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« on: June 27, 2017, 06:24 »
Anyone have any suggestions for the one truly unique photo, in case I ever get one? Some interesting insights on the following article on why the attached photo went viral and other similar images didn't (source: Burhan OzbiliciAP): http://time.com/4608713/russia-turkey-assassination-photos/AP capitalized on that nowness when it uploaded Ozbilici's image to Facebook. As a staff photographer, he can file his images directly to editors who can then have them posted quickly on the wire and social networks. This particular frame was uploaded when the world was still in shock that the shooting had even occurred. By the next evening it had been shared more than 58,000 times. Alatan and Kilic work for smaller outlets; their images were later distributed that afternoon by Reuters and Agence France-Presse but did not receive similar promotional efforts.
1377
« on: June 27, 2017, 02:35 »
Oh god, might as well just give them away for free...oh wait....
1378
« on: June 26, 2017, 16:55 »
True, your earnings examples are clear, would like to see a bigger sample though so would be interesting to analyze in a few months/years. I would be curious to know if any of your RM licenses are renewed after usage / time period, whereas the RF would probably not be renewed unless upgraded to an extended license.
I have to admit that I do have a slight prejudice against RF, as there's little to no control about how the images are used and re-used. That's fine for most generic images. But for the premium ones, I much prefer having more control and able to track usages and mis usages.
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« on: June 26, 2017, 16:23 »
The perennial question for contributors is whether to submit a "great" image to the midstock agencies (such as Alamy) and make it RM rather than submitting to all agencies (which makes it RF almost by definition) and losing the chance of those high priced RM sales. I decided I really need to analyse that question as best I could with my own sales to see if I could come up with an answer (that works for my sort of portfolio).
The logic and my conclusion is on my blog: http://www.backyardsilver.com/2017/06/decide-whether-submit-macro-sites/
I may, of course, be very wrong, but would welcome counter arguments.
Steve This is an interesting and useful discussion. As for newbies, it can be a bit overwhelming to think about licensing (RF v RM / Commercial v Editorial = 4 possible different combination). Obviously if you're just submitting to Micros, as most newbs start out, that choice is limited to 2 combinations RF Commercial or Editorial and the agency will let you know if you made the wrong choice in case there's identifiable people and/or property. Soon enough all contributors will have to think about where to upload their premium images. The 'safe' choice is to go with RF across the board but that 'leaves money on the table' on some images. I think it all depends on the type of image and contributors must get a feel for how rare or unique a certain image is which takes empirical knowledge. Interestingly, Robert Harding, gives the choice of "either RF or RM", which I find peculiar. Not exactly sure how that would work in practice (must be some sort of hybrid exclusive license). I'll try to find out more and put together an article - maybe it's the way forward to give buyers greater flexibility / choice... Alex
1382
« on: June 24, 2017, 14:17 »
or you will have to spend lots of time blurring faces. No value in submitting editorials?
1384
« on: June 24, 2017, 05:34 »
Read the T &Cs carefully Good point. I've made a link of the T&Cs available on the blog post.
1386
« on: June 23, 2017, 15:21 »
Your tip
"Submit your images at the highest resolution possible! This will make it easier for buyers to want to use that image for 500k+ reproductions. Smaller resolution images just wont cut it."
And SS just loves to reject full size for being out of focus... True, it's a trade-off. If it looks marginally soft best not to export in full-size.
1387
« on: June 23, 2017, 09:54 »
not worth the trouble. let the monkey scramble for the peanuts, and the ruggamuffins fight over the crumbs falling off the table .
no scavenger code for me. the days are gone. I don't know about you guys but I'm having a good month with 5 extended license downloads, including a $84 one (and my fair share of SOD crap). I wrote an article about these extended license downloads yesterday, including showing you which images they were and some tips: https://brutallyhonestmicrostock.com/2017/06/22/extended-license-download-today/Cheer up and make the best of this game, there's light at the end of the microstock tunnel.
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« on: June 23, 2017, 08:35 »
If there was something we could do to combat lower prices, I suspect we would. I'm not sure that you could get the majority of contributors to agree on any remedy. Market forces are too great, pushing prices increasingly lower, but what contributors can and should do is to submit premium images to midstock agencies as RM. As for run of the mill RF images, perhaps those quarters will add up to enough to pay for a few meals at the end of the month.
1389
« on: June 23, 2017, 06:48 »
One whole extra penny for a single sale rather than a subscription sale. Yay.
SS continues its sad decline. Yeah, those are annoying.
1390
« on: June 23, 2017, 03:13 »
For a moment I feared it was "How to shoot perfect video footage" Haha it will be called more like "How not to shoot video footage". Going out this evening into Piazza Duomo and gonna try out some time-lapses 
1391
« on: June 23, 2017, 02:05 »
But you should know that, as the author of a best seller book about stock photography :-) I have another best seller coming soon - "Fifty Shades of Microstock" 
1392
« on: June 22, 2017, 15:37 »
and your photo are not that bad, you showed a bit of capacity...why on the earth you uploaded this? just because you wanted to know if they would have accepted anything?
I'm experimenting and uploaded just to test. To be honest I didn't expect it to be accepted so I guess it shows how standards have fallen lol I don't get upset with the criticism, i'm new to video like i'm new to learning japanese so it's like climbing a tall mountain, one step at a time. most of the guys here are already high up in the mountain  Jonbull, you're from brazil?
1393
« on: June 22, 2017, 08:07 »
Hey fellow photography grinders, I've decided to share the love and I've put together a new offer, which lasts until the 30th of June . Thereafter, I'm off to the beach. So here it is: Buy a copy of my book and I'll critique 5 of your stock images. I'll advise you: - whether they have commercial value; - how to improve them technically; - on which agencies I would recommend to submit; and - even which key words to use to make sure buyers find your image among the masses. Visit my blog for more details at www.brutallyhonestmicrostock.comThanks Alex
1394
« on: June 22, 2017, 06:16 »
Great comment guys, thanks. I'm using a d7000 with a 18-300 lens. I'm not sure it goes higher than 24 fps but I'll check. I may have to upgrade.
I chose this angle because of the skyscrapers and on a clear day can see the mountains (see pic). It's tough these days because of the heat making it oof. Closer may be better but the fence is annoying.
I'll look into the ND filters and always shooting at ISO 100. Need to throw some photography concepts out the window...
Thanks
1395
« on: June 22, 2017, 05:29 »
Video is not photography. It is much, much, much, much harder.
Man, you have a loooooong way to go.
And BTW, why ISO 800??? That's why you guys are here to help!
1396
« on: June 22, 2017, 02:31 »
Hey fellow photography / footage microstock grinders, I'm a photographer but trying out some footage for the first time. I live close to a major airport and was there last night trying out. The light was a bit flat but just getting a feel for it, will go back there today as it seems to have cleared up. Would you mind taking a look at some the footage and getting me your brutally honest feedback? https://www.shutterstock.com/video/gallery/1595060?language=enWas shot at 24 fps at f8, iso 800 and about 1/200 secs. I also tried to do a timelapse - 3 mins into 20 seconds but was rejected for "Resolution / Aspect -- Clip is a non-standard resolution or is pillarboxed, letterboxed or matted." Still trying to figure out how to fix it. Thanks Alex
1397
« on: June 20, 2017, 04:19 »
Is instagram not popular anymore? Usually my friends upload their perfect pictures on Instagram and kill of the ghosts with help of newbielink:https://spamguardapp.com/dashboard [nonactive], stocks often make lesser coins than IG, so I can't understand it. Yea, instagram is huge! It's more about building your professional profile and networking. There's some really talented people on there so a nice place to get some inspiration (avoid the narcissists).
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« on: June 19, 2017, 04:29 »
- I used to have one buyer (i think he was one of my followers) from the north of Mexico, who would stop by nearly everyday to buy a few photos from the same North of Mexico series, actually even buying same photos over and over again, they shopped in my port for about half a year at least. not sure why they needed to license the same photos and who they were, but I miss them  Have you ever thought about doing a google reverse search(or Tineye) on those images and trying to contact that buyer directly? You would effectively cut out the agency and earn 100% of the commission and potentially commissioned work.
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« on: June 19, 2017, 01:32 »
In your pics of the cropped people making rugs, didn't the rugs need property releases? I'd have expected the first pic also to require a MR, because of the recogniseable hoodie. Fortunately, the reviewer didn't have any issues and those two images were accepted commercially. However, from time to time similar commercial submissions are rejected for lack of a MR/PR. Then have to think about whether it may be submitted as an editorial and if not, just move on.
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« on: June 18, 2017, 17:44 »
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