Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
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.
LookStat offers the following services:
•Keywording – IPTC-embedded title, description and 30-50 keywords that are SEO friendly and microstock compliant.
• Retouching – All image post-processing including RAW conversion, color correction, cleanup and logo removal.
• Uploading & Submission – Uploading and submission of images to up to 10 microstock sites. This includes complete management of the submission process including upload quotas, model release attachment and resubmission.
• Analytics – Automated image level sales tracking and analytics to allow photographers to quickly spot trends and determine their ROI.
“I cannot say enough good things about LookStat and their services for photographers,” said Jonathan Ross of Andersen Ross Studios. Pete Saloutos, an experienced stock photographer, added, “I can’t recommend LookStat’s services highly enough. LookStat took over uploading and keywording responsibilities smoothly and efficiently, allowing me to focus on what I do best: creating marketable microstock images.”
“We are confident that stock photographers will want to continue using LookStat after their 25 image trial because we provide a high-quality, cost-effective solution,” said Rahul.
About Roberto Marinello Roberto is an amateur photographer from Italy. He has been selling his photos at microstock since 2006 an then he added a small blog activity to write about the experiences in the world of photographic microstock and related business. The blog has progressively grown in a microstock and stock photography magazine, a complete info center – news, interviews, tips, tools, statistics for photographers/illustrators/designers/buyers selling and buying royalty-free images - and is going to consolidate its position in the sector. You can find here a specialized and motivated audience with photographic business interests.
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