Author Topic: Has anyone got anything good to say about DP? (Read 20568 times)

esphoto · « **Reply #25 on:** January 12, 2013, 08:36 »

Sure. Their payout threshold is low enough that I withdrew some of my earnings early, before they locked my account and pulled my portfolio several weeks later with no way to get to the rest of my earnings.

Hannafate · « **Reply #26 on:** January 12, 2013, 12:14 »

Like most stock sites, there are some dubious things about them, but nothing scary... like some sites we've been discussing. So, I keep uploading there. I like them all right.

Mantis · « **Reply #27 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:54 »

I am thinking of pulling the plug on DP. Getting $2.76 for an EL is disgraceful.

enstoker · « **Reply #28 on:** January 14, 2013, 09:49 »

1000 pics
100 sales
10 months
1 naive contributor who expecting a biiig sale (over 31 cents)

Mantis · « **Reply #29 on:** January 14, 2013, 10:36 »

Does anyone know if you can opt out of els on DP? And if so how?

Poncke · « **Reply #30 on:** January 14, 2013, 15:21 »

Quote from: Mantis on January 14, 2013, 10:36

Does anyone know if you can opt out of els on DP? And if so how?

Email support to do it

Mantis · « **Reply #31 on:** January 14, 2013, 18:55 »

Quote from: Poncke on January 14, 2013, 15:21

Quote from: Mantis on January 14, 2013, 10:36
Does anyone know if you can opt out of els on DP? And if so how?
Email support to do it

Did that this morning. Thought there would be an opt out but that functionality seems to be absent everywhere, including Istock!!

tab62 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 14, 2013, 19:27 »

yeah, just had a $.30 sale today

enstoker · « **Reply #33 on:** January 15, 2013, 09:38 »

Wow, me to. And again subscription XXL MAX !!!!!!!!!!!!
Something weird is happening uuuuuuuuu

tab62 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 15, 2013, 09:58 »

Yeah, the didn't give my images to Google or Microsoft for free as of today

but no sales today...

flotsom · « **Reply #35 on:** January 15, 2013, 14:31 »

Well I uploaded a 100 or so and around 60% were rejected for 'lighting mistakes' all were accepted at IS, SS, FT, DT etc and included my best sellers, my most sold image was rejected as not suitable for commercial use LOL, now I'm feeling totally rejected so maybe I'll stick to the top tier

enstoker · « **Reply #36 on:** January 15, 2013, 17:47 »

Quote from: flotsom on January 15, 2013, 14:31

Well I uploaded a 100 or so and around 60% were rejected for 'lighting mistakes' all were accepted at IS, SS, FT, DT etc and included my best sellers, my most sold image was rejected as not suitable for commercial use LOL, now I'm feeling totally rejected so maybe I'll stick to the top tier

Do You talk about Deposit.photos?
It is impossible that they reject anything.
They accept almost everything.
Almost is 99 %.
Not a joke.
For sure is acceptance on SS or IS or FT much lower.

tab62 · « **Reply #37 on:** January 15, 2013, 17:54 »

put the pic on here for us to see- I think DP would take even a rotten tomato on faded dirty white board from what I've experienced.

flotsom · « **Reply #38 on:** January 15, 2013, 18:40 »

Both the boats rejected for lighting and I accidentally uploaded the middle one twice and the first time it was rejected as needing a property release and the second time as not being suitable.

fotografer · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2013, 05:43 »

Quote from: flotsom on January 15, 2013, 18:40

I accidentally uploaded the middle one twice and the first time it was rejected as needing a property release and the second time as not being suitable.

Beautiful Images. I could understan how they might want a property release for the boats but not for the trees!!!

luissantos84 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 30, 2013, 10:18 »

Quote from: Mantis on January 14, 2013, 08:54

I am thinking of pulling the plug on DP. Getting $2.76 for an EL is disgraceful.

just had one, amazing!

MisterElements · « **Reply #41 on:** April 30, 2013, 11:31 »

So far today I'm making more on Deposit then SS.....so for that I'm very thankful.

tab62 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 30, 2013, 11:59 »

"So far today I'm making more on Deposit then SS.....so for that I'm very thankful."

You must be having a real bad day at shutter

stockastic · « **Reply #43 on:** April 30, 2013, 12:52 »

Quote from: jsnover on January 11, 2013, 11:26

They contacted me about uploading. I said their prices and royalties were too low to consider it. They replied with an offer of an artificial bump to a higher royalty rate and special search placement.

Wow. That's all I needed to hear. End of discussion, for me.

But others will no doubt jump in and call me naive for thinking all the other agencies aren't running the same games.

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #44 on:** April 30, 2013, 13:01 »

Quote from: stockastic on April 30, 2013, 12:52

Quote from: jsnover on January 11, 2013, 11:26
They contacted me about uploading. I said their prices and royalties were too low to consider it. They replied with an offer of an artificial bump to a higher royalty rate and special search placement.

Wow. That's all I needed to hear. End of discussion, for me.

But others will no doubt jump in and call me naive for thinking all the other agencies aren't running the same games.

I know for a fact, stock, that at least one other does.

stockastic · « **Reply #45 on:** April 30, 2013, 13:05 »

[holding hands over ears]

Poncke v2 · « **Reply #46 on:** April 30, 2013, 16:51 »

I had 35 dollar EL today. No idea where that pricing came from, but it was DP for sure.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 30, 2013, 17:05 »

2.76$ for Partner Sale (EL)

Carl · « **Reply #48 on:** May 02, 2013, 07:05 »

The only complaint I have about DP is the low prices. I have the same complaint about other microstock sites, which is why I'm moving away from RF microstock and toward RM. Low prices are great for buyers, of course, but I can no longer afford to produce images for this market. As big as the demand for imagery is, the supply is even greater than the demand. As long as that remains true, prices will continue to drop. I predict that we'll see the day when sales won't be calculated for single images, but for groups of images. Single-image returns will be below one cent. The question is, then, how far we go before jumping ship. How much will we tolerate? Are we willing to sell a dozen images for ten cents? Fifty images for 30 cents? I bet some of us will.

ShadySue · « **Reply #49 on:** May 02, 2013, 07:18 »

Quote from: stockastic on April 30, 2013, 12:52

Quote from: jsnover on January 11, 2013, 11:26
They contacted me about uploading. I said their prices and royalties were too low to consider it. They replied with an offer of an artificial bump to a higher royalty rate and special search placement.

Wow. That's all I needed to hear. End of discussion, for me.

But others will no doubt jump in and call me naive for thinking all the other agencies aren't running the same games.

According to Yu-know-who, posted on this very site, in reply to a query about something he'd written on his blog about negotiating entry with agencies, they all do it except iS (at that time).
Nowadays, I'm guessing even iS has incentives for the faux-exclusives, e.g. getting their images fast-tracked to Agency even though they're not technically exclusive by iStock's normal definition of 'exclusive'.

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Author Topic: Has anyone got anything good to say about DP? (Read 20568 times)

esphoto

Hannafate

Mantis

enstoker

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Poncke

Mantis

tab62

enstoker

tab62

flotsom

enstoker

tab62

flotsom

fotografer

luissantos84

MisterElements

tab62

stockastic

WarrenPrice

stockastic

Poncke v2

luissantos84

Carl

ShadySue

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