small swimming pool in Thailand for as low as 2-300K $.

gemmy12 · « **Reply #224 on:** May 19, 2013, 14:08 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on May 19, 2013, 09:23

two entries on SS forum from Yuri's father

Well, now Yuri has left Shutterstock I can just as well reveal a few things. It is a long time ago since Yuri only had 1000 downloads a day at SS. A typical day at SS had between 3000-4000 downloads!! How do I know? Well, I introduced Yuri to SS. And I am Yuris dad - and very proud of my son´s success!

By the way, Yuri is not the only one leaving SS. If you want to see my port, do it now. In some weeks it will be gone too! Time to say goodbye!

The best to all of you!

PS: Rinder99, thanks! You have always been fair to Yuri (and me) from the very beginning about 7-8 years ago.

Vista/Dhoxax

AND

Thanks for the nice words about my son Yuri (and my port)!

Why I leave too? Not so difficult to figure out really: I simply got an offer I could not refuse! Got It?

No, stock photography is only my hobby (though, a hobby with a nice income). In "real life" I work as an university professor and researcher.

The best to all of you!

Vista/Dhoxax .)

Is this really Yuri's father ? or are you talking about Christian ? I heard he is reporting in forums that he is also going to leave micro (once again...) ?

anyways.. god luck to Yuri, Yuri's father and christian !

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