You can use other phones but not a DSLR.  Still have to upload using an apple product and I'm allergic to them, so I gave up.  The other thing that put me off was when they started putting the photos on Shutterstock, I might as well upload to them direct and get the full payment.  I wasn't impressed by the sales people were talking about in the Alamy forum.  If they ever bring out an android app, I will probably submit again but they need an opt out for Shutterstock and any other sites I would rather supply direct.

They finally closed my account today after I gave notice on 23rd November.  They take 90 days to remove images from partner sites.

I took a screen shot of my support ticket so I have a record of it. I see no reason why they shouldn't pay me 100% of any licensing fees my work makes if they still have it on their site more than 30 days after a written request to close my account, since they no longer have my permission to license the work except in the rare cases outlined in their TOS.

I took a screen shot too, they should pay 100% if images are selling after 30 days but this is Getty, so I don't think that's going to happen.  Sean Locke found the best way to leave quickly, I should of tried that

No, unless you have an agreement to transfer the copyright and you would have to pay a lot for that, if you can find someone prepared to do it.

RTFM 

Quote from: nazlisart on December 30, 2016, 06:41

What we really need is a "Shopify" like platform for mikrostockers, and it needs to be from serious, dedicated and committed intrapreneurs. The rest is bla bla bla...

I'd like a nice shop store. I see self hosted rated at 12.4 which make that the 6th best place to sell in the poll? $25 to $50 a month isn't that bad, is it?

I don't see self hosted in the poll at all this month.  I think the average microstocker wouldn't be able to make anywhere near that much without spending a lot of time and money.

probably lisafx, part of a regular experienced gang here, gostwyck, dj, baldrick, lots of experience left the forum at some point, theyre all greatly missed, although i see baldrick still posting every now and then

Looks like gostwyck was lurking here today.  I was having a year off this forum when several regulars left or stopped posting.  Some of them may well still be here under different names.  I cracked after a year and came back.

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Quote from: hofhoek on January 03, 2017, 06:32

I left Istock years ago when they got to be very unreliable but kept a few images so I could see where they were going. It looks like that is nowhere. I now want to delete the rest I have. But I don't see how to do this anymore. Anyone can help?
I made a few dollars a month (apposed to the hundreds I did in the golden years) It seems they now even took the few dollars I had. I hope they really let you delete them instead of just deactivate them so they can still do what they want with them..

I sent a support ticket asking for my account to be deleted over 5 weeks ago but they deleted that without doing it.  I sent an email a few days ago but only got an automated response.  Hope they do it soon, I really wanted to have nothing to do with them in 2017.

Remember to post this on their forum quoting their ASA 11.a and pointing out they are acting contrary to your agreement with them.

I just got an email asking if my payment details were correct before closing my account, so hopefully it wont be much longer now.

I like taking street photos.  I have no problem taking photos of strangers in public places, there are some people that don't like it but that's their issue, I don't like people spitting and dropping chewing gum on the street but they still do it and that's far worse than taking a photo.

If you have the budget and time to learn the work flow, a camera that can do raw footage would help, like this one https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/964119-REG/blackmagic_design_blackmagic_production_camera_4k.html

Why do they accept so many similars in the first place and why can't they remove them for you without blocking your account?  Most of the big sites don't seem to think how stressful something like this can be to a contributor.

I still have my legacy Symbiostock site
Its up and functioning, havent paid much attention to it for quite sometime, and th results reflect that as well.

I would be interested in still having an independant site, but with everyones images being available from a centralized location - much like how most agencies work today.
Most contributers do not have an extensive enough collection that would garner the interest of buyers, and for buyers to skip from individual site to individual site would be a non starter if I were a buyer.
I would be willing to share proceeds of sales made for maintenance and advertising of this kind of site

That's what I want too but I think it would be better with just one site with one domain and dedicated hosting.  It worked to a certain extent with the Warmpicture site that Dan Padavona set up a few years ago.  I sold more there than with my symbiostock site.  I think the problem was that it was too much work for one person and for it to succeed, a large group of us would have to employ a few people.  I would be willing to invest in a co-op style site but there's never been any serious discussion about it and we really need an entrepreneur with the right business skills to see the opportunity.  Until then, I'm happy with the sites that pay 50%.