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Probably the next "new great Deal" will be something like, a big agency Buy some of these small then mirror the content and pay only micro-price.
From these nice guys I do not expect anything different.

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And the other four or five sites? We don't even know all of them. DP has allowed second parties to pay subscription prices (to us) and those people have re-licensed our images. They did this for a contract or payment or both.

This was done under the table until we discovered it. And now people are happy because they could opt out?

What is wrong with you people. DP just cheated everyone of us, did a back door deal and sold the rights to your images illegally. And now you're happy because you found out and they stopped?

Wait until the next scheme they come up with to screw us and then people will be "happy" to discover and end that one?

This is dishonest business and proves what people have said since the day DP opened. They can't be trusted. But some people are so desperate for some quarters, that they will continue to support agencies that steal and cheat us?

Just absurd and ridiculous. Wake up!


DP pays the photographer a subscription. Nobody knows how much DP gets from Shotshop.

I am not happy with DP, not at all. They are dishonest!

But its DP (not Shotshot or any other partner or reseller) that pays the photographer the pitiful subscription price!
We simply do not know who much DP gets from their partners. The probably get a normal 50/50 deal.
I think its you who is naive here if you really believe that DP "allowed second parties to pay subscription prices (to us) and those people have re-licensed our images"

But this is not the real point. To me the real point is that honestly we, as photographer have what we deserve. Now DP is not the only agency that act unfairly, but is a small earner de facto. A lot of people are scared by Getty because in the end, there they get a lot of money. Their answer is that principle don't feed family and don't pay bills. What I think it's not important and I can get this point, but why DP is so important for a lot of people? Am I missing something? They assure you a lot of money? Really are you so desperate that need this absurd agency? If DP can do this and artists remain with them, then for sure agencies can do whatever they want because they understood that people don't care what happen to their files.
If you find that your accountant has stolen your money, are you happy if he returns a third of the amount? And you'll continue to hold him as your accountant?
What I'm missing why DP is so special?



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License are a false problem. How people license their stuff in the network does not involve symbiostock. Symbiostock is a piece of software like any other plugin or theme for wordpress joomla etc.
Leo if you want to be more safe put a disclaimer with a statement that symbiostock has nothing to do with sites built using it.

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Self-Hosted at 14.6 - top 5
« on: October 26, 2013, 10:38 »
+1 Ron.
This isn't only Symbiostock sites. Reached 50 votes all the option to sell directly show that is possible to sell with less downloads and earn more. Probably it's unreal a third place at this time, but not impossible in future. Also I think that in the future a good self hosted site when get some stable buyer can be the top one earner for some of us. And I'm curious to see Stocksy, I expect it really high in the right side.

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My point is that regardless of whether he has one or two accounts, a huge portfolio from an acknowledged industry leader simply isn't generating a significant number of sales on iS. If all was well at iStock I would expect a portfolio of that size and quality to pull in hundreds of thousands of sales a year and, apparently, it no longer can.

I pointed this some days ago, when through a link I saw that in the top download there aren't its files, nor in day, week or month section. But you may consider like luissantos wrote that he got some money after the agreement by GI. Also seems that he pointed more in RM licenses through GI, potentially more lucrative. Not to mention the files "exclusive" that aren't really exclusive. Maybe things are better for him and he recovered quickly the loss income from other agencies but this deal appear like a boomerang for GI. Seems like if some that would consider to go exclusive, before must contact GI and get special treatment or the usual rules aren't enough to go exclusive with more earnings.

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Paypal or Credit Card?
« on: October 12, 2013, 07:39 »
No problem basically either are good, but CC are more safer.
There is another option that in future will be interesting. Those services that allow payment in example using the credit of the smartphone. For small amount combines security and easy of use, but it is still premature.

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Stocksy / Re: Stocksy News
« on: October 11, 2013, 15:51 »
Congrats! I'm happy to see that it's possible despite the skepticism of some people. As I said in the past this co-op is a good thing, I don't care if they don't fit my production or if I can't join here, the point is that they are the evidence that this race to the bottom is stupid and my hope is that more company like this born.
Again great news and congrats.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: About exclusivity...
« on: October 11, 2013, 15:41 »
I think that is better to wait for you, I don't like exclusivity but this isn't my point.
I think that you must pay attention to the present moment. You asked something that it's early impossible to answer at this time, and davidgoh answer is a good example of what I mean to say. Before to take your decision you need some reliable data and at this time there isn't. Istock this year continues to change the rules. It isn't something about if are good or bad everyone can think what he wants, the point is that the new rules can completely change the results and this happened whit the new search and new prices in example. Worst, more are coming, this was promised by iStock and no one can say how the impact for contributor will be. Whatever will be your decision to me this isn't the right time to take it, you can't get reliable data.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: The "New" IS
« on: October 03, 2013, 13:57 »
Thanks ShadySue

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: The "New" IS
« on: October 03, 2013, 12:58 »
What is the free files section?

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: The "New" IS
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:29 »
Why does IS still list "trending" images by highest rating when no one but inspectors can rate anymore?

http://www.istockphoto.com/participate/contributor-lounge/trends


I don't know how does it about rating. If the download section reflect what really happen is more interesting to me. There aren't professional files from the most downloaded professional artist, in last three months, last month and week section. Certainly special deal negotiated (exclusive files not really exclusive, his own site etc) can correct its number. Files are up to IS from a lot of months as "exclusive" without any great advantage... apparently. In the other hand maybe the income from RM is better.

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You should monetize your effort Leo. Maybe you can offer to the old members that run a symbiostock website from the early days and helped you to test how it work, a good discount or for free some plugin. Other like me can buy with no worries the needed plugins; in wordpress we must pay for a lot of good plugin and it's fine I think.

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I Tried twitter and get an error, with google worked fine.

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Ron I get your point but...
If they credit google they get the images from google, is beyond of me understand, if they bought the files  from another site because they don't credit it. The worst thing is that now the meta-data are stripped and in example in UK these are orphan images. So in the worst case, before they don't pay to publish the images, and then with the meta-data stripped gift them to the world.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Fotolia - Unsold contents (ANNOUNCEMENT)
« on: July 31, 2013, 10:51 »
will delete - reupload work?


I have tried to do this one hour ago.

I have deleted the photo that is my best seller on SS, but with 0 sales and 2 views on FT [!!!!]
And then I have reuploaded it
Let's see if they will accept it
Yes you can try this, but now the images have to be accepted again.
I dropped fotolia long time ago, but I remember how silly the process is. And most important to me, is the fact that if you have a small portfolio you can perform this task but when you reach maybe 700/800 files, is time consuming, is a huge waste of time.

C'ho fatto una proposta che [questi picciotti] non possono rifiutare :D
(I made them an offer that they cannot refuse)

Baciamo le mani

(Thank you for the minus :) and my congratulation for the acute sense of humor :D )
The minus wasn't mine

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Adobe Stock / Re: Fotolia - Unsold contents (ANNOUNCEMENT)
« on: July 27, 2013, 18:43 »
will delete - reupload work?


I have tried to do this one hour ago.

I have deleted the photo that is my best seller on SS, but with 0 sales and 2 views on FT [!!!!]
And then I have reuploaded it
Let's see if they will accept it
Yes you can try this, but now the images have to be accepted again.
I dropped fotolia long time ago, but I remember how silly the process is. And most important to me, is the fact that if you have a small portfolio you can perform this task but when you reach maybe 700/800 files, is time consuming, is a huge waste of time.

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There is a lack, you miss my answer christine.
My symbiostock site will be with exclusive content. My plan for future is so far simple, first choice my website with exclusive content and then others files for agencies. I understand that this isn't a move for all, but I dropped all agencies except one long time ago. I think that my efforts in future will be something like one or two micro agency, one in macro and my symbiostock site. The best is only the symbiostock site, but this is a long way... or maybe...

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Dmg I had the same problem, blank screen. I solved downgrading php; follow what ajt said.
To be clear, all seems fine just deactivated php 5.4.10 and activated php 5.2.17.
Maybe this solves the issue also to you..

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Symbiostock - General / Re: Social Media
« on: July 22, 2013, 16:52 »
Maybe is more simple:
search: @plrang in twitter
follow him :-)
in the left side bar you can see some entry (tweet, following, follower list)
Click the list link and the window with its list is now open.
Click in the second, "Symbiostock" or other if interesting you
In the new window now click on subscribe (left side up)



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Symbiostock - Technical Support / Re: local server
« on: July 22, 2013, 08:38 »
Check this out, it's much easier and better http://www.phototric.com/2013/05/symbiostock.html#symbiostock-local-host

Sounds interesting but there are two cons. First The most important is that I wasn't able to see any download link for linux or mac; in fact in a page I saw a statement about windows pc machine. Maybe I missed the right link?
The second is that now I downloaded the both wordpress and MAMP and I need only to set up few things; and then I hope that all run smoothly  ;D
I remember this article plrang and if I recall right I shared it :)

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Symbiostock - Technical Support / Re: local server
« on: July 21, 2013, 18:32 »
Thank you Leo. A note, I saw your announcement and the video about the premium pack. You know what there is my wish-list plugin, but I think you are moving in the right way, the focus in the search engine is a MUST, and to me appears really a great improvement. I'm waiting for the official release and the time I'm waiting for is well worth.

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Symbiostock - Technical Support / Re: local server
« on: July 21, 2013, 18:18 »
No Leo, I set up a LAMP some years ago in my laptop and now I downloaded the MAMP for mac. Now I must download the WordPress and tomorrow I think that I'm ready, but I don't know which files I need to download from the server where my site is hosted. Maybe the root to bring the whole site? or can be enough the wp-content?

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Symbiostock - Technical Support / local server
« on: July 21, 2013, 18:07 »
I'm setting up a local server to see some things.  First question for the community expert. I want to test some changes in my site with the symbiostock theme and I would see more deeply how it appears.
Probably this is only the first question, which file I must download to run my site as is as now in local?
Thanks.

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I think that no-one trust that some changes will happen, but never say never.
Store in your HD username and password and for now forget this agency, if in future things will be better, at least you don't need to open a new account and resubmit the photos d and pass the admission process.

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