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Messages - Karen
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« on: July 31, 2023, 08:04 »
Looks like finally it has been terminated.
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« on: July 28, 2023, 02:33 »
What is the iStock admin's email address? I will contact them too. I've sent a reply to the iStock admin with these new links.
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« on: July 27, 2023, 16:10 »
This is a fast growing port. Now it has 999 files.  Looks like some images are already gone, port and 900 files still there.
They will get it done.
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« on: July 26, 2023, 16:35 »
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« on: July 26, 2023, 13:01 »
Thanks for posting! iStock should close this thief's portfolio immediately. I postet a link in German groups, so people can check if they are affected and tell istock if any of the stolen images are theirs.
I am surprised that these things still happen. Hopefully with the help of ai, thieves will soon be found more quickly.
Every agency could one day do a port check after the first 100, or 500 uploads and then eliminate the thieves automatically.
Do that for a year and the attempts will go down drastically.
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« on: May 21, 2021, 07:00 »
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« on: September 01, 2020, 07:15 »
Unfortunately, iStock also has a long and sad history of unilaterally changing contacts, moving goals posts and screwing contributors over.
iStock exclusive's download targets are unreachable due to coronavirus slowdown. Many exclusives will lose their current royalty level this year.
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« on: August 23, 2020, 12:48 »
Another fairly average unexciting month for me
Same here
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« on: June 22, 2019, 09:54 »
Realistically it is no longer financially sensible to create content as an Exclusive because of the majority of tiny value sales.
The bitter truth is this is not a viable business and anyone who invests to create content solely for this agency is subsidising the owners and buyers.
The only photographers for whom it will be worthwhile uploading will be those who create content incidentally.
The cynical moving of the royalty targets will quite quickly make the higher levels that many people have been receiving for years unattainable.
I'm assuming that the business doesn't really want many Exclusive artists, just a few to use as a marketing tool.
It's like being a lobster in a pan of slowly warming water.
If it is no longer financially sensible to create content as an Exclusive what about Independent?
Almost all the sales this month where in 0.01 - 0.05 range
Only video sales made some sense.
In my opinion video is the only content worth the effort in 2019.
yes...and that's why most of factory and top notch producer are shifting to video, so in probably a year video will be heavily saturated and soon there will be free video sites like unsplash. it's not feasible to invest money in micro stock that's the sad truth. sure there will be till a bunch of years with some potential but then ? doubt there will be a lot who could make a living out of this, and i mean good living...sure if you live in some poor island of thailand maybe 1000 dollar make you a living.
Not sure about most factory shifting to video, but totally agree with you that soon video will be heavily saturated. As of 2019 video still worth the effort IMHO.
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« on: June 21, 2019, 07:59 »
Realistically it is no longer financially sensible to create content as an Exclusive because of the majority of tiny value sales.
The bitter truth is this is not a viable business and anyone who invests to create content solely for this agency is subsidising the owners and buyers.
The only photographers for whom it will be worthwhile uploading will be those who create content incidentally.
The cynical moving of the royalty targets will quite quickly make the higher levels that many people have been receiving for years unattainable.
I'm assuming that the business doesn't really want many Exclusive artists, just a few to use as a marketing tool.
It's like being a lobster in a pan of slowly warming water.
If it is no longer financially sensible to create content as an Exclusive what about Independent? Almost all the sales this month where in 0.01 - 0.05 range Only video sales made some sense. In my opinion video is the only content worth the effort in 2019.
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« on: February 07, 2019, 06:01 »
Adobe already closed him down. Still up and running on SS though.
Shame SS! This should be shut down immediately!
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« on: November 25, 2018, 13:04 »
Thank you Franky
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« on: November 23, 2018, 12:44 »
Have achieved higher royalty rates during 2018?
Will you start 2019 at the same royalty rate as in 2018?
Or will you move down?
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« on: November 05, 2018, 02:27 »
Today US unleashed its "toughest ever" sanctions against Iran.
What will happen now to Iranian contributors?
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« on: July 26, 2018, 10:43 »
I have about 8k pictures on sale with 8 different agencies, If istuck exclusivity can not reach the result I expected, re uploading the portfolio to the other 7 sites will be a great torture.
So now that you have your port on 8 agencies. Did you reach the result you expected? What part of your total income comes from iStock?
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« on: July 26, 2018, 03:18 »
I ve tried that with reversed 
I ve tried to get in exclusive to Isuck almost one year before, my revenue down 40% almost, so if you give up isuck exclusivity, your income seems to increase by around 50% I think.
So your income increased by 50% since you left exclusivity?
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« on: February 26, 2018, 23:36 »
What is the connection between China Visual Group and GettyImages?
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« on: December 31, 2017, 02:25 »
Perhaps you want to add some additional choice to your poll like:
- I cancelled my Exclusivity with iStock
- I closed my Getty account and pulled all of my images off of iStock
Thanks for your suggestion! The poll has been updated.
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« on: December 28, 2017, 14:34 »
Have achieved higher royalty rates during 2017?
Will you start 2018 at the same royalty rate as in 2017?
Or will you move down?
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« on: October 22, 2017, 05:07 »
Less than 100 dollars with 4200 files, but i havent been uploading.
One video for 10 dollars, the other one, a 4k...for 68 cents....
Really depressing.
How is your experience on SS and Fotolia?
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« on: August 17, 2017, 00:25 »
NO, new images are NOT selling.
Same here. Images are not selling. Only videos are selling.
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« on: August 17, 2017, 00:23 »
I'm not sure how other people are feeling, but I definitely feel the whole party winding down.
Sames here. Only videos are selling on my port.
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« on: July 27, 2017, 05:12 »
The rest: there is a rest?
iStock?
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« on: July 24, 2017, 11:19 »
What is wrong?
iStock is wrong.
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« on: July 19, 2017, 13:26 »
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