Roberto Marinello

Fotolia launches a strong operation to attract “big” contributors. With the slogan “Gain instantaneous recognition with Fotolia!”, Operation Level Ground gives artists the freedom to upload their existing portfolios to Fotolia and receive equivalent download ranking. Artists have the chance for their achievements to be recognized by increasing earnings while enhancing their global profile. For those who have sold microstock in the past, Fotolia will recognize their download sales from other services. For those who have sold “macrostock” and traditional stock photography, Fotolia will recognize their lifetime sales as equivalent to download sales. Non-microstock Sales to Rank Conversion $15,000+ in image sales obtains Fotolia Gold Rank $65,000+ in image sales obtains Fo... (more)

Shutterstock On The Red Carpet Captures the Hottest Events in 2009

Press Release Shutterstock On The Red Carpet Captures the Hottest Events in 2009 Program sees blockbuster growth – talented photographers cover top film premieres, fashion shows, sporting events, political appearances and concerts around the world. Given that Shutterstock On The Red Carpet is the only program of its kind, it’s a key differentiator for buyers who seek premium celebrity and ... (more)

Stock photo earnings comparison October 09

October was a month in range considering that there wasn’t  significant new uploads. Let’s begin with  iSyndica Analytics, number of downloads graph: isyndica analytics by downloads - click to zoom out Here my classic six months earning comparison chart: earnings graph Oct 09 - click to zoom out good affiliation performance other 2 photos sold at VeerMarketplace columns earnings and numb... (more)

LookStat Announces Free Trial of its Back Office Services for Stock Photographers

LookStat announced it is offering a free trial of its new microstock keywording and uploading services to stock photographers who are active in microstock. “We’re committed to creating technology and services to enable stock photographers to streamline their workflow and to spend their time on what they do best – creating great images,” said Rahul Pathak, LookStat’s CEO & Founder. Look... (more)

Eastern Europe (Micro)Stock is rising up

Eastern Europe (Micro)Stock is rising up   © Sebastian Czapnik | Dreamstime.com With a title that wants to paraphrase a stock market index trend , I’m going to point out 2 different news that are showing the expansion of the photographic microstock business in the Eastern Europe, also considering that Dreamstime is headquartered in Romania, Microstocksolutions has offices in Hungary and ... (more)