1
DepositPhotos / Re: Updates to contributor royalties on Depositphotos
« on: January 12, 2021, 11:25 »
I just told them to remove my portfolio before the changes take effect.
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. 1
DepositPhotos / Re: Updates to contributor royalties on Depositphotos« on: January 12, 2021, 11:25 »
I just told them to remove my portfolio before the changes take effect.
2
Shutterstock.com / Re: SS levelling up« on: January 11, 2021, 20:12 »Level two should be reached in another week. I started uploading to DepositPhotos again, for the same reason you did. I got the email about the rate change, but it was so ambiguous I couldn't make sense of it. If they have in fact lowered our royalties, I'll remove my portfolio. 3
Shutterstock.com / Re: What does Shutterstock really want?« on: June 05, 2020, 14:15 »By the way, if we anticipate a takeover by another company, that might be an argument to turn off sales, stop uploading but keep the account itself active. That's what I thought. I disabled my entire portfolio, and now they are now in the process of removing my entire portfolio. A few days ago I had over 2000 images on SS, I now have only 31. 4
Shutterstock.com / Re: With new earning structure made by Shutterstock will you disable your portfolio?« on: June 04, 2020, 13:39 »Have disabled all files for now, if nothing changes in the next month may as well close the account. Was hoping enough people would disable to prompt some action from SS, but can understand not everyone can afford to, especially while other income sources for creators have dried up with the virus. Almost like they knew people would be desperate at the moment, quite evil really. My payout made it to PayPal, so I disabled my portfolio. No more 10 cent downloads. 5
Shutterstock.com / Re: With new earning structure made by Shutterstock will you disable your portfolio?« on: June 03, 2020, 13:13 »Have disabled all files for now, if nothing changes in the next month may as well close the account. Was hoping enough people would disable to prompt some action from SS, but can understand not everyone can afford to, especially while other income sources for creators have dried up with the virus. Almost like they knew people would be desperate at the moment, quite evil really. Don't forget there are a lot of people like me who are waiting for their final payout before disabling. I just got notified that my earnings were calculated, so as soon as the money turns up in PayPal, I'm disabling everything. The email said I'd receive the money by June 15th, so I think we can expect another wave of portfolios going down around mid-month. 6
Shutterstock.com / Re: With new earning structure made by Shutterstock will you disable your portfolio?« on: June 02, 2020, 17:30 »
OK my pay period ended my earnings zeroed out and my earnings are now being calculated. Is it safe to disable my portfolio now that the pay period is over? I'm concerned after reading this on Shutterstock's site (attachment). They owe me close to $300. I'm very anxious to disable my portfolio and get out of there. I'm seeing several 10 cent downloads.
7
Shutterstock.com / Re: I GOT A SINGLE & OTHER FOR $0.10!!!!!!« on: June 01, 2020, 12:52 »I just got a $0.10 sale and a $0.14 sale. I shut down my portfolio. I'm due to get a payout at the end of May. It hasn't gone through yet, so I have to put my portfolio back up until it goes through. It should be very soon, within the next couple of days. 8
Shutterstock.com / Re: I GOT A SINGLE & OTHER FOR $0.10!!!!!!« on: June 01, 2020, 11:15 »
I just got a $0.10 sale and a $0.14 sale. I shut down my portfolio.
9
Shutterstock.com / Re: Reporting Copyright Violation« on: September 13, 2019, 10:54 »Write to [email protected] I tried this email, hopefully that will be enough. Thanks. 10
Shutterstock.com / Reporting Copyright Violation« on: September 12, 2019, 15:44 »
Does anyone have any experience with reporting copyright violation to Shutterstock? Another contributor made a vector image of one of my most popular illustrations, it was obviously copied or traced, and I want the image removed. I looked up the procedure for reporting copyright violation to Shutterstock and found this: https://www.shutterstock.com/terms/dmca-notice. It looks like a pretty long and intensive process. I don't want to sue the person, I just want the copied image removed. Does anyone know if there is a simpler way of doing that? I would like to just provide the image ID's and the contributor's name, and links to the offending image and my image, but that's not enough, according to what I read. I'm tempted to just say to hell with it and let the person get away with it. Any thoughts?
11
Adobe Stock / Re: Apparently they can just block you without further notice...« on: July 08, 2019, 20:07 »
Sorry for this! They did get back to me, the 'from' didn't say Adobe and I missed it. Sorry, my bad. 12
Adobe Stock / Re: Apparently they can just block you without further notice...« on: July 08, 2019, 19:39 »
That hasn't been my experience. I sent a help message yesterday and haven't received any acknowledgement that they received it. I thought maybe they had the wrong email address, so I sent another message asking them to change my email for me (there does not appear to be a way to do it myself) and I still haven't heard back. I don't know if they received my help request or not. I have heard nothing at all from Adobe. 13
Adobe Stock / Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!« on: February 25, 2019, 16:10 »
They may have used my Fotolia password. When I migrated over to Adobe Stock, I didn't realize I still had a separate Fotolia account, with a password - so I didn't change that password. I had also changed my PayPal passwords and the passwords for all of the agencies I have an account with. No other account has been tampered with. I'm hoping it's the Fotolia thing, otherwise I don't know what to do. I'll request a payout as soon as my account is opened and then get payouts whenever I reach the minimum payout amount.
14
Adobe Stock / Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!« on: February 25, 2019, 12:27 »
Mat can you cancel the payout for me? Or let me know if the payout was made yet?
15
Adobe Stock / Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!« on: February 25, 2019, 12:25 »
yES BUT IN THE MEANTIME THE PERSON WHO REQUESTING THE PAYOUT COULD BE GETTING THE MONEY. IT HAS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY AND THERE IS NO HUMAN TO TALK TO
16
Adobe Stock / HELP! Someone requested a payout of all my earnings« on: February 25, 2019, 12:15 »
Someone requested a payout of all my earnings they are gone. No human to contact to stop the payout someone please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
adming edit: changed the subject to something more descriptive 17
Adobe Stock / Re: Locked out of my account« on: February 22, 2019, 21:35 »
Just wanted to add an update here. It turns out that the reason my account was locked, was because someone got ahold of my Adobe ID and requested a payout of my earnings (over $700). They even set up a fake PayPal account with my user name. Fortunately Adobe got suspicious, didn't make the payout and locked my account. Mat Hayward was a BIG help in getting this mess straightened out. The thief did not get my money, I changed my passwords on ALL of my accounts and my account is unlocked. Thanks to Adobe for protecting my earnings and getting it all straightened out. Be VERY careful with your passwords! If they tried it on me they must be trying it on others as well. I would love to see the dirtbags get caught.
18
Adobe Stock / Re: Locked out of my account« on: February 19, 2019, 21:17 »Did you try emailing Mat Hayward directly (or PM'ing him here) to see if he can sort it out for you? He can also give the IT folks feedback on things that cause problems for contributors - so you could get the procedure improved as well as your account opened again. I'll PM Mat Hayward, thanks. And yes, they sure do need to work on contributor relations! I just wish they valued us more. 19
Adobe Stock / Locked out of my account« on: February 19, 2019, 19:44 »
I went to Adobe Stock to check my downloads and discovered my account is locked. All I got was this message "Your account has a validation status issue. You should contact us." That's it. No explanation, no contact person, no phone number I could call, nothing. I have over $700 sitting in my account. I strongly suspect this happened because I had to shut down the email that was associated with my account. They may have attempted to send me an email and it got bounced back - so they respond to this by shutting down my account! I sent them a message explaining the situation and gave them my other (functioning) email address. It'll probably be straightened out eventually, but I am upset with they way they dealt with situation, it just seems very thoughtless and inconsiderate to me.
20
Adobe Stock / Re: Problem with Dashboard Changes« on: January 23, 2019, 19:51 »
Boy you're right, they ARE well hidden! But I did find them with your help, thank you both.
21
Adobe Stock / Problem with Dashboard Changes« on: January 22, 2019, 21:57 »
Adobe Stock recently changed the contributor dashboard in such a way that I can't see what images are selling on any given day. The only information I can find for daily downloads is the number of downloads for each day, but there is no way of finding out WHICH images sold on any particular day. This leaves me with no way of seeing what images are trending, I feel like I'm reduced to groping around in the dark. Has anyone found a way to get this info? I'm surprised no one else has mentioned this.
22
General Stock Discussion / Re: Christmas images - is there any point?« on: October 03, 2018, 13:23 »
I have to agree with most everyone here, it's kinda pointless. I'm finishing the illustration I started, but I'm not doing any more Christmas images, unless by some miracle I just happen to get some great idea that hasn't already been done to death. But I've done so many Christmas images in past years that I have no desire to do more.
23
General Stock Discussion / Christmas images - is there any point?« on: October 02, 2018, 20:01 »
Is anyone creating new Christmas images? I can't see any point to it - they'll just get lost among the millions of Christmas images the micros have in their collections already. I started on an image and I wondered why I bother. Not being negative, just being practical.
24
Pond5 / Re: Is it worth it to upload photographs to Pond5?« on: March 31, 2018, 14:48 »
It's not worth it for photos or illustrations for me.
25
123RF / Re: 123rf reducing commissions« on: February 04, 2018, 21:29 »
I will stop uploading. 123RF will not get any new illustrations from me.
|
Submit Your Vote
|