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Agency Based Discussion => Envato => PhotoDune => Topic started by: joshsprague on November 04, 2015, 23:11

Title: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: joshsprague on November 04, 2015, 23:11
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Hi everyone! As a follow-up to the launch of Unstock (Envato’s Newest Photo Collection) we wanted to run a contest so all PhotoDune authors have a chance at being part of this new collection.

We’ve put up $5,000 in prize money for the best new photos selected for the Unstock Collection.

What You Can Win

Each photo selected for Unstock will win $5 per photo.

We’re also running a “Best Photo” contest where all photos uploaded to the marketplace between November 5th and January 28th will have a chance to win awesome bonus prizes!

The best photos in the following 10 categories will win $500 each:

$500 Prize: Best ‘Happy Holidays’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘Being human’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘A way of life’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘Busy & connected’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘Life is a journey’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘It’s a wonderful world’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘Together’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘Unexpected’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘Building our world’ Photo
$500 Prize: Best ‘Details & little things’ Photo

Read the full announcement here  (http://enva.to/unstock).
http://enva.to/unstock (http://enva.to/unstock)
Title: Re: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: MichaelJayFoto on November 05, 2015, 04:04
Sounds very interesting.

Except the part that those images will be licensed at a $5 flat fee. That sounds rather low compared to all the other collections that started focusing on "authentic images". How did you determine the value of those images to be that low in comparison to the competition?

And if I understand it correctly, as the author I'd be only getting 36% of that license fee in the end, right? So that's $1.80 per image sold. That's about three times more than I get for generic microstock images on average per download. But for images that typically don't have the potential for a similar number of sales because of their more unique nature. Doesn't sound like a good deal to me, even if I'd get $5 per image in advance. So what are the reasons for me to become part of this?
Title: Re: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: banna on November 05, 2015, 04:35
$5 iam out
Title: Re: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: Monty-m-gue on November 05, 2015, 04:37
$5 - that's a joke. I'm out.
Title: Re: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: anathaya on November 05, 2015, 04:57
$5!!! You guys wanna humiliate photographers?  >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: amabu on November 05, 2015, 05:12
and the images are freely downloadable in large resolution without ANY watermark...
Title: Re: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: sharpshot on November 05, 2015, 06:22
Wow, those are big unprotected images.  They might as well call it free unstock.  Another crazy idea that's bad for contributors.  I knew they didn't care about us but this will cost them as well, what are they thinking?
Title: Re: Most Wanted: Unstock Photos – $5,000
Post by: noodle on November 05, 2015, 06:22
$5 lol nice

I cant even say I'm out, cause for $5 I was never in