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General Stock Discussion / Re: Getty's photographers are no happier than iStock's

« on: December 23, 2012, 13:54 »

..just guessing but i think he means istock had a lot of complaints and now in the past few days
313,956 photos have been added to the E+ collection on Getty - you can check by going to advanced search and choosing the collection (E+) and typing in "image" and you see how many there are.
I think the E+ contributors will start seeing sales next month? I'm not sure exactly how many of those were just added... .....most. I would think the move was planned a long time ago;)
Happy Holidays

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Removing photo from Thinkstock

« on: July 02, 2012, 04:43 »

thanks;)
yes already gone in one day!

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iStockPhoto.com / Removing photo from Thinkstock

« on: July 01, 2012, 15:32 »

Will deactivating a photo on Istock remove the photo from Thinkstock?

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Another Massive Best Match Shift

« on: December 24, 2011, 00:13 »

I'm surprised more people are not ranting as independents are now buried - it seems like a pretty big deal for independents who use to have some popular photos at istock. That is quite a shuffle - I would have guessed it would have been wise to keep a few independent files up front if they are relevant and popular for buyers and for independents to keep them engaged. Dang

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Any experience with metal prints/aluminum prints?

« on: December 23, 2011, 06:19 »

Ha Well peter is pretty good;). And actually mostly does his own kind of printing which looks really good.
Its a trade secret but i know most are no thicker than paper. Some variation of lightjet is my guess.
He has good photoshop, displays, galleries, lighting, floors, furniture, fireplaces;). Everything is well done and well thought out. Very well thought out!

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Any experience with metal prints/aluminum prints?

« on: December 23, 2011, 02:22 »

I have done a few and i love the luminiosity. I would not say they are better. Just more saturated, liminious, rich, they are more expensive. Depends on what your going for. But tey are beautiful

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General Stock Discussion / Re: istock exclusive benefits? vetta/agency?

« on: September 02, 2011, 23:19 »

thanks for the helpful info;)
yes that's me;) i have not submitted to istock much but i am curious! I have been cautious about microstock so far but i have experimented with the different agencies...

...i didn't know the process is the same for submitting for vetta and agency

so once i go exclusive i'm allowed to submit a few per week and its all up to the editors?

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General Stock Discussion / istock exclusive benefits? vetta/agency?

« on: September 02, 2011, 21:53 »

Hi
can someone tell me the benefit in going exclusive with istock? (besides percentage rate increase)
how do you get a file into vetta? agency collection? curious ...thanks in advance.
mike

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General Stock Discussion / Re: RPI Micro vs Alamy Vs Getty / Corbis

« on: August 30, 2011, 03:13 »

Hi Jonathan
can i ask if you do better at getty with RM or RF?
corbis? are they similiar or is RM still paying better per cost of making each photo?

many thanks to all who replied!

mike

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General Stock Discussion / Re: RPI Micro vs Alamy Vs Getty / Corbis

« on: August 24, 2011, 16:04 »

anyone else? ..super interesting thread

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General Stock Discussion / Re: RPI Micro vs Alamy Vs Getty / Corbis

« on: June 25, 2011, 16:25 »

lagereek..well thats good news your RM RPI is going up;)

seriously its good news - is it because your building your collections? or do you just have some great agencies that work well with you?

so far from the thread its getty / corbis
...sometimes other RM boutique agencies

than Microstock

than alamy

more or less from what i can gather;)

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