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Quote from: PhotoDude on March 28, 2016, 03:32Quote from: sharpshot on March 01, 2016, 05:46Sold my first mobile phone photo for $2. Used a few sites but had no luck in over 6 months, so I will have to upload a lot more images.https://www.twenty20.com/photos/3fe1283f-f225-42dc-96cb-b0721c630372Congratulations! Is it possible / makes sense to upload DSLR pictures to Twenty20? Will they sell? I don't see the point in doing that, I already have enough places to sell DSLR photos.
Quote from: sharpshot on March 01, 2016, 05:46Sold my first mobile phone photo for $2. Used a few sites but had no luck in over 6 months, so I will have to upload a lot more images.https://www.twenty20.com/photos/3fe1283f-f225-42dc-96cb-b0721c630372Congratulations! Is it possible / makes sense to upload DSLR pictures to Twenty20? Will they sell?
Sold my first mobile phone photo for $2. Used a few sites but had no luck in over 6 months, so I will have to upload a lot more images.https://www.twenty20.com/photos/3fe1283f-f225-42dc-96cb-b0721c630372
I started uploading mobile stockphoto's while commuting, or during bored moments at work. And, I was surprised that sales started flowing in! Not big sales, I won't be selling the 5D yet, or quitting my daytime job yet, but it's fun to see sales coming in. I'm using, in order of sales:ShutterstockFotoliaiStockDreamstime123RFStockimoTwenty20 (no sales yet)Thinking of using Eyeem too...Weird thing about DT: I have between 100 and 200 on each agency (except Twenty20). But DT used to be my bigtime winner in sales, so I put all my effort in that portfolio, and uploaded about 450 at them. Sales (and views) were coming in regularly (not enough, but fun). So I made an extra effort and pushed my portfolio above 500 (37 now). Since then (2 months now), no sales anymore, and almost no views. Anyone else noticed this strange kind of behavior?Luckily my iStock, FT and SS portfolios kicked off, so I put my effort there now.
is there a way to protect photos on eyeem because i there is no watermark there ?
Quote from: Bjorn999 on April 18, 2016, 01:54I started uploading mobile stockphoto's while commuting, or during bored moments at work. And, I was surprised that sales started flowing in! Not big sales, I won't be selling the 5D yet, or quitting my daytime job yet, but it's fun to see sales coming in. I'm using, in order of sales:ShutterstockFotoliaiStockDreamstime123RFStockimoTwenty20 (no sales yet)Thinking of using Eyeem too...Weird thing about DT: I have between 100 and 200 on each agency (except Twenty20). But DT used to be my bigtime winner in sales, so I put all my effort in that portfolio, and uploaded about 450 at them. Sales (and views) were coming in regularly (not enough, but fun). So I made an extra effort and pushed my portfolio above 500 (37 now). Since then (2 months now), no sales anymore, and almost no views. Anyone else noticed this strange kind of behavior?Luckily my iStock, FT and SS portfolios kicked off, so I put my effort there now.Awesome stuff... What mobile are you using? I have a one plus 2 and am trying to figure out if it's me are the phone that's causing all the rejections
What about footage? Do agencies accept the quality from a phone?
Mobile sites like 20twenty and EyeEm but not Snapwire, I don't get them. I have the feeling they don't want any new photographers and always have the same people getting nominated.Westend61 for macro, they distribute to Offset, Getty, Fotolia and others as well and accepts mobile.I always find keywording too troublesome at Alamy, my portfolio there is tiny and sales are almost absent. Not sure if they change the keywording procedure at Alamy nowadays.In order of importance for me at the moment: Westend61, Getty, mobile, microstock agencies with Westend61 getting my best images and microstock my worst.
Doing pretty well with mobile, in fact my sales at the 'mobile' websites are outperforming microstock nowadays. I'm considering to pull out of microstock and only doing macrostock and mobile for images.I've kind of had it with all the changes at the (greedy) microstock agencies.
Quote from: Cylonphoto on May 15, 2016, 15:08What about footage? Do agencies accept the quality from a phone?I'm don't upload too much iphone clips as I love using my professional cam but in some instances mobile clips are great. Must have it in manual mode to stop the aperture from flickering and I also put it in manual focus. One of my best selling clips on Getty was filmed on my old iphone 4s quite a few years ago. Still sells today. As long as you use the equipment to its full advantage the content will sell the clip and do all the hard work for you.