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Messages - Tyson Anderson

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I love the features at Nimia!  Sales are very low though.  I can create sets to embed to different pages on my website which allow people to buy footage directly from my site.  That's pretty cool.  I'm also able to download my own files back incase of a hard drive crash.  That's a free backup system.  They even have ways to do direct sales, which I haven't tried yet, but seems cool.  But yes, with all the work to get videos uploaded and such low sales, You really gotta love those features to make it worth your while.  They just need to get more sales!

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I pulled all my photos from Pond5 a few months ago and video sales went up.  Video sales were already going up but I'm pretty sure there's a conspiracy going on!  My advice, everyone should delete all there photos immediately.

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I think everyone is a bit hung up on it purely due to the fact it's a photography course. If it was a marketing seminar, a bread baking party, or a swingers event, then would anybody care if the event organiser hadn't shot the photo they'd used to illustrate the country the course is being held in? Probably not.

Hey if I'm gonna attend a swingers event, I don't want any misleading photos!

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General - Stock Video / Re: videoblocks or istockvideo best earner?
« on: September 26, 2017, 09:53 »
Previously, I would say Videoblocks by far, but last month iStock earned more for the first time.

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She might not even be a real person.  Just a fake identity as a front for whoever set this system.  That's what I'd do if I were to set up an unethical thing like this.

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The industry will never go backwards to this "golden era" people speak of.  I do like the idea of much higher standards from curators and deleting old, low quality content... even whole portfolios.  I started in 2015, apparently after this "golden era", but my monthly income keeps going up as I keep adding clips to my portfolio.  Last month (July) was actually my best month ever on Shutterstock.  I guess just keep up with modern trends and work your ass off!

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Yes.  I was filming aerial shots of boating and inner tubing on Lake Roosevelt and they look pretty smoky.  Weird because the boat and tubes look vibrant with color but the backgrounds look like a cloudy day.

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Holy crap!  Seems like every other month a new company makes this exact same post.  If a new company wants to learn how to get a positive response in this forum, just read through all the mistakes the past few new companies have made.  How can you not thinking the contributors earning percentage is important information to put in your original post?

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No complaints, looks like a good opportunity.  Thanks!

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I'm trying to find out a good way of emailing a model/talent release to people that's easy for them to fill out and send back, that doesn't require them to print and scan it.  I've been using the Easy Release app for all my releases in person but I'm looking for a way to email releases with a curser at all the required boxes and an E-Signature or signature that auto fills when they type their name.  This type of thing is not my specialty so any information would help, thanks.

And yes I know the professional thing would be to have people sign a release before filming.  I've been doing aerial work of kayaking and rafting.  Sometimes I'm told a certain part of a river to post up at and don't get to see some of the people before or after the float.  This example is what created the issue.

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+5 Yay!

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General Stock Discussion / Re: How was your April?
« on: May 02, 2017, 15:37 »
March and April have been best months so far...

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General - Stock Video / Re: new to footage
« on: April 28, 2017, 11:30 »
iStock will accept Prores HQ

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General - Top Sites / Re: Thoughs On 4K Video For Stock
« on: March 29, 2017, 18:01 »
Most of my videos are 4k prores HQ around 800mb-3.5gb.  I sell some in 4k but a lot in the HD version which makes me think they will sell good in the future when 4k is more the standard.  Some footage can be "future proofed" like a waterfall aerial, but some lifestyle footage could go out of style before 4k sales really pick up.  You can waste a lot of time in this industry trying to do the bare minimum with mediocre clips.  I'd say, if you're going to do it, might as well get the best out of your camera and clips.

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I'm almost there!  Started just over 2 years ago, got serious about a 1 1/2 years ago doing videos and photos part-time.  I've reduced my day job to 2 days a week with plans of quitting by the end of the year to do microstock and freelance full time.  Freelance work actually comes secondary only when I'm motivated to deal with clients.  There's plenty of money to still be made.  I live in an expensive area outside Seattle and can just about pay bills from microstock alone doing it just part-time.  There's no way I could do that if it was just photos though.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: This keywords like this is OK? for SS
« on: March 24, 2017, 20:33 »
I guess I have to respectfully disagree that these keywords should be considered spam.  When I think of someone typing in these phrases to the search engine, I think this could easily be the type of image they are looking for.  The concept relates in some way to just about all the keywords in my opinion.  Well thought out phrases to make an image stretch to all it's potential topics.

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I don't know how so many people couldn't follow what was being said.  Seams like every time an in depth clarification was given, another ridiculous comment was asked.

He's saying having a watered down portfolio with average images will hurt your sales compared to just leaving the best of the best.  1000 really good images will make more overall money than those same 1000 really good images mixed with another  1000 average images.

And in case someone else asks again, he's not talking about himself.  I think it's awesome to have access to this information from the experiences of a successful group of contributors.  Valuable info like this is hard to come across in this game.  Thanks!

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Interesting.  About a year ago I deleted a bunch of pics and vids that had been uploaded when I first started and with Shutterstock, but felt weren't quality enough to sell after learning the industry a little better.  My sales immediately dropped for over a month, but then really started to pick up pretty good.  Maybe it's time for a little spring cleaning...

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I guess I really don't see why anyone would complain about this.  If you have images on Shutterstock that are already available to license and resell as a print, why would this be any different?  Why would there be an opt-out option for this specific company doing what other companies have been able to do with Shutterstock images for years?

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Where are the winners?
« on: March 13, 2017, 19:02 »
Yes!  This is awesome and obviously an honest reaction to the general vibe of this forum.  I spend time on this forum to learn new and old tricks of the industry, but it does become a chore sometimes to weed through all the negativity.  I can tell there are a few successful people who do the same and contribute valuable information from time to time.  Which is exactly what I come here for.

I would say the overall mentality of a successful person does not match with the type that would waste time on a public forum complaining. 


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Bigstock.com / Re: work still bigstock
« on: March 08, 2017, 11:27 »
Something weird happened last month for me.  I uploaded about 70 images over a year ago and haven't done anything since.  Usually I get about $4-8 per month from them, but last month it spiked up to $31.  Nothing huge but only made like $2 the month before.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Clips under 5 seconds?
« on: March 07, 2017, 03:12 »
A lot of projects call for edits with quick 1 second flashes of various clips.  If you've got a great clip that's only 3 seconds, add it to the sites that accept it.  I've sold a couple 4 second clips in the past.

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I strongly suggest providing more information to potential contributors if you want people to work with you.  I just went to Mochastock.com and it looks like an application page to be a contributor without any info on commission rates for exclusive or non-exclusive.  Looks like you could have a good thing going, just work out some of the details.  Good luck!

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I think Pond5 does too

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General Stock Discussion / Selling 360 VR Videos
« on: February 24, 2017, 00:54 »
Has anyone been selling any 360 VR videos?  Looks like it would be through Videoblocks and Pond5 at this point.  I'm thinking about giving it a try but not sure what camera to go with.  Will a $500 360Fly cut it, or do I need to get a multi-Gopro rig?  Any advice would be amazing, thanks!

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