Tony ALS Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, HodagMedia said: Oh yes and more, just wait until January 1st when two things will happen for sure. A flood of angry people who just discovered they were reset to level one, and more people who are already unhappy, coming back just to say good-bye? Myself, I did the work, the images are here, I get some money. I may not be jumping with joy, but I'm taking something from the work I put in for over ten years. If I was so professional and doing stunning work, I wouldn't be uploading to Microstock in the first place. đ This thread might get lost in the barrage of annoyance come 1 January! As I see any payments from photography as a pleasant surprise, I exited from here some time ago and took my business elsewhere. Thankfully I had only joined 6 months before the dreadful decision to cut the payments down to the minimal levels. Less than 500 images didn't hurt too much and the rejection reasons were becoming annoying anyway. Good luck to those who continue here. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Lynda Lehmann Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I've had just about 3,000 sales here. My feeling is that by reducing our payments, Shutterstock has broken the contract. We all signed up under different conditions and I'm not going to scramble to upload for the meager earning potential here. I can do much better on other stock sites. I think you've done your artists and photographers as well as yourselves, a great disservice. Lynda Lehmann 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Tietz Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 This is pathetic. Â You should reward contributors who stick with SS not screw them. Â This is like taking a 50%+ pay cut. Â Are all the employees treated the same or is it just the contributors who are getting hosed. Â Really need to rethink this before you lose your best and most loyal contributors!!! Â I am no longer uploading until this is is reversed. Â there are many alternatives out there who actually value their contributors. Â SAD, VERY SAD!!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Tony ALS Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 51 minutes ago, Tom Tietz said: This is pathetic. Â You should reward contributors who stick with SS not screw them. Â This is like taking a 50%+ pay cut. Â Are all the employees treated the same or is it just the contributors who are getting hosed. Â Really need to rethink this before you lose your best and most loyal contributors!!! Â I am no longer uploading until this is is reversed. Â there are many alternatives out there who actually value their contributors. Â SAD, VERY SAD!!!! Wait for the realisation of the full impact come January. The forum might not be able to cope with the number of posts when the furore really starts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jjmillan Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 El otro dĂa subĂ de nivel y las fotos que habĂa estado borrando de una en una aparecieron de nuevo ÂżEsto le ha pasado a alguien mas ? Â Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Warwick Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 SS has become the new March of Dimes. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Tony ALS Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 7:20 AM, Tony ALS said: Never going to get to 291 pages it seems! Well it has. Expect a cull from the moderators though at some point soon. Seems to happen fairly regularly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Laubach Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Not only are rejections absolutely ridiculous, this new payment scheme is as well. I'm just a small nobody in stock photography, but this still angers me to no end. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmed Elborollosy Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Dears, You have to understand the anger of contributors because what you decided is actually upsetting the group, If you are seeking to reflect the market changes, and encourage the new and highly requested work you should do different approach. you have to count the number of downloads backlogged to previous year, if the content of the contributor just flashed at the beginning and then decreased the level will automatically will decrease by time. but it is not a logic at all to reset my level while my content is still counting and selling in the same rate, you are wasting contributors efforts in this way, and it is not a fair method. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Tawrat Ferdousi Branding Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Well the plan backfired horribly. The fire is still burning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
blvdone Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Thank you Shutterstock management for humbling us. Â We were spoiled and overconfident for too long. Â Come January, we'll all be reminded that we as creators are doing this for love, not money. Â 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jjmillan Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Se encuentran disponibles 298.922.270Â Alguien sabe porque han bajado los contenidos los lunes Link to post Share on other sites
Sherry Yates Young Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Congratulations, Shutterstock! You have sucessfully convinced me that stock photography isn't worth my time and effort any more. There's just something about an endless stream of 10, 12 and 14 cents that fails to motivate me to supply your greed machine any longer. Maybe someday, if your stinginess is rightfully rewarded and you become Canstock Photo 2.0, I may re-visit this decision. But probably not. Good luck to all the surfs and peasants who keep producing for the pennies they throw at you. You'll need it. 9 Link to post Share on other sites
jjmillan Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Se encuentran disponibles 302,613,327 Alguien sabe porque han bajado los contenidos los lunes Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Tietz Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I have a question. Â Will all the employees and management at SS have their pay rolled back as well and then have to start over from where they were when they first started. Â A fair question since that is what they are essentially doing to their contributors. Â Fat chance that is happening, guess we are the only once having to bend over and smile!!! 11 Link to post Share on other sites
Tony ALS Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Tom Tietz said: I have a question. Â Will all the employees and management at SS have their pay rolled back as well and then have to start over from where they were when they first started. Â A fair question since that is what they are essentially doing to their contributors. Â Fat chance that is happening, guess we are the only once having to bend over and smile!!! Great images Tom. 10 cents for the quality of work you produce is disgraceful and immoral. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Olena Zaskochenko Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Firewell shutterstock, rest in peace. You was the first one I get paid for my photos, now I will not longer add fresh content. Other stocks sell less, but pay more, so I will send the best fresh content here. Shutterstock will became the "theoldstock", will sell old photos. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Photobank gallery Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 in January we will work for free 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Tony ALS Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Photobank gallery said: in January we will work for free Great images that deserve a better home. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Warwick Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I saw an ad on MSNBC the other day for SS. I guess with all the new earnings or reduced expenses, SS can now advertise on TV. And they were offering 10 free images with a new subscription. SS...the new March of Dimes. Maybe we can deduct our 10 cent earnings as charitable donation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jjmillan Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Se encuentran disponibles 296.880.140 fotos Los fines de semana baja el numero de fotos Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Geometric Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 https://creativemarket.com/ PRODUCTS SOLD 13 Balance$153.60 17 set https://www.shutterstock.com/ PRODUCTS SOLD 750 Balance$263.29 623 images âď¸âď¸âď¸ And in January 2021 there will be even bigger losses on shatterstockđ¤ˇââď¸ Â Â Â Â 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Tony ALS Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Neo Geometric said: And in January 2021 there will be even bigger losses on shatterstockđ¤ˇââď¸ Â Nearly theređ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wilm Ihlenfeld Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I don't need a first of January. Level 5 hardly brings in anything even now. âšď¸  1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ints Vikmanis Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 54 minutes ago, Wilm Ihlenfeld said: I don't need a first of January. Level 5 hardly brings in anything even now. âšď¸ I don't see any reasons to sell here. Here are my latest sales at Adobe. I some time ago turned sales back at SS. But it was so depressing that I quickly turned them off.  6 Link to post Share on other sites
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