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« on: February 05, 2021, 04:15 »
Thank you Adobe, thank you Mat for the bonus code! Worked like a charm for me. I really appreciate this annual gift.  I have more good news to share! The program will continue through 2021 with the qualification requirements remaining the same as they were in 2020. Yay, this is great news for all of us contributors!
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« on: January 25, 2021, 04:58 »
I'm currently making more from POD than from microstock.
Any good POD sites to recommend in particular?
MS generates a decent income for me, but nothing to write home about. It helps to buy some kick ass new camera gear every year and pay some bills. I'm a hobbyist-level stock photographer (portfolio size is currently under 3,000 photos).
Buy a new camera with microstock income for me, that impossible. My newer camera is a Canon 60D, the other a Canon XT. And i'm ok with those old cameras, because if i try to do some photos in the street some thief is probably would robbed to me. In some places police could take my camera and take it. In Caracas, Venezuela people with cameras have to be very alert, or go in big groups. When i go to street i use Canon XT. In my house for making some studio photos i use Canon 60D.
Between the declining income and the fact that micro sites have lowered submission quality standards, I don't think it's worth upgrading. Anyone who has a DSLR from the past 15 years should be fine.
That's unfortunate you have to work in fear. I travel for photography and have run into these situations here in the USA. Mostly in major cities in areas that are known for higher crime. And with all of the 2020 problems I now carry pepper spray and a heavy monopod. I'm now focusing more on beaches than cities. Usually more happy people there who don't want to rob or harm me. :-)
If you do want to get a new camera you may want to consider small mirrorless like a Sony a6600. DSLR quality images and the body and lenses are very compact. When walking with a DSLR and large backpack, I've found it draws a lot of attention. When using my Sony a6300 I can use a tiny bag and it draws almost no attention.
Caracas, is the capital of Venezuela, is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Here we have a lot of crime, robberies, murders and all kind of crime you could think. I don't know much about the USA, but my brother live in Houston Texas and there according that told me, it's a quite, the county where he lives.
When i go to the downtown where some risk zones, i use a point and shot camera, Canon Power Shot A810, it's a $50 camera you can find used for sell on ebay. Sometimes police and militar forces when they look at you with a camera, they ask you what you are doing, and if you are lucky the don't take you your camera, this situation happened to me in 2012, i was taking some photos alone and two polices in a motorcicle ask me what i was doing, and have to show my camera (Canon XT), they look and go. Now i use my Canon XT in the street but in safe zones. Maybe i'm a very affortunate person, because i can eat three meals times a day, and can pay for medicines. But a lot of people here can't. I have some money help from my brother, also i sell things on Internet, photography accessories, cheap things like, lens hoods, filters and lens caps, and some old lens i don't use, and anothers things. Also i have some sporadics jobs. Well, this the third world
Here i let you a link, where you can see Caracas as the second most dangerous city in the world.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/243797/ranking-of-the-most-dangerous-cities-in-the-world-by-murder-rate-per-capita/
D*mn buddy, that's a tough place to live and do business. You are almost like a war photographer, the danger is always present and you need to be careful at all times when leaving your home. Keep up the good spirit and I hope you get some great images that sell well on stock sites!
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« on: January 23, 2021, 16:37 »
I'm currently making more from POD than from microstock. Any good POD sites to recommend in particular? MS generates a decent income for me, but nothing to write home about. It helps to buy some kick ass new camera gear every year and pay some bills. I'm a hobbyist-level stock photographer (portfolio size is currently under 3,000 photos).
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« on: January 18, 2021, 07:43 »
Can't wait to upload my stuff to TrumpStock. It's gonna be a huuuge success (and the Mexicans gonna pay for it).
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« on: January 07, 2021, 12:42 »
Hey Mat, there is no bonus program for year 2021?
Do you mean 2020? If so, codes for qualified contributors will be distributed in February. The details can be read here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html
If you do in fact mean 2021, I don't have an answer to that question at this time.
Thanks,
Mat
Thank you for your prompt reply! Yes, I meant year 2021. I'm looking forward to seeing a new bonus program again this year. It kind of keeps me motivated to upload more images and footages. Maybe small but nice gesture to let contributors know they are appreciated!
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« on: January 07, 2021, 03:03 »
Hey Mat, there is no bonus program for year 2021?
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« on: December 01, 2020, 03:43 »
Hi Everyone,
A friendly reminder in case you have met the download requirement to qualify for the bonus program using old content, but you haven't submitted any new content in 2020, you will not be receiving a bonus code.
The bonus is only available for "active" contributors. To be considered active, you must have uploaded (and had approved) at least two files in 2020. You've got about a month left to make it happen so get busy!
In case you missed the link with details on the bonus program before, here you go: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html
Cheers!
Mat Hayward
Two files you said? Oh well, I guess I'll need to roll up my sleeves and get my hands dirty again...
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« on: December 01, 2020, 03:17 »
I'm not a very active member here, but I've been socially distancing from the forum this year. 
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« on: July 04, 2020, 05:40 »
As long as the sales are good, anything goes. July is always a terrible month for me on all stock sites.
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« on: July 04, 2020, 05:32 »
I wouldn't be surprised at all if on January 1 the minimum payout amount will be raised from $35 to $5,000. I guess that would thrill Josephine even more. But as long as she's happy, who am i to judge?
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« on: June 18, 2020, 11:38 »
Hey, Mat! I just saw your gorgeous contributor account at Adobe Stock.
How do I add social media links, such as Instagram and Adobe Portfolio, to my AS Contributor site? Is it possible for regular users to customize it?
I could not figure out how to add them to my profile like the way you have done it.
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« on: June 05, 2020, 13:06 »
Just wanted to drop in and say how much I appreciate this vector image, which got approved. I especially love keywords like 0.10, 0.1c, fuck you, greed and insulting, lol... Link to Original work
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« on: April 04, 2020, 14:53 »
Thanks again for useful info - great results from both of you! Arcangel seems quite interesting. While I'm not a big fan of exclusive content myself, I might give it a shot at some point.
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« on: March 19, 2020, 14:10 »
What? No way...that's terrible. Which site are we talking about?
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« on: March 09, 2020, 10:39 »
Same here. And the opportunity to take advantage of this situation is also pretty much gone. Try to search "Coronavirus" on SS and it brings up more than 104,000 results. All the new images will be buried deep into their huge library of images and never be found by a search. Well, I'll just put my mask back on and wait for the brighter days to arrive.
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« on: March 07, 2020, 09:39 »
Just a note: March 1st 2020
Top Tier - Big 4
AdobeStock 59
Shutterstock 58.7
March 7th 2020 Shutterstock 64.1AdobeStock 61.7It looks like things are getting back to normal after Adobe's one week lead. No quick and permanent changes in the poll results after all.
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« on: March 03, 2020, 03:54 »
I totally missed this one, but luckily there's a replay. Thanks again for your great work, Mat!
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« on: March 03, 2020, 03:40 »
Big thanks again to Alex and Steve for the latest earnings reports. Very informative analysis and gives me better knowledge to continue on this long and rocky road (hopefully not to poorhouse lol).
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« on: March 02, 2020, 12:23 »
Only my username is visible here. This was tested on three different computer and results were always the same. Have you modified something on your account's settings lately?
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« on: February 25, 2020, 10:05 »
Speaking from my own experience and observations, all images are reviewed by AI at the first attempt. If/when they all get rejected instantly, you give them a second chance. Once again, all of your amazing work are getting rejected at the speed of light. When you are submitting those images for the third time it takes hours to review them. Now there is a human component involved in review process. Usually, at this point, they are all accepted.
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« on: February 21, 2020, 16:24 »
Yay! Site is up and running. Any ideas what is causing these problems?
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« on: January 24, 2020, 17:15 »
Seems to back up again just in time to go to sleep and dream of all those wonderful sales 
Yes, I can almost feel the money rolling in as I type, lol...
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« on: January 24, 2020, 17:00 »
Mat, any excited plans for the next webinar?
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« on: January 24, 2020, 16:45 »
Server status check says Dreamstime.com is down for everyone. This site does not respond much better either.
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« on: January 22, 2020, 04:01 »
Wow, subscribe for two years and save a whopping $2. Hard to let this offer slip away.
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