I know this isn't stock related but many people use PayPal to receive money.
I just wanted to make sure everyone knows this can happen now.

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/new-paypal-policy-permits-company-to-fine-users-2500-for-misinformation/

Has anyone gotten an email from envato for an "Author Identification" check?
When I log into my envato account, I don't see anything about it and am afraid to click on the link from my email and don't want my account paused. They only gave me 4 days to do it and it will take 5 days for envato to respond to my concern.

Hi everyone, I'm not sure how many of you have started photographing weddings, newborns or families again but how are your feelings about it? I'm not sure if it's safe to start because I am very hands-on when I photograph families. I also sweat and move around a lot and wearing a mask will be challenging. I heard that business can be sued too if they believe they got covid-19 as a result from their business.

Maybe I'm being paranoid. How is everyone else dealing with getting back to work? I'm not sure what to tell clients.

Has anyone noticed that Shutterstock's watermark preview has your legal name on the image?
You have to click on the image for the enlargement to see ...

Is this new? Why don't they use your username? I like to go by my username for my stock business.

The new Adobe Stock is very frustrating for buying photos compared to Fotolia. Before I could just buy a photo with my credits earned. I can't even select a size or see pricing credits for images anymore. They keep wanting me to buy a subscription.

Am I doing something wrong? I  really need to buy 1 single photo for a client and it isn't letting me use my credits to buy 1 photo anymore. I can't select a size or anything. Did they eliminate sizes?

Am I doing something wrong? Any other Photographers who are also Designers?

I just joined Snapwire to submit images to the library (not the Requests).
https://www.snapwi.re/marketplace

Their marketplace has some great images but when I asked about Exclusivity this is what they said:
"We only require exclusivity for Premium photos which are manually chosen and tagged by our curators."

I then asked what if my image gets selected as premium and it is NOT exclusive ...
"You will be notified when a photo of yours become Premium. If you don't want the exclusivity, you may simply delete the photo from your portfolio and reupload. "

Does this seem a bit odd? I have to delete images if they get selected as premium and then upload them again. What if they get chosen again as premium? Seems like there should be an option to check if it is exclusive.

Hi guys, I'm opted out of SS's EL's and someone needs an extended license for print (500 or 1000 copies).
I was thinking $100. What does the average person charge?

I always appreciate your input. If SS didn't lower their EL commission, I wouldn't have to think about this.

I saw an ad for 123's "premium" Evo collection of images.

Do you think this is a new trend for agencies now - creating sub domains with "premium" images. Perhaps they see they are accepting all the garbage so this is their solution?

Just so everyone knows, 123 has provided a MISC 1099 for 2016 (Late).

I now have to file an amended return. My amended return looks exactly the same as my original but if I don't claim that MISC 1099 I could get a penalty and a bill from the IRS. (I originally claimed 123's income in OTHER gross income received).

I never know what to say when I get emails from potential customers for custom work and the first they they say is "I don't have a big budget"...

Any tips or suggestions on how to answer? I don't want to sound rude but it seems so many people "have a small budget" for photography/graphic design work. Some requests are so insulting, I don't even reply back.

Do people assume because you sell micro, you will accept "pennies". I don't know ... Any thoughts?

Hi everyone,
I'm flipping out right now and wonder what the heck is going on.

I got a "donotreply" email notification from FAA with a message about one of my images on SS. It says:
"I'm contacting you in  concern with this image on shutterstock  which we believe and have full evidence to be taken from us,so I'm asking you to take it down as soon as possible or we will be taken legal action against you in the state of NY".

It was from a hotmail address too...

I don't understand! I made this in Photoshop with a layer mask years ago. All the photos are of me, husband and my kids!

Are they trying to hack my account? I'm very worried. Are "add icons" copyrighted? It is on the keyboard - is the word "friends" copyrighted? Should I just delete it so they don't cause me problems. It doesn't even sell that much.

There was no mention of a business name or anything and I'm very worried. I responded to them and said the image is mine and to clarify the problem.

Any advice?

Hi everyone,
I have been finding a lot of my images being printed off as actual backdrops - some as big as 10ft x 10ft. Does Shutterstock allow this kind of use with their standard license? Would they need to buy it again every time someone orders it? I have never had an EL for one image in particular. The person said they bought it from Shutterstock.

I emailed SS but who knows how long to hear something back ...

Any license experts?

Hi everyone, I started uploading to Alamy a couple of months ago. I have had 6 sales with 155 mages. Their keywording is a real pain or else I would have more up...

I have opted OUT of the "additional revenue options"
 - Distribution, Novel Use, UK Newspaper Scheme

My question is, is it worth it to be opted in? Is there some scary fine print I don't know about? FYI, I have opted out of SS extended licenses because I refuse to earn $12 or less for an EL.

Any suggestions? Do you earn pennies for opting in?