Pure Reviews

I would just like to take a moment to share with everyone an image of mine was used on a front cover of the following book.  If you are interested in buying the book, follow the links below.  This was an exciting moment for me as I have not been featured on a publication that I know of.  The image of mine that was uses is the pirate ship on the cover, image credits where provided on the back cover.  thanks to all the users who have bought my work over the years. Code of Theophilus

iStock Photo has been working on a major overhaul called "F5" of their site, starting in late August as mentioned in a previous post.  Here is some additional information that has sense come out. The project well come out in several phases, phase 1 will be for Contributors.  Colors, layout, etc will all be changed with some special real estate for just contributors.  A new contributor lounge will be made grouping together information, resources, and functionality for artist.  A important item in the background of phase 1 is programing that will allow iStock to grow and redevelop as needed.  Most of these changes are coming from the feedback that contributors have been giving over the years. Stay tune to more information I will post as its released.  Meanwhile iStock hit their 7 millionth image mark. Preview of F5 by nicolesy:

I am a little behind in my news so hang in there, first up is the new an improved VEER website.  Several things about the new site are great, although they still have their very very very crappy reporting chart system.  We’re excited to announce the launch of a redesigned veer.com . We’ve worked hard to roll out a new web site that offers customers simpler navigation, better showcases more affordable content, and provides industry-leading payment flexibility. We’re proud of the new site, and want to share the highlights with you: Affordable: We’ve moved our entire collection into a single, powerful search experience that better showcases your content. Microstock images are no longer on the sidelines; they’re now completely integrated into a single search. This makes them front and center to all buyers – a big plus for customers looking for lower-priced content. In addition, we’ve removed some of the industry labels that customers sometimes found arbitrary and confusing

Crestock has been acquired to mid-tier macro stock company Masterfile Corporation.  This could be very good news as I heard that several users have had trouble getting paid by Crestock due to a large backlog, little did they know it was because of this acquisition.  Crestock is a high grade microstock site with a very low acceptance ratio (aka high rejection amounts) and also has very little sales com paired to others out there.  Maybe this transition will put them in a better position to compete. Effective July 1, 2010, the assets of Crestock were acquired by Masterfile Corporation , through its subsidiary, Crestock Corporation. Masterfile is a privately-owned company. It has been in the image licensing business since 1981 and is globally recognized in the advertising, publishing and stock photography community as a premium brand. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with a European headquarters in Dusseldorf, sales offices in London, Milan & Paris and agen