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iStock Adds Ability to View Prices in Dollars (USD)
Today (September 5, 2012), iStockPhoto made a few slight changes to their website. Most notably, they modified their business model. iStock’s New Pricing Structure In the past, all prices on iStock...
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Revostock Adds ‘Drag and Drop’ File Submissions
Recently, Revostock added the ability for stock footage producers and contributors to upload new clips via a browser-based “drag and drop”-type function. This enables a user to submit video clips more...
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ShutterStock Silently Changes Footage File Details Page
ShutterStock’s new file details page. Today, ShutterStock silently modified the details page for stock footage. The new layout is much cleaner and simplified, and as often is the case, the more basic,...
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Revostock Enlarges Clip Previews
Today, Revostock made a significant improvement to its file details pages. The most noticeable update is the size increase of their clip previews. The new previews are now a near-SD resolution of...
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March is Going “Out Like a Lion” on Pond5
March is definitely going out like a lion for me, especially on Pond5. For some reason, sales these past few days have been amazing at that agency. After weeks and weeks of one, two, and way too many...
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OrlowskiDesigns Stock Footage is Proud to Partner with T3Media Licensing
OrlowskiDesigns partners with T3Media Licensing. OrlowskiDesigns is proud to announce that nearly 2,500 stock footage clips are now available on the Denver-based agency, T3Media Licensing. T3Media...
View ArticleSummer Slow Down on Stock Sites
So, here we are in the middle of what has historically been the slowest month for stock footage sales for me. I assume it’s due to a good portion of buyers taking summer vacations. Who would have...
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Are iStock Customers Flocking to ShutterStock?
Here’s an interesting graph. It’s a chart depicting my sales at iStockPhoto and ShutterStock for my entire career of being a microstock footage contributor at these two agencies. iStock vs Shutterstock...
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OrlowskiDesigns Adds Portfolio to Alamy
OrlowskiDesigns partners with Alamy. OrlowskiDesigns is proud to announce a partnership with the stock media agency, Alamy. Nearly 2,500 clips were added this past summer to their high-end collection...
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ShutterStock Sales Continue to Rise
ShutterStock’s performance continues to amaze me. Last month, I wrote a short blog post about how ShutterStock has been gaining ground on iStock, which was previously a high performer for me. Now, it...
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Awesome Sales Day on Pond5
Right on the heels of my post touting ShutterStock’s approaching dominance over Pond5, I had what I think is the best single sales day ever on the Pond. Why can’t everyday be like September 12th? An...
View ArticleAre Pond5 and ShutterStock the Only Games in Town?
These days, it appears that most of my stock footage sales are coming from just two places: Pond5 and ShutterStock. It seems that customers are migrating to these two agencies, leaving the others...
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Pond5, 4K, and ShutterStock: My Humble Opinion
So, here we all are: at the two-month mark with our Panasonic GH4s, shooting and submitting pixel-packed 4K stock footage clips. I’m very happy with 4K, and love the flexibility it gives me as an...
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iStock Changes Their Pricing. Here’s How Not to Pay More for Your Videos.
If you’re an iStock buyer, you probably know by now that on September 13th, 2014, they completely overhauled their pricing structure. In a nutshell, they lowered the number of credits you need to...
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VideoBlocks vs ShutterStock: A Shift in Power?
There may be a new stock footage powerhouse on the horizon, and its name is VideoBlocks. Here’s a statement that I thought I’d never say: I’m selling stock footage on VideoBlocks. Why would I not want...
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ShutterStock Lowers 4K Pricing to $199; adds 4K Package Plans
Back in mid-2014 when ShutterStock announced they’d be offering 4K content at $299, I was a bit skeptical on that price point. I strongly believe that at least for the time being, 4K content should be...
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Another Agency to Change Pricing Due to VideoBlocks Marketplace?
Has another stock footage agency changed their pricing structure due to VideoBlocks’ new Marketplace? In mid-April, VideoBlocks launched their new “Marketplace” to customers. If you are unaware of what...
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