Ubermansh,

No we will not implement subscriptions. We are a lean aggressive company that will not sell out for cents in the dollar. I will leave the smoke and mirrors to the old guard. We want a fair and transparent deal for not only the talent but also for the buyers. Talking buyers into a subscription when all they want is 3 pictures is not aligned with our core mission.

If something is good, you know its good because its good all the way through. That's what we are. Good.

Sharpshot,

Tthat issue is still in motion. I won't make promises until those promises are true.

Shadysue,

The analytical nature of your comments only mark you with respect. Thank you for the indepth reflections and observations.

Starling,

Your account is for life, nothing can change the percentage. It's 78% flat forever.

fivedmarkthree,

yes rights managed is completely flexible and totally up to the talent how when and where and at what price the item will be sold. You can designate world distro or just USA or Europe. Up to you. It's your work, its your choice, we are privileged to be the one to help you sell it.

Mantis,

thanks for your upfront perspectives. I have been in discussion all afternoon regarding this issue of resizing bitmaps. Its coming to a conclusion. will let you know.

Regarding our USP, we have several, but the main one is that buyers and sellers can talk to each other. Unheard of in the industry. Often buyers are in awe of the talent, and the talent is tremendously curious about the buyer. Stocktal lets you talk to each other. (You have to add them as friend first etc, you can figure the system out on the site)

Also we spend a bomb on advertising. Its not rocket science.

Delighted to continue this dialogue and answer any other questions.

Regards
Jack

Mantis, Sheriff and Ariene,

You bring up valid points, resizing on the fly is something we can technically do. We dont want to become another Alamy, we have our own focus but give me some time to reassess this.

amabu,

You are absolutely correct. Of course we have nothing to hide and our Australia office address is firmly planted on every communication response to a contact form, but obviously not enough. Give room.

Collin Miller handles our marketing arm and is dang good at what he does. We are lucky to have him on board. There is no problem selling on Stocktal.

Ariene,

The sample you found is not typical, but afraid there are some people submitting small images. The buyer pays for original size and whatever that is, shows on the system. Good HD size is 2000 to 4000 px dimensions or higher.

Yes, you can employ your own prices. Just edit the suggested prices in the submission form and they will be your prices for that image. We do not judge nor interfere with your pricing choices, although we encourage feisty pricing.

"How will you compete with other micros? You are cutting away from clients who want large formats. Less clients for you"

We are not going for the "out door advertising" market. Neither are other micros. Our core audience want epic looking images roughly the size of a large laptop screen. (But see above, we may overturn this notion soon)

And one more question:
"Download 500 Free Images Now- Full size, full licence no cost - start here"

Good question, it confuses many people. It is simply a way to retain buyers of images by helping them open their account. A buyer with an account comes back. All images used are inhouse stuff, but some photographers choose to throw in an image or two. Its optional. Just tick the "free" option in the submission form of any individual image. This will allow user to download your image free full size when they open an account. It's an Easter egg hunt for the buyer, they might find some they may not but there's over 700 so far that are free with account.

Some first technical questions.
Do you offer FTP fast upload? Yes
Do you read IPTC? Yes
Do I have to click on categories, countries, camera model ect? (wasting time) No, but being found in categories requires you to be in at least one relevant category. No need.
Can I upload oryginal size files? Yes