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Messages - Bauman
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« on: January 28, 2022, 09:39 »
This shows to me that the pure upload volume is of little importance at AS. With shutterstock it does. In my opinion, this is the main difference between the two algorithms at the moment.
I disagree, it's not my experience. I have a friend who has about 16,000 images (more quantity than quality), while I have about 5,000 images (more quality). 10+ years both ... I earn twice as much as he does on SS and he earns twice as much as I do on AS ...
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« on: October 07, 2021, 06:21 »
For me too
I went from 400/500 $ month to 250/300 $ month (4.000 images) after the publication of the free collection that I didn't join.
There are very few extended license sales and the average per photo is too low ... (rpd from 1,17$ to 0,94$ - 2020 -> 2021).
Shutterstock sells for 10 cents ... but sells far more licenses over $ 50.
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« on: June 22, 2021, 17:07 »
It's not a curated gallery and this is the obvious result.
In 2015 Flickr had already 4 billion images, good luck being found there in 2021.
I think it is important the diversity of results generated by search algorithm: bestselling mixed with new content. As in microstock. Adobe Stock and Shutterstock do a good job in my opinion. While Depositphotos and Dreamstime reward the best-selling photos too much, while Istock perhaps the most recent ones. FAA has been awarding the same photos for years. Always the same.
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« on: June 22, 2021, 09:32 »
I've got about 1,000 photos there, I don't sell much (I don't promote my stuff it just sits and waits for something to happen). I got my first sale of the year there this week, for $80; last year I made $240 off two sales. 2019 about $400 and 2018 about $600. Once the uploading's done it's money for old rope.
BaldricksTrousers, you are lucky because you signed up in 2010. Every so often I look at the recent sales page and I always see the same names every day: Dave Allen, Debra and Dave Vanderlaan, Thomas Zimmermann, David Patterson, Scott Norris, Larry Marshall ... all registered at least 10 years ago (2009-2010-2011 ...) The search system favors those who make a lot of sales or old members. Today there are many large galleries or stock agencies selling on FAA and new users are invisible. The only way to sell on the FAA is to have a very rare keyword or to do a lot of marketing outside the FAA. Here are some numbers: 22 mil of artworks 12 mil photos and Getty Images 2,000,000 photos Image Professionals 205.000 photos Cavan Images 137,000 photos 1X 92.500 photos EStock Photo Decor 190.000 photos StockTrek Images 44,000 photos Shutterstock 9,500 photos For a new user it is impossible to get ahead of these in the search. Too big ! And the search for each keyword only shows the first 35 pages. About 2,500 results. I would like to meet a photographer who has signed up in the last 3 years and sells well.
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« on: June 08, 2021, 03:55 »
my much worst problem with adobestock is lack of sales last few weeks after region change (even tho I shoot isolated people not specific to any region)
I agree This is my Adobe Stock RPD in 2021. Jan 0,90$ Feb 1,05$ Mar 0,94$ Apr 0,85$ May 0,76$ Jun 0,72$ (first 7 days) And earnings go from >600$/month to 300/400$/month, down 45% ... Why ? SS RPD May 0,89$ Jun 0,88$ (first 7 days) ...
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« on: June 08, 2021, 03:22 »
I will not accept. I don't believe in free collections.
I only believe in the quality of the work. I have always made good money doing quality work and have always bought high quality templates for my marketing. And it has always worked.
Perhaps more work should be done on the quality of contributor pages because they are among the worst of all agencies.
Unfortunately, in the last two months, sales on Adobe have been falling (see the poll results) and the RPD is lower than Shutterstock. Something is wrong with the company's marketing strategies.
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« on: June 08, 2021, 01:57 »
And ... what do you think about this one ? They indicate Shutterstock or Fotolia/Adobe Stock on the pages, but I don't think it is possible to sell these backgrounds with digital download on other shops ... https://www.etsy.com/shop/MixPixBox (> 40.000 sales !) And it also has a shop on Creative Market https://creativemarket.com/MixPixBox
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« on: June 07, 2021, 11:35 »
I've been with them since 2010, so have had a chance to order various prints and products to check the quality and have used them at times for gallery printing since I am pleased with the quality, as all my clients have been. I suggested aluminum prints to a friend from Georgia recently. She ordered two and liked them so much, she ordered another the following month. In fact, right now, I have a large aluminum panoramic print I ordered from them in a gallery show here in NY.
If you signed up in 2010 or 2011 then you can sell well on Fine Art America, otherwise it's next to impossible due to their search engine. If you look at the "recent sold" page, 90% of the photos sold are from old users. If you take travel photos. Try typing Paris. 108,000 images ... but only the first 2520 are displayed in the first 35 pages ... the remaining 105,000 images are invisible. The only hope of selling something if you are a new user is to do a lot of marketing outside the FAA or find a niche. But it is very difficult.
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« on: May 28, 2021, 06:05 »
Adobe Stock
March -> May: earnings -43%
RPD
March: 0,94$
May: 0,79$ - No one Extendend License. Usually I have 2-4 EL/month.
SS RPD in May 0,94$ ...
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« on: April 25, 2021, 04:02 »
RPD $0.72 (-4%)
RPD decline is the most worrying. Mine decreased by 8,6%: from 0,93 to 0,85 (Q1 2020->2021) And in April even further down: 0,78 ... I am now reviewing my strategies for the future. I still have good earnings, but stock is no longer a paying job. I no longer upload images to sites with RPDs under 0.50 cents (IS-DP-BS) and I upload my best images only where they can be paid well (No SS-123RF and now AS, after Adobe Pro Edition). I think there will be a decline in quality in the stock supply. And I'll be back to doing commissioned work.
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« on: April 17, 2021, 14:47 »
Did you report it to FAA? And more important to Domenic Kamp?
No. I've done it other times for my photos (I found one even today). I'm a bit tired ... Thieves are everywhere but the stock website don't care ... If you look at those profiles you will find manga illustrations, cars disney images, movie scenes, football team brands ...
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« on: April 17, 2021, 07:55 »
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« on: April 15, 2021, 10:33 »
Then we are honoured by your presence. What went wrong though... why did you stop being the best quality contributor?
I am in the top 1500 in the AS contributor ranking with less than 2000 photos. I read that there are contributors with 10,000 photos earning $ 50 a month ... so am I among the best in quality or not? I therefore think that my type of work should no longer be in stock and be rewarded with 1 or 2 cents. I was wrong. I will take other roads.
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« on: April 15, 2021, 09:45 »
Bye Bye Adobe Stock !
I was one of the best quality contributor ... Each of my photos requires 1 or 2 hour of post production and the result is appreciated by the buyers. You deserve a collection of amateur snapshots
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« on: April 07, 2021, 01:56 »
I haven't checked all of their images (there are thousands !), but I haven't seen any of mine
But the problem is: bundles like these kill the business. This Etsy shop has made 40,000 sales in 5 years. And for every pack sold they sell hundreds of skies, gradients, textures ...
I believe that Adobe and Shutterstock should also move against these license abuses.
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« on: March 30, 2021, 07:38 »
They have a 1000 Skies Bundle from Shutterstock and Adobe Stock at 49$. https://creativemarket.com/MixPixBox/4182585-1000-Sky-Overlays-PackIn Europe pack of 25 extended licenses is 1699 ... therefore the cost of 1000 extended license is 68.000 ...  Do you think they paid 68.000 for 1000 extended licenses ? 
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« on: March 30, 2021, 02:32 »
Is it regular to sell on Etsy or Creative Market our backgrounds and skies downloaded from Shutterstock or Fotolia/Adobe Stock ? They indicate Shutterstock or Fotolia/Adobe Stock on the pages, but I don't think it is possible to sell these backgrounds with digital download on other shops ... https://www.etsy.com/shop/MixPixBox (> 40.000 sales !) https://creativemarket.com/MixPixBoxSorry for my english 
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« on: March 24, 2021, 03:12 »
A year ago I stopped uploading photos to all agencies under RPD < $ 0.50. Istock included. This month $ 0.44, Dec 0.41 Jan 0.42 ... maybe it would be better to close the account ...
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« on: February 02, 2021, 03:25 »
They dont need/want quality - there's Custom and Offset for that.
Yes ... but sales on Offset, Getty, Adobe Premium ... are good or not ?
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« on: June 01, 2020, 16:02 »
Subscription now seems to be in Single And Others now
Kate Shutterstock answer: "As you've noticed, most earnings are displaying in the Single & Other column. This is a display issue that we are working to resolve. All your commissions are being calculated correctly, they are just displaying in the wrong category. Thanks for your patience while we prepare a fix for this issue."
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« on: June 01, 2020, 08:45 »
dreamstime will save microstock industry 
Are you sure ? Got two DT sub sales in June ... 0,35 $ same earnings of May ... Where is my extra 10% increase in the royalties value for all downloads ? Subscription is excluded ?
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« on: May 29, 2020, 03:34 »
Percentages MUST be based on an actual percentage of what the buyer paid for the image (subscription fee/ actual images downloaded) not on the total possible number of downloads.
Mmm ... Istock nightmare ? Nooo ! I prefer 35% now (i'm in level 5) that 15% one or two months later ...
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« on: April 25, 2020, 06:21 »
Photo credits are overrated imo...as long as we're paid (correctly) that's all that matters and even that can be a challenge sometimes!
I do not agree. There are rules and they should be respected. I agree for commercial use, but not for editorial use. 90% of those who put photos on Instagram put a link or a tag to the author account. Then there are always the smart ones who pretend to be authors of the photos ...
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« on: April 25, 2020, 06:06 »
Hi there !
I have sold many travel photos and often I find them on Instagram without credits attribution.
I contacted the accounts and they explained that they bought the photos on Istockphoto.
Istock License Agreement says:
Attribution.
Do I need to include a photo credit? You do not need to include a photo credit for commercial use, but if you are using content for editorial purposes, you must include the following credit adjacent to the content or in visual production credits: "iStock.com/Artist's Member Name."
I think the use on social media has editorial purposes. What do you think about it ?
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« on: April 21, 2020, 05:21 »
Mmm ... I think the time has come to say goodbye to Getty ... Last year I had an average RPD of 0,53 $ ... this year an RPD of 0,36 $ (more than 500 sales/month) And now these Connect sales for a fistful of cents ...
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