Comments on: iStockphoto http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html For People Selling Photos Online Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jpnenuph http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-161575 jpnenuph Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:16:18 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-161575 I agree with Ben, it's probably the worst microstock agency out of the 11-12 I am contributing to. The upload process is a real pain and takes 3 times as much time as anywhere else. The review time is one of the longest (in my experience only Veer is worse). And the acceptance rate is BY FAR the lowest. All seemed to have started well when I sold an extended license of one of the first pictures I had uploaded. Only for it to get cancelled one week later (card fraud I guess). Since then they have rejected EVERY picture I have been uploading. Definitely not worth the time spent on this. Shutterstock and Dreamstime are so much better... I agree with Ben, it’s probably the worst microstock agency out of the 11-12 I am contributing to. The upload process is a real pain and takes 3 times as much time as anywhere else. The review time is one of the longest (in my experience only Veer is worse). And the acceptance rate is BY FAR the lowest.
All seemed to have started well when I sold an extended license of one of the first pictures I had uploaded. Only for it to get cancelled one week later (card fraud I guess). Since then they have rejected EVERY picture I have been uploading.
Definitely not worth the time spent on this. Shutterstock and Dreamstime are so much better…

]]> By: Ben http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-145675 Ben Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:53:07 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-145675 In my experience istockphoto are terrible. he approval process was fine however i've waited over 3 weeks for having 2 uploads looked at. A total of 1 min worth of footage and three weeks later its still pending. For a company that makes money off contributors they treat you like crap. Don;t use them In my experience istockphoto are terrible. he approval process was fine however i’ve waited over 3 weeks for having 2 uploads looked at. A total of 1 min worth of footage and three weeks later its still pending.
For a company that makes money off contributors they treat you like crap. Don;t use them

]]> By: Lee Torrens http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-142302 Lee Torrens Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:43:00 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-142302 18, though I believe you can still register if you get authorization from your parent or guardian. 18, though I believe you can still register if you get authorization from your parent or guardian.

]]> By: Fran http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-142300 Fran Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:40:43 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-142300 How old do you have to be to be an iStock Contributer? How old do you have to be to be an iStock Contributer?

]]> By: michael p. http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-140252 michael p. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:51:57 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-140252 Istockphoto haven't been able to fix their video problems for years and will certainly not start now. Istockphoto haven’t been able to fix their video problems for years and will certainly not start now.

]]> By: michael p. http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-140250 michael p. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:49:46 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-140250 Absolutely true. It has become increasingly clear that they were using contributors to favor a few protected ones. It's disgusting. And since end of November the site even stopped working properly. And they're not fixing it. Istockvideo had obvious problems for years. New contributors would have their files get stuck in the queue for months (or years) while large contributors were able to upload and have 20000 videos approved. Absolutely true. It has become increasingly clear that they were using contributors to favor a few protected ones. It’s disgusting. And since end of November the site even stopped working properly. And they’re not fixing it.

Istockvideo had obvious problems for years. New contributors would have their files get stuck in the queue for months (or years) while large contributors were able to upload and have 20000 videos approved.

]]> By: JOhn Novotny http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-79885 JOhn Novotny Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:35:26 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-79885 I have one thing to say about iStock. Their video contributor process is a nightmare. Never seen anything so user unfriendly and buggy in my life. But we'll tough it out to for iStock. I have one thing to say about iStock. Their video contributor process is a nightmare. Never seen anything so user unfriendly and buggy in my life. But we’ll tough it out to for iStock.

]]> By: Scott Leigh http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-68785 Scott Leigh Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:48:36 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-68785 ^ There's a parental permission form that needs to be filled out if underaged. Ask for it and they will email. Don't think its readily on site. ^ There’s a parental permission form that needs to be filled out if underaged. Ask for it and they will email. Don’t think its readily on site.

]]> By: Zuma http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-63992 Zuma Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:54:05 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-63992 How old do you have to be to a contributor on iStockphoto? I have searched the site and found no required age. It says something about legal age, but how old is that? I am 16 and I wanted to try and see if they would except my photographs. But I don't want to end up getting in legal trouble for signing up and I'm not old enough to do so. How old do you have to be to a contributor on iStockphoto? I have searched the site and found no required age. It says something about legal age, but how old is that? I am 16 and I wanted to try and see if they would except my photographs. But I don’t want to end up getting in legal trouble for signing up and I’m not old enough to do so.

]]> By: Canon EOS 550D » Blog Archive » Are Your Pictures Good Enough? http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html/comment-page-1#comment-63301 Canon EOS 550D » Blog Archive » Are Your Pictures Good Enough? Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:58:19 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/istockphoto.html#comment-63301 [...] is some comment that I found in microstockdiaries.com about how tough the selection process can be on one of the microstock agency. I shoot in RAW and [...] [...] is some comment that I found in microstockdiaries.com about how tough the selection process can be on one of the microstock agency. I shoot in RAW and [...]

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