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751
« on: January 09, 2019, 17:06 »
Very useful, thanks for sharing!
752
« on: January 09, 2019, 16:02 »
Backyardsilver.com has good info on relationship between new images and sales, broken down by different agencies.
Your question is quite generic so the generic answer is that it all depends on your content.
753
« on: January 07, 2019, 17:23 »
What i mean is: say you shot an event (a city marathon or christmas event, etc.). Do you put that footage as top priority to upload as close to the event as possible? Dunno about footage but for stills, yes I try to upload as soon after the event as possible and not at the micros. I'll put it at Alamy, REX Features, Zuma Press type breaking news editorial agencies. They'd be up for the world within minutes. Some Xmas stuff, in my opinion, seem to make for good regular stock as it's a re-occurring event. I've stopped putting this type of seasonal stuff up as breaking news as sales can come in July (it has!).
755
« on: January 04, 2019, 17:15 »
Hi guys!
We finally closed a deal with Stocksy and we are able to upload to their platform.
Here is our portfolio there growing day by day 
https://www.stocksy.com/Addictive
Congrats, amigo!
756
« on: January 04, 2019, 17:00 »
One mole has been wacked!
757
« on: January 04, 2019, 12:47 »
Agree with all the above.
I've managed to select one of your images that has some potential as a stock photo. Since nobody is identifiable and no logos/property, they rightly accepted it as commercial, which means that it can be used in a variety of subjects, such as:
- Editorial on train delays, over-congestion / rush hour
- Public Sector could use it within one of their reports about transport or even something sociology related
- Some brand can use it to put their logo about shoes, trousers, bags
- Train company to use it on an ad about how excellent their service is
- Etc, I could go on all day in that it's a quite versatile image and there are even some usages of some of my images that completely baffle me.
The concept is strong but the execution was weak since there's no motion blur and you're cutting peoples' limbs off which in both literal and photographic terms is not a good idea. Nevertheless, an easy enough shot to re-shoot and you can even set up your gorilla-pod with ND filter for a long exposure for more action.
Brasilnut
758
« on: January 04, 2019, 11:18 »
Yesterday I got in touch with him over facebook messenger. I won't post the full chat but in summary:
- "Oh sh"t, I got the files from my assistant..He said that they are genuine. It can't be possible. He is so faithful"
- "I will be in touch with after 2-4 hrs. I would like to know more about it & take proper steps." still waiting...
So that's it. To be continued...
759
« on: January 03, 2019, 14:23 »
I see there are also FB and Twitter links, so maybe a multi-pronged attack is needed!
Good idea! I can't work alone though!
760
« on: January 03, 2019, 12:44 »
Since SS won't take action, sometimes you have to hit them where it hurts...which is their main business activity.
We feel their hurt.
If enough people give a one star rating...
761
« on: January 03, 2019, 12:34 »
Since SS won't take action, sometimes you have to hit them where it hurts...which is their main business activity.
762
« on: January 02, 2019, 20:36 »
Oh boy, trend line makes for depressing news
763
« on: December 19, 2018, 17:41 »
I wish these agencies would start rejecting more for technical reasons, like in the past. By not doing so, they're doing new contributors a disservice.
764
« on: December 14, 2018, 08:17 »
stockxpert, Istock, Veer, 3dstudio, photodune, bigstock, 123RF
Mostly because they lowered my take beyond my threshold or threw me out or were closed.
@Brasilnut: what happened with Canva? Not enough sales? I think they take too much to review.
Their best sellers tend to be backgrounds, wallpapers type shots, which aren't my strength. I do have some (below) on there but just those small 35c sales most of the time. I'll hold onto to them and try to capture more backgrounds and just give them what their buyers want.
765
« on: December 13, 2018, 21:12 »
"1,693,154 new stock images added this week"
1 million of which are probably similars.
766
« on: December 13, 2018, 21:00 »
I might be missing something but why would I buy this guy's footage instead of getting it for free from where he took them?
A buyer may not necessarily know they're available for free elsewhere.
767
« on: December 13, 2018, 19:22 »
Canstock. Canva and 123rf are on my "delete watch list"
768
« on: December 13, 2018, 18:31 »
He's either a genius or incredibly stupid/naive. I'm betting on the latter.
769
« on: December 12, 2018, 08:34 »
Oh God, this Brexit saga is never-ending.
Getting my popcorn out!
770
« on: December 12, 2018, 08:31 »
Nice list, it would also be good to see the traffic for each website, to get a small idea of how well they perform.
That's a good point. I put together a list some months ago which is grossly outdated now and thought about using a rating system out of 5 stars for average return on earnings. Some will have to be estimated since I've never worked with many of them. Would that be interesting or need something more detailed?
771
« on: December 11, 2018, 19:11 »
I got an invitation email from him.
772
« on: December 05, 2018, 07:48 »
The problem isn't so much the 10% (or 20% however you look at it) cut, since that's still quite a bit above the industry average of around 30% and much much higher than iStock at 15% on non-exclusive. The issue is that Alamy veterans are experiencing year on year declines on average $ per download. So it's effectively a double-whammy that is being dealt to contributors. This isn't immune to Alamy though...look at earnings on SS for 10+ year contributors.
I think they could have framed their communication to contributors much better. If they need money to invest in the business, why not take out business loans, interest rates are super low in the UK.
773
« on: December 04, 2018, 06:21 »
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774
« on: December 03, 2018, 04:56 »
Ted Baker staff launch petition over 'forced hugging'
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46417578
What a crazy time we're living in.
So when this kind of things come up, and you happen to have a photo of people hugging in the office. Would you go back to change your keywords to 'forced hugging'? Just an idea but not sure if that's worth it.
Re-keywording would work if it's related to anything sexual + unwelcoming (or it's spammy), otherwise better to create new content.
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