Well its been ~5 years since I made this topic and I went from 42.00 for earnings  to 47.32.at this rate I will be... well you know!

Hey all,

I am new to this AI thing. Just wondering where to start so I can start selling AI images. On Dreamstime for example.

I am currently using Adobe FireFly to generate images but you have to pay....

Thanks in advance!

Quote from: cobalt on March 16, 2024, 04:16
But just sign up somewhere or just start with firefly and take it from there.

So I tried FireFly and its pretty cool!
However there is a watermark in the images.
Do I have to pay to use them?


Edit...
Nevermind You have to pay..... using credits

Quote from: cobalt on March 14, 2024, 07:06
really sorry about your situation.

as others have said it will be difficult to get the money. if they have a 100% royalty day, you could ask a friend to buy your content, cash out and give them the money back.

alternatively - are there any images you could use? are you a designer? you could use the 42 dollars to buy needed images on dreamstime.

or maybe somebody you know needs images, you buy them for them and they pay you the 42 dollars.

if you can create ai content on your computer, you can supply both adobe and dreamstime.

Thanks for your guy's advice.

I suppose I could make AI images but I have no clue where to start. Can you point me to the right direction?

Thanks!

I'm still suck on this matter.
I am making an average of 50 cents a year. At this rate it's going to take me 50 years to reach payout!

Thanks for the advice guys. I'm not going to give up lol... bigstock photos was awesome. They closed my account and gave me my few dolars earnings. They had really good customer service.

So it's been well over a year and not a single sale. Emailed them again. But same answer.

I don't work so it would be nice if I could get payed for the work I put into my photography in the first place!

I will keep trying...

May this be a warning to future photographers to check their policies before submitting!

I am definitely not. Why would I do that?

That's not the point. I was an avid photographer and spent lots of time with the photos that are already on there.

I want my money and close my account..

And some respect

Hello sorry for the bump.
This issue still has not been resolved.
Contacted them again but just gave me a copy and paste answers ignoring what I said
I have made only one sale since my last post here

Quote from: Zalee on November 14, 2020, 09:16
I average two sales per month  Time for me to ditch them also after my next payout.

why ditch them, it's passive income. At least you are making something.

Their approval process is pretty strict I found. Quite a few images were declined. Maybe I just suck. I'm not sure I have any images to upload... that would be approved. I have a few good photos but they are not good quality(noisy).

I finally got a response from Dreamstime. Still no luck but here is what they said.

Hello Chris,



We understand you want to request payment before reaching the $100 mark. We have been making a one time exception for active contributors during this difficult time. If you uploaded files in the last 30 days, you should write back and we will enable you to request payment.

Please note that we cannot lower the payment threshold as we have the largest number of contributors in stock photography, hence such adjustment would increase the logistics and slow down payments, making the process slower and more expensive for all contributors. Ultimately, a larger portfolio will bring you more sales and you will reach next payment sooner.



Best Regards,

Thanks everyone for the advice.

Yea I agree I don't have many photos on there. I was making money years ago (more then bigstockphotos) but eventually I was getting less and less sales as the years went by. Some photos were removed because they had been on there so long. They got moved to the free section..I think. I never did reach my goal of being successful with stock photos.

bigstockphotos seems like a great company. Never had any issues with them.

The $42.00 is actually 54.76 Canadian.

I do like your idea but I don't know anyone who would want to do that. Getting the payout probably  wouldn't change me life... My illness is a tough thing to talk about. But I think its the right thing for them to do.

Chris

Hi, Thank you for your reply. this is my portfolio on Dreamstime
https://www.dreamstime.com/chris_s_info

chris_s is my portfolio name

Like I said I can't update my portfolio because of an illness.

It has been soooo long. at this rate its going to take 50 years and that's not sarcasm. This is making me depressed... I used to enjoy taking photos and this is like salt in a wound.

Thanks again.

I have been a contributor for the past 15 years or so. I got my payment once when it was at 50.00 minimum. I can't remember.

In the last 10 years I have maybe made 3 dollars!

I have an illness which prevents me from enjoying taking pictures and my portfolio is now obsolete... so I wanted to close my account and move on. I have 42.00 in my account. They won't let me close my account and they won't give me my money! They already made money from me. I know in their terms they don't legally have to but still. I was a member of bigstockphotos and they were kind and let me close my account and I got my royalties and it was at 20.00.

What should I do? Should I give up and let them keep my money? Should I keep my account and wait my entire life to make that 100 dollars? Should I keep emailing them for an answer?

Thanks in advance.

Hey all. I'm new here. This is my first post. I wanted some advice on a particular site. Thanks