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Shutterstock.com / Re: All complain about Fotolia $ 1. But Shutterstock sells but also for just $ 0.25?

« on: May 03, 2014, 16:35 »

Quote from: MatHayward on April 30, 2014, 14:10

Quote from: Ron on April 30, 2014, 14:02
Volume.

Plus an EL cost 80 euro not 1 dollar.

Right now only Standard licenses are available at DPC. Very soon an EL at DPC will be available for $50 with a $30 commission (60%) paid to the photographer.

-Mat

Then they will change their name as "50 Dollars Photo Club" right?

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock - downsizing to 6mp - thoughts?

« on: April 27, 2014, 16:21 »

Quote from: ethan on April 27, 2014, 07:39

Quote from: max headroom on April 27, 2014, 05:32
I shoot 36Mp D800 RAW images in ISO100 with tripod and use high quality prime lenses. I also suffered from "out of focus" rejections for my tack sharp still images. Now I downsample to 12Mp and "out of focus" rejections are minimal as well as noise rejections. So, you will reduce "Noise" rejections as well by downsampling...

Thanks for posting this. I'm glad I'm not the only one

I also shoot with a tripod with prime Nikkor lenses and even use a infrared remote AND stacking focus software occasionally too

It's complete madness. I belief the current situation with SS reviewers is nothing short of ridiculous.

I forgot to mention that I shoot all my photos with mirror up and shutter release delay in D800 to prevent vibration. My prime lens I mostly use is Nikon PC-E lens which allow me to shoot sharper images by tilting with wider aperture to prevent softness due to diffraction. All the RAW images processed in CaptureOne pro and reviewed in Photoshop at 200% on 24" IPS monitor.
As understood, I did my part for a sharp image by spending a lot of time on each image and I don't want to spend more to prove my images by sending tickets, mails etc. So, SS please solve the problems with the reviewers.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock - downsizing to 6mp - thoughts?

« on: April 27, 2014, 05:32 »

I shoot 36Mp D800 RAW images in ISO100 with tripod and use high quality prime lenses. I also suffered from "out of focus" rejections for my tack sharp still images. Now I downsample to 12Mp and "out of focus" rejections are minimal as well as noise rejections. So, you will reduce "Noise" rejections as well by downsampling...

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Do you want Payoneer in Shutterstock?

« on: March 02, 2014, 08:20 »

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on March 02, 2014, 05:36

Yes, I do. Getting cheques is costly and inconvenient.
(PS - not sure what the distinction between "no" and "don't care" is - are there some people who would actively oppose an additional payment option being introduced?)

It seems there is one

Most probably the Shutterstock guy!

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Do you want Payoneer in Shutterstock?

« on: March 02, 2014, 03:51 »

For contributor out of U.S.,
PayPal is so costly due to high commission rates and does not pay USD. They have low currency exchange rates.
Skrill is painful and getting worse since October for bank withdrawals. Missing transfers on the way, returned incomplete withdrawals, unexpected and inconsistent additional commissions every time such as correspondent bank expenses etc.
Additional payment options is a must for SS, because it doesn't matter how well you sell unless you get the money!

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Shutterstock.com / Do you want Payoneer in Shutterstock?

« on: March 01, 2014, 17:54 »

Shutterstock contributors,
Are you happy with existing payment options?
Do you want extra options?
How about Payoneer?
Please vote...

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Shutterstock.com / Does SS offer merchandise usage with Single download?

« on: February 06, 2014, 02:40 »

We still don't understand of the Single sales in detail. Pricing, usage, licensing ...

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Inconsistent reviewing

« on: January 31, 2014, 03:15 »

I wonder if it is more profitable to employ such insufficient inspectors than loosing money maker images that will sell for years. I wonder what the shareholders think about this insufficient management policy.

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Shutterstock.com / Shutterstock Instant encourage image thieves

« on: March 21, 2013, 07:23 »

Now it's easier to steal image by using SS INSTANT and easier to clean watermark.
Furthermore images are quite big to meet all web needs and even some printing jobs.
Well done SS!
shutterstock.com/instant

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General Stock Discussion / How many Shutterstock inspectors are there?

« on: February 10, 2011, 18:20 »

Anyone knows how many SS inspectors are there and if they are located in US only?

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General Stock Discussion / How does Shutterstock make money?

« on: January 27, 2011, 04:43 »

If a customer pays USD 250 for 750 images in a month (which makes USD 0.33 for each image) where Shutterstock pays USD 0.33 for each downloads to contributors, then how does Shutterstock makes money?