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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: LouisPhotos on June 01, 2017, 10:12
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single photo sell today US$6,352.80 what . loll it impossible
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single photo sell today US$6,352.80 what . loll it impossible
:o really? any snapshot?
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Can you post a link to that information?
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Wouldn't it be horrible if it were a mistake and they took it back :'(
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ahah I dont think the cash will stay on my account buy I have my finger cross :)
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Wouldn't it be horrible if it were a mistake and they took it back :'(
Yes, if they take it back… once they have paid and the money has been spent 8)
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Congrats. It's a struggle to believe it but I've had a couple or big (but not unprecedented) sales recently. Maybe they have a new method of upselling. This, however is way beyond unprecedented.
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Nice, I haven't had any big sales in a while so I checked when the last was. One video last July and then some 4.35 last June and before. I have to go back to Feb 2016 for a real bigger sale on SS. (Alamy has taken up some slack, but not enough).
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Nice, congrats!
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in my opinion is an error...what kind of royalty would cover this?
maybe some rm company can sell for this. but rf ?
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in my opinion is an error...what kind of royalty would cover this?
maybe some rm company can sell for this. but rf ?
I was wondering the same thing. How do you even ask for that amount on Shutterstock, or was this some kind of behind the scenes negotiation? Not saying it couldn't or didn't happen, I'm just wondering how.
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in my opinion is an error...what kind of royalty would cover this?
maybe some rm company can sell for this. but rf ?
I was wondering the same thing. How do you even ask for that amount on Shutterstock, or was this some kind of behind the scenes negotiation? Not saying it couldn't or didn't happen, I'm just wondering how.
i don't know..this sum look like some rm sum for usage of some long period with exclusivity..i doubt is true. extended license usage have a limit i think. anyway cross finger for the op.
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Yes that would be one sweet payout if it is for reals!
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the photo is on the single and other sell like on the section of extended licence. cross my finger :)
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the photo is on the single and other sell like on the section of extended licence. cross my finger :)
cross finger.
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I guess you made payout ;)
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Perhaps it is some incredibly sensitive use, and they have charged the client accordingly.
Are there people in the photo?
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That is amazing! Yes, I wonder if there are people in it too ... I opted out of sensitive use.
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What's really funny is this used to be fairly normal up until about 15 years ago
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What's really funny is this used to be fairly normal up until about 15 years ago
Agreed. Today photos and videos are worth less than working as waiter.
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Congrats :)
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What's really funny is this used to be fairly normal up until about 15 years ago
Agreed. Today photos and videos are worth less than working as waiter.
For this reason we are all working as waiters here…
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What's really funny is this used to be fairly normal up until about 15 years ago
Blame technology.
30 years ago if I wanted to print a colour photo in a supplement for the newspaper I edited, I had to send the transparency by ferry to a processor in Inverness and wait a week for the separation to come back. Fortunately we could just cut them into the page negative - but a few years earlier they had been relying on hot-metal, and the blocks after being made on the mainland had to be clamped into the chase frame.
Obviously, very little colour was used back then. Even making the negs for B&W printing took time. So photos were only used for special occasions and very few will have been bought. Digital not only opened the door to masses of amateur photographers, it was also associated with the development of printing processes that could handle a lot of colour with separations being made automatically and inserted into Quark Xpress, then going directly to an offset plate.
So instead of a few people getting occasional high value sales we now have lots of people getting masses of low value sales. I can understand why the old-time photographers grieve for the loss of the old ways.
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Times change.
In my country (and I assume most other countries) property pricing has increased more than twice as much as the disposable income since 1970.
That means it was much easier to afford a house back then.
It sucks now, but what can you do... Except work harder. Which applies to all changes.
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Have you checked the whole amount, prior to that sale. In some occasions I've seen the whole amount in my unpaid earnings (Thousands of $$). Usually they correct it after a day or so... Huge turn off...
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Ho well!!! It happens to me to. >:( A single with the value of $6,352.80...
I was rings crossed to be true but SS already send an email confirming the mistake. crap... :(
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on my stat I see 2017-06-01 6,469.59
anybody have the may total amont $ taked by shutterstock to payout ? Mine is not taked yet
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...anybody have the may total amont $ taked by shutterstock to payout ? Mine is not taked yet
Mine is not yet reset - either on the web site or the iPhone app. I don't know why this isn't automated (or perhaps it's supposed to be, but it's broken in some way). This should be a pretty simple month by month activity...
regarding your large sale, I understand your wish for the sale to be real, but I've never heard of anything of that order of magnitude for a SS royalty. The largest I've personally seen was just over $120. Given all the software glitches they've had of late, the odds are high that they've just effed up but don't realize it yet (or they realize it, but they don't yet know what the right amount is). They know they're not in any hurry as nothing can get paid out until July for a June 1st sale.
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...anybody have the may total amont $ taked by shutterstock to payout ? Mine is not taked yet
Mine is not yet reset - either on the web site or the iPhone app. I don't know why this isn't automated (or perhaps it's supposed to be, but it's broken in some way). This should be a pretty simple month by month activity...
regarding your large sale, I understand your wish for the sale to be real, but I've never heard of anything of that order of magnitude for a SS royalty. The largest I've personally seen was just over $120. Given all the software glitches they've had of late, the odds are high that they've just effed up but don't realize it yet (or they realize it, but they don't yet know what the right amount is). They know they're not in any hurry as nothing can get paid out until July for a June 1st sale.
That was my thought. Remember a while back when we all had that huge amount in our revenue bucket? They, of course corrected that. My guess is it ends up being a decimal issue. But if it is legit, I would as a contributor want to know more about this kinds of licenses.
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on my stat I see 2017-06-01 6,469.59
anybody have the may total amont $ taked by shutterstock to payout ? Mine is not taked yet
man i hope is true, but really, what kind of royalty can be paid 6300 dollar in rf world?
i mean...this sum is for worldwide exclusive super big commercial royalty often in RM agency. i hope is true , but in my opinion is more possible 63,20 dollar.
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Show me the money/photo (Proof)
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What's really funny is this used to be fairly normal up until about 15 years ago
Blame technology.
30 years ago if I wanted to print a colour photo in a supplement for the newspaper I edited, I had to send the transparency by ferry to a processor in Inverness and wait a week for the separation to come back. Fortunately we could just cut them into the page negative - but a few years earlier they had been relying on hot-metal, and the blocks after being made on the mainland had to be clamped into the chase frame.
Obviously, very little colour was used back then. Even making the negs for B&W printing took time. So photos were only used for special occasions and very few will have been bought. Digital not only opened the door to masses of amateur photographers, it was also associated with the development of printing processes that could handle a lot of colour with separations being made automatically and inserted into Quark Xpress, then going directly to an offset plate.
So instead of a few people getting occasional high value sales we now have lots of people getting masses of low value sales. I can understand why the old-time photographers grieve for the loss of the old ways.
There are a bunch of reasons. Tech is one of them. Ironically micro is what gave me a foot in the door to licensing photos which then got me a foot in the door to the good ole boy macro business. Too bad I got in when the macro party was about over. It has opened the door to other things for me which I'm grateful for.
Navigating this business today is like taking a canoe that's on fire through whitewater rapids.
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Isaw it was a mistake now. Although a copyright sale can fetch BIG money buying the rights of a picture. Had one myself in April for $ 2030. Big sales do happen but nowadays they are few.
Sorry for you it was a mistake!
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this was never going to be true. would mean they would have sold the image for $18k. never in a million deals will someone pay that for a non exclusive royalty free image at shutterstock.
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did you forget the 1 million dolar potato? ;D
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That was not a microstock deal though...
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Show me the money/photo (Proof)
Why? The OP already said it was an error by SS
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did you forget the 1 million dolar potato? ;D
was it sold on shutterstock?
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did you forget the 1 million dolar potato? ;D
was it sold on shutterstock?
https://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/1-million-dollar-potato-photo/ (https://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/1-million-dollar-potato-photo/)
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on my stat I see 2017-06-01 6,469.59
anybody have the may total amont $ taked by shutterstock to payout ? Mine is not taked yet
Yes me. I have seen 15 thousands of dollars in my SS homepage two years ago, as monthly amount. They removed it in a couple of days and sent me an email of apologize. No payout, obviously. There was discrepancy among this figure and the details of sold photos, therefore no heart attack.
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on my stat I see 2017-06-01 6,469.59
anybody have the may total amont $ taked by shutterstock to payout ? Mine is not taked yet
Yes me. I have seen 15 thousands of dollars in my SS homepage two years ago, as monthly amount. They removed it in a couple of days and sent me an email of apologize. No payout, obviously. There was discrepancy among this figure and the details of sold photos, therefore no heart attack.
LOL i can imagine you book tickets to hawaii at a luxury beach resort and then comes the * email. :o :o :o
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Extremely unprofessional, could sue them for mental pain. :D
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Extremely unprofessional, could sue them for mental pain. :D
There's an easier answer...stop dealing with unprofessional companies. We all do have a choice, you know. :)
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I sell it on first of this month and the cash still there :)
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Could you share the photo with us?
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Something is getting fishy. So far the image in question has not been shown. I have asked and so have others. Do it really exist or is this a hoax?
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Something is getting fishy. So far the image in question has not been shown. I have asked and so have others. Do it really exist or is this a hoax?
.If I had a $6,000 picture I would not be sharing it here ;-).
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And even if showed here, don't see the point, it's just something (if it was true) that someone really needed for something in that moment, could be the most random photo that will never sell again.
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And even if showed here, don't see the point, it's just something (if it was true) that someone really needed for something in that moment, could be the most random photo that will never sell again.
and of course we still wouldn't know for sure if it sold for that. To be honest I take any sales/earnings reports on here with a pinch of salt.
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here is the proof
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Congrats man, let us know if you get the money on the end of the month. :)
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Thank you for showing us! Do you happen to have a photo of bigfoot too?
I'm not sure what is more rare - bigfoot or a $6K payment from SS for a single image ....
Please keep us posted if you actually get it. I hope you do :)
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hmmm. this thread pretty smell of kidding
my stats lines appears in the follow way.
with ID serial number and without US before $ mark
but could i'm wrong, obviously
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hmmm. this thread pretty smell of kidding
my stats lines appears in the follow way.
with ID serial number and without US before $ mark
but could i'm wrong, obviously
Yes, this is strange both snapshot have different typo style
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hmmm. this thread pretty smell of kidding
my stats lines appears in the follow way.
with ID serial number and without US before $ mark
but could i'm wrong, obviously
Font and style depends on the browser. I have the earnings like this: 0,33 US$
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I erase the photo id ;)
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Nice photo :)
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/pregnant-woman-belly-future-father-look-252164038 (https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/pregnant-woman-belly-future-father-look-252164038)
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Great portfolio too! ;)
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ahah. thank you I work really hard
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hmmm. this thread pretty smell of kidding
my stats lines appears in the follow way.
with ID serial number and without US before $ mark
but could i'm wrong, obviously
Font and style depends on the browser. I have the earnings like this: 0,33 US$
OK, I'm wrong :-[
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I lost the money :( without receive an email !!!
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Fake news
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I lost the money :( without receive an email !!!
of course, there not a chance in hell that ss would have sold an image for 18,000 dollar, no way
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Well, this was a good thread while it lasted! 8)
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I lost the money :( without receive an email !!!
Bummer. Maybe you jinxed it when you posted the proof here.
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100% fake news. Obviously just someone having a few giggles to see how gullible other people are.
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I agree 100%. I'm tired of this. Let's talk about less money and hardly any sales for our images.
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Anyway, great portfolio. Congratulations.
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Thank you dont care about the money. The most important is the fun to be a full time microstock photographer and videographer
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Thank you dont care about the money. The most important is the fun to be a full time microstock photographer and videographer
Can you send me your money then? I have medical bills I would really like to pay. I wish I were rich enough to say I don't care about $6500. :o
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Thank you dont care about the money. The most important is the fun to be a full time microstock photographer and videographer
Can you send me your money then? I have medical bills I would really like to pay. I wish I were rich enough to say I don't care about $6500. :o
You have not to care about $6500… that don't exist :D
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Thank you dont care about the money. The most important is the fun to be a full time microstock photographer and videographer
You must be Kelly Thompson's brother from another mother.
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Got a reading of over 20 trillion dollars sale the other day on a Microstock app. There were so many zeros I lost count. I refreshed a few times waiting for it to disappear whilst working out how long my personal cruise liner was going to be, what colour Bugatti's to have and where shall I keep my private plane. Funny enough the figure disappeared sometime later and I didn't even have a sale at all. Love technology. :o
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Well, for all of you worried about Microstock income and believing in near miracles, i just got an email from a nigerian prince who needs someone in the usa to send $20 million to and i was selected to be that person. I am DONE WITH MICROSTOCK now.
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Well, for all of you worried about Microstock income and believing in near miracles, i just got an email from a nigerian prince who needs someone in the usa to send $20 million to and i was selected to be that person. I am DONE WITH MICROSTOCK now.
i got the same mail.the dif is he wants to send the 20 million dollars someone to europe.and i was the best candidate for the job. i wonder how did he knew who i was i never send an email to him..xmmmm weird
oh who care 20 millions bucks here i come YAY
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Well, for all of you worried about Microstock income and believing in near miracles, i just got an email from a nigerian prince who needs someone in the usa to send $20 million to and i was selected to be that person. I am DONE WITH MICROSTOCK now.
i got the same mail.the dif is he wants to send the 20 million dollars someone to europe.and i was the best candidate for the job. i wonder how did he knew who i was i never send an email to him..xmmmm weird
oh who care 20 millions bucks here i come YAY
Easy. They chose suffering micro stock peeps.