new stock photo website "shutterstock"

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

11/10/2004 06:37:53 PM · #351

Heya.. we now have a "Photographer Gallery" feature.. so you can show off your photos also!
Log into your account to learn more.
Jon

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

11/10/2004 06:48:44 PM · #352

just noticed that - it's awesome! everyone should check it out - you'll really like.

Thanks again Jon:)

Discraft

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon

11/10/2004 06:51:13 PM · #353

Yap! I think it was the only thing that such had been done and finally bum its there! great. Thanks

Discraft

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon

11/10/2004 07:00:49 PM · #354

is the photos all the same price or do they differ from the size you download?

11/10/2004 07:22:48 PM · #355

Currently they are all avail. at the same price

Discraft

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon

11/10/2004 07:24:38 PM · #356

You say currently, does this mean its about to change or are there plans to change this?

11/10/2004 07:52:06 PM · #357

No plans right now...
Jon

digistoune

11/10/2004 08:03:58 PM · #358

Hey there! I read the license agreement but I still have a question about the possible use of a shuttershock image - or any other stock image for that matter. Can I use a stock image as part of photo montage (like as a background), make a fine art print with the final image, and then sell the print? Thanks for the info :)

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

11/10/2004 08:36:40 PM · #359

Yes you can.. You just cant make a series of prints that all include photos from ShutterStock..

using 1-2 to create some art is OK

Jon

theodor38

Nikon D70

11/11/2004 01:44:20 AM · #360

is shutterstock getting more and more downloaders. because my downloads seem to be increasing quite steadily... which is totally awesome..keep up the great work jon!
it may be because i pretty much am uploading everyday... and doubled my pictures in the last 10 days..:)

Message edited by author 2004-11-11 01:52:41.

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/11/2004 07:15:55 AM · #361

Originally posted by theodor38:

here is a statistics update from me:

in the last 11 days of october i had 36 downloads with 200 pictures..
in the first 9 days of november so far i have had 78 downlaods with 400 pictures...

in 20 days so far with referral bonusses i have made 40 bucks... the more you upload the more you make..
i love this website.. it took me 4 months to come to a point where i was making 2 bucks a day at istock and they terminated my account.

have you refered SO many people??? I have a few on my list but not THAT many..
that means that your refered photographers had 578 downloads togethers... WOW.. that is a lot

melking

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM

11/11/2004 07:55:37 AM · #362

I have been going very well the last three days, with a avg. of $5.00 a day on shutterstock, that is what I make on Istock...and I have been on istock for 10 months

LucidLotus

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/11/2004 09:07:28 AM · #363

I'm only averaging about $1.40 per week so far, but its still faster than what I have accumulated on Istock, especially considering I've only had things up for about two weeks here and over there its been four or five months.

I think if I get more business oriented photos up, I'll see an increase as well.

marbo

Nikon D5000

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/11/2004 02:51:56 PM · #364

You can now view your personal gallery. :)

jaredldr

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

11/11/2004 02:54:15 PM · #365

Originally posted by marbo:

You can now view your personal gallery. :)

Very cool !

alithenake

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

11/11/2004 03:02:10 PM · #366

One sugestion for shutterStock:

When you refuse some photos for the reason there ar to many on the site like them, they should not count for your rejected photo. I might not know what kind of photos there are on the site and send alot of them (even high quality) and get rejected and thus low ratio acepted/rejected.

I think rejected must be - poor quality, wrong exposure, out of focus.. etc.. but not this one: too many on the site

Am I right?

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/11/2004 03:13:29 PM · #367

Originally posted by alithenake:

I have a fairly "normal" DSL connection -- way faster than dialup but not instantaneous. I had an idea for some office-related photos (keyword freq = about 50th) so I did a search for that keyword and spent 5-10 minutes browsing the 15 or so pages of thumbnails which resulted.

I didn't see anything which looked quite like what I had in mind, so I took some pictures at work the next morning, uploaded two of them in the afternoon, had them approved that evening, and two days later have three downloads.

I'm completely new at doing this, but like anything else it seems obvious that you will have greater success if you do a little research and planning first. If you have photos (or ideas for photos) browse for current pictures using the subject/keywords you'd attach to your photo, and assess the extent and quality of the competition.

I think this is the more tedious but surest route to an improved approval ratio and increased download frequency.

P.S. Too bad I can't seem to apply this strategy to my DPC entries : (

Message edited by author 2004-11-11 15:15:55.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/11/2004 04:36:41 PM · #368

Transferred from another thread:

Originally posted by deapee:

Well, some how I got two of three files accepted at shuttershock (the third was of my jeep, and said it was a trademark -- but that's beside the point).

I was just curious if anyone had any insight into how many people go on there to buy photos. From their website //www.shuttershock.com it seems the site is more geared toward people signing up to sell their photographs than for people who wander in looking to buy some photos.

Anyone made any money on that site?

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/11/2004 05:11:09 PM · #369

See, I posted this in the "wrong" thread : )

Originally posted by deapee:

I thought I had read through that thread the other night, but I guess I was tired. my apologies.

I often have trouble remembering what thread/site I'm writing in .. : )

I've been "racking up" credits at $1-2/week over the three weeks I've had photos up (28 so far). About 10 photos have been downloaded, but none more than three times.

ShutterStock has only been open to "outside" photographers for about a month, so it's kind of early to expect people to be "making money," yet I've heard rumors there may already be a couple of people who will qualify for a payout. However, I expect the vast majority of us will be lucky enough just to make $1-200/year.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

11/11/2004 05:24:43 PM · #370

Originally posted by deapee:

My Stats
4 images download 3X
9 images - 1 day record
24 diffrent images downloaded
64 approved
67 rejected (too many autumn and sunsets)
Quality Ratio: 0.96 :(
Total: $6.80 in least then a 2 weeks :)

Message edited by author 2004-11-11 17:31:02.

digistoune

11/11/2004 07:02:25 PM · #371

I have a dumb question... er um... questions...

When saving files for uploading, what level jpeg should they be saved at? (10, 12?) Baseline standard or optimized? And what should you name files? Say I have an image of bolts - should I name it "bolts.jpeg"?

I didn't see any such specs in the FAQs or guidelines but I could have missed them. Anyway, thanks for helping out the newbie!

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

11/11/2004 07:10:32 PM · #372

File size is "no issue;" I save at the highest JPEG quality setting, with the Baseline option, to ensure maximum compatibility.

I don't think the name matters -- clients never see the filename you use. Try to write an accurate description of the photo as they DO read that.