Quote from: derby on December 13, 2018, 05:06

That's really interesting Matt, thanks!
Video is really nice and give many tips about how to plan a shooting.
Did you do also stock footage during the shooting? I mean commercial stock clips, not informative?
I ask because one of the most difficult things I find during my shootings is to mix photo and video, changing is not easy even when you like to capture the same subject/mood in both media.

Practical questions to better understand results: how many hours of work it takes? And, if you can tell, how much it costs (models+props), a total approx amount? How many images finally was produced from shooting? How long do you plan to reach break even and start to earn from this shooting?

Thank you very much! Sorry if some or all questions are answered during the video, I'm not english native speaking so I could miss something of your speech.

Thank you very much for . Like you, I struggle with the balance of video and photo on a shoot. This is something I am actively working on as video is out of my comfort zone. It is most definitely in your best interest to add video to your portfolio every opportunity you can. It's top of mind for me, I just need to work on my technique more to become a successful video contributor. There is a learning curve but I'm working on it.

For your other questions...I believe the shoot lasted around 6 or 7 hours all said and done with a break in the middle. I usually find models via Model Mayhem and sometimes Instagram (search for #seattlemodel for example). The rates vary, when it's a shoot like this for an Adobe video the rate is usually higher than what I normally pay because of the added element of the video production. As a result, 5 models at a higher rate for a full day, exclusive only to Adobe Stock it will likely take a year or more to break even. I didn't have to pay for the location which certainly helps. There was some cost for food and props but not much. 

When I am shooting on my own budget I usually offer $200 for a 2-3 hour shoot per model. In most cases I break even within a few months assuming there are no other expenses involved. Sometimes less time...sometimes...well, I'm still waiting to break even. It depends on a number of factors  at the top of the list being the quality of the content I capture. I am definitely of the mindset that microstock is a marathon and not a race. I don't expect to break even immediately but over the course of time most, if not all shoots I've paid for have earned far more than my initial costs and continue to earn for me year after year.

As far as usable images, I'm pretty heavy handed with the shutter and pulled around 400 stock worthy files. A lot of those were similars however so I think it was reduced to around 250 or so that I submitted for review.

Thanks again,

Mat

You're not crazy, it's illegal what he does.

Nasa footage and images are in the public domain indeed but you cannot resell them as stock.
Shutterstock says it themselves that you can only submit NASA footage if you use it in a creative way to make something new and add in the description that parts of the image were done with NASA images.

For everybody late for the party, here is a summed up with visual screenshots how SS actually works behind the scenes: https://video-stock.org/the-magic-button-at-shutterstock/

Not sure where you saw that, but the 50% acceptance was not mentioned in ANY promo blurb that I read. And that includes the general news feed I read just today (Sunday, Sept 16) on this subject.

To qualify you need to one of the first 20,000 contributors to have 300 files approved or have $500 in earnings since January 1, 2018 with a 50% or higher approval ratio to receive a CCP member.

An faq has been created to answer most questions. If you have any other questions please let me know.
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/creative-cloud-giveaway-FAQ.html

I've checked and searched and nothing from CompEXT.

I didn't see anything about opening a case, but used the Contact Us from the contributor part of Adobe Stock, which I hope will get to the correct people

I hear a lot of speculation, and most of it does not make any sense to me at all.

As for their small number of sales so far.  Yeah, and why would you expect otherwise?

Those who sell video here have often said that video does not sell quickly, and that it often takes many months or even more than a year to get the first sale from a clip.  If 80% or more of their stock is less than 30 days old, how would you expect higher sales yet?

Complaint that the same number of videos is not on every agency?  Well, do you have 100% acceptance on your media? Have you never had media accepted on one be rejected on another?

That alone could easily account for the number difference.  Add the fact that the portfolio is very new, and the turnaround for reviewing video is much longer than photos, and I think the rest of the difference is easily explained.

Quote from: derby on July 29, 2018, 11:14

Quote from: pkphotos on July 29, 2018, 11:01

Personally I think 50% ongoing discount would be an appropriate arrangement.

50% discount better of one year free???
Strange way to think about it.

Of course! After two years, you're in ongoing profit.

my friends have told me that my videos are worth only $1.50 anyway