Author Topic: Why you dont load up to normal agencies.. no microstock (Read 16734 times)

Bateleur · « **Reply #25 on:** February 11, 2007, 05:00 »

Quote from: madelaide on February 10, 2007, 19:40

Quote from: Bateleur on February 10, 2007, 17:08
Sorry for being dense, but I don't quite follow ... what are SP and KI?
ShutterPoint and KeenImages, respectively.

Okay ... thanks. Two more agencies I didn't know about.

Bateleur · « **Reply #26 on:** February 11, 2007, 05:04 »

Quote from: madelaide on February 10, 2007, 19:40

Quote from: Bateleur on February 10, 2007, 17:08
Sorry for being dense, but I don't quite follow ... what are SP and KI?
ShutterPoint and KeenImages, respectively.

Interesting ... I have just googled both those agencies to find their web sites, tried to check out their conditions, and got error messages for both of them.

I wonder what's going on ...

madelaide · « **Reply #27 on:** February 11, 2007, 14:09 »

SP and KI are sister companies. SP had lots of problems yesterday and was down this morning, but it is fine now. I suppose KI shared the same problem. A guy who works in IT told me he was able to check that they had some server problem yesterday.

These are my referrals, should you care to join:
Shutterpoint
KeenImages

SP is a paid storage site with no image inspection, KI is a free storage site with image inspection.

Regards,
Adelaide

masterpiece · « **Reply #28 on:** February 12, 2007, 22:04 »

Hi! folks,

I got this reply from sodapix. It would be grateful if someone can help me translate the text. Thank you and best regards. masterpiece.

"Herzlichen Glückwunsch, wir begrüssen Sie als neuen Sodagrapher!

Wir haben Ihr Portfolio gesichtet und sind davon überzeugt, dass Ihre Bilder zu unserem Sodapix-Stil passen.

Um mit dem Upload Ihrer Bilder zu beginnen, bitten wir Sie, Ihre Anmeldung mit einem Klick auf «Konto aktivieren» abzuschliessen:

Konto aktivieren
Falls der Link nicht funktioniert, wenden Sie sich an Ihr Sodapix-Team.

Ebenfalls bitten wir Sie, uns den Fotografenvertrag in zweifacher Ausführung unterschrieben per Post zurückzusenden. Erst dann können wir Ihre Bilder mit vollen Rechten auf der Verkaufsplattform anbieten.

Fotografenvertrag herunterladen

Wir freuen uns auf die Zusammenarbeit!

Freundliche Grüsse,
Ihr Sodapix-Team"

ChrisRabior · « **Reply #29 on:** February 12, 2007, 23:03 »

Crappy translation from AltaVista's BabelFish:

", we you welcome congratulations as new Sodagrapher! We sighted and are convinced your Portfolio of the fact that your pictures fit our Sodapix style. In order to begin with the Upload of your pictures, we ask you, your registration with one let us click on "account activate" to lock: Case the left activates, contacts account not functioned you your Sodapix team. Likewise we ask you to send us back the photographer contract in double execution signed by post office. Only then we can offer your pictures with full rights on the sales platform. Photographer contract download We look forward to co-operation! Friendly greetings, your Sodapix team "

masterpiece · « **Reply #30 on:** February 12, 2007, 23:33 »

Its OK ChrisRabior. Not to worry. Now I understand
what the message says.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your help.
Best regards.
mAsTeRpIeCe

Verena · « **Reply #31 on:** March 09, 2007, 14:20 »

Very interesting discussion!
Thanks for all the useful information Xenia!

Verena

bbettina · « **Reply #32 on:** March 10, 2007, 23:07 »

Any suggestions what kind of pics to submit to Panthermedia. I uploaded a like 10 or so - all studio people pics I also have on US micro sites (mostly kids). Is there a particular topic/style/subject you recommend? What do you think the critical portfolio size is? I simply don't have 500 great pics - at least not yet. Do pics keep selling or do you have to "keep feeding the hungry beast" as people say of SS and I have experienced on DT myself?
So far I have had very few views and no sales but its only been like two weeks.

Great discussion - thanks!

Tina

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #33 on:** March 11, 2007, 02:25 »

Hi Tina,

you do not have to feed the "hungry beast "

. I got sales after I have done nothing for months. Yes that is right, you do not get a lot of views. I am not really sure which sells best on PM, but Business photos should in gerneral be the best selling pics. Also if PM accepts your image and your image gets an "Redaktions Empfehlung" you are much more likely to have sales I would say, because they come up on the first pages, for the buyer who searches images.

bbettina · « **Reply #34 on:** March 11, 2007, 22:33 »

That's good to know, thanks. I got a bunch of "Empfehlungen" and whats called "Red. Tipp" - not sure what the difference is but I guess it musst mean something good.
I'll just try individual photos from "tricky categories" like landscapes, flowers and see whether they are excepted, if so, I can still do more. I think Xenia's point earlier that it makes little sense to upload the same pics that people can buy somewhere else for $1. Trouble is, a lot of my people pics are online soemwhere.

Tina

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #35 on:** March 12, 2007, 07:13 »

I have the same images I got on PM also on the other sites.
The reason is that I didn't apply for the PM-Collection. PM knows there are cheaper sites. They only bother if you want you images in the PM collection. Then as I understand it, they should not be sold somewhere else for a cheaper price.

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