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« on: January 20, 2009, 12:35 »
I'm not questioning Shutterstock's success; they're my top earner as well. But that doesn't change my feeling that some of their reviewers are unnecessarily restrictive regarding what qualifies as good stock. You seem to suggest that the reviewers in this case are right because of Shutterstock's success. I'd say that's something that has to be evaluated over time. iStockphoto was my biggest earner for almost three years; now it's Shutterstock. I wouldn't place any bets on who it'll be three years from now.
1427
« on: January 20, 2009, 11:35 »
I don't think reviews should be based on those criteria but the pictures themselves. Denis
I'd agree, but (and you knew there was one coming) a good indication of what will sell is what is already selling. If Shutterstock accepts only a limited range of lighting styles, then seeing a broader range at another site and seeing that those images sell well would suggest that Shutterstock is losing business because of its restrictive policies. I looked at Forgiss's pictures and, which I might not have gone quite so dark on a couple of them, think they were good enough to let a customer decide.
1428
« on: January 20, 2009, 10:25 »
I suddenly had a rejection explotion with my latest batch, all but one rejected, and for the same reason: "Please remove location information in title. This is not necessary for stock images."
I just got a bunch of these, and wrote to Support about it. I've included location information on outdoor shots since I started, and I've had clients tell me how much they appreciate the information. On Dreamstime a bunch of my shots were found and purchased precisely because they indicated where they were shot; the buyers were looking for architecture or scenery that's representative of a particular place. How is that kind of detail not necessary?
1429
« on: January 20, 2009, 10:20 »
Reading the linked thread, it's clear the title of this one is inaccurate. Sean isn't quitting Shutterstock; he's merely backing off from uploading new images. In that regard I know exactly how he feels; I've been getting a lot of rejections lately. Unlike Sean, I don't suffer from poor and expensive bandwidth and can fix & submit multiple times if needed. But like Sean, I'm not happy about the number and type of rejections I've had there lately.
1430
« on: January 08, 2009, 11:35 »
I see both Photos.com and Jupiterimages subscription sales for yesterday, and another Photos.com sale today.
1431
« on: January 07, 2009, 20:37 »
I dunno. I had a lot of rejections recently, but in going over the images I can (usually) see their point. I'd gotten a bit careless, I guess. Anyway, my last two batches of 60 images had 45 and 56 accepted. Not bad at all.
1432
« on: January 01, 2009, 14:14 »
SS 39%, +28% vs. November, 2008
iS 15%, -41%
DT 12%, -4%
Ft 11%, -32%
SX 9%, -25%
BS 8%, -1%
123 3%, +6%
Cr 1%, -37%
vs. November, 2008: -10%
vs. December, 2007: +21%
1433
« on: January 01, 2009, 13:48 »
BigStock has been pretty consistent for me, running 6th with 8-9% of my monthly total. Their minimum payout is low enough that I can count on getting money out every month, which isn't always true elsewhere. And with iStock tanking on me, BigStock may not be 6th for long...
1434
« on: December 28, 2008, 12:57 »
I've had a very high percentage of model shots rejected by Crestock, shots that were accepted at most of the bigger agencies. With the last batch I got an email suggesting that I do more work on the models' skin. I guess they don't like reality, which is certainly their right. On the other hand, it's not worth my time to edit further for them. Crestock represents about 1% of my monthly stock income, which hardly justifies a big effort. So I've decided to compromise: I'll stop sending them pictures they won't like.
1435
« on: December 02, 2008, 13:57 »
Shutterstock 27%, down 4%
iStockphoto 23%, up 17%
Fotolia 14%, up 22%
Dreamstime 11%, up 2%
StockXpert 10%, up 29%
BigStock 7%, up 2%
123RF 2%, down 40%
Crestock 1%, down 20%
Albumo <1%, up ∞% (no sales in Oct)
CanStock <1%, down 64%
November up 5% vs. Oct
Last 12 months up 8% vs. Dec/06 - Nov/07
1436
« on: December 01, 2008, 14:05 »
5 from November 16th. I just sent Support a message asking what gives.
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