Early payment is nice!

I do not have August statement but I just got paid.

Received the announcement in my email, but DeepMeta still not updating.

One good thing this month, a number of recently uploaded images sold and they are different subject matter from my usual. That's encouraging me to keep on truckin'...

Good attitude!

Quote from: nobody on September 21, 2018, 20:50

Quote from: The Mighty Jungle on September 21, 2018, 17:43

Received the announcement in my email, but DeepMeta still not updating.

One good thing this month, a number of recently uploaded images sold and they are different subject matter from my usual. That's encouraging me to keep on truckin'...

Good attitude!

Whether it is a good attitude or just being played for a fool rather depends on what the return on effort was.

Well...over the years, istockphoto has paid for my camera equipment, the high end laptop I bought 2 months ago, my camper, and all of my vacations. Best of all, because of istockphoto, I've developed skills in photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, had adventures and gone to places I never would have gone without looking for that next photoshoot location. It has been a great ride.

Somehow, I just don't feel like a fool.

Quote from: nobody on September 21, 2018, 20:50

Quote from: The Mighty Jungle on September 21, 2018, 17:43

Received the announcement in my email, but DeepMeta still not updating.

One good thing this month, a number of recently uploaded images sold and they are different subject matter from my usual. That's encouraging me to keep on truckin'...

Good attitude!

Whether it is a good attitude or just being played for a fool rather depends on what the return on effort was.

Plus from me 

Well...over the years, istockphoto has paid for my camera equipment, the high end laptop I bought 2 months ago, my camper, and all of my vacations. Best of all, because of istockphoto, I've developed skills in photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, had adventures and gone to places I never would have gone without looking for that next photoshoot location. It has been a great ride.

Somehow, I just don't feel like a fool.

Oh, it was much the same for me. But that was the past. Today my earnings are down something like 90% on the heyday and with all the minuscule value sales I don't see the point any longer. The fact they've made it incredibly hard to track what has happened sales-wise (even if it's possible at all) doesn't give me any confidence at all.
Of course, if you are an exclusive your situation might be different.

Quote from: The Mighty Jungle on September 22, 2018, 09:52

Well...over the years, istockphoto has paid for my camera equipment, the high end laptop I bought 2 months ago, my camper, and all of my vacations. Best of all, because of istockphoto, I've developed skills in photography, Photoshop, Lightroom, had adventures and gone to places I never would have gone without looking for that next photoshoot location. It has been a great ride.

Somehow, I just don't feel like a fool.

Oh, it was much the same for me. But that was the past. Today my earnings are down something like 90% on the heyday and with all the minuscule value sales I don't see the point any longer. The fact they've made it incredibly hard to track what has happened sales-wise (even if it's possible at all) doesn't give me any confidence at all.
Of course, if you are an exclusive your situation might be different.

I read that new files weren't seeing the light of day, for over a year. Then they said they'd fixed it, but it seemed that new indie files were being seen, but not new exclusive files. Not that I'm uploading, but I don't think things are great for most exclusives either. Those who are still reporting decent sales mostly have significant expenses - only decent profit is sustainable - or sensible.

I deleted my port March last year I'm not willing to support an outfit like that.

However every month I still get a 1 cent payout 

With a cent? Thats what most of us get

by the way was browsing christmas photos collection in isotck and found this portfolio....

https://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/morganvaleks?mediatype=photography

everything uploaded from 8 to 18 august...5000 image   of christmas....and i cannot browse more bu suspect this portfolio has something really strange going on, and i suspect is not the last and biggest...how can we work seriously in   this environment?

I reverse-searched on a few random images and didn't find anything untoward. They're also on SS: https://www.shutterstock.com/g/valekstudio

well they are another house of production from ukraine or russia...even if they say spain...i don't understand why every russian or ukraine put western country...probably they pay many people to produce stuff  and uploaded in bulk.

I don't know if that is true, but if it is then the reason would probably be to escape the 30% tax on US earnings. Russia/Ukraine won't have a tax treaty with the US, EU countries do.

Quote from: jonbull on September 24, 2018, 09:27

well they are another house of production from ukraine or russia...even if they say spain...i don't understand why every russian or ukraine put western country...probably they pay many people to produce stuff  and uploaded in bulk.

I don't know if that is true, but if it is then the reason would probably be to escape the 30% tax on US earnings. Russia/Ukraine won't have a tax treaty with the US, EU countries do.

i don't know if they can...they need to provide a document...i thin they just put to impress customer...they fear probably an antirussian sentiment...