March 2011 earnings

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March was a good month with decent photo, video and audio sales with the respective following split between media: 81%, 14% and 5%.

• Photo

Shutterstock finished  number one once again, only few dollars away from a BME,  Fotolia and Istock falling well far behind. 123rf and Veer performed quite well and ended up very close to Istock who is clearly goes downhill for more than a year now. Dreamstime also did not perform very well this month.

• Video

Few dollars away from a new  a BME. Four clips were sold  at Pond5 and one at Shutterstock. No sales to report at Revostock and Clipcanvas this month.

• Audio

Another best month ever with Pond5 taking  most of the earnings.


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February 2011 earnings

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A slight drop in earnings compared to last month with  photo earnings more or less the same than  last year at the same period, video seen a slight increase and audio taking for the first time more than 5% of total earnings.

• Photo

The big 5 had average earnings this month with SS still leading the pack. A nice surprise came from CSP  with a BME. Sales at Istock regained some momentum as IS ranked second, Fotolia being third and  Veer fourth.

• Video

3 clips were sold this month at Shutterstock with a BME  and one at Pond.

• Audio

Best month ever overall with the bulk of sales from Pond5 with a portfolio of 143 files.

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January 2011 earnings

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This first month of the year was pretty good with a significant increase of sales in photo, video and audio compared to January 2010.

• Photo

No BME to report this month. SS finished first, quite far away from  Istock and Fotolia. Sales at Veer and Fotolia were pretty low  and Istock was  only saved by two EL sales. Compared to january 2010, Shutterstock earnings were  up 18%, Fotolia up 3%, Dreamstime up 74% and Istock up 14%.

• Video

3 clips were sold this month at Pond5 and Clipcanvas making actually  a BME.

• Audio

Few sales at Pond5 with only 1% of total multimedia earnings.

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Multimedia Tour of Downtown Los Angeles

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Los Angeles, second largest city in the United States stretches on an amazing 80 kilometers from north to south.  As a former New Yorker, the first thing that struck me  is that everybody has its own car and drive it even within walking distance. It is then  not too surprising to learn that the first metro line was built only in 1990. It is good to know that trains   do not run on a tight schedule  so you have to expect some waiting time at the platform, enough to take pictures:)

Exiting the Metro Rail’s red line at Persching square and you are in the heart of LA’s historic downtown. If you walk west towards the financial district, you will be meet by impressive soaring skyscrapers.

Walking only few  block  east from Persching square and you will be in narrow  streets  where you might do feel  noticeably less secure. Do not forget to look up, to catch some interesting views on  historic buildings.

Going back to Persching square and walking towards the Civic center metro  station, the futurist Wall Disney Concert Hall is hard to miss. A visual delight for photographers, this building is the work of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Franck Ghery who also designed the  Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. Walking along  South Grand  avenue gives you an always changing perspective on the beautiful facade and at night, the building reveals its golden  metallic beauty.

 

From the top of the stairs on the left side of the building, you can get a good view of the City Hall. And walking to the back of a building  will surprise you with a nice touch of nature.

11 Beautiful Subway Pictures

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As a traveler, it is always a new experience to take public transportation. Subways especially are often a good playground to take candid shots, compose graphic pictures or play with motion blur.  Tripod are generally not allowed but small ones like the gorillapod go often unnoticed. Fell free to post your metro/subway pictures on the comment section.

You can click on these pictures to see a bigger size and get the contact details of the artist if you want to license his or her work.

 

Petronas Twins Towers Photos and Videos Gallery

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Kuala Lumpur Malaysia is the home of the Petronas Twin Towers. Completed in 1998 and topping at 451.9 meters, these towers were until 2004  the tallest building in the world before being surpassed by Taipei 101. To this day, they remain the tallest twin towers in the world. By day or by night, the Petronas Twin Towers offer never ending opportunities to aspiring photographers and videographers. You can find below a  compilation of  my favorite HD videos and photos of the Twin Towers which I will update from time to time with new additions.

By clicking on the respective thumbnails, you can see play the videos. From there, you can also buy royalty-free license to distribute these videos and photos.

August 2010 earnings

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After a slow first half, microstock photo earnings ended up being  26% higher than  last year. Video sales were dissapointing  and audio sales were stable giving the following splits between medias: photo (96%), video (2.6%), audio (1.4%).

• Photo

Only few dollars away from March 2010 BME... Veer took the number one spot this month due to their  Dash for Cash program. Shutterstock finished second (1EL) and Fotolia third. Istock  is 4rd with sales still much lower than last year. Dreamstime (1EL) made a nice recovery from last month only $ 1 away from Istock.

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• Video

No sales at Pond5 and Revostock and only one sale to report (and also the first) at Shutterstock.

• Audio

2 sales at Pond5 this month.





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