For the last several years, around the beginning of December, I’ve run a charity drive sort of thing, basing a donation to a couple of worthy causes on the amount of content that iStock buyers license from my work over a period of time. Well, it’s that time of year again! For the first week of December (12/5-12/9), I will be tallying up my daily download numbers from iStockphoto. For every download, I will be putting $.40 into the pot […]
A few weeks ago, I showed off my new Tailgating Party Series, which you can find at iStockphoto.com . Today, I’ve got a few “behind the scenes” images. Shoots that involve food are always lots of fun to do, and you get to eat the leftovers afterwards. I spent a couple hundred dollars on spicy chicken wings, sandwich fixings, bratwurst, side items, desserts and beverages. I also picked up a shiny new grill, although I had my old grill at […]
Some credit costs per image appear to have slightly increased overnight at iStockphoto.com. Some photo collections and a video collection were affected. In addition, a few prices went down. See the new prices in blue text, below.
Recently, there’s been a spate of posts, both on the iStockphoto.com forums and elsewhere, about some targeted advertising that has been popping up around the net. iStockphoto contributors are encountering iStockphoto ads that feature their images, and are wondering how their image was picked for the campaign.
As I wrote the other day, I’ve just moved my site and blog to my seanlockephotography.com domain. Of course, I’ll spend a while tweaking and adding things, so I wanted to introduce something I created this week. The iStockSearcher widget.
Today’s iStockphoto.com portfolio update showcases a new holiday series for 2011. I really like this one, because these images can be used for Christmas, Hanukkah, or even New Year’s.
Learn about the new iStock referral system and what the referral code does.
A new domain and website are revealed, plus some information on the work behind the scenes.
New stock photo series on American Thanksgiving dinner.
