CanstockPhoto has been known to have a pretty slow upload process and relatively poor earnings compared to the big 6. However, the tables seem to be turning recently with a couple of big changes. Whether the changes are a result of Canstock recently being acquired by Fotosearch is uncertain, but whatever the reason, it is good for the photographer. Several photographers are reporting significantly higher earnings and most importantly (and recently) this exciting news: A new upload system This is big news for anyone who doesn’t have their portfolio on Canstock yet. Before the recent change it would take several hours to get a few hundred images online and with less than stellar performance in regards to sales, the profitability of doing so was up for debate. With the new change, the hours have been reduced to minutes, and with higher sales things are looking up. Well done Canstock! It is great to see a site making changes which improve the situation for the photographer
The new upload system is still in beta, but I have been able to test it last week with tons of photos and it worked flawlessly. The changes are as follows
- You do not need to categorize images; Canstock will do that for you
- Model releases can be applied in a batch, with a page of 100 images at a time
- Added the ability to upload a photo of each model, for quick identification when selecting releases
- Images can be submitted a page (20 images) at a time, instead of one at a time
- The interface is faster than ever
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