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« on: March 26, 2009, 04:00 »
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I just sold one image for $26.76. The sweetest thing is this image was rejected from some major sites for overfiltering. Actually, this is not a real photo. It's a simulation of oil painting made on a computer from my photograph.

http://www.canstockphoto.com/file_view.php?id=1486357


« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 08:50 »
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Congratulations whitechild! :D Very nice image!

This is good news, it makes me motivated to continue uploading to CanStockPhoto.

tan510jomast

« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2009, 10:10 »
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I just sold one image for $26.76.


congrats whitechild.

The sweetest thing is this image was rejected from some major sites for overfiltering. Actually, this is not a real photo. It's a simulation of oil painting made on a computer from my photograph.

http://www.canstockphoto.com/file_view.php?id=1486357


what a sweet revenge on the reviewers who judged you wrongly, huh?
the moral of the story: never to take one reviewer's rejection as the judgement for not uploading to the other sites you contribute.
ironically, my best sellers (i don't sell much, but the repeated sales) were mostly ones that were rejected by most sites and accepted by one too. maybe buyers are looking to buy one that are not available on all sites. just thinking out of the box.

anyway, enough said, congratulations again ! always nice to hear good guys like you succeed  ;)

« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 10:13 »
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Congrats Whitechild!! Thats great!  I wish you many  more.

« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2009, 10:58 »
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well done Ivan thats great. I see you stole my signature woooooo aswell ;) lol

« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2009, 16:20 »
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Congratulations whitechild!  :) :) :)

I like canstock  ::)

« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2009, 16:39 »
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Congrats, Whitechild.  If all CanStockPhoto sales were half as good...

Moonb007

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« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2009, 16:42 »
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Nice sale...that must have made your day.

« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 04:11 »
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Thank you guys! I wish you many similar sales! :)

« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2009, 06:36 »
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Woohoo! One more :D

« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2009, 06:41 »
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congratulations. ;D   Did you get the same price again?

« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2009, 07:33 »
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Woohoo! One more :D

White, help us local patriots!!!  ;)

« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2009, 10:51 »
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I got some 30 cents less than first time. But this time it was another image. Borg, I guess it's just luck. I didn't expect it really.

« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2009, 11:13 »
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Congratulations again! That's really great!

« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2009, 11:23 »
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So was it an EL or what?  I don't upload there but I looked at the site and it says on the frontpage images for 1$ and subs so I was wondering what type of sale it was.  If that is normal then I will seriously consider uploading there. :)

digiology

« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2009, 11:38 »
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Yeah, I am curious too. Was it an EL?

Congrats also!  :)

« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2009, 00:17 »
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^^ I believe this is credit Fotosearch sale. There is an ad here at the top right corner advertising the fact that CanStockPhoto was in fact sold to Fotosearch and all the pics you submit there are available on Fotosearch. I also believe Fotosearch has both a subscription and credit sales. The credit sales seems to be huge but very rare, at least that's what I heard and what seems to others get given the poll on the right side.

While I would wish goldenangel many more, it is more likely just a fluke.

« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2009, 02:07 »
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Danicek, it wasn't me but Whitechild :)

So far i had 3 subscription sales there, the whole 90 cents all together :D

RaFaLe

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« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2009, 02:23 »
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Holy Banana!

Well done man!
That's awesome! :)

« Reply #19 on: April 01, 2009, 02:33 »
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^^ I believe this is credit Fotosearch sale. There is an ad here at the top right corner advertising the fact that CanStockPhoto was in fact sold to Fotosearch and all the pics you submit there are available on Fotosearch. I also believe Fotosearch has both a subscription and credit sales. The credit sales seems to be huge but very rare, at least that's what I heard and what seems to others get given the poll on the right side.

While I would wish goldenangel many more, it is more likely just a fluke.


yes, that is correct, as seen in the ad on the top right and mention on this site a couple times,  Canstock was purchased by FotoSearch and so all canstock images are now also on FotoSearch.  Sales through FotoSearch end up on your Canstock earnings report.  Subscrption earnings from canstock are $0.25, while subscription earnings from FotoSearch are $0.30

The $26.75 sale would have been a FotoSearch sale.  There have been a number of people reporting these sales, including myself.
Here is another thread with the information
http://www.microstockgroup.com/canstockphoto-com/press-release-canstock-photo-inc-acquired-now-an-affiliate-of-fotosearch/


« Reply #20 on: April 01, 2009, 04:05 »
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Yes, it was Fotosearch credit sale

« Reply #21 on: April 01, 2009, 05:30 »
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Thanks for the answers Danicek, Leaf and Whitechild  :)

« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2009, 15:07 »
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 You can reveal your aprils fools joke now...  Canstock sells as often as macro. without the big cash :-[

« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2009, 19:45 »
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I just recorded another $20 sale with them. So far this 3 months has earned me the same $ as the past 2 years.

« Reply #24 on: April 03, 2009, 05:41 »
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You can reveal your aprils fools joke now...  Canstock sells as often as macro. without the big cash :-[
Not a joke :) 2 fotosearch sales in 5 days

« Reply #25 on: April 03, 2009, 17:10 »
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yay 2 last night!

funny the turn around canstock was almost at the same earnings as BigStock and 123 for jan and feb and actually earn't more than either in march. would nerver have thought it could happen six months ago.

Phil

« Reply #26 on: April 03, 2009, 17:18 »
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I just had a $20 sale as well.  ;)

Milinz

« Reply #27 on: April 05, 2009, 09:41 »
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Beleive it or not, but my cevapcici image also got an regular download on Fotosearch and $26.something is my cut - The only for now and the first of 500 images ;-)
It is quite interesting to know that not only Fotolia, Shutterstock, Dreamstime, iStock, StockXpert and Jupiterimages buyers buy that of mine very anticipated image by fellow photographers and some other agencies which think that is snapshot of just an sort of by them so called 'Croatian Sausages'!

I am lucky to get downloads on my by such big photographers so called 'crap' shots - what else?

I like this as proof that I am doing the right selection in what I upload and loss is there where they think they know better than me what is to be value in stock photography :P

LOL!
« Last Edit: April 05, 2009, 09:50 by Milinz »

« Reply #28 on: April 05, 2009, 10:04 »
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@ Milinz,
LOL :D Congratulations!

« Reply #29 on: April 07, 2009, 09:12 »
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OK well after not uploading anything for over a year I've bit the bullet and am more than doubling my portfolio there. Hopefully it will pay off. It's been so long since I've uploaded I forgot how the upload process is. Got 150 uploading now, I hope it's like Crestock's upload process.  ;)

« Reply #30 on: April 07, 2009, 09:48 »
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You've given us all hope for the future. Congratulations!

« Reply #31 on: April 07, 2009, 10:34 »
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You've given us all hope for the future.

Yap, if Milinz' cevapcici sells, anything sells.  ;)
I think from now on, I'm going to add "cevapcici sexy beautiful tasty background" to all of my keywords.  ;D
« Last Edit: April 07, 2009, 20:25 by FlemishDreams »

« Reply #32 on: April 07, 2009, 13:14 »
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Don't forget "background"...

Milinz

« Reply #33 on: April 08, 2009, 16:13 »
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FlemishDreams: But, I never can or will upload such image as you have taken on balcony and table in it with some drinks in keywords with no such drinks on image... Quite interesting image in terms of lighting, composition and all chaos in it. I hear it will be published in new formal book on master photography studies in section called "begginers mistakes: don't ever take this kind of images". Authors of that book just wait for you to upload to some cheaper site so they can overpay it by only $1/download due to remake of it will take time and some kids to find for clicking the shutter button :D

Borg: No, it never come to my mind that I can put 'background' into that image - fixed  :P


« Reply #34 on: April 09, 2009, 15:19 »
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LOL  ;D :D

Milinz, this is my version:

http://www.stockxpert.com/browse_image/view/36071791

Uploaded cca month ago...

« Reply #35 on: April 09, 2009, 16:22 »
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Hmmmm, I'm making some cevapcici over the weeknd, you guys gave me a great idea what to shoot next :D

« Reply #36 on: April 09, 2009, 16:25 »
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I think from now on, I'm going to add "cevapcici sexy beautiful tasty background" to all of my keywords.  ;D

You might add "grunge".

« Reply #37 on: April 09, 2009, 16:26 »
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Hmmmm, I'm making some cevapcici over the weeknd, you guys gave me a great idea what to shoot next :D

You have to!!!

Each portfolio is worthless without cevapcici...   ;)

« Reply #38 on: April 09, 2009, 17:23 »
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I think from now on, I'm going to add "cevapcici sexy beautiful tasty background" to all of my keywords.  ;D

You might add "grunge".

and copyspace, copy, space, copy-space, copy space
and just maybe to add words "design" and "abstract" :D
« Last Edit: April 09, 2009, 17:25 by Whitechild »

Milinz

« Reply #39 on: April 10, 2009, 08:21 »
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@ Borg: Nice background indeed  ;)
Yup... But mine cevapcici will always sell - they already have advantage in sales and better placement in search engine and targeted to cook books ;-)
But, it won't sell so well unfortunately. Buyers more like some other angles  ::)

Composition lesson 1   ???

This one is like your cevapcici (a bit too boring):
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-10324966-bread-pastry-macro.html

This is one of my bestsellers on some sites (nice useful image):
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-10264720-bread-pastry-in-the-basket-isolated-over-white-background.html

This is more the applied way to sell that subject on other way (big and nice, but less useful image):
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-10830604--format-landscape-frame-of-different-bread-and-pastry-goods-without-any-drop-shadows-isolated.html

The best way to sell that sort of dish (I mean Cevapcici) is that to order them in Serbian restaurant and to use full lighting equipment and tripod with making series of several shots from several (mostly low and wierd) angles... No - this is not only about cevapcici - it is applicable to any dish you may be inspired with!

So, when composition is decision element - it is quite interesting to know how to compose photo or subject for different buyer categories and their specific needs... There is also problem with agencies who think they know better than expirienced authors what good sellable composition is. My impression is that most agencies are thinking that 'universal' composition is best composition - but that is what is wrong. It is just because there is NO UNIVERSAL BUYER. Any buyer have specific needs when buying photo - so, any subject can be shot on different ways and differrent compositions with really no LCV as reason to be rejected if technically OK images.

I didn't wanted to offend anyone. I just made clear why is composition significant for sales.  ;)

Happy shooting with cevapcici! I will stick with my vectors and model images (exclusively sold in advance) except when I really see and take picture of something what can be good sellable stock photo  :P
« Last Edit: April 10, 2009, 08:31 by Milinz »

« Reply #40 on: April 10, 2009, 15:48 »
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My God....Milinz.... Seem like you have "cevapcici addiction" :D You turn almost every thread into "story about cevapcici" ;D I know many people adore cevapcici, but you won! :D

Please people! You all listen to me!! Don't you ever think to take a single shot of cevapcici because Milinz made a trademark of cevapcici and he's doing the best photos of cevapcici!

No hard feelings, just kidding :) 
« Last Edit: April 10, 2009, 15:49 by Whitechild »

« Reply #41 on: April 10, 2009, 15:50 »
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Hmm, we should be careful, maybe Milinz already filed a patent on shooting them :D

Milinz

« Reply #42 on: April 11, 2009, 18:15 »
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Cevapcici - the magic word...

Trademark? Hmmm Not bad idea  ;D

Don't worry - it is just one old 'badly composed' well selling image... It already earned me more money than I previously charged to owner of restaurant where I did my photoshoot...

 ;)

I will not ever mention that word in any forum where I post... If by chance needed to mention it - I will use 'dish' instead of 'cevapcici'...


« Reply #43 on: April 12, 2009, 01:22 »
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FlemishDreams: But, I never can or will upload such image as you have taken on balcony and table in it with some drinks in keywords with no such drinks on image...

What image is that?

Milinz

« Reply #44 on: April 12, 2009, 01:55 »
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FlemishDreams: But, I never can or will upload such image as you have taken on balcony and table in it with some drinks in keywords with no such drinks on image...

What image is that?


Hmmm... I will give you link via PM  ;D

« Reply #45 on: April 12, 2009, 02:31 »
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CanStock is really starting to rock! I have had 5 big Fotosearch sale in a month, (but none of them were sausages that look like poo.)

« Reply #46 on: April 12, 2009, 04:18 »
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FlemishDreams: But, I never can or will upload such image as you have taken on balcony and table in it with some drinks in keywords with no such drinks on image...

What image is that?

Hmmm... I will give you link via PM  ;D


As I replied in PM, those keywords are not mine at all. Makes me think that Zymmetrical's database got corrupt and that's a very bad feeling. It happened before when I found other people's images in my Zymmetrical portfolio - but I was assured that this was just a temporary glitch and the database was intact.

The keywords on Zymmetrical are:
hot lemon |  lemon drink |  lemon |  lemons |  hot |  for |  a |  cold |  household remedy |  traditional |  hot drink |  hot drinks |  beverage |  beverages |  brew |  infusion |  teacup |  cup of tea |  teacups |  transparent |  glass |  glassware |  set of glasses |  set of glasses |  cup |  cups |  saucer |  warming |  heating |  heat |  sour |  acid |  vitamin c |  organic |  natural |  healthy |  salutary |  of |  on |  up |  to

The real keywords in the IPTC (and I just verified on Featurepics, ShutterStock and on Cutcaster) are:
table,    tableware,    cutlery,    outdoors,    suburban,    patio,    lifestyle,    terrace,    house,    mansion,    estate,    picnic,    affluent,    countryside,    wealthy,    rural,    rustic,    classy,    arrangement,    style,    casual,    stillife,    meal,    still,    life,    rich,    diner,    lunch,    relaxed,    green,    shrubs,    lawn,    reflection,    spoons,    forks,    knives,    plates,    dishes,    glassware,    glasses,    silverware,    silver,    outside,    walls,    window,    chairs

Compare keywords at Zymmetrical, Cutcaster and ShutterStock.

Thanks for warning me about this! I really don't intend to check all my images on Zymm now since the site is still slow, compared to the BIG 6.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2009, 04:37 by FlemishDreams »

zymmetricaldotcom

« Reply #47 on: April 12, 2009, 05:08 »
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I had a look and the keywords were wrong but it's no corruption: the right keywords were imported from IPTC, but incorrect keywords were applied during the submissions phase. So, human error I would suppose on our staffs part - a long day, two images in the queue near each other with somewhat similar keywords, and a wrong button click is all it would take for this to occur. It's the first time i've encountered such an issue, our reviewers are generally flawless but they are human after all.   

Even I didn't notice the incorrect keywords when Milinz pointed that photo out for a critique, my mind has approved photos under 'keyworded properly' and my eyes literally probably went nowhere but the photo in question.  You look at a site all day and you start to get tunnel vision. :)

I will update the keywords now. :)

« Last Edit: April 12, 2009, 05:16 by zymmetrical »

« Reply #48 on: April 12, 2009, 05:15 »
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So, human error I would suppose on our staffs part - a long day, two images in the queue near each other with somewhat similar keywords, and a wrong button click is all it would take for this to occur. It's the first time i've encountered such an issue, our reviewers are generally flawless but they are human after all.

Hmm... I re-keyworded most of my shots on Dreamstime the past week, no keyword hickups, so I guess their reviewers are fail-safe robots, or Milinz is the only reviewer there. ;D

To be frank, mixing up metadata with the image itself should be made impossible to do by design. If Milinz can find one by just sampling, how many more are there around like this? I bet nobody checks his images after acceptance.
« Last Edit: April 12, 2009, 05:22 by FlemishDreams »

zymmetricaldotcom

« Reply #49 on: April 12, 2009, 05:50 »
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Well the reviewers tool is quite similar to the Describe area on the submissions page- which to say is a compromise to fit a lot of functionality into the screen- and the reviewers version has a lot more bells and whistles. After tens of thousands of reviews I would find it hard to believe someone wouldn't press the wrong button or select the wrong photo at least once.  I think this one just slid through because by coincidence the keywords were generally similar.  :-[


Milinz

« Reply #50 on: April 12, 2009, 18:24 »
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@ Zymmetrical:

I am sorry to give you this words... But it is not politicaly correct to say that keywords are similar. If this see someone from iStock he/she will go ROFL!
Vitamin C, Lemon, Infusion and so on for table with empty glasses and dishware on some balcony can't be even near to similar.
Review should be focused on image quality - not on keywords. Also, that design is a bit too complicated with single control for any keyword and so on... I think it will be much better with just one control for keywords separated by comma or space...
BTW, my accepted image is not yet showing in my art manager. Also 2 pending images more than 10 days...

@ Clivia:

Your standards of making 'dish' look by your taste is wrong. That you call 'poo' is something you never saw or tasted and due to that you don't have any clue how it should look like... It is like I say how badly look Raw Beef Steak... Different nations have different taste for food with different arrangements of it... Spagetti are quite nice example to be commented on your level as 'worms covered with blood'... You as photographer should have at least one number higher IQ than shoes you are wearing. That of your comment is really childish and you should grow up and educate yourself in emerging globalization and start to travel!
BTW, Congrats on that your 5 sales ::)

@ FlemishDreams:

I am not reviewer on Dreamstime ;-)
« Last Edit: April 12, 2009, 18:35 by Milinz »

« Reply #51 on: April 12, 2009, 19:48 »
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@ FlemishDreams:
I am not reviewer on Dreamstime ;-)


I hardly suspected you of that, Milinz, since with about the same number of uploads on Dreamstime as me, you have not even 1/3'th of my downloads there.  ;D
I'm doing very badly on iStock, because, as you hinted in private, I'm a crap photographer. But yet, with 83 times more downloads on Istock as your amazing # of 17 downloads there, it remains a sort of mystery to me where some people get all that testosterone that isn't matched by meat.  :P

And now, you kindly have to excuse me. I just got things to do. So I'm sorry if it means a plonk. Enjoy those cevapcici always, but as Clivia said, they look like poo.  ;D

« Reply #52 on: April 13, 2009, 02:38 »
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Guy's, c'mon, stop fighting and insulting each other.

« Reply #53 on: April 13, 2009, 03:02 »
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How on earth did a group discussion on a sale making a member $26 get onto a insulting match.

So im going to say well done again Ivan hopefully a few of those sales will be coming my way soon :D

« Reply #54 on: April 13, 2009, 03:07 »
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Funny thing Anton, we are all hoping for the same :D

Milinz

« Reply #55 on: April 13, 2009, 04:36 »
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....

Difference in download count is this:

YOU Joined: August 3, 2005 (Fourth year there) and have Monthly uploads:  19.29 average with Editor's Choice of 3 images and 8 exclusive images with 9 registered models.

I Joined: February 28, 2007 (third Year there but started uploads last year in April) and Monthly uploads:  44.24 average with Editor's Choice of NONE images and NONE exclusive images with 1 registered model.

So on Dreamstime you have quite low sales and don't really sell so good as me at all regarding fact that your portfolio exposure is longer and higher than mine!

Istock? LOL! They are joke for me. I have only 21 (of about 50-60 uploaded) accepted files there and quite aversion to their upload system and reviews especially due to they don't need my illustrations there ;-)

How about your sales on real selling sites as for example StockXpert and Shutterstock?

When you alayze something - try to calculate all factors and learn to shoot sellable 'poo' images  :D

BTW nice cheap model images you have... I sell such images for more than $30 download or by order payed in advance ::)

Due to that you made my friendly PM to you extracted from tontext and quoted that I called specific your image as 'crap' instead of 'poo' which it is in fact, I can say only you have quite bad manners and does not deserve fair threatmant!
« Last Edit: April 13, 2009, 05:03 by Milinz »


 

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