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Call to Artists 2015

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sharpshot:
Is it worth giving exclusive images to Stocksy instead of uploading to all the micros and alamy?  Their sales would have to be good to make me want to join.  I never got a response to my initial application and I'm not sure I can be bothered now.

a.pekunova:
My experience with exclusivity is with Getty and for me it works ok. But I don't have any experience with microstock and just have a dozen photos with Alamy which has never sold. So for me Stocksy makes perfect sense.

jen:

--- Quote from: sharpshot on August 06, 2015, 03:09 ---Is it worth giving exclusive images to Stocksy instead of uploading to all the micros and alamy?  Their sales would have to be good to make me want to join.  I never got a response to my initial application and I'm not sure I can be bothered now.

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That entirely depends on your portfolio and what you enjoy.  For me, it works, and sales are good.  I have never had any desire to spend all that time uploading my work to different sites, though. 

cobalt:
I have 97 files on stocksy. Last month I earned around 220 dollars with 6 sales, including one extended license. Even without the extended license stocksy always outperforms all other agencies considering my tiny port and not very "typical" stock content. Canīt begin to imagine how much the people with thousands of files are making.

So yes, financially they are absolutely worth it. I think if someone wants to live fulltime from stock photography, then stocksy is probably by far one of the best options right now.

However, stocksy is not a generalist, like Masterfile, or Corbis or Getty. They are a very niche, themed collection. They do what they do exceptionally well, but it is highly specialized and I doubt that stocksy style content if placed in other agencies or "environments" would sell this well. Mine certainly wouldnīt. Maybe the content from the superstars, who will sell wherever they go, but not me.

The quality of the editing and how they all make it work together is a key part in the success of stocksy. So you cannot just upload what you want, it has to make sense overall. And if the editors decline images or a series, it is not a commercial decision, i.e. the file or the series can make you a lot of money, you just have to find a different home for it. It simply wasnīt what they needed.

It is a more personal atmosphere, small group of people compared to the other places, more direct interaction with the editors and the art guidance they give you what the customers want for the niche.

I am very grateful to be part of the project, so I can certainly recommend applying if the style they focus on interests you. And you donīt have to do only stocksy, some people seem to be 100% involved, others mix stocksy with other agencies and other styles. Since I personally love to experiment, I see stocksy as a fascinating learning experience, because the quality is so high and so many talented artists are there. And yes the money is very good, so i am trying to increase my portfolio after spending a year doing mostly video and smartphonestock. But I have to really work hard and become a much better photographer to live up to the stocksy level.

Beautiful collection, I love browsing it, feels like going on a holiday.

Sebastian Radu:
Unfortunately I was refused.
I hope that in future it may be opportunities to apply again  :)

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