btw, the link down there suggested a very similar subject (or should I say exactly the same :p )

http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/what-would-it-take-to-set-up-a-non-profit-micro-stock-agency/

Would it be possible? More and more people are feeling "ripped-off" by what commissions they accepted back when they were amateurs

Do you think it would be possible to create agencies whose revenue solely cover the expenses?
Over the past few months we've heard the words "alliance", "coop"..

At this point, do we need the middle-man to be stuffing his pocket that much?

What are your thoughts on that?

Quote from: photoshow on August 19, 2009, 08:23
No I don't think MicroStock is the bad guy but I do believe that the agencies have lost sight of the reality of an Agent / Client relationship. Somehow they have gotten it twisted and believe that we are employees but we should all remember that without OUR CONTENT they have nothing but empty servers and Databases with no data. Their livelihood is 100% dependent on our intellectual property. The relationship is meant to be symbiotic but like Government the agencies gain strength from the collective because while each of us earns a small amount each month they earn from each of us exponentially. This exponential financial growth equates to power for them and eventually they loose sight of how they got so powerful in the first place. In the end they are wealthy and they sell their servers and databases to even wealthier people for many millions of dollars and they go off and live the lives of wealthy people while we sit here shaking our head wondering how they got rich and we did not even get a thank you.

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Quote from: Milinz on June 10, 2009, 12:16

Quote from: lilcrazyfuzzy on June 10, 2009, 12:04
I have uploaded my first 10 a couple of days ago, it's still "pending", is this normal or is it stuck somewhere?
I've had 2 e-mails update telling me there has been new activity, but ..actually it's just showing the pending status

I think it is 48 hours waiting until review complete... Maybe few hours more or less...

Neat, i just logged in, 10/10 approved
Didn't get an e-mail though..

I have uploaded my first 10 a couple of days ago, it's still "pending", is this normal or is it stuck somewhere?
I've had 2 e-mails update telling me there has been new activity, but ..actually it's just showing the pending status

  she isn't, i learned that the hard way..

wow, that's exactly why I agreed with Zastavkin and his idea of an organisation defending our rights and interests
http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33557&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=zastavkin&start=15

we need engaged people!... 

Thanks so much for sharing, and for taking the time to explain!

Yuri, stop lying, if they say you are dutch, i believe them! 

Yes, it should have, but they ended up adding 1 month or so, to get more sales

Used to use smartFTP, loved it, but it ain't free anymore so I use FileZilla now

Be sure to join our "stock photos in use" group on facebook, a growing collection of cool tearsheets:
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9212943532

Be sure to join our "stock photos in use" group on facebook, a growing collection of cool tearsheets:
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9212943532

Quote from: cappi on September 29, 2008, 03:29
A pro at Alamy posted a few days ago that he earned over $24,000 with a port of 500 photos on ALamy during the last 12 months. One sale was for $8000 He said they weren't his best pics.  Getty gets those.  I'd like to know what he made on Getty.

Any chance for a link? I missed that thread

 

Argh, München ist gerade zu weit weg! 

Quote from: leaf on October 02, 2008, 22:17
i wonder what the price is going to be? .. perhaps more in competition with Hasselblad than anyone else

I think 15-20.000€ was mentioned
production starting April 2009

He really is an artist as i imagine them,

most of the time, self proclaimed artistic photographers only get a what?! this is art?! from me, but i love how he really does his own stuff, so far away from "our" world.

"I pretty much shoot one picture a day, cause that's all i can do", hahahah
I wish i could say the same, unfortunately, i need to shoot more to cover my failures

Thanks for sharing, leaf, that was interesting to say the least

Nein ich hab in 05 angefangen, hab aber das ganze um 1 Jahr verschoben
Praktikum mach ich in toulouse bei airbus

Quote from: Freezingpictures on September 26, 2008, 21:33

Quote from: lilcrazyfuzzy on September 26, 2008, 19:46
Freiburg 

Studiere aber normaleweise in Stuttgart,
hey freezingpicture, wusste nicht dass es in Herrenberg Pinguine gibt

Bin Hubschrauber Mechaniker und wurde mal in die Antarktis geschickt, studiere jetzt übrigends auch in Stuttgart seit 2 Jahren LRT.

Die Welt ist so klein, bin auch ein "lufti"
Muss jetzt noch mein Vordiplom zu ende schaffen, fehlen noch paar Prüfungen, aber jetzt gehts erstmal ins Praktikum

Wie weit bist du?

lg,
Cyril

Freiburg 

Studiere aber normaleweise in Stuttgart,
hey freezingpicture, wusste nicht dass es in Herrenberg Pinguine gibt

Overall, I think it's good news,  -5% is a lot, but if it can result in a new market, well

..plus..it's not like we have a choice,

i started to upload massively, i hope to see some return until xmas..

As suggested on the alamyPro boards, you could contact him - in any case, do not tattle 

Quote from: stardust on September 21, 2008, 11:02
Ah, great, Sudo, that worked. Thanks!

Or you can just copy the thread ID
In this case 14091 and paste it in this URL:
http://de.fotolia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=

http://de.fotolia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=14091

Quote from: epixx on September 18, 2008, 05:43
Micros plus Alamy is a perfect combination. I mostly upload editorial RM to Alamy, but also some more or less unique RF photos.

Had my first sale at Alamy yesterday btw., after almost a year there. The sale was $524 and $336 to me after commission and fees, so it was worth the wait   

awesome, congrats!
still waiting for that first sale, while uploading and uploading, luckily their reviews are quick
how large is your portfolio after 1 year?

Hehe, so true Seren - we photographers always find the time..don't we