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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: RacePhoto on November 09, 2009, 16:54

Title: SS Front Page Today
Post by: RacePhoto on November 09, 2009, 16:54
I've been watching and may have missed it click over during the weekend.

8,828,580 royalty-free stock photos
98,053 new stock photos added this week
200,033 photographers


almost 100,00 new photos a week, but...

200,000 photographers! WOW!
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: etienjones on November 09, 2009, 17:11
I've been watching and may have missed it click over during the weekend.

8,828,580 royalty-free stock photos
98,053 new stock photos added this week
200,033 photographers


almost 100,00 new photos a week, but...

200,000 photographers! WOW!



WOW! is right.  I think the real money is investing in Canon and Nikon  . . . . .
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: dirkr on November 09, 2009, 18:06
200k photographers, 8,8m photos.

That makes an average of 44 photos per account...

How many of these accounts are dead, opened once but never used? Or only a few pictures uploaded and then lost interest?
I would like to know how many active photographers are there...
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: borg on November 09, 2009, 18:21
200k photographers, 8,8m photos.

That makes an average of 44 photos per account...

How many of these accounts are dead, opened once but never used? Or only a few pictures uploaded and then lost interest?
I would like to know how many active photographers are there...

Cca 90 % of accounts never reach first payout, so they are dead...
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: leaf on November 10, 2009, 04:55
200k photographers, 8,8m photos.

That makes an average of 44 photos per account...

How many of these accounts are dead, opened once but never used? Or only a few pictures uploaded and then lost interest?
I would like to know how many active photographers are there...

Cca 90 % of accounts never reach first payout, so they are dead...

I would guess like 95% (or higher) of accounts don't even upload a photo
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: mwp1969 on November 25, 2009, 19:06
80/20 rule ...

20% of the photographers account for 80% of the image approvals ?

Mark
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: Suljo on November 25, 2009, 21:22
I think that numbers count present all "authors" which never send first 10 photos, illustrations or whatever for review.
I think the contributor chart from iStock is more relevant
http://istockcharts.multimedia.de/ (http://istockcharts.multimedia.de/)
about 30.000 contributors and I think it is the easier way to be contributor on iStock with 4 initial images than on Shufter with 10.
I think on world wide scene that is less than 50.000 real contributors for Microstock, and then in that number you can count 20/80% rule.
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: qwerty on November 26, 2009, 05:02
my smallish port of around 400 images covers the average for another 9 contributors.

some of the biggest portfolios range up to 20,000 photos. = 450ish contributors.

I'd imagine its less than 80-20 rule and more like 90-95%


100,000 images per week accepted. that's one every 6 seconds !
 
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: leaf on November 26, 2009, 05:44
that's a lot of money going to reviewing images!
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: JerryL5 on November 26, 2009, 08:30
that's a lot of money going to reviewing images!

That must be one tired reviewer..
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: litifeta on November 26, 2009, 16:14
Few things. I have not uploaded anywhere since February. So it is interesting to see the growth.

And, I think the camera manufacturers need to get a grip on what a semi professional is.
Title: Re: SS Front Page Today
Post by: YadaYadaYada on November 28, 2009, 00:34
I think you are right 5% make something less make good money and its getting harder with more competition from the really good people on the top.

my smallish port of around 400 images covers the average for another 9 contributors.

some of the biggest portfolios range up to 20,000 photos. = 450ish contributors.

I'd imagine its less than 80-20 rule and more like 90-95%


100,000 images per week accepted. that's one every 6 seconds !