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Pond5 / Pond5 halved prices for all clips
« on: June 12, 2021, 10:56 »
Pond5 have halved prices to all my clips even tho from contributor sites prices looks what i have set them

but when you click individual link all my prices where 50% less. Example I set 120/60 4k/HD prices, but when you check link it's 60/30 for 4k/HD clips.

Other older videos I have set to 99/50, but when I check them, they are 50/25.

Is there some promotion or whatever it is, why are they doing it in that sneaky way?

So, do I need to put them on 240/120 4k/HD to sell them "normal"? anyone know what's going on there?

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Dreamstime.com / My interesting Dreamstime observation
« on: January 16, 2021, 03:46 »
Hi everyone

The only agency that not only haven't cut commission but even raised them is Dreamstime and what's interesting to me, and this is my personal experience, it's the only agency that I keep selling more and much better more higher single photo sales then before. I more often see 2.20, 3.65, 1.92 and 1.72 sales then last 2-3 years.

Thank you Dreamstime, you proved it can be done without taking advantage on your contributors!

I really hope you won't be bought by some greedy giant agency.

We contributors will never forget it!






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General Stock Discussion / is this all our fault?
« on: June 02, 2020, 09:22 »
Excuse my english I will do as much as I can to be readable :D

Many of us did nothing when we saw Getty/Istock 0.002 royalty. Majority of us haven't closed their accounts. Including me.

We saw many new agencies offering downloads without daily limits. Many of us contributed to those sites.

Many of us (not me in this case but many) put their portfolios in some new never heard and never saw agency hoping for some quick cash without even checking lowest royalties.

Some of us (minority I hope) even put their images on free sites for likes and exposure.... Or giving away free images on paying sites to get portfolio exposure for future sales.

Now we have this.

After getty 0.02 people hope it will stay like that, of course it will not. Other sites followed.

Does anyone here really believes that other sites will not take this approach? Including the one people talking about like it's our last hope last few days.

It will be this way or no way for agencies, because they want be competitive anymore.

Then I see on shutterstock forums contributors with astonishing portfolios with highly commercial 50-100 thousands and even half of million great photos.

Today, in these times, with world connected like never before, internet, social media, emails, forums, messages... if we cannot organize and unite than maybe it should be this way.

We need to work hard and keep submitting? come one, this is kind of business where past work keep selling even if we all take on week or 3 away from photos to fight for our prices (no to say rights).

Agencies play on that card, that we are not able to organize and stand for ourselves and at this moment they are right.


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Hi everyone!

I'm uploading my videos to only 3 sites. AS,SS and pond5, because I dont even know any other worthy upload.

What do you think of uploading exclusive to pond5 because most of my videos in last few months get rejected on shutterstock (all gets accepted only on AS and Pond5)

I do sell videos on AS also, but mostly for 28 and had one 70 usd sale.

Does exclusivity increase sale potential on pond5? your experience about it?

Cheers!


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This is just some a hypothetical idea

I received email from SS that they are giving away some limited number of photos to it's buyers, very nice gesture.

What would you think of an agency that would increase contributors royalty due to this COVID-19 situation?

In hard times it's the easiest way to see who really cares about others and who only cares about profit.

Yes, I know we cannot expect that but you know... this is a forum.

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They promised us much more sales, my earnings and sales after commission cut went down by 60-70%

Consider to close my account there very soon.

How about you?

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iStockPhoto.com / Getty payment
« on: April 24, 2019, 03:07 »
I know it's not 25 yet, but did everyone received it?

I usually get it before 25, Easter made it slower this month?

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Need to find out more about special deal between IRS and Adobestock


the reason:

Getting payed from Adobe Canada, getting w8ben form provided and 30% tax withheld (non treaty country). never get 1042s form even tho every other us-based company provide it (from google to amazon) and they have to as stated on irs.gov.

Copy paste from their site:

The country where I reside requires Adobe to provide a "1042-S" Foreign Persons U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding. Can you provide this form?

Because of a special agreement we have with the IRS, we don't issue forms 1042-S separately to each contributor. However, we can provide a signed document that includes earnings and amount of withholding via email on request. Please email us at [email protected]

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Shutterstock.com / Double keywords new spamming way?
« on: February 28, 2019, 03:26 »
I see some contributors on shutterstock putting two irrelevant keywords as one such as:

"adult affectionate", "people person", "casual catering" "ache african" and so on...

Is this some new bug using way to enter 100 instead of 50 keywords?

that contributor also have images with about 100 keywords on shutterstock (probably after they break apart)

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iStockPhoto.com / Deepmeta bug: Error 422 keywords
« on: February 14, 2018, 11:36 »
Uploaded 62 files, for 2 of them it says error 422 cannot exceed maximum of 50 keywords.

I deleted many keywords now I am at 32 and still same error.

DM worked flawlessly for a quite some time... now for every new upload/submit there are new errors.




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Please keep this simple and clean topic

Looks like I'm beginner and need some explanations, so here are my situations:

1. after uploading batch from deepmeta 3.0.0. it is shown on esp site under my content /upload and review content

my first batch was there with this informations:

0 reviewed, 33 submitted, 33 uploaded, status active. I guess it was okay.

2. now after few days I uploaded second batch with deepmeta 3.0.1.

0 reviewed, 17 submitted , 18 uploaded, status active. one file is missing.

okey, on deepmeta it say that one file need to be submitted, but I can't submit any files (when i select that batch and go to upload menu, no files can't be submitted) and if I chose that file and try to change something on it in deepmeta notice says that the file is already sent to ESP and no longer can be changed. when I want to see that batch summary on ESP site, it says that this file is "not submitted"

i am confused. very.

and that is not the best part

3. I saw that my first submitted batch with 33 files is not "active" anymore and it is on "needs revision" status and it says:

0 submitted 33 uploaded.

When I want to see submission summary it says "Revise" for all files

What I need to revise, who need to revise, is it new term for review or what?



 

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iStockPhoto.com / IStock balance deduction
« on: December 06, 2016, 06:01 »
Greetings

Today, as usual around 5. of following month, earning was deducted from account balance (excuse my english)

I was expecting to see deduction for October subs/partner/getty, and also November regular downloads.

But my subscription earnings from November (for the first time we saw it in "real time") is also deducted so we are now finally getting paid for subscription without need to wait next month like it is for getty/thinkstock earning?

Is it the same for everyone?




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Greetings everyone and excuse my English

I always submit to 6 agencies (SS, Alamy, FT, IS, 123RF and DT), and as I grow my portfolio I can see earnings going up more or less on most of those agencies except for last one DT.

Also, i have some images on DP but it's about 5% of my full portfolio but not planning to submit there because of some topics i have read here (3% royalty and similar things).

So, from now on, I think I will not submit anymore to DT, even it's easy submit. Not planning to delete my portfolio, just don't want to waste my time anymore.

I need to tell that I have mostly photo portfolio with about 10% vector illustrations and no videos.

I was thinking about envato or pond5, but want to hear from you if any other is good for photographer/vector artist.

In terms of earnings, easiness of upload, trust and overall contributor experience, which one do you recommend and why?

I read here that pond5 is mostly good for video makers, so i would like to hear from contributors that have only images there.

Thank you!


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iStockPhoto.com / Partner program sales
« on: June 23, 2016, 06:52 »
Are they finished reporting them? I can't see any sales from Getty/Partner program sites, only thinkstock (and istock subs)


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Greetings

Today I wanted to log in to skrill with my password (it's correct) and got message that for security purposes I can't log in so I need to reset my pass etc. I contacted them to see what's going on but no response.

Anyone had similar or same problem today with them?


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Greetings

I need to know is there any way for contributors to get receipt/invoice each month(or each requested payment) on sites SS, IS,DT, 123RF

If I remember when you request earning (convert credits) from fotolia it is available to download, but dont know for any other site.

Thank you!


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Greetings

I have one question about my last studio shooting. I have half of photos full body shots isolated over white background and other half of portraits with complete different lighting but same model (and similar clothes)

I will submit those full body isolated over white to microstock agencies, but those portraits with "more professional" lighting have complete different "feel" and I am not sure they are microstock types of photos.

So, my question is, am I allowed to submit those portraits as RM to agencies like Alamy/Corbis/Getty? Or maybe even exclusive to Alamy.

And one more question is, what are benefits of having photos submitted as exclusive RM to Alamy? Different percentage to contributor?

Thank you!

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Shutterstock.com / Lesson to unknown Shutterstock reviewer
« on: July 20, 2015, 10:27 »
Dear unknown Shutterstock reviewer

I can't send you note anymore or contact you so this is the only way to try it.

Christian Louboutin trademark is about red soles and it is not applicable if the shoe itself is in the same (red) color.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2198741/Christian-Louboutin-CAN-trademark-signature-red-soles-winning-appeal-unless-shoe-colour.html

So, completely red shoes with red soles are fine and Shutterstock is selling hundreds of those.

But... even if this all is not correct please try to understand that what you see is not red sole (crop for my rejected image because of trademark) image attached:






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Greetings and excuse my English

My straight male stock model has been used in one Berlin gay pride event.

I don't have anything against anyone, but for young straight male it is very sensitive case when using on those kind of campaign.

I am selling stock on 5 agencies, SS, IS, dreamstime, fotolia and 123rf.

I don't sell my images as sensitive use.

I am thinking about getting a lawyer from Germany, if anyone know someone who is good and experienced in those kid of thing?

What can be done about all this?

Thank you.

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Greetings

This is one of those "what if" questions but I just wanted to know.

If ShutterStock offered exclusivity (seeing what is happening in stock industry at this time with AdobeStock) in this terms:

subscription download 50c, on demand 5$, enhanched 50$ and 50% from single and others downloads and no other "better search" placement, maybe new category like "newest, popular, relevant and exclusive".

Will anyone accept that? Maybe to explain why not or why would you?

My opinion... calculating my last month now...

nope... without increasing sales volume I dont think I would go exclusive. What about you?

Thanks

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Let, for example, say that you made series of your highest quality photos that you believe most or all RM (or even RF if you really want) agencies would accept and sell.

I understand few people want to tell their secrets and make him/herself more competitors but maybe there is someone out there.

Also, let say that those are makeup, beauty studio portraits (not usual isolated on white with microstockish screaming all over them).

I submit images to microstock agencies so I can't be exclusive anywhere, only image based exclusivity is an option.

I was thinking Alamy image exclusivity, or to send them to Corbis or Getty. Can I even sell there if I am not exclusive? Am i newbie or are those three best sales/earning wise?

Are there any specialized RM agencies for those kind of shoots?

Thank you for your time and excuse my English


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123RF / Upload doesnt work
« on: December 14, 2014, 11:04 »
Yesterday and it continue not to work today.

It take me to "Processing queue", and status bar keeps on loading but nothing after that

When I check "Completed images" I can find them even I uploaded some of them few hours ago. Usually take few minutes depending on size.

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General Stock Discussion / Anyone using Payoneer?
« on: December 08, 2014, 10:37 »
Greetings

I have few questions for anyone who use Payoneer as payment options on any stock site (for example on 123rf)

I send question to Payoneer first but got some generic reply.

First of all, I opened account, got my card, activated account and this was easy, but do not understand one thing

If I want to receive my payment to Payoneer from 123rf, I changed payment method on 123rf to Payoneer but what else do I need to do or is that all?

I read about something that I need to add 123rf as partner on my Payoneer account, do I need to do that and how to do that? I can't see that options.

Last question is about transfering money from Skrill (Moneybookers) to Payoneer, is it possible and how to do that?

Thank you and excuse my English

Cheers!

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Shutterstock.com / Unfortunately I forgot how to shoot photos
« on: August 16, 2014, 07:54 »
Yes, it can happen.

I take photos for about 5 years, not very long time but I do believe I'm getting better. On stock sites I am about 2-3 years.

I had about 70-80% acceptance rate for a long time, but last few months according to Shutterstock reviewers I totally forgot how to shoot and edit my photos. My last few batches, acceptance rate is about 10 -15 %. Mostly focus, lighting issues and composition.

But according to most other sites like Fotolia, 123rf, Dreamstime (ok, and IStock too, but it isn't very relevant because of their too high acceptance rate) I am still getting better.

Strange.



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