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Microstock Analytics / Is anyone still using MicrostockAnalytics? (3 of 7 agencies not working)

« on: March 02, 2023, 11:16 »

Hi, I use MicrostockAnalytics from time to time and there have always been glitches.

But currently there are three agencies not working and no update for a while, so I am wondering if it is still being updated? (Details below if you are curious or have similar issues)

What is your recent experience?

Thank you!

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Some details about non-working agencies:

iStock - logged in and then... nothing

I can navigate around the site and my account, but the app is not reacting

Dreamstime - Press & Hold to confirm you are a human - success, but then the page is reloaded and I need to confirm again and again...

Bigstock - Login button moves you to the home page, but doesn't actually login

I have to turn these three off to at least gather data from the remaining agencies.

General Stock Discussion / Items for Resale or not? (Standard vs Extended licence)

« on: December 29, 2018, 21:46 »

Hi, I am mostly a contributor to microstock agencies, but I started using other's photos too. Hopefully this question is not too of topic here.

I have a photo-manipulation, composed of multiple other photos:

Most notably there are photos of camels+person, manta, luggages and the desert landscape. There are also about 10 other images, but practically unrecognizable.

I made it as a training, so for the photos I bought are using the Standard licence - so far so good I hope.

But what if I present it on my web and someone would contact me to buy a print or something (for their personal purpose). Not that it is a probable situation, but one can dream

And I am also asking for possible similar cases in the future.

In the case of printing for someone else, is it suddenly an "Item for Resale"? And if it is, does these images "play major role in it"? There are the two conditions that would require to have an Extended licence.

The Extended licence is so expensive though, that a single prints would be unlikely to return the investment (or even a handful of prints).

So there is another question: If the Standard licence wouldn't be enough to print it twice and Extended licence is overkill, it is possible to meet the requirements by buying the Standard licence twice? However, there might be a technical issue, that an agency interface generally doesn't let a customer to buy the image twice.

Thanks for any reactions!

General Stock Discussion / Is it worth to remove images that are not selling?

« on: January 29, 2014, 07:00 »

Hello everyone, I read somewhere a long time ago that it is a good idea to prune own portfolio and get rid of photos that no one needs.

I am now thinking about making this step, but it is even necessary? I mean - most of the buyers probably search by keywords and if they get to one's portfolio, I guess it is sorted by selling rate so the not needed files are piled at the bottom and no one cares.

So, do YOU delete your unsuccessful files? Or what do you think about it?

Thank you!

General Stock Discussion / Nudes on microstock - analysis of legal requirements and allowed uses

« on: May 31, 2009, 03:38 »

Hi everyone,

I am going to test whether it is possible to make some money by selling more-or-less artistic nudes and I have made some pre-analysis of the legal documents by the Big 6. If you want to know which sites are accepting nudes and what kind of nudes, go to the link below. I have also took a look on the rules under which can the images be used by buyers.

All relevant excerpts from the licenses, FAQs, guidelines etc. are included.

http://www.pastel.cz/articles/nudity-on-microstock-sites

I have also uploaded and got accepted first batch to confirm my findings, so it should be correct, but I would be happy to hear any corrections, comments and/or you experiences with nude photos on microstock (I still don't know whether it will sell at all).

Vit

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