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Adobe Stock / Re: Adobe sales

« on: May 30, 2023, 07:08 »

My sales have gone down past 2 months

. I feel like some of my port is like shut off. Maybe because of the buyout, they have shot off the selected pictures? I don`t know. And I keep uploading and uploading. Will see if this will change after the buyout. But truly sad, Adobe has done so well and have grown and now the drop.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Are there realistic chances that contributor earnings will start increasing?

« on: May 06, 2023, 12:58 »

I think that pictures will be more special with the development of an AI and there will always be people who would rather support the real pictures. Many hobby photographest will give up because of the low prices. But stock photography is an immortal branch and rather it becomes rare and precisely because of the rarity the prices rise/ stay the same so to this branch of art not to die out. My manifesting way of thinking

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Eventually some reverts to real photography because the AI is so fake. I think authenticity is worth more than fake graphics. Fake is fake, it will never be real. Real is real life, this is what is really important! Real life, real experience.

Sorry for Google translate.

Real pictures are art and NEVER be replaceable by machine, not gonna happen. At least not all of them.

Best wishes from Gen X

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Shutterstock.com / Re: What a cool SS, how well he sells

« on: May 03, 2023, 05:58 »

I have also about 30$ extra, with no sign of sales. I hope it will not disappear

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General - Top Sites / printbusinesscards.com

« on: March 03, 2023, 16:16 »

Hello. I was contacted by printbusinesscards.com, to become a contributor there. Does anyone have any experiece with being contributor there? Is it worth it?

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Adobe Stock / Re: Currency change for Adobe Stock account ( to US Dollars )

« on: March 03, 2023, 04:14 »

I will not compare euro and us, I did not know that some got payed in dollars. I will share my experience. I lost 4 euros in the blink of an eye due to change( and the losing sum will be about 30-50 euros in the end of the month) That`s why I feel mugged.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Freepik

« on: February 17, 2023, 15:33 »

"I joined to see what all the fuss was about. The amount of pay is estimated. But still the worst part is the proof of residence form, for the US, that costs $85 and has to be renewed every two years. Otherwise Freepik, by law in Spain will take 24%."

I am from EU and they also want it from me, but it looks kind of complicated to get, so I have not filed it. At this rate I will make my first payout in about 3 years

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I actually have exclusive content there because I want to see how it turns out. But only 253 photos. At these prices, I don't want to be unfair to other agencies.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Freepik

« on: February 17, 2023, 08:56 »

I joined because some photographers praised it. The whole month showed that I earn 0.10 for picture and in the end of the month it just dropped to 0.04 and my pay was cut over 50%...Like really?? They lost my respect, I don't have time to work for 0.04 cents. At this point they have to prove to me if they are worth my time.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: SS continues to deteriorate

« on: January 13, 2023, 18:18 »

Earnings seem to be even lower than last January. Even if I sell more. So bad

. In what world the business keeps cutting back the paycheck more and more. This is not a hobby for me. I have electricity bills and family too

. Inhala exhala... frustration out

. Bad bad bad...

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Alamy.com / Re: Alamy sale for 7 cents

« on: September 21, 2022, 02:31 »

I had 5x0.02 cents today $:-\$ . How and where can you opt out? I have not heard about this deal.

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123RF / Re: If you have work on 123RF PLEASE READ

« on: September 17, 2022, 02:13 »

Quote from: Wilm on September 13, 2022, 02:40

The complete statistics does not work at all.

My dashboard shows me 2 downloads for the entire month of September.

Under "Details on earnings" I see 9 downloads for September 1 alone. Of these, however, 8 x $0.03??!!!

Or example September 2, 2022 - in one overview I get $1.33 displayed, in the other no downloads are displayed.

I really have the feeling that we are being cheated - and not for the first time!

In July I had already written to 123rf because the statistics were wrong. Only after my letter it was corrected.

I have the same problem. I have no downloads and earnings in September but I see them in detailed view. I wonder if they have bug in the system or what is going on.

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123RF / Re: If you have work on 123RF PLEASE READ

« on: September 10, 2022, 02:37 »

I seem to have problem with uploading photos to 123RF about 5-6 days. No photos appear on dashboard and no sales in a week. That has not happened for a long time. Has anyone have same problem?