February 2, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Shutterstock “testing” new price plans
In a forum post, Shutterstock has announced they are “testing” (a rather common way of saying “introducing”) new price plans for some of their customers. The new packages come in between the customers who are only occasionally shopping for images and … Continue reading
October 25, 2016
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on How many stock images are subscription customers licensing effectively?
As a regular discussion point amongst stock contributors, there is a question how many images of their daily or monthly package subscription buyers of stock images at sites like Shutterstock, iStock or Adobe Stock are actually using. Reverse engineering subscription … Continue reading
May 8, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Fotolia: The Dollar Photo Club and D-Day
There has been a lot going on these last two weeks around the Dollar Photo Club and Fotolia. A lot of people have written a lot of things about it – for example on MicroStockGroup -, and then some people … Continue reading
April 4, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on iStock’s new subscription program is… different.
After iStock had announced the introduction of their own new subscription offer exactly a month ago, it was introduced last night. It is… different. We already knew, the offer would come in two tiers – one only covering the Main … 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