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iStockPhoto.com / Istock continues to amaze....
« on: July 28, 2016, 11:32 »
Greetings, I shoot mostly editorial photos & have had an Istock account since '11. Mostly it was dormant, earning little while I focused on Shutterstock, Getty & Corbis. Then, last year I started uploading pix from the campaigns: Trump, Clinton, Sanders, etc., & Istock sales awoke to the point where I was earning monthly payouts with >500 images total. Not bad. Of course the issue was getting shots past them properly credentialed, so I scanned the credential for a particular event & included it in the model release upload. That worked fine.

Until last month they started getting rejected for "protected area" etc in spite of having been submitted with credential. I contacted support, & nearly one month later they replied that credentials must have contributor's name on them.

Okay....

Anyone who shoots events, pressers, etc., knows that the credentials are not individualized. At most one might list the organization one is shooting for, but not the photographer. Some super organized events, e.g. DNC/RNC, use credentials with names that don't get you into anything without an accompanying underlay.

Basically Istock doesn't know what they're talking about regarding editorial/news, obviously don't care & it's kind of a pity....

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Hello,

a client contacted me and wants to use one of my sports editorial picture for online advertisement.
I am pretty familiar with editorial terms of use. But my question is, are you somehow able to sell such licence?
Honestly I dont think so, but as I am not experienced in this field, any advice is welcome.
The picture is http://www.shutterstock.com/cat.mhtml?gallery_id=1152593&page=1&inline=252988123.
How the big agencies run it? do you need to contact the athlete, association and agree terms or is it completely prohibited?

Thank a lot for any advice.


Hi Petr,

Hope you were able to resolve the issue satisfactorily. I'm jumping in here 'cause I'm also an SS editorial contributor (& I finally got MSG to send me a validation e-mail, lol!). Recently I some shots of people here in Brooklyn sliding & sledding in Prospect Park after a huge blizzard. Was not happy with the results--focus & exposure issues. I've been looking for way to expand my port, & sports is an attractive option. I really like your work, too. So, if you wouldn't mind, could you share what gear you use--cam & lenses--to produce those? Also thinking of upgrading, possible the D5 when it comes out, but that's a huge investment, so I want to step carefully. Currently I shoot with a d810, 24 - 70 & canon 6D, 70 - 200. Interestingly or not, the Canon seemed to produce a higher proportion of sharp images at roughly the same settings, than did the Nikon.

Many thanks,

andy

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