Quote from: Painter on July 09, 2015, 05:22

In the beginning they accepted small images, but now the minimum is 4 mp. That might be another reason for deletions....

Not for me - current camera is 21 MP and previous one was 8MP

This morning I went to check sales and got a 404 error on one that sold today - July 9th. I went digging through my portfolio and it's this image - sells everywhere, including lots of times on Canva. In other words I know it's not a quality problem and if you search for white candle flame on Shutterstock, the image is on the first page (out of 30,000+ images), so it's not LCV.



I've written to support to ask for some sort of explanation - we need to understand what they want and don't. I'll post if I get anything back.

Oh, and my portfolio dropped another 2 images (to 422) since yesterday...

Could be this image is a simple object on a background, on Canva I guess you are supposed to make images like this by using a background and a cut-out candle. That is my guess. But � think they could sell good images like this one also. But appearantly that is not what they want, and it is up to them. It would help to know what they want, and I guess they will tell us sooner or later.

My portfolio dropped 3 images since yesterday...

But I will continue to upload, they still accept most images, and they are really my best earner. To me there is not that much difference if they reject in the first place or delete later.

Quote from: Painter on July 08, 2015, 11:06

...I wonder, you who have large portfolios, don�t you see the same trend?

Not exactly.

I have 1879 images on SS and 424 on Canva (at least today; they keep deleting images here and there). Canva sales are growing - at this point every month is a BME, and that's great, but it's much easier to do when you're new than when you have a large sales volume.

Even so, SS in June 2015 was up (in $$) 28% over June 2014.

I can't compare with Canva as I had 3 sales in June 2014 (I just started uploading then). But if I look at the $$, SS sales were just about 15 times Canva sales, so they aren't even in the same ballpark at the moment. If you adjust for the difference in portfolio size (just numerically), SS is still about 3.5 times Canva in money terms.

I'm happy to see someone trying something new - Canva is something new IMO - and even happier to see it grow. But for the moment, they are still small in overall income, growth notwithstanding

Thanks. I guess I have a portfolio well suited for Canva. But my images that sell well there also sell well on other sites.

I believed in Canva in the first place and uploaded before they started. They do have a new concept and I have enjoyed using their tool myself; I think they will grow much more.

I haven�t been into this micro thing that long, and I have noticed that some of my images that are not that original have been selling at Canva because I was an early contributor, image types they already have seen too many of at other sites.

Canva is very different and I wonder if the sales there are "new" sales, or if they should have been bought at some other agency if Canva did not exist.

Quote from: Painter on July 08, 2015, 09:31

Quote from: noodle on July 08, 2015, 07:20

they are your top earner at 35 cents a file and no els or other higher sales?

they must do a huge volume then , is that correct?

So far this year, my earnings on Canva are 50% higher than on SS, which was my previous best earner. I upload to the big four, 123 and some more.

I am a hobbyist with smaller portfolios around 300-600. My BME at Canva is 100 dls (May 2015), I have a steady flow of dls there, as I used to have at SS. SS is on and off nowadays.

Many of my sales at Canva comes from abstract backgrounds, and it sure helps that three of them are included in Canva layouts. But I also sell quite a few nature and flower photographs there.

You make 25 dollar on SS with 300 photos and 35 dollar on Canva. Interesting

I know I have small portfolios (around 400 on SS and 600 on Canva)...but the trend is so clear...Canva is increasing steadily while all the others are decreasing. Been like that for a long time now. That is why I like Canva even if they delete images etc.

I wonder, you who have large portfolios, don�t you see the same trend?

Of course it is frustrating when Canva deletes previously accapeted files, especially those that are selling. Initially they accepted almost everything, now they have decided they do not want all kinds of files. I do not think that is much worse than the other agencies rejecting a lot of files that do sell well at other agencies. If Canva will end up with a clear policy of what is wanted, that is so much better than the seemingly very random rejections at other agencies; one batch completetly rejected, another one completely approved.

The contributor interface is really not that user-friendly, and the way they delete approved files IS frustrating, BUT: they are good at the most important thing, they do sell. They are my top earner, and that is what matter most.

The new Terms of service are here:

http://submit.shutterstock.com/legal/terms

Quote from: Painter on June 23, 2015, 13:43

On Canva I often get two sales of the same image at the same time...

Canva is micro rights managed. Each design someone uses your work in requires a separate payment. They are introducing a RF license, but for the moment, if they need the image for brochure, web site and an annual report, that's three sales, not one.

Thank you JoAnn. I know the Canva licenses are different, and you are probably right. But I just see this twin sales for certain backgrounds, not for other images.

Is anyone experiencing a drop in sales on Canva this month ?

I think a lot new photographers and illustrators got onboard recently which results in larger competition.

I had BME at Canva last month, and it seems like I will get a new BME this month.

Grattis Ron!

Deleted the old app last week because it was not working, that link from Robertiez did not work for me either. Added the app again today, and now it works just fine on my Iphone!

But can you simply mix Swedish and English keywords?

You can, but all words will be treated as the language you uploaded them in, so it is probably not a good idea. But if you upload keywords in one language, it is probably good to write names of cities etc in Swedish

And, please don't laugh, but i simply cannot figure out how i get my images from unpublished to published... I cannot find a button to press! And the irony is that i somehow did it some time back as i have images uploaded, but now i just can't find a way. Would appreciate if anyone can help (ursakta att jag kapar traden lite grann!!)

If you use easy upload there is a publish button for each image, where you add the keywords etc. If you have many images to publish, you can reach a button for that via notifications - go to mediacloud - then if you look in the upper left corner you may publish all images that are ready to be published.

This month is a really good month on Canva for me, many times better than SS so far (but what happened to SS?). I uploaded early to Canva, in 2013, it sure was worth it. I also have some in the backlog, but those that are approved sell well. Canva is my new SS.

Same here, I was only opted in for partner sites at DT, but have now opted out there also. It is good they give us the opportunity, maybe they learned something from the DPC thing.

I also got that mail from DT last year, they wanted to use a couple I my images for the beta test program and I agreed to it. It was not a problem for me with those two images. But I have not heard anything more about those images. Guess I will never know if they have been sold and used within the program, because I should not get paid in the beta program. Now I regret i agreed.

Thanks for the information, I guess that is good if you are new there like me. But if you do not get sales, you kind of need to reactivate your old stuff, seems they want you to be active there.