|
MicrostockGroup Sponsors
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Messages - kuriouskat
Pages: 1 ... 14 15 16 17 18 [19] 20 21 22 23 24 ... 28
451
« on: September 22, 2017, 09:59 »
Thank you Sean, that helps a lot. I am finalising images for my application, and will submit over the weekend.
452
« on: September 22, 2017, 08:24 »
I see that many, but not all, of the current Stocksey contributors have links to their websites from the Stocksy bio. I want to apply, and can provide a link to my website, but that is currently a very 'stock', (think Shutterstock, etc.) website, and I want to apply to Stocksy with some slightly different images that I've been working on.
My question is how important is it to have an independent website, and will Stocksy just look at mine and reject me because it is too mainstream stock? If I was approved, I wouldn't particularly want to link to my main website as, stylistically, it's very different to the kind of work I would want to submit to Stocksy.
453
« on: September 15, 2017, 20:20 »
A further question: what is the situation with regard to property taken from a public position? Do you request a property release, as iStock and Fotolia do, or are you more lenient in this regard like Shutterstock? I have some images that include parts of buildings taken from a public street, and don't want to submit these if it's an instant rejection.
Thanks.
454
« on: September 15, 2017, 19:59 »
If image/series exclusivity is required, does this mean images that have never been sold elsewhere, or can I use images that have previously been available as long as I remove them from other sites?
Stocksy said the last time, that you can sell them on Stocksy but you have to remove them from other sites.
Thank you, and thanks to Sean for confirming.
455
« on: September 15, 2017, 08:58 »
If image/series exclusivity is required, does this mean images that have never been sold elsewhere, or can I use images that have previously been available as long as I remove them from other sites?
456
« on: September 11, 2017, 20:15 »
Thanks for your replies, guys - I figured it out in the end, and without the need to buy a new camera! I used photo jpeg, but I wanted to slightly increase speed, so I switched from 25fps to 30 fps on output. For some reason I couldn't overwrite the dimensions if I did this. In the end, I just kept with 25 fps and that allowed me to overwrite the 1920 x 1080 with the original 4096 2160. I think I need to change the speed when I edit rather than when I output. I have a lot to learn, but this is a start 
457
« on: September 07, 2017, 13:38 »
I've recorded a few footage sequences on my Canon 5d mkIV with the dimensions being 4096 2160. Once or twice I've created a clip in Premiere Pro, but the finished result never looks to be of a good quality, so I guess I'm either missing something when I import and/or export.
I really want to set up Premiere Pro correctly from the start, but the stock sites all seem to have different requirements - I've had a couple of clips accepted on Shutterstock, but when I try and upload to Dreamstime I'm told they are the incorrect format. I exported as Quicktime, but I think I actually ended up with clips that only had dimensions of 1920 x 1080, and if I try to overwrite this before export, the larger parameters are not accepted.
Does anyone have a link or set of instructions that can make this a little more simple for a beginner?
458
« on: July 18, 2017, 02:51 »
I've had the same problem.
Normal editorial shots get accepted, but a time sensitive event got me the same rejection and directed me to Getty. I figured that by the time I had messed about trying to get them approved they would no longer be 'of the moment' anyway.
Figured it wasn't worth the hassle and other sites, (that approved within hours), could sell them instead.
459
« on: June 12, 2017, 01:36 »
I think they said on a forum thread that it was OK to discuss download numbers, just not actual earnings?
460
« on: May 03, 2017, 17:34 »
I'm very happy for Shutterstock to double my April 2017 earnings, as it now matches almost to the cent, what I earned in April 2016.
Perhaps the 50% drop in revenue was all a big April Fool's day joke?
462
« on: March 24, 2017, 16:45 »
Total spam and should be rejected. My guess would be that those keywords were never even approved but were edited after the fact.
463
« on: March 24, 2017, 03:00 »
It only takes a few seconds to do the super tags. If they aren't working now, I'm sure they will be in the future. The worst thing is that a lot of my keywords from old images have been lumped together, so I have to look through my entire portfolio to fix them.
This article is part of what had me asking the original question. It's kind of misleading for Alamy to send an email saying you don't need to do anything more, when it is clearly advantageous to do so. Perhaps they should have said the images will go on sale as they are and, if you wish to improve your chances in the search, you can invest a little extra time behind the scenes.
464
« on: March 22, 2017, 10:38 »
It sounds as if this security guard was just trying to intimidate you with a threat to 'sue', and it obviously worked. I believe someone can only sue you for damages of some sort, and being in a public place taking photos doesn't cause any damage to anyone, unless as Shelma said, someone were to trip over your tripod, etc.
You, on the other hand, could maybe bring charges for the theft of your smart card?!
465
« on: March 22, 2017, 05:22 »
Well I guess I'd just like a definitive answer as to whether we can just upload and forget, or whether there is actually an advantage to adding the super tags, categories, etc.
I tried to check out Alamy's forum but discovered it was a bit of a maze. Maybe I will email them directly......
466
« on: March 21, 2017, 12:51 »
ALAMY IMAGE MANAGER IS LIVE!
It's now even easier to get your images online with our new Alamy Image Manager.
You now only need to add a caption and 5 tags (keywords) to get your images on sale.
If you have this information embedded within your images then your images will go on sale with your default pseudonym and license type once they've passed through QC - you won't need to do anything further.
Does this mean I now longer have to worry about 'poor visibility'? I like the idea of uploading and doing nothing further but is it really as simple as that? No 'super-tags', no location, no categories?
yep
Really, so I can just ignore all those on my dashboard that say 'poor discoverability'? I hope that gets changed, as it's annoying to look at
467
« on: March 21, 2017, 12:14 »
ALAMY IMAGE MANAGER IS LIVE!
It's now even easier to get your images online with our new Alamy Image Manager.
You now only need to add a caption and 5 tags (keywords) to get your images on sale.
If you have this information embedded within your images then your images will go on sale with your default pseudonym and license type once they've passed through QC - you won't need to do anything further.
Does this mean I now longer have to worry about 'poor visibility'? I like the idea of uploading and doing nothing further but is it really as simple as that? No 'super-tags', no location, no categories?
468
« on: March 16, 2017, 16:02 »
I've created three batches, Editorial Photos, Commercial Photos and Vectors, and have been uploading images to each of them. I've now reached 100 images in one batch and have been prompted to start a new batch. This has made me start wondering about the logic of the batches I've created, and whether they need to be more specific to a particular subject or shoot, or is this just a quirk of the system and is irrelevant in terms of the actual upload to Istock?
Is there any way to modify what I've done or move images from batch to batch?
469
« on: March 11, 2017, 09:00 »
Wouldn't this require an Extended Licence, as stated in their terms of use?
470
« on: February 25, 2017, 06:27 »
Thank you - I must have looked ten times and still missed it!
471
« on: February 25, 2017, 05:14 »
Is there a link on the ESP page that links to my portfolio? I can't find a way to view what is actually online?
472
« on: February 24, 2017, 19:09 »
I can't access Qhero. Password doesn't work and password reset says it sends and email but nothing arrives. I sent 'feedback' but I haven't heard from that either - maybe the emails are in a black hole? Anyway, it's a great tool when I can get in, except the 'Editorial' option is often elusive. Thought I'd log out and back in, to see if it would appear, but never got back in 
473
« on: February 24, 2017, 13:43 »
They rejiggered the search again...my best sellers have been pushed back from the top of page one to the middle of page two, and page one is stuff from newbies. Our fearless CEO is under pressure to get the stock price up to $80/share, and I suspect they're trying to show an increase in profits by paying out lower royalties.
I have to go back to 2014 to see a February this low.
I wondered what went crazy today. I noticed the problem with the map and assumed that the stats would actually catch up but I guess my measly 15 downloads for the day is actually correct? I know it's big business, and the little people don't matter, but don't they realise how much they are playing with peoples lives? I have to look back to 2011 to see a February this low, and I'm so depressed I can't put into words how bad I feel over all this. Please Shutterstock, have a heart - you are killing us here.
474
« on: February 21, 2017, 02:51 »
There are two ways to look at this. We live in a world where there are a lot of free images available and there are a lot of people who are interested in using those images, many of whom have never purchased a stock photo and would never consider looking at a paid site. I know we all hate them, but free sites drive literally hundreds of thousands of visitors per day to Shutterstock in exchange for a cut of the purchase. This saves Shutterstock millions of dollars yearly in advertising costs in a very efficient and cost effective customer acquisition strategy.
Plus they don't take a percentage of our earnings. Shutterstock pay us the same rate regardless of whether the customer went directly to them or through a Third Party, unlike some sites who pay less to us if the purchase was via a 'partner program'.
475
« on: February 20, 2017, 07:55 »
I think you will find it's legit. There are public domain pictures that you can download for free, but also 'premium' images at the top that link back to Shutterstock. The site is offering a small amount of free images but has a referral link to Shutterstock, so it will earn a few cents on each referral.
Pages: 1 ... 14 15 16 17 18 [19] 20 21 22 23 24 ... 28
|
Sponsors
Microstock Poll Results
Sponsors
|
Show Posts
