March 27, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Can I make a similar amount of money being non-exclusive from iStockphoto?
After my post two days ago, I got a few comments regretting that I won’t publish detailed numbers anymore. However, many of the people I talked to in recent months were mainly interested in how my experience could be translated … Continue reading
March 26, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on iStock asks exclusive contributors for files to move to Main
In preparation of the subscription program, iStock has decided to start another round of moving files between collections. According to some reports, images were moved between the higher priced collections. Some people seem to be confused about the reasons behind … Continue reading
January 30, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The second year has started – a look back
Exactly one year ago I started this blog with the very first post about going non-exclusive or independent or however you want to call it. In more than 70 posts since then you could read about how my income had … Continue reading
July 22, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Exclusivity as found “only from iStock”
iStockphoto has put more emphasis on its “exclusive” images coming “Only from iStock” recently. Apparently this comes as a reaction to the founding of Stocksy United, a photographer owned agency which also represents quite a few of those artists that … Continue reading
May 20, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on What changes now that Yuri Arcurs is going exclusive with iStock/Getty
Since I found out last week that Yuri Arcurs is going exclusive with the Getty family, there was a lot of speculation around the reasons and – more important – the consequences of the move. As usual, I am having … Continue reading