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626
« on: June 18, 2021, 07:09 »
so, what's the deal with shutterstock? decided I might try using them again, and the people (or algorithm) they have doing the "review" reject 100% of the items submitted? thought I'd get enough sales to cash out - so submitted a bunch of items - and 100% "rejection" rate with b.s. reasons... are they really just trying to p_ss off contributors?
627
« on: May 25, 2021, 13:41 »
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628
« on: May 22, 2021, 10:57 »
See, I actually disagree with this... (I have however enjoyed a couple of your other posts, so you are doing good work!) But in this case...
High search volume is actually a good thing - even with HIGH competition - providing there are lots of sales (which, most likely there are if the search volume is that high)...
As for low volume, low search - again, depends. Without corresponding sales data, hard to say whether or not it would be a good idea.
629
« on: May 22, 2021, 10:11 »
hi, I know of pond5/adobestock, & "used" to use shutterstock - but - what other video sites would you recommend that have at least some chance of making sales?
thx!
630
« on: May 17, 2021, 09:00 »
Good article, thank-you for taking the time to put it together!
631
« on: May 17, 2021, 08:53 »
who/what is "PA"? While all the fire at the moment is understandably on the commission cut, some of the other clauses bear close scrutiny, especially when we remember how semi-innocent-sounding clauses ended up being used by Getty.
For example:
"4.1.5. except for any rights that have previously been licensed or granted in relation to the Content, there is not and will not be during the term of this Contract, be any limitation or restriction on Alamys ability to license the Content;" which would grant them the right to sell images we designated RM as RF, which obviously conflicts with RF-exclusive contracts elsewhere.
"4.1.6. any use or exploitation of the Content by Alamy, a Customer or a Distributor will not be, or be deemed to be indecent, obscene, defamatory, insulting, racist, offensive, indecent, vulgar or violate publicity rights anywhere in the world."
I don't see how that can possibly be legal, but presumably PA have had their lawyers look over the new contract.
I have read 4.1.5. A few times. I am not sure what it is saying. Is it not matter how the content is licensed they can change it to suit themselves?
That's what I said.
It also means they could designate content to be 'free content' for any purpose which suited them.
We are dealing with PA now, not the old Alamy.
632
« on: May 17, 2021, 00:06 »
a) Congrats on getting the e-mail. What are your yearly video sales, it mentions $100k as an "example" - are you up in that range?
b) Is that the complete agreement? Usually I'd review the fine print.
633
« on: May 16, 2021, 23:58 »
Last time I did googleads (I think about 6-7 years ago), it was very expensive and ineffective. A lot of (larger) companies use very sophisticated software that literally bids on 10's of thousands of keyword variations of ads, steals/monitors "success" of competitors, and adapts their ads to yours to try and steal your customers.
If you are a single person trying google ads and have no experience with backend sales/marketing, you'd have a better chance at winning $10,000 at the slot machines, than you would be profitable via google ads.
634
« on: February 03, 2021, 10:25 »
Yes, they do have a new program, for 2020 it's based on number of downloads (not uploads).
Details see here: https://www.microstockgroup.com/fotolia-com/2020-adobe-stock-artist-bonus-program/
thanks, good to know. Since I did meet that threshold - do you know when he'll be sending out the licenses?
Thanks!
A redemption link will be found at the top of the contributor portal in a blue banner sometime in February so watch for that. I'll post something in MSG when they go live as a heads up.
-Mat
Okay, thanks, appreciate that.
BTW - any chance we could get the "whole" suite if we had less than 5,000 "downloads"?
I didn't realize there were two separate thresholds (one being for a 'single' application license, and one for the entire suite).
While I didn't actually use the 'entire' suite - I would use AE & PR. "Thought" about using the other apps (last year was the first year I got this) - and then all this silly nonsense with a magical virus that can count the number of people in a group, knows if someone is sitting or standing in a restaurant (sitting = safe, standing/walking = uh oh), knows if it at a protest or party (and avoids the former), etc, etc, started... and became quite the distraction. I literally think I only used the suite for 1-2 months back last January 2020, and only because of my reminder e-mail remembered - oh yeah - I had all these cool things I wanted to do with AE/PR, and just hadn't yet...
Thanks!
Do you mean can you get a code for the All Apps Creative Cloud plan for free without meeting the qualification criteria of the 2020 bonus plan? If that is what you mean, then no, that is not an option. You can purchase the plan via adobe.com however.
Thanks,
-Mat
Yes, I did mean that. (Unfortunately due to what happened the last year, I didn't get to produce/promote/etc as much content as I was expecting, in fact, very little.) Only getting some time now. I think a lot of other people would be in the same boat, so it would be nice if the bonus criteria could be reconsidered. At the very least, perhaps for the next upcoming year. Please let me know, Thanks!
635
« on: February 03, 2021, 09:25 »
...and then all this silly nonsense with a magical virus that can count the number of people in a group, knows if someone is sitting or standing in a restaurant (sitting = safe, standing/walking = uh oh), knows if it at a protest or party (and avoids the former), etc, etc, started... and became quite the distraction....
What the heck has this got to do with Adobe software subscriptions. I mean W.T.F  LOL
well, its got a whole lot. it got me distracted this year so I didn't get to enjoy the full benefits of the complete adobe suite... 
636
« on: February 02, 2021, 08:30 »
ty, are the statistics you have based on an aggregate of the users, or just 1 off cases? thanks.
637
« on: February 01, 2021, 23:31 »
Just came in the eMail: Pond5
Start by downloading this weeks free clip of a nurse administering a vaccine.
To celebrate our 50% off photo discount, enjoy this bonus free photo of the London Eye, Europes tallest Ferris wheel.
lol do they offer any videos of people oozing puss/getting sick/falling over/keeling over/etc after getting injected with "the cure"?
638
« on: February 01, 2021, 23:28 »
Yes, they do have a new program, for 2020 it's based on number of downloads (not uploads).
Details see here: https://www.microstockgroup.com/fotolia-com/2020-adobe-stock-artist-bonus-program/
thanks, good to know. Since I did meet that threshold - do you know when he'll be sending out the licenses?
Thanks!
A redemption link will be found at the top of the contributor portal in a blue banner sometime in February so watch for that. I'll post something in MSG when they go live as a heads up.
-Mat
Okay, thanks, appreciate that. BTW - any chance we could get the "whole" suite if we had less than 5,000 "downloads"? I didn't realize there were two separate thresholds (one being for a 'single' application license, and one for the entire suite). While I didn't actually use the 'entire' suite - I would use AE & PR. "Thought" about using the other apps (last year was the first year I got this) - and then all this silly nonsense with a magical virus that can count the number of people in a group, knows if someone is sitting or standing in a restaurant (sitting = safe, standing/walking = uh oh), knows if it at a protest or party (and avoids the former), etc, etc, started... and became quite the distraction. I literally think I only used the suite for 1-2 months back last January 2020, and only because of my reminder e-mail remembered - oh yeah - I had all these cool things I wanted to do with AE/PR, and just hadn't yet... Thanks!
640
« on: January 25, 2021, 10:49 »
Hi,
It was nice Adobe offering a 1 year subscription to its service for people with approved video/photo portfolios (I forgot what the # was, but I think it was 250+ videos or something like that).
Is Adobe doing that again this year? I didn't hear anything from them, but am an active contributor and would be interested in getting an extension on my subscription. Thanks!
641
« on: January 18, 2021, 13:42 »
You know... with the convid and everything else that is going on... I wouldn't be surprised if you really did travel to the future and actually wrote that article from the perspective of 2031... 
642
« on: July 25, 2020, 00:14 »
what is the video API bug?
643
« on: June 25, 2020, 17:19 »
Curious - is shutterstock now just 'punishing' contributors with $0.30 VIDEO downloads?
No idea how they could get it down that low, unless they are keeping the majority of the commission...
Obviously seems everyone is making a difference for them to decide to make it a super low comission...
644
« on: June 22, 2020, 11:07 »
Hi all, I hope that you all are doing well and staying safe!
I'm currently working on a desktop app that can identify and cull potentially bad photos from a photoshoot and help in shortening the image culling process.
It has built-in integration with Adobe Lightroom and instead of deleting any of the images, it simply star rates and color codes them.
More information about the app and a video walkthrough can be seen here: https://www.aftershoot.co/coming-soon
I wanted to hear the community's thoughts on this and know if this is something that you might be willing to incorporate into your workflow.
The software is still in active development and we are planning on a beta release this July that would be free for all.
If anyone's interested you can let me know via a post here or by emailing me and I'll be happy to share the app with you.
Thanks!
a) I'd have to say it depends on the quality of the algorithm. I'd have to test it out myself to see how good it was. b) While I focus mainly on video (I do some photos as well) - when I do photos - I tend to review the photos right on the spot (in the back viewfinder/zoom) - and delete ones I don't like, and/or retake shots I think retaking. c) I'm not sure how much time it would really save me. (Might be good for some other photographers). But I have a very high end graphics system (actually very top tier/'lambourghini' system of computer systems) - so reviewing videos/graphics/etc is a fast process for me. It would literally take me about 1-5 seconds (with the current system I have set up) - to decide if I wanted to use an image or not. If I was taking 1000's of images on a weekly basis - maybe it would be something I'd find useful. As it is - I maybe only do 300-500/month, so I'm not sure how useful that would be to me. Now - one thing that WOULD be useful - is software that identified WHAT kind of picture I have - titled it accordingly, & applied accurate keywords. Now I know (personally) it would be very difficult to write that kind of software - but that is actually something I would find useful. While I could (& should) outsource that - I haven't - so I know that is something that would definitely save me time.
645
« on: June 15, 2020, 09:44 »
re: firn -
I get you may depend on the stock income. (I do too).
This is for 1 week. And it's to make a statement that shutterstock needs to shape up.
If you don't do it now - then shutterstock *will* screw further down the road, and you will most likely make nothing, or close to it.
Anything from lower subscription prices, to placing image houses content above your own, etc, etc.
It's for one week.
Also - it's like the story of the frog that was boiled to death.
If you stick a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will jump out immediately.
But if you put it in a cool pot (high earnings several years ago) - then keep increasing the temperature (lowering your commission, but still giving you a little bit) - eventually it will become so hot that the frog will just die, unaware that the temperature has been steadly increasing until it killed it.
This is what is happening to contributors, whether they make a lot or a little bit of money.
Without standing together, the stock houses can do this.
It's important to make a statement, and yes - it will also be noticed by other stock houses as well - and affect their decisions in how much they try to screw contributors.
646
« on: June 14, 2020, 20:09 »
good point. I deactivated my portfolio 11k+ video items.
647
« on: June 14, 2020, 17:44 »
I signed up to join the facebook group, but still waiting approval?
648
« on: June 14, 2020, 08:04 »
while also in theory a good idea -
a) it would be cheaper to start your own company
b) getting 1000's of contributors to agree on something would probably be a challenge in itself. so again, cheaper to start your own company.
649
« on: June 13, 2020, 08:30 »
Hi - Yes I know there are a lot of posts (now and past) talking about a new site. But they seem to be a bit disorganized, so I want this one to be a bit different in that I'll update the main thread (this first post) with good ideas/useful feedback/etc to help formulate a plan.
New/Self Hosted Site Requests
- Easy upload, supports pictures & videos, meta tags, descriptions, etc
- Easy payment system integration (whether paypal, or custom payment provider)
- Fast (i.e., no wp plugin)
- Cheap/inexpensive
Challenges:
- If a 'co-operative', Verifying quality (i.e., preventing nude pics from being uploaded, "sensitive"/"gore", actual crap, etc).
- Marketing (cost effective way of getting buyers to the site). Do you do massive self promotion (time consuming), or pay for traffic (costly and requires work to make a profit on it?)
Possible Solutions?
a) Self hosted (you pay for domain, hosting + cost of software package to manage/upload/etc). Pricing (I've looked @ getting the lowest, but most reasonable prices for all of that) - you'd probably be looking at $30/month. (Which includes about 2,000 high quality images (5MB each) or 300 large 4k videos. Of course - there are better/cheaper solutions once you get higher images/volumes, but that requires more coding/a different software package).
Would you personally pay $30/month for that? (And about $50-$75/month if you went to 10,000 high quality images + 1500 large 4k videos?)
b) Marketing - while it would be 'nice' to market things as a co-operative - the main issue is quality. It would just take one person to say upload nude pics, etc that would ruin it for everyone else. So - you actually would either need (trained) curators & a system to ensure they do their job - OR... separate marketing...
So - if it WAS run as a co-operative - how could images/etc be reviewed 'cheaply' so you could market everything together?
OR - if it was separate marketing, there's 2 main option, paid & non-paid traffic. Someone going the "organic" route would have to do a lot of self promotion (youtube videos, instagram, writing articles, etc) - and there is no 'instant' results (you could work for 3-4 months without seeing anything significant) - and no guarantee your efforts would even produce results. (Most likely it would, but there is no guarantee).
Paid traffic challenge is - how to make more money than you spend. LOTS of people spending $ on that, few people actually making $. (And nowadays, because you are competing with 'smart' people - you need things like recurring revenue, sales funnels, etc to cover the cost of the traffic).
I think marketing is the big big challenge here... which sites like shutterstock currently benefit from (i.e., 'relationships' with google to position their content first)...
So... how do you market yourself effectively? I think that is the main challenge... Ideas?
650
« on: June 02, 2020, 14:31 »
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but a lot of people are already doing what you are saying here: we disabled our port before the changes, we are posting bad reviews, and comments on social media letting customers know about the situation, there are several articles about this in the media etc. It just sounds like you are saying everything as you are not involved (you should do this, you should do that, instead of WE should do it) and that's not very convincing.
Did you disabled your portfolio BTW?
As for top contributors: they have a special deal, so not much chances in convincing them.
actually, a) yes, I did disable my portfolio. b) yes, I did contact shutterstock and get them to try and listen (falling on deaf ears) c) and I am looking at alternatives right now.
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