I propose the establishment of union stock contributors. ( Stock Syndicate )

With the following requirements :

1. minimum 50 percent on  sales paid to contributors

2. Price structure  similar price structure at Istockphoto .

3. Stop of sales by the system of subscription ( Shutterstock mode )


sorry for my english  :-)

What are 10 things which stock Photographer MUST DO in 2008

1.  go exclusive at  istockphoto.com

2. buy stock from Getty Images       (A share (also referred to as equity shares) of stock represents a share of ownership in a corporation.Getty Images now is 23$ per 1 shares  )

3. buy Canon  5D ( or Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III  (22MP) )

4. buy  Canon L Series  lenses

5. Move Photos from "Macrostock agancies"  to istockphoto.com

6. Stop upload photos or images to the subscription-based  web sites (0.20-0.30$ per image )

7.Stop upload photos from  family , girlfriends , neighbourhoods and colleagues .

8. Start paying models to shoot .

9. Stop use F5

10. Relax


just my 2 Cent     

How much this month?





shutterstock.com� � � $72.00� � � � � 288 images

dreamstime.com� � � �$35.50� � � � � 193 images

istockphoto.com       $20.80            36 images

bigstockphoto.com� � $8.50� � � � � �108 images

fotolia.com� � � � � � � �$7.26� � � � � � �98 images

123rf.com� � � � � � � � $3.52� � � � � � �83 images

canstockphoto.com� �$2.85� � � � � � �47 images

best regards
techno