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Matthew Britton – How to Win the Microstock Volume Game

Lee Torrens — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:00:00 +0000

Matthew Britton –or Matt, to his friends– is a very successful illustrator and the owner of the largest illustration portfolio in the microstock world. And it’s not an average portfolio: he first got started illustrating with a very high quality of work, and only once he had consistently high quality did he turn himself into a production machine, building up the volume. This is the strategy...

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VideoBlocks Out with New 360 Degree Stereoscopic 3D VR Stock Footage Collection

Lee Torrens — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:00:00 +0000

In an announcement that wins the award for most technical adjectives in a headline, Videoblocks is today debuting 360 Degree Stereoscopic 3D VR footage, in both their subscription-based library and their on-demand Marketplace. The company says they see a rise in both market and platform support for this kind of content, and they expect being the first mover in this space will help grow...

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Shutterstock’s iOS Contributor App Now Supports Releases

Lee Torrens — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Shutterstock has once again updated their mobile app for contributors. Following the recent update in March that added multiple upload, batch editing and easier keywording, the latest version of Shutterstock Contributor app on iOS platform now adds model and property releases functionality. Aiming at improving the usability of the system, version 1.4 allows users to attach, upload and manage model and...

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Shutterstock Updates iOS Contributor App

Lee Torrens — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:10:00 +0000

Shutterstock updated their contributor app for iPhone this week, enhancing the functionality of the submission process. Over the weekend, Shutterstock’s iPhone app for contributors introduced multiple file upload and fullscreen image previews. It also enabled batch editing and an improved keywording experience by allowing keywords to be separated with a comma. The company informed contributors about the update via email, inviting them...

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Getty to Close Veer – Suggests Contributors Apply to iStock

Lee Torrens — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Getty Images has announced that they’re closing Veer. The news comes as no surprise after their ‘non-purchase’ of Corbis, the Veer parent company. They did the same with StockXpert after purchasing its parent, Jupiterimages back in 2008, and countless other traditional brands they’ve purchased over the years. A note on the Veer website suggests both buyers and contributors look to iStock...

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Dreamstime out with Subscription Changes and New Executive Hire

Lee Torrens — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:59:46 +0000

Signs of life are emerging from Dreamstime who yesterday put out an announcement about subscription changes and a new hire – industry veteran Andrew Watzenboeck, formerly from Fotolia, as their new Corporate Sales Director for North America. Subscriptions Changes The new subscription offer adds low-cost plans in monthly and annual subscriptions, sized by the number of monthly downloads. The new lowest tier offers...

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Photocase Review

Lee Torrens — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:00:00 +0000

It could be said that Photocase was authentic before authentic became cool. They’re a stock photo agency which doesn’t accept stocky images. They’ve always been different, and very different. Their images are absolutely authentic, but also much more artistic than “commercial” in the style sense, and often lead towards quirky. They have their contributor base who loves this style, and they...

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Pond5 Launches AI-Based Products, Subscriptions and Rebranding

Lee Torrens — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:22:56 +0000

Following recent changes in leadership –and a massive $61M capital raising in 2014– stock footage giant Pond5 announced today their new Clarifai-powered Artificial Intelligent image recognition tools, new subscription plans – seemingly rethinking their intended unlimited subscriptions, and a rebranding. The New AI Software The company describes their new product as “world’s most effective and intelligent” visual search engine. It uses a combination of...

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Highlights from Shutterstock’s Q4 and Full Year 2015 Report

Lee Torrens — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:29:21 +0000

2015 was a huge year for Shutterstock, the biggest in its history like all those before it, but also with more challenges than ever before. Yesterday, Shutterstock released their financial report for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. While the last quarter’s revenues grew 1% less than Q3, they still met the desired 30% growth rate for the full year. A significant contributor...

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FOAP Review

Lee Torrens — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:00:00 +0000

FOAP was one of the first companies in the mobile stock photo space. The company has lofty ambitions, aspiring to sell more files than Shutterstock, but a significant fund raising from known investors is the only outward sign that there’s any traction at all from this first-mover, on either side of our two-sided market. The collection remains small and patchy, while there’s no evidence...

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