wanted to upload stuff there but your post make me reflect...really seems that micros is the only way right now. sto

Yes, sorry, I also was excited about the "premium" idea.

So, do you think it is a Cavan issue or a market issue? How are other premium agencies doing?

i have the opportunity to submit to addictive stock

How's it going? I haven't many images there yet and I've been with them for a short time, so on my side it's going slowly as I expected.

In most distributors, you'll have no control or info of which images go to each partner. There are partners you've never heard of; maybe some day you'll learn their name when there is a sale. 

Regarding Robert Harding, there is something strange in what you say. My camera is 21Mp and I have no problem in having them accepted in Robert Harding because of size (unless you crop significantly!).

If you're heading the distributor way, you must relax and take it easy. You can't control each image and it sure takes time to see images being distributed to partners and to start receiving information about sales.

Anyone started submitting to this agency? Would you share your thoughts on how it's going?

Quote from: m00n on March 22, 2018, 10:25

Quote from: Shelma1 on March 22, 2018, 10:19

"What I don't get is why everybody is so willing to be accepted by Stocksy..."

Most likely because Stocksy is the only agency that consistently announces their calls for artists here, leading to mass applications and then public complaints about their rejection of almost all of the very people they invite.

They dangle the carrot and snatch it away, publicly and repeatedly.

My complete sentence has a meaning. Just part of it doesn't, you shouldn't just quote part. Doesn't make sense what you answered, it wasn't what I asked.

I think I answered your question. Stocksy has set up a dangling carrot that they bring out on Microstock group every so often to tempt people. So people are drooling to get that carrot. They temporarily forget their concerns about series exclusivity for a chance to be one of the cool kids. It reminds me of fraternities and sororities in college. For what other college group would you endure physical punishment (hazing) in order to get in? None.

I didn't understand the first time you answered, now your answer makes senses. 

Not my cup of tea, concerning my photography, I'd rather be paid than be cool. And for what it's worth, there are a lot of cool agencies out there, much easier to reach than Stocksy and that can get your images to cool places.

Probably because the big sites (SS and Adobe) punish contributors with excellent work who reach a high level of success by giving their work less exposure, and Stocksy rejects those same people. So folks who are very talented may feel they're not really welcome anywhere.

Stock agencies are not limited to Shutterstock and Stocksy. Very talented folks with excellent work will surely find another agency to work with.

But I agree that there is an "over-fuss" about Stocksy, they surely have excellent portfolios but certainly aren't the last agency on planet Earth. Each contributor has to find which agency fits their work best and that is a learning process; in my own case it involved trial and error, but you learn along the way.

What I don't get is why everybody is so willing to be accepted by Stocksy but then concerning other agencies complain that they will never agree to series exclusivity.

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I did not sell anything on eyeem, because only "stock style" images will be sent to partner sites like Getty and Alamy.

Actually that's not true. "stock style" images is not what they are looking for and selecting to send to partners, such as Getty or Adobe premium collection. They want images that are candid, spontaneous, real life situations, and if it shows people the better (released obviously).

How long have you got?

What I write below is based on Getty's buyout of iStock, Getty themselves had a poor reputation among their own photographers for various reasons well before 2007, and several big names had left by then.

Broken promises, e.g.
"you will be grandfathered in at your next level" (didn't happen)
"buyers will never be able to filter out exclusive content" (they can buy 'essential' subscriptions)
"exclusives will always feature highly in search" (not a reality for a couple of years at least, now not even a promise)
"being exclusive means we'll be able to protect your property", (Now:  if they feel like it and it isn't too much bother, they might)

Plus if you're always getting 20% of high sales you're lucky. My Getty sales are often just cents with only occasional large sales and my average rpd is already below 1/3 of what it was around 2012/3.

How is 20% an equitable relationship, even if you are getting reasonable money?

From a Moment's collection contributor, it is not equitable considering:
- they used to keyword and now contributor does it
- keywording and all the data has to be entered before being refused, unlike other macro agencies where you may complete info after it's been accepted by editor
- they don't care and most often don't pursue illegal uses (considering they work on image exclusivity, image has to be stolen from them ...)
- often there are IT bugs in the reporting system or image publication

I clearly fail to see why is Getty "charging" me 80%, ... and I've reached the point where I am considering that 2018 will be the year I will cancel my contract and move somewhere else (not sure where though ... ).

Call it whatever you want, but if you search latest images you will spot at least one contributor whose "oldest" images are from October. If it's an "old" contributor who just now contributed images or if it's a new select from this Call to Artists ... who knows?

My 2 cents: looks like they are "cleaning" the house first; noticeably photographers who have been contributors for some time but whom do not contribute regularly are back to submitting. I suspect that only after Stocksy "cleans" the house will they choose new contributors, accordingly to subjects and styles that are lacking in the "cleaned" house. So, there is no limit date to apply, there is no clear info on how many new contributors are being invited/approved and no clear info yet on when answers will be sent. It all will depend on how the "cleaning" goes.

I read - don't remember where, probably in this thread - that Stocksy is looking for contributors who will submit regularly, which to me makes sense as there is no sense in accepting a limited number of members and then these members do not contribute regularly.   

Stocksy says it's interested in some locations, such as Western Europe. When you apply there is a form where you answer some questions about your work - there is a question about location; in my case, Portugal is not an option (and it is Western Europe), there is only, if I recall correctly, France and Germany.

Hi,

I searched this forum for fStop Images but couldn't find recent posts.

Any thoughts about this agency (distributor)?

Thanks,

Thanks for comments concerning key wording done in agencies.