Stock image buyers are short on time. Anything to help find exactly the image they need is a huge plus for them. Read on to find out what Stocksy United added last week…
Stock image buyers are short on time. Anything to help find exactly the image they need is a huge plus for them. Read on to find out what Stocksy United added last week…
If you’re interested in licensing my stock photography work, but find yourself locked into one particular agency due to company policy, this may be good news for you. I am currently adding stock content to my portfolio on Dreamstime: http://www.dreamstime.com/seanlockephotography_info
Every now and then, I like to take a break from image work and do a little scripting. I see a lot of buyer and contributor confusion over all the changes coming to iStockphoto, so I put together this calculator in javascript.
There’s a cool new web based design tool on the block, and it’s called Canva! This Australia based website gives beginning through advanced designers a way to design online without using complex desktop tools, combining stock photography and other elements to come up with an end product without going overboard on cost.
Over at iStock – the new name iStockphoto’s parent Getty Images has put upon it – each month contributors chime in to a thread to report how sales have been going. Years ago, the monthly thread was exciting. It was great to see the boats rising with the tide. We all reported “BME”s to each other (best month ever). It seemed buyers were happy buying and contributors were happy selling. However, the last few years, and even more so this […]
When you license imagery for design use, do you do an in-depth read of the license terms and restrictions? Did you realize most Royalty Free agreements restrict the buyer to keeping the content available at one location only? This is known as “single seat” licensing. The content can be moved from one designer to another, but it is not supposed to be on a network, or otherwise available to multiple people at the same time. The “Multi-Seat Extended License” solves […]
The word about Stocksy United is spreading, and I’m happy to help that along. I don’t spend much time on Twitter, but I do occasionally search for people having problems with finding stock images to offer them a possible solution. The complaints are about such things as complicated pricing, or “credit” issues, or user interface problems. I’ve screen captured a few relevant tweets below to show the positive response to Stocksy.
If you are looking for no-hassle, no credits image licensing, the shopping cart and payment system at Stocksy United is already fast and easy to use. You can already pay for your image licenses with a credit card, quick and simple. If you are a corporate client, support can also set you up with custom invoicing to suit your needs. Today’s news is that you can now pay via your Paypal account as well.
Amidst the other changes announced and unveiled last week, iStockphoto also introduced some pricing changes to the new “Main” collection. However, buyers who are drawn in by this news may find it costs them more than expected.
