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Several weeks ago, Shutterstock informed its contributors that it collaborates with several projects connected with artificial intelligence. Because AI is considered as a threat to many jobs, many photographers and illustrators consider this step as an another “exciting news” which is actually bad for us. The question is if it is really so bad. I will try to find an answer for this question.
Continue reading “Shutterstock and AI: Is it a really bad deal?”Two weeks ago, Shutterstock released a new commission structure which made a lot of photographers mad. And there was a reason for that. Even though some mistakenly estimated 75% drop (to almost 25 %), I was expecting around 25-35 % for majority of small and middle photographers. Now, two weeks have passed and we may start to look at the first results of commission drops and the boycott of the agency.
Continue reading “#BoycottShutterstock: More than 2 % of images disappeared”Few days ago, Shutterstock microstock agency introduced a new commission structure which looks totally horrible. It has caused an extreme fury and despair among photographers especially because of resetting the achieved level every year on January 1. In this article, I will try to estimate how large the cut will be in real life. Will it really be such a disaster? Will it be better or worse than expected?
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