October 25, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The new iStock royalty scheme for 2017 is out. For non-exclusives.
Getty has sent out an announcement today with details about the long awaited change in their royalty system. The new system is to replace the Redeemed Credit (RC) system which was introduced five years ago to reduce the growing percentage … Continue reading
December 3, 2015
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Shutterstock drops initial review for contributors
As announced yesterday in their contributor forums, Shutterstock has decided to virtually remove their initial acceptance review for new contributors. The official line is that you only need “1 out of 10 images accepted” while it was “7 out of … Continue reading
January 7, 2015
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Another year has passed – thanks for 2014
Last year, I have written my look back to the first year of “independence” as well as an outlook to the second year at the end of January. As my exclusivity with iStock ran out at that time, it was logical. … Continue reading
November 26, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on iStock changes payment schedules
In a forum post and email sent out to contributors, iStock/Getty have announced another major change for contributors. Actually there are two major changes: First of all iStock is now also formally be replaced by Getty Images as our contract … Continue reading
September 5, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The new iStock offer
It’s been four days now since the announcement, the information has become a bit clearer over time and has sunk in. My initial, sarcastic response on the topic is still alive, and I don’t see reason to change a single … Continue reading