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« on: August 05, 2014, 11:45 »
I have been contributing to iStock for 12 months now and reached over 250 downloads (95% acceptance rate) and considering going exclusive, but have a few questions:
Acceptance rate at iStock means nothing nowadays. They take whatever crappy image you upload, except when there is a copyright issue. So, no reason to be proud about a high acceptance rate (I don't mean to be rude, but that's the ugly truth!).
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« on: August 05, 2014, 11:04 »
This is a contributor with 385 images and between 300 and 400 sales. If 5 sales a month seems good to you (it isn't) then I guess exclusivity might be for you too 
The OP is in the same-ish boat with 1000 images and around 25 sales a month...
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=2411778
Honestly, just read the July thread and notice the only happy people are the ones who are going from 0 dls a day to 1.
Yes! I noticed the same. And it's so ridiculous when these people report their growing percentages, when the truth is they just sold one or two more images than the previous month...
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« on: June 12, 2014, 13:47 »
A big pile of posts were removed from this thread.
One reason was the cat fight taking place and the other for discussing other members is a negative tone.
Sorry Leaf, but one of the most annoying things in any forum is a moderator removing posts. Censorship is a quick way to lose members.
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« on: June 10, 2014, 22:24 »
"You know nothing...
With $500/month you would NOT live well in Latin America. You would be very poor!"
Luckily for you, you seem to not have the notions of what it means to live very poor...
Well, come to my country and try to live with $500 a month. You'll soon realize how poor you are.
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« on: June 10, 2014, 21:33 »
Este es un hilo muuuuy viejo. Las cosas que se dijeron hace algunos aos han cambiado muchsimo.
Comenzar a vivir de esto hoy en da es practicamente imposible.
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« on: June 10, 2014, 21:25 »
With U$ 500 / month people can live very well in most of the world.
Well if you live in Norway or Australia, then yes don't get into microstock.
If you live in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Africa or Asia there's a good chance of success.
I could definitely make more with a regular job, but I choose freedom over money.
You know nothing... With $500/month you would NOT live well in Latin America. You would be very poor! I started 3 months ago, I set my goal and know I will reach it within one year.
After that is bonus because I have low expenses.
Hope your goals are just getting some pocket money from time to time (if you are lucky).
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« on: April 12, 2014, 16:46 »
at the current direction it is going it is not sustainable.
From a first world perspective I think you are right...from a developing world perspective the future holds some hope.
The original post was about a store expansion in the US... but we can think a lot about how the world economy is changing and how, instead of just competing with the photographer down the street or across town, you are competing with a person with a camera and a computer in all the developing nations of the world.
So, people from developing countries can't be photographers (just persons with cameras)? For your information, current cost of life in some developing countries is not cheap. And the direction we are going now is not sustainable here either. Greetings from the jungle!
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« on: April 05, 2014, 20:09 »
I think the SUB's are a good idea to try and the pricing to compete with SS is good. I think different levels is good as even SS has this with OffSet. I am just feeling positive and happy, yes my medication has kicked in.
I'd be happy to take your medication too. This new subscription program is making me feel depressed with panic attacks.
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« on: April 04, 2014, 10:21 »
I'm not a newbie either, but I don't think comparisons will help you much. Yuri was new once, and he took off pretty quickly - much faster than most of us
You'll need to figure out what works at each agency - you can see the rough sales heft of the agencies from the poll results, so you know to pay more attention to feeding Shutterstock than Dreamstime. You need to figure out what you can shoot - access, skill, interest - and what there's a market for. Some things are great to look at but not all that useful as stock; some are great sellers but in such bountiful supply that you'll have a hard time getting any traction given that you're new and the competition has great search position. If you do anything seasonal, remember that you'll want to have those available 3 months or so prior to the event (and my Christmas images sell year round, but just not in the volume they do in the fall).
You'll then need to build a portfolio of a decent size to get an idea if you're on the right track or not. Good luck!
anyone with a so so folio back at the beginning could have hit gold on any microstock site, now they might not hit gold but they will get accepted still the same. that is yuri's secret, his early work was utter rubbish by any standard, but then it was also being sold for pennies on the dollar against the normal pricing which was hundreds of times higher at that point in time - that was the success of most microstockers. that said his worked has come a long way.
if any of these micros had any editor's ever, then the likes of yuri and sean would have never had a beginning. there early work was not up to par of what it took to pass any respectable agency that had a decision making process in place at the time.
pass a completely brainless multiple choice test and show us three photos that your camera produced is what microstock got it's foundation on.
This is an ugly truth! At istock for example, many people reached Gold or even Diamond level because they started early when there was almost no competition and had a so so portfolio. Nowadays many of them hardly sell anything.
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« on: April 04, 2014, 10:04 »
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« on: April 04, 2014, 09:54 »
I practically live in the middle of the jungle, and many years ago I had to pay the expensive consequences of ignoring the nasty effects of humidity on photographic equipment. All my equipment is now stored in a transparent cabinet where they get good light 24 hours a day. Windows and doors are always open when humidity is below 55%. As soon as humidity goes above 55%, I close windows and doors and a powerful dehumidifier starts working to keep humidity below 55%. Also, I have little dehumidifiers like this one http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H0XFCS inside all my backpacks and cases.
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« on: March 06, 2014, 18:14 »
Yeah bloggers licencing subs for a few cents .. is that really the busines we're in ?
I've the feeling you guys are all overreacting, Getty will bring millions of new users on their site and some of these free loaders will end up becoming loyal buyers, how is that a bad news for us ?
What do we have here? A diehard fan of Getty?
Surely he was being sarcastic?
Hobostocker, were you being sarcastic?
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« on: March 06, 2014, 17:54 »
Yeah bloggers licencing subs for a few cents .. is that really the busines we're in ?
I've the feeling you guys are all overreacting, Getty will bring millions of new users on their site and some of these free loaders will end up becoming loyal buyers, how is that a bad news for us ?
What do we have here? A diehard fan of Getty?
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« on: December 13, 2013, 23:08 »
Cute dog. I'm sorry for your loss.
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« on: November 18, 2013, 15:20 »
Send whatever you have on the other sites. iStock's high quality standards are gone. They are now accepting anything. 
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« on: November 17, 2013, 14:19 »
Your images are simply not stock-oriented. Nature images tend to be high in supply and low in demand and only the very best (and luckiest) will make worthwhile sales.
Isn't it surprising IS accepted all those images? What a U turn!
It's ridiculous! This is what happen when there are no upload limits and no QC. Personally, I'm sick of all these new snapshoters flooding iStock with their big portfolios full of crappy images.
My advice to any fresher: Stop flooding the site with all your snapshots!!!You are not going anywhere doing it.
I know most of my files is not suitable to uploaded, what I do is just for trial, if I don't try, how could I know what should I do?
I also know the commercial photo is totally different from mine, so what I am doing is just try my best to find the key to success.
And most you know I am not a snapshoters, I want to be a real excellent one.
Thanks your criticism, it make me unconfortable in a way, but it's true.... I will keep learning to make something better.
Glad to know you!
Maybe I was lucky to join iStock when there were uploading limits and very high standars. I quickly got used to be very picky about what to upload. iStock's high standards are now gone but I keep uploading only my best work. And the result is now I have a very profitable portfolio.
I know my words might have been unpleasant for some people. But they were honest and you know it. Your current portfolio will not help you reach any dream. It will rather bring you poor reputation. Clean it, keep only your best images, plan your shots, and very important: Honor your exclusivity agreements.
I agree with everything, the last bit I laughed sorry, an exclusive defending and honoring his contract with iStock is ridiculous looking at all the latest special deals, sure you can/should but don't say it with so much love, its like eating an ice cream with your forehead 
Honor is a rare thing these days... Well, in spite of all iStock has done, I still believe exclusives should respect their exclusivity agreement. And anyway, CaptainYoung's exclusivity agreement is with Dreamstime, not iStock.
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« on: November 17, 2013, 13:27 »
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« on: November 17, 2013, 11:46 »
Your images are simply not stock-oriented. Nature images tend to be high in supply and low in demand and only the very best (and luckiest) will make worthwhile sales.
Isn't it surprising IS accepted all those images? What a U turn!
It's ridiculous! This is what happen when there are no upload limits and no QC. Personally, I'm sick of all these new snapshoters flooding iStock with their big portfolios full of crappy images.
My advice to any fresher: Stop flooding the site with all your snapshots!!!You are not going anywhere doing it.
I know most of my files is not suitable to uploaded, what I do is just for trial, if I don't try, how could I know what should I do?
I also know the commercial photo is totally different from mine, so what I am doing is just try my best to find the key to success.
And most you know I am not a snapshoters, I want to be a real excellent one.
Thanks your criticism, it make me unconfortable in a way, but it's true.... I will keep learning to make something better.
Glad to know you!
Maybe I was lucky to join iStock when there were uploading limits and very high standars. I quickly got used to be very picky about what to upload. iStock's high standards are now gone but I keep uploading only my best work. And the result is now I have a very profitable portfolio. I know my words might have been unpleasant for some people. But they were honest and you know it. Your current portfolio will not help you reach any dream. It will rather bring you poor reputation. Clean it, keep only your best images, plan your shots, and very important: Honor your exclusivity agreements.
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« on: November 17, 2013, 10:34 »
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« on: November 17, 2013, 01:15 »
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« on: November 17, 2013, 00:51 »
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« on: November 17, 2013, 00:05 »
Captain Young (Qiyang Chen), here is another tip from me:
-You have an exclusive agreement with Dreamtime. You should upload all your snapshots to Dreamstime only.
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« on: November 16, 2013, 23:27 »
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« on: November 16, 2013, 23:23 »
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« on: November 16, 2013, 21:58 »
"It's ridiculous! This is what happen when there are no upload limits and no QC. Personally, I'm sick of all these new snapshoters flooding iStock with their big portfolios full of crappy images. My advice to any fresher: Stop flooding the site with all your snapshots!!!You are not going anywhere doing it."
as politician I would have worded it more like-
"Due to the easing of the standards on iStock there are more photos being accepted that really don't produce a high commercial value therefore, will be difficult to sell"
Why cut the person's head off? They will get it (via lack of sales on a large amount of images) and make the changes if they want more income. Enough said- time to move on...
I prefer my direct and honest words. The truth is that many "photographers" which have been accepted during the last months, would have never been accepted at iStock before the easing of standars. I guess nowadays they are accepting anyone.
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