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Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock Q1 numbers and earnings call
« on: April 26, 2022, 22:00 »
From where I sit, I see income and dl's slowly declining at SS relative to AS and iS.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock Q1 numbers and earnings call« on: April 26, 2022, 22:00 »
From where I sit, I see income and dl's slowly declining at SS relative to AS and iS.
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iStockPhoto.com / Re: March Statements are in« on: April 25, 2022, 17:13 »I closed my Istock account in 2019. That's the scary thing about SS....what if the "big sales" do run out. Photog's earnings would really plummet. 254
iStockPhoto.com / Re: March Statements are in« on: April 20, 2022, 07:57 »
Where or how do "connect" sales show up in the spreadsheet?
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iStockPhoto.com / Re: March Statements are in« on: April 19, 2022, 12:53 »My graph show decent sales but the exported spreadsheet shows approx one third less in sales - anyone else? I saw something like that as well. The spreadsheet $$$ were about a 1/3 less than the actual amount. I usually don't check the spreadsheet, I figured I did something wrong in handling it. 256
iStockPhoto.com / Re: March Statements are in« on: April 19, 2022, 08:30 »
The pattern that is emerging from where I sit is that SS used to be the clear $$$ leader. They seem to be fading and moving into a neck and neck position with AS and iS. And this is with SS having the broadest range of acceptance (Commercial, full range editorial with and without people).
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General Stock Discussion / Re: This month's sales« on: April 09, 2022, 08:32 »My April RPD so far (Apr 6) on SS is, believe or not, 0.144, with 0 DLs last 2 days, which never happened before in midweek even with only tiny tiny port SS is looking pretty slim so far this month . Seems they have a long term downtrend which is not the case for all agencies. 258
Adobe Stock / Re: Mark as Illustrative Editorial?« on: April 09, 2022, 08:30 »I believe so, you can always try it and see. As I understand it, the only Editorial they won't accept are photos with people in them.....unfortunately. Maybe Matt can weigh in on this one? 259
Adobe Stock / Re: Mark as Illustrative Editorial?« on: April 08, 2022, 12:38 »
I believe so, you can always try it and see. As I understand it, the only Editorial they won't accept are photos with people in them.....unfortunately.
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Pond5 / Re: Pond5 Image rejections« on: April 07, 2022, 09:25 »
P5 may feel that since they sell so few images, they want to scale back review resources etc.. as a way to keep their costs down perhaps?
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General Stock Discussion / Re: Yuri Arcurs is back! Microstock superstar opened another account at Adobe Stock« on: March 25, 2022, 09:36 »
A bit of a blow to the perceived value of iS exclusivity. Will be interesting to see if any other "big" exclusives follow suit.
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Adobe Stock / Re: Rating: 5 stars on some Adobe photos« on: March 23, 2022, 08:23 »
I am surprised that Adobe doesn't remove that type of metadata from the file.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Pending and Reviewed Disappeared?« on: March 22, 2022, 13:17 »
So what happens when an image that was reviewed and accepted but does not appear in your portfolio disappears from the "recently reviewed" list. Is it then lost in oblivion?
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Sale have stopped?« on: March 08, 2022, 08:37 »The things that made SS great (in the good ole days) were volume and the occasional big SOD and/or EL. Starting 2022 it seems to me that all these factors have gone. For me the volume has dropped off a cliff and any days when there is a little volume it's all ten and teen cents when it used to be 38 cents. Haven't had a decent SOD or EL so far this year and only made payout in Feb because the sales were cumulative from Jan when I didn't make minimum payout. Yes, the 10 centers are demotivating. The scary part is how will the ratio of SOD/EL sales to "10 centers" change? I wonder if the ratio of "SOD/EL"s to "10 centers" is as crucial to SS success as it is to contributors success. 265
General Stock Discussion / Re: Yuri Arcurs leaves exclusivity with istock« on: February 24, 2022, 09:50 »His content is in ADOBE too now. I would guess his port will be at all the significant agencies. 266
Shutterstock.com / Re: Drop in sales - is it only me?...« on: February 19, 2022, 21:04 »The good thing with AS is that with every normal sale it will outweigh SS by factor 3.3, 6.6 or 9.9. So one sale at AS of 99 cents you will need ten sales at SS to cover it. My concern is what happens if the SS bigger sales start to go away, then SS earnings will plummet. One could have a nightmare about endless 10 cent commissions! 267
General Stock Discussion / Re: Yuri Arcurs leaves exclusivity with istock« on: February 18, 2022, 15:43 »Exclusive to iStock yet somehow on Dreamstime too... Possibly iS didn't update yet? If you go to his portfolio on iS then check the "exclusive" box, it says there are no images 268
General Stock Discussion / Re: Yuri Arcurs leaves exclusivity with istock« on: February 18, 2022, 09:24 »
Yes, it is interesting he left iS exclusive. I would imagine he is in a very good position to judge exclusivity vs. non-exclusivity.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock Q4/2021 full year financials« on: February 16, 2022, 16:55 »for some/many buyers the value of an often used image is less than a never used one I get what you're saying, but there are plenty of never used images that nobody wants. I think generally it's more about the particular image. 270
Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock Q4/2021 full year financials« on: February 16, 2022, 14:11 »I still don't understand why the agencies don't try a pricing model where an image's price increases as its download numbers increase. They will make more, the contributor will make more. I see your point. I guess in the world of subs, the "graduated scale" would have to have steep curve. Instead of "70 cent vs. 35 cent" it would have to be more like an order of magnitude for a top level image...more like "$3.50 vs. 35 cent" the customer would have to be willing to use "10 subs worth" for one image I guess. 271
Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock Q4/2021 full year financials« on: February 16, 2022, 09:26 »I still don't understand why the agencies don't try a pricing model where an image's price increases as its download numbers increase. They will make more, the contributor will make more. Interesting! I am not on Dreamstime and had no idea. How does it end up "dollars and cents"wise? What do you actually earn for a download of a "level 1" image vs. a "level 5" image? 272
Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock Q4/2021 full year financials« on: February 16, 2022, 07:51 »
I still don't understand why the agencies don't try a pricing model where an image's price increases as its download numbers increase. They will make more, the contributor will make more. I don't see a downside....but apparently the agencies do?
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General Stock Discussion / Re: iStock: Weve updated our model release« on: February 03, 2022, 15:51 »when they collect the data with it they will create cgi images and they will not need more photographers I think that may happen regardless of the new model release. 274
Adobe Stock / Re: Will Adobe Accept New iStock "Witnessless" Releases« on: February 02, 2022, 08:46 »
Matt, can you look into whether or not Adobe will accept the new iStock model releases that don't require a witness?
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Adobe Stock / Will Adobe Accept New iStock "Witnessless" Releases« on: February 01, 2022, 15:56 »
iStock/Getty just updated their model releases. They no longer require a "witness".
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