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Canva 26 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
Today is the launch of Canva, the business I’ve been working with for the past year. Canva is a design startup that has a LOT to do with stock photography. I took a position with them to manage their...
Commoditization and what it Can Teach Stock Photographers 17 May 2013 | 05:16 am
This is a guest post by Luis Alvarez of Stock Performer. The supply of stock photography knows no limits! Today’s stock agencies offer huge image libraries and grow ferociously each month. Is stock ph...
Microstock Expo is Back! 26 Apr 2013 | 12:17 am
Microstock Expo is back, bigger and better than ever! And by “ever” I mean “last time”. The big news is that Bruce Livingstone will keynote. We’re super chuffed to have the Godfather of microstock ope...
Elnur Amikishiyev – Microstock Celebrity 22 Feb 2013 | 05:05 pm
Meet Elnur Amikishiyev, the world’s most productive microstocker. Elnur currently has over 64,000 photos in his Shutterstock portfolio placing him in the top 10 Shutterstock portfolios by size. At De...
Pond5 Review 30 Jan 2013 | 06:13 pm
Arguably the dominant agency in microstock video, Pond5 started accepting direct submissions of photos last year. Most microstock agencies launch with photos and illustrations and eventually add vide...
Photaki Review 27 Sep 2012 | 06:06 am
With so many new microstock agencies launching each year, surviving more than 12 months is starting to become what sets the good apart from the not so good. Having been in business since 2009, the Spa...
8 Tips for Mainstream Press Covering Microstock 19 Sep 2012 | 08:00 pm
Insiders tend to shake their heads when reading mainstream press articles about their industry. In microstock and broader stock photography, we’re no exception. It must be difficult for journalists ...
picWorkflow Review 15 Sep 2012 | 12:47 am
You’ve most likely already heard of picWorkflow – the microstock distribution service from Bob Davies, creator of picNiche and many other tools for microstockers. But if you haven’t, or it’s been a wh...
Why I Removed my Dreamstime Referral Links 14 Jul 2012 | 01:20 am
[Dreamstime have responded to this issue. See the update at the bottom of the post] With the update to image level parameters earlier this year, Dreamstime started calculating royalties based on the ...
This is How Microstock Agencies REALLY Calculate Your Royalties 13 Jul 2012 | 01:17 am
Or at least this is my best guess at how they do it. With the help of a smart programmer I’ve created a series of royalty calculators that explore credit-based sales at some of the top microstock age...
