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Shutterstock providing images to Fine Art America

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Uncle Pete:
9553 images when I looked, I wonder if I'm competing against myself?  :o I will say that most of what I have on FAA is not on SS, and I didn't find a way to search for my own via SS. Just wonder if anything is mine and how they picked that collection?

Partner?

steheap:
I found I had two images in their collection at FAA. For some historic reason, I have a different artist name on Shutterstock - steve heap, than I do on FAA (steven heap) and so I was able to just search on FAA for artist - steve heap. Up popped the two images. Pretty strange choice:
https://fineartamerica.com/art/steve+heap?searchType=artistname

I think SS is really pushing the envelope though. They place the images for sale without licensing them (probably arguing this is marketing usage) and probably pay $25 or so if the print sells. Meanwhile they pick up the rest of the margin. I doubt they ever lose money on a small print so the $25 is variable I would think, but certainly capped. If they upload the same image as I already have, then they are really cannibalizing my sales on FAA and I end up with less money. If they upload a different one (as they have), then I'm in two minds. I would never have uploaded the ones they did, and if they sell, I would quite like the money.

So the issue for me is the duplication with an artists existing work. I think I will keep an eye on this portfolio and if something appears that duplicates one of my better images on FAA, I will delete it from Shutterstock.

Steve

Me:
So if I have an image on FAA and sell it for $200 with my margin set at 40% I would get $80 plus any additional for framing, etc. If SS have put my image up there as well, priced the same, they would take the $80 and give me what? $25 for an EL - maybe, more likely $0.38 for a sub sale. And if they are pricing at a lower margin than I am then they are more likely to get the sale of my image than I am.

This stinks and if true is a new low, even for SS.

wds:
I saw some from iStock on FAA

trek:
They have four of my shots via shutterstock.  One of them is already in my FAA portfolio.

FYI:  40x30 art print via me = $67-  same 40x30 via shutterstock = $92-

Would like to know what we actually get from a via shutterstock sale. 

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