Centrill Media Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 I closed my video footage sales license about 3 days ago and haven't heard a word. I don't expect to either. Pond 5 paid me $10.00 for a video sale on the same day Shutterstock paid me .26 cents for the same video footage. They are putting all of us to a slow death. Anybody out there working with Adobe Stock? 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Mirko Rosenau Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 11 minutes ago, Centrill Media said: I closed my video footage sales license about 3 days ago and haven't heard a word. I don't expect to either. Pond 5 paid me $10.00 for a video sale on the same day Shutterstock paid me .26 cents for the same video footage. They are putting all of us to a slow death. Anybody out there working with Adobe Stock? Lol, that is so sad. I'm working now on getting my account deleted, but Shutterstock does not really response. Only worthless standard-answers... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GregDPhotos Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 8 hours ago, paula french said: If we are getting 0.10 now - surely it can't go lower than that in January - can it???? The minimum will be the same, but the max payout will be much lower. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
GregDPhotos Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 7 hours ago, Tony Dunn said: translated by google From my experience, the only way to fight against this capitalist system that only seeks to obtain benefits at the expense of the poverty of the workers (us) would be to form a community, a cooperative where all the photographers put our photos exclusively, and that the clients They could only find the photos, vectors, videos, etc., in our cooperative, that we mark the prices and that was directed by us. Socialize our production exclusively. Everything else is patches that will break off sooner or later. Misery for all. To clarify, SS's system is almost identical to a communist system, not capitalism. I recommend reading the Communist Manifesto and Wealth of Nations to better understand the definitions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RoJo Images Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 7 hours ago, Tony Dunn said: translated by google From my experience, the only way to fight against this capitalist system that only seeks to obtain benefits at the expense of the poverty of the workers (us) would be to form a community, a cooperative where all the photographers put our photos exclusively, and that the clients They could only find the photos, vectors, videos, etc., in our cooperative, that we mark the prices and that was directed by us. Socialize our production exclusively. Everything else is patches that will break off sooner or later. Misery for all. Check out the Stock Coalition on FB.....this was organized in June and making progress. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Munimara Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 11 minutes ago, GregDPhotos said: Para aclarar, el sistema de las SS es casi idéntico a un sistema comunista, no al capitalismo. Recomiendo leer el Manifiesto Comunista y La riqueza de las naciones para comprender mejor las definiciones. Como alguien que estudió sociología y políticas creo que tu comparación de SS con el Comunismo es muy singular, apuesto que si a SS le dices que son Comunistas se parten de risa. De todos modos aquí no estamos para polemizar con cuestiones vanas. He montado comunas y cooperativas y sé lo que digo, afirmo que es el mejor sistema para que los fotógrafos (o cualquier trabajador por cuenta ajena) podamos ser dueños del sistema de producción y no depender de las astucias "Comunistas" de los CEO de turno. Link to post Share on other sites
Centrill Media Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 I choose not to participate in FB for a wide variety of privacy concerns. Do you have some sort of link to read about this coalition? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ints Vikmanis Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 16 minutes ago, Centrill Media said: I choose not to participate in FB for a wide variety of privacy concerns. Do you have some sort of link to read about this coalition? https://stockcoalition.org 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Yuriy Chertok Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 If anyone is thinking sanely, there are two simple steps: stop uploading new content and regularly remove images and videos from your portfolio. 9 Link to post Share on other sites
otsphoto Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I've been getting Enhanced downloads for 3,65$ on level 5. Ridiculous. 😑 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Christina Hemsley Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 You could have earned so much more, Shutterstock actually wrote to me today, again noticing that I haven’t uploaded anything since this pricing structure change was forced on all contributors. Yes, I could have and earned Shutterstock and myself more money. So could all the other contributors, who have stopped uploading out of protest or even gone so far as to deactivate or even delete their accounts. How about you take your contributors seriously and pay a fair share of royalties, Shutterstock? Then you’ll get loads of good quality & fresh content and all of us can earn more together. It should be a partnership between artist and agency with the shared interest of generating income together. This is an open market, we aren’t slaves and we can chose where to sell or not to sell our photos, illustrations and videos. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Centrill Media Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Very well put Christina. I have deactivated all of my video files here and have joined: https://stockcoalition.org 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Mirko Rosenau Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 59 minutes ago, Centrill Media said: Very well put Christina. I have deactivated all of my video files here and have joined: https://stockcoalition.org Great way! I don't want to give Shutterstock not even one sale for 10, 12, or 14 cents. It is a disgrace. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Wilm Ihlenfeld Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Christina Hemsley said: You could have earned so much more, Shutterstock actually wrote to me today, again noticing that I haven’t uploaded anything since this pricing structure change was forced on all contributors. Yes, I could have and earned Shutterstock and myself more money. So could all the other contributors, who have stopped uploading out of protest or even gone so far as to deactivate or even delete their accounts. How about you take your contributors seriously and pay a fair share of royalties, Shutterstock? Then you’ll get loads of good quality & fresh content and all of us can earn more together. It should be a partnership between artist and agency with the shared interest of generating income together. This is an open market, we aren’t slaves and we can chose where to sell or not to sell our photos, illustrations and videos. Hmmm, that's interesting, Christina. It would also be interesting to know how many other providers have also received this message. I haven't received anything like this. However, I'm one of the low uploaders, so shutterstock probably doesn't think I'm interesting. Anyways: every line you write is absolutely correct. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Bower Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Wilm & Christina, For your info. I also got this e-mail. This is actually the second request to download more images. Like a lot of us, I quit downloading after the new pricing structure. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Wilm Ihlenfeld Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Steve Bower said: Wilm & Christina, For your info. I also got this e-mail. This is actually the second request to download more images. Like a lot of us, I quit downloading after the new pricing structure. Thank you for this information, Steve! It reassures me to know that they would like more uploads. So it hurts them after all that many contributors do not act in the way they want to. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
RoJo Images Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 5 hours ago, Wilm Ihlenfeld said: Hmmm, that's interesting, Christina. It would also be interesting to know how many other providers have also received this message. I haven't received anything like this. However, I'm one of the low uploaders, so shutterstock probably doesn't think I'm interesting. Anyways: every line you write is absolutely correct. I also got this today. I stopped uploading in June and deleted my images one by one in July. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RoJo Images Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 8/12/2020 at 4:49 AM, paula french said: If we are getting 0.10 now - surely it can't go lower than that in January - can it???? What it means that if you clawed you way up to a higher level they will put you right smack on the bottom of levels to one again in January. Link to post Share on other sites
Centrill Media Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I have cancelled the video footage rights and have stopped uploading stills. Will close out after I reach my next minimum payout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Dunn Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 51 minutes ago, RoJo Images said: What it means that if you clawed you way up to a higher level they will put you right smack on the bottom of levels to one again in January. yes, they are realy that mean and scrooge like 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mirko Rosenau Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 My images still for sale after account was deleted! So i finally had my account deleted today. My login is gone, with no access to my contributor page. Everything should be good now, but then I noticed that my images are still on Shutterstock. OK, I have seen this before, but nobody could download the images when trying to purchase them. This time is different. People are able to purchase my images and I do not even have any access anymore? That is criminal! Any thoughts? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Centrill Media Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I believe I would get on the phone and call them. Best number I could find to reach them: +1 866-663-3954 Link to post Share on other sites
Cappelletti_pictures Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, Mirko Rosenau said: Man Im starting to regret shutterstock, The guys at dreamstime are also bad, they once put my images in a "free download spin off site of they´res." These sites are full of lies and deceit. Dreamstime wont let you delete your port all at once. My images still for sale after account was deleted! So i finally had my account deleted today. My login is gone, with no access to my contributor page. Everything should be good now, but then I noticed that my images are still on Shutterstock. OK, I have seen this before, but nobody could download the images when trying to purchase them. This time is different. People are able to purchase my images and I do not even have any access anymore? That is criminal! Any thoughts? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fierman Much Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 at first i really hate this, because now i only got 0.17 from subscriber download. but i don't know why, in the last two month i got bigger earning than usual, especially last month. i got the highest earning in all times. does it mean i got lower earning from subsriber download, but bigger earning in regular download? Link to post Share on other sites
Wilm Ihlenfeld Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 9 hours ago, Mirko Rosenau said: My images still for sale after account was deleted! So i finally had my account deleted today. My login is gone, with no access to my contributor page. Everything should be good now, but then I noticed that my images are still on Shutterstock. OK, I have seen this before, but nobody could download the images when trying to purchase them. This time is different. People are able to purchase my images and I do not even have any access anymore? That is criminal! Any thoughts? Hello, Mirko, i just tried this and can't find your image - screenshot attached. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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