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Messages - jefftakespics2
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« on: September 08, 2015, 16:27 »
Jeff, did you receive an email from them telling you how 'rad' your work is..?
I am 'rad' baby!
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« on: September 08, 2015, 14:15 »
Anyone have experience on Snapwire as a stock agency? I found an old thread, but there is not much info. Not interested in the brief part - just the stock agency part. Thnx.
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« on: September 03, 2015, 16:18 »
Indeed it is a brilliant model on their part. And since there is no real competition, we will all be captive to their subscription model.
If you put "brilliant" in quotes I could live with that - toxic, predatory and obnoxious seem fair too. I would be fine with subscriptions if they were an option for those who wanted them.
And someone I know who works for Autodesk says they're going down the same road and have been watching Adobe closely to try and avoid any of their mis-steps. Bad ideas are contagious. Perhaps that's better phrased anti-customer, pro-shareholder ideas...
They could make the subscription free for one year and I still wouldn't sign up - as long as CS6 and LR 6 are working fine I'm not touching that "make Adobe rich" business model. They were terrible about bug fixing before and the tales of those updating to the 2015 CC versions suggests they haven't improved.
And as for enticing me by suggesting I want to do composites on my iPhone...they're delusional. Some manager who doesn't actually use any of the products has drunk the cool aid about "mobile" "cloud" and other buzzwords.
The quotes were implied Jo Ann! Brilliant from the perspective of extracting as much money from us as possible.
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« on: September 03, 2015, 10:40 »
Indeed it is a brilliant model on their part. And since there is no real competition, we will all be captive to their subscription model.
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« on: August 27, 2015, 16:36 »
I have roughly the same photos on Alamy as on micros. One just sold for $150 ($75 my cut) that sells quite regularly on micros for much, much less. I don't have a portfolio that sells with regularity on Alamy, but I certainly like the sale prices and royalty level a lot.
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« on: August 24, 2015, 16:03 »
This is how "scandalous" Canadian politics get...LOL
We wish that was the case!
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« on: August 17, 2015, 12:57 »
I believe the current rule is that they will not take an image of a camera if it is the main element of a photo. Someone walking with a camera around their neck is fine, or taking a photo, but straight product shot images of cameras are not being accepted.
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« on: August 08, 2015, 00:58 »
Got refused again... Not very sure what the stocksy look is that they want. Guess will have to build more images of that sort and try again
Sorry to hear. What is looked for now in new members is filling "holes" in the collection and not more work that duplicates existing members work. That might be the best strategy for getting accepted. Look for areas that are not well covered and try and direct your work into those areas.
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« on: August 07, 2015, 05:22 »
+1 on Cobalt. I earn more from Stocksy than all the other micros combined. It's a great group of photographers, editors and support staff. Very small community. That said it is not for everyone. Editing is very tight. There is a very distinct vibe the editors are looking for.
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« on: July 19, 2015, 16:12 »
Nice!
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« on: July 07, 2015, 06:13 »
Too strange for me. People vote on your images, and most of mine were voted out. Never got passed that. I have a few images there, on sale last time I looked, but I have not even logged on in months. I could never figure out what they wanted.
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« on: June 24, 2015, 11:53 »
The occasional sale with 1,200 photos. I like them because of the 50/50 split but sales are pretty slow.
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« on: June 18, 2015, 09:27 »
I am thinking this is because the buyer only imagined using the photo, thus the imaginary royalty payout!
$0.12 | 1 credit | extrasmall
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« on: June 15, 2015, 14:32 »
You could always invoice them for the appropriate amount and sell it to a collection agency or use small claims court if they don't pay. I'm not sure if you are in the same country or not, which would help. I was in a dispute with a large company and once I told them I was filing in small claims court they immediately capitulated.
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« on: June 15, 2015, 10:09 »
Stocksy is a big failure on many levels, and now it seems they are getting desperate for sales. 90% of the the failure is the curation, it is done by 12 year old hispterfan teengirls recruited from random instagram accounts. They are extremely good at picking out the useless, chaotic stuff - to be "so different"... I guess. Just look at the opening page, it has become an ugly mess.
Huh? From the inside looking out, I can tell you you are dead wrong. Substitute "big success" for "big failure" and you would have it right. Like it or not, Stocksy has been nothing but a success story. You don't have to agree with the editing and content choice, but I can assure you failure is not a word you can associate with this company.
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« on: June 11, 2015, 15:47 »
Not a fan of IB. It reminds me of the workers hanging around a corner waiting for the dudes in pickup trucks to come by an make day work offers,, everyone scrambling to get a job.
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« on: June 05, 2015, 13:56 »
I had a couple of $200 sales (gross) so it has me more interested in uploading. Those were RF.
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« on: June 05, 2015, 09:06 »
I used to be in RM many years ago before iStock and yes everything was RM. Much more lucrative, but a different era. And we used to complain bitterly about the agencies taking 50%!
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« on: June 04, 2015, 14:08 »
Thanks Sue. I am still amazed they would sell RM that cheaply. I am a buyer in my day job and I know all about the discounts, but even Getty does not sell their RM for prices that low. I had a small sales burst at Alamy so that inspired me to try the their RM route. We'll see ....
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« on: June 04, 2015, 13:34 »
I put a few photos on RM on Alamy as a test and when I look at the pricing on the images it is identical to the pricing on the RF images, right up to the "Marketing package: Large business " option. After that there is "Or choose another rights-managed license" My sole reason for trying RM was to have the photos not sell at RF prices. Am I missing something here?
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« on: May 26, 2015, 16:49 »
I know people have strong feelings on this issue, and I am strongly pro. To put it statistically in perspective, in Canada, where it is legal, there are 10 million male/female married couples, 1.6 million common law male/female couples and 20,000 same sex married couples. The number of same sex marriages is such a small percentage of the population that any economic or other impact is very low. Live and let live. We have bigger issues to worry about in my opinion.
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« on: May 26, 2015, 15:22 »
I opted out and my portfolio is in the dollar club as well. I will contact support as well. How f-ked is this!
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« on: May 07, 2015, 09:42 »
I think you either need to go more "rustic" with more dramatic lighting and textures or super clean with crisper lighting and better detailing on the fruit etc. You are sort of stuck in the middle right now.
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« on: May 06, 2015, 09:14 »
I think there is a mis-conception about Stocksy and filtration. The emphasis is on good photography, not on filtered images.
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« on: May 04, 2015, 09:17 »
Congrats Ron!
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