cant say it enough our only chance to fight against this monopolys is a contributor union.

Totally agree. A website created by photographers that is only available to professionals who use the site exclusively to sell their images/videos/illustrations. A small yearly fee and the photographer/videographer gets 90-95% of the commission per sale.

Let's do it.

I no longer upload to DT anymore and cannot understand why they are rating in the top tiers here. Absolutely dead.

Which prompts the plea: Dreamstime! Lower your minimum payout limit!

It takes me 6 days to reach my Shutterstock payout requirement. I'm sitting at 3 months with Dreamstime and still $40 to go. $100 is ridiculous especially if you're an agency sitting on the lower end of "middle tier"!

The Grand Total on the earnings page is incorrect and does not include August.  However, if you go to the Contributors Dashboard, the earnings box is accurate.  Must just be a bug.

Not on my page. The "earnings box" is inaccurate. It only displays September earnings.

I have the same problem: Monthly earnings for August show: $00.00. Delve deeper into daily earnings and it shows the correct information. However, my earning's total does not reflect August. Only September. My last payout was mid-August so the grand total should display more than just September.

I sent them an email today.

Everyone will have a unique and varied reaction to agencies. The one consistent is Shutterstock, By far and away my best and most consistent agency. Everyone else is unpredictable and inconsistent. But for what its worth, this has been my experience over the past 4 years:

P5: 22 clip sales last September. Still waiting for my first sale this September. The bottom fell out in April and hasn't recovered since. Of all the agencies I've dealt with, P5 is the most extreme case of "Good to Bad".
Istock: Very slow/poor sales until I reached the 1500 mark. Now it provides good, solid sales.
Depositphoto: Very bizarre behavior lately. Rejecting constantly while everyone else is accepting. I think they fail to understand that they're not the SS, they're an "also-ran" agency where buyers turn to them when they can't find the image they're looking for with the top agencies. Very easy, streamlined submission procedure and always selling images that aren't selling anywhere else.
123RF: Awkward flip-here, scroll down there interface but consistent with sales and approval system. No surprises.
Dreamstime: My first agency and best selling for the first few years before the bottom fell out. Too bad. Again, the overall system of approval/rejections are consistent and one of the nicest interfaces - I just wish sales would reflect the number of approved submissions I have with them.

It's a mess. Period. Write to Shutterstock. But don't expect a reply for a very long time because this is affecting everyone.

And if I was the SS I'd reply via the forum to let us all know what you're doing about it. Your partners are getting very annoyed.

Nice. Thanks 123RF....now what do you think the chances of IStuck joining the 21st Century?

And if you're looking for timelapse inspiration, check this one out.
It surpasses anything I've ever seen IMO.

http://retouchist.net/blog-1/2016/6/9/this-filmmaker-just-out-time-lapsed-everyone

Just received $0.35 from the kind people at Dreamstime for an XL image ranked "level two". XL + Level 2 purchase = $0.35? Makes me wonder why they even bother displaying level rankings.

I can only speak for myself but I see this as Shutterstock genius.....
They were the ones who started the "out of focus" syndrome. P5 and
DP have now jumped on the bandwagon while, at least for me and my
submissions, Shutterstock has returned to a more reasonable form of
rejections. And I'm guessing their consistent acceptance of video clips
will leave P5 in the dust.

P5 will crash just like DP did. Remember when DP was floating near
the top of the middle tier category? What both P5 and DP fail to recognize
in my humble opinion is that not everyone is looking for that perfect shot
of a female CEO leaning across her desk to shake hands with an enamored
client. Many of us who are buyers are often looking for that one simple
shot/clip to fill the void. Forget the aerial shot of a plane flying through
clouds...do you have a static shot of leaves falling to the ground? In other
words, the greater the subject range, the more likely you'll find buyers.

Since March 3rd. My shot of George crossing the Delaware is beginning to yellow.

Well, its at least calming to know I'm not the only one. I had 10 submissions rejected - all claiming they "weren't submitted in English". And of course, when
I looked at them they were all in English. Wrote support on March 30th and haven't heard a peep. Very odd. In the ol' days I'd hear a response within 36 hours max.

I'm pretty happy with my earnings.

I guess from my perspective I can't imagine anyone really "happy" with their earnings when all the time, not to mention equipment is invested. There's so much to factor in. Some of us have far less "expense" factors. I'm still shooting with a T3i and my only investment over the past two years was a used 18-55mm lens for $50....Year to year my income increases 25% - 35%.....but despite that, I work 8-10 hours a day, many times, 6 days a week.

Regardless, as with most people I'm sure, I love what I'm doing and still get a kick when someone has chosen my photo/video over countless others.....