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« on: June 01, 2020, 12:44 »
Who I am:
I've been doing stock for 14 years. At one time I was the #1 video contributor at iStock. My videos have earned millions for the agencies I submit to. I've been with ShutterStock for about 10 years. Today I have thousands of top performing videos at several agencies.
Who I am not:
A desperate artist that will accept a pittance in royalties from any agency.
Today I opted out of image and video sales at ShutterStock.
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« on: May 26, 2020, 10:59 »
I can't believe that video download numbers for each level is the same as images. what? Video contributors are going to have the roughest end of this shite system.
This.
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« on: May 26, 2020, 10:55 »
Wow. What? This is not a good idea.
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« on: March 21, 2019, 12:30 »
Agree with you 100% Bart.
My words to Pond5 ...
My first reaction is that I wish there was an option to begin uploading exclusive content moving forward without having to kill my relationships at other agencies. This would create a more stable transition over time. If the exclusive program is an "on-off" switch and I pull all of my content from other agencies I will lose 75% of my income overnight.
What I would love to do is upload my next batch of videos and make them exclusive to Pond5. And / or the option to delete videos from other agencies and make them exclusive to Pond5. I started as an 'exclusive contributor with iStock back in 2006 and it did not go well ultimately, the purchase by Getty changed a lot of things. I would very much like to be part of the Pond5 exclusive program, however I would like to have 100% exclusive content on Pond5 rather than be a wholly exclusive contributor to only one agency.
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« on: November 18, 2015, 21:10 »
Like many others I lost a lot of money. Lesson learned.
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« on: November 18, 2015, 21:09 »
RevoStock has closed. No information on payments to contributors. I know for a fact that many contributors are out many thousands of dollars.
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« on: September 11, 2015, 15:36 »
yeah it's just a temporary sale that Adobe is doing, we still get commission on full price.
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« on: September 11, 2015, 15:33 »
Don't see any of mine but I'll be keeping an eye on them. Thank you for the tip!
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« on: February 04, 2013, 16:07 »
I am very interested in this. I run my current site as WP. I would love to help from a graphics and design GUI standpoint. Message me Kona!
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« on: February 02, 2013, 21:42 »
Ok, I have deactivated about 458 images. ~30 left active. I have to admit after being with iStock since 2005 this is a very sad day indeed.
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« on: February 02, 2013, 15:07 »
Top 25 deactivated so far... many to go. I will post my final number in the other thread.
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« on: January 31, 2013, 23:58 »
Just found one of my images on Google Drive. And it's free! yay!
Time to make more changes.
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« on: January 31, 2013, 22:58 »
WOW! LISA!!! HOLY COW! This is amazing, sad but amazing!
I am so very bummed that the days of good old iStock are behind us. But bravo for this! I left exclusivity both video and images last year. I haven't uploaded there for quite some time. I am much happier at other sites. I guess maybe I can still be part of this "strike" by disabling some images?
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« on: November 13, 2012, 05:43 »
This really is a drag Yuri. I wear prescription Persol eyeglasses and prescription Ray-Ban sunglasses. I have been looking for a new pair lately that DO NOT have any trademarks in anyway so I can do shots of myself. Fair it is not, but the law is the law. It is our job to know. I am working on a very popular USA TV show right now that almost used a trademarked lamp post, legal caught it before it aired. This stuff is a pain in the a$$.
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« on: July 30, 2012, 01:33 »
if i had a time machine in 2002 i would have mortgaged my house to invest in Apple stock...
YES!
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« on: July 30, 2012, 01:32 »
They are property so you could will them to someone
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« on: January 10, 2012, 17:38 »
hello all, well it's official, I have left iStock exclusivity on video too now, left exclusivity on photo Sept.2010 like so many others, it has been a lot of work but well worth it, I will not be pulling my portfolio but I am making new upload priorities different across several sites. PRESS RELEASE HERE... http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9085704.htm
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« on: January 02, 2012, 01:19 »
I wished there would have been more love for exclusives like myself the last few months. The end of this week I am NON-exclusive.
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« on: November 11, 2011, 03:26 »
yesterday was really bad, huge drop like a cliff! boooo! 
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« on: November 01, 2011, 20:53 »
I too have noticed some very strange, almost discriminatory results with Best Match. I did a video only search for "technology" - I was zero of the 100 results. Why? I have over 400 "technology" videos in my portfolio. Left out because I'm at 40%? Because I was one of the first video contributors? Because iStock wants to level the playing field?
I don't know. I have no clue.
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« on: May 06, 2011, 02:24 »
hello all,
this is a great thread, so glad to hear everyone expressing their opinions openly here. I left iStock photo exclusivity back in Sept.2010 when the new royalties were announced. It has been exciting getting out to new places. I am still exclusive with video but I'm just not sure how that will go. To be honest I'm a bit sad to see what has happened at iStock over the last year.
Good luck jsnover! Your work is incredible and I know you will do well!
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