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« on: April 11, 2013, 01:04 »
Wow.. it's totally dark when I try to reach Dreamstime. Perhaps they are doing a big server fix or upgrade??
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« on: April 10, 2013, 16:21 »
I know stocksy is just out of the gates but it will be interesting to see this (hopefully) grow over time. Right now I'm at a (monthly) RPI of 0  Anyone else care to share. I know some people are gathering a few sales... is it substantial? drops in the ocean??
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« on: April 01, 2013, 02:59 »
How was your March? I had a BME which I am getting to the point where I am thankful every time that happens (as apposed to expecting it) .. the wall is coming soon. I'll post more detailed stats later today when I have things calculated. Here is a direct link to submit your votes to the monthly poll, or go up to Poll > Submit Votehttp://www.microstockgroup.com/index.php?page=microstockmonthlysurvey
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« on: March 30, 2013, 16:59 »
If anyone feels there are too many threads on this (or any other) subject, they can easily ignore the boards you want by editing your profile preferences Profile then Modify Profile > Ignore Board Preferences or click here http://www.microstockgroup.com/profile/?area=ignoreboards
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« on: March 20, 2013, 01:35 »
MicrostockGroup was down for a couple hours last night (night for me). It was a database error which is fixed now so we should be up and running again. I'll check into it more so hopefully this doesn't happen again.
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« on: March 14, 2013, 01:56 »
It appears some members of the forum have a voting vendetta going. Voting every post of another member down (or up) without regard for what is written. If you are seen doing this, your voting privileges will be revoked.
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« on: March 08, 2013, 02:44 »
Here is a pretty novice tutorial I just did explaining how to swap out a background in a photo. Yes, I 'cheated' and used an easy to isolate image but any image is possible with the same technique - it just takes more fiddling if your background is busy and/or the same color of what you are trying to isolate.
If you have a better way or suggestions for isolating the subject I'm happy to hear them.
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« on: March 07, 2013, 08:34 »
Here's a nice little video I found today about a camera collector
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« on: March 07, 2013, 02:23 »
I know there have been a few discussion in the past but things change and progress and I also wanted to set up a poll. In the past I've thought that I needed / wanted a paper release but have been wondering lately if a digital release woudn't be so bad. You could still print out the digital release and it would be signed by the model.. it just wouldn't have ink from a pen on it. Banks and post office's use a digital signature - it must be legally binding. Thoughts? If you are using a digital release, which one are you using? other threads on the subject ---------------- Thread announcing iStock now accepts digital releases
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« on: March 06, 2013, 08:52 »
If you look at the top of the site under Polls you'll see the option to 'submit vote' .. to submit your earnings amounts for last month and 'history graph' .. showing you the ranking history of the various sites - the current rank is what is showing on the sidebar on the right.
I had it set to 7 months of history previously but have increased it now to 12 months.
I think we can see some definite trends. Shutterstock is going up, iStock is going down and DepositPhotos is bouncing like a yo-yo
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« on: February 28, 2013, 05:20 »
Is there any hope of having the option of grouping releases so only one release is submitted per model as per Dreamstime's (crazy) requirement?
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« on: February 19, 2013, 08:09 »
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« on: February 18, 2013, 09:34 »
Currently I have insurance on my equipment, but every year when the premium is due I reconsider whether it is really worthwhile. Currently I'm paying $1,526 on $40,000 of equipment (3.8%) with a $1,200 deductable. The insurance is a dummy insurance so it covers everything, even if I were to drop it on a concrete floor. The problem is, for most small accidents the damage isn't going to be over $1,200. My 70-200 f/2.8 dropped out of my backpack on concrete once and I sent it to repair and the cost was $500 or so... so insurance didn't help.
I feel the only time I'd really find the insurance useful is if my entire gear bag was stolen while shooting or someone came into my house and took all my gear. In those cases insurance would be very nice but I've also heard that if you can afford to replace something, insurance probably isn't worth it. It would certainly hurt but I could probably afford to replace most of my equipment if I had to.
Thoughts? Do you have equipment insurance? How much are you paying?
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« on: February 14, 2013, 05:56 »
They don't really give any tips or anything, more of just watching Jaimie and David in action. I always liked Jaime Oliver's style and the photography is real and unstaged. A fun little vid.
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« on: February 12, 2013, 08:01 »
I have a simple little directory site for wedding photographers in Norway and I'm having a logo made. I can't for the life of me decide which is better. Logo 1 or 2. The site/logo should appeal to brides, but also to the photographers who will have their businesses listed on the site. site: http://www.bryllupsfotograf.no
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« on: February 07, 2013, 04:43 »
Wow.. a little bird whispered in my ear about a new start up that is arriving on the scene. A CO-OP microstock agency .. backed by none other than the grandfather of microstock. I know only as much as the splash page reveals but I'm already as excited as a 5 year old at Christmas. http://www.stocksy.comIf this doesn't lure the iStock exclusives away from their crown, I don't know what will!
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« on: February 03, 2013, 15:16 »
By request, I've created a Flickr board. If you want to discuss anything flickr related, you can post it in this forum area.
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« on: February 01, 2013, 06:26 »
Here's a little give-away for anyone who is interested. StockPerformer has offered to give away a 3 month Eagle membership (value: 87EUR, or approx $117) to one MicrostockGroup member. To pick the winner I thought I'd do the following... Anyone who is signed up to either the weekly or daily MicrostockGroup email updates will be entered into the draw. These updates are relatively new and even though I'm on the forum all the time I've actually found them quite useful. I'm signed up to both because I want to see what is being sent out to everyone, but I've actually found them quite usefull. The email simply highlights the top 5 (daily email) or 10 (weekly email) forum threads. Often a thread can become popular without me even realizing it and the daily email makes me take note. So, if you are interested, you can sign up here http://eepurl.com/bRqizIf you've already signed up to the email you'll get a notice that you have to click a link to update your preferences. I'll make the draw randomly next friday from everyone who is signed up to the weekly or daily email list. If you don't like the daily/weekly emails after that, you can just unsubscribe.
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« on: February 01, 2013, 04:51 »
How was your January? Here are a few stats from me Dreamstime - 6.3% iStock - 8% the 'others' - 12% Shutterstock 44% Bigstock - 2% 123RF - ?? I'm not sure, I haven't been able to see my earnings Fotolia - 16% DepositP - 3% I love that Shutterstock is doing so well, but I'm not sure the contributer wins anything by having one agency so dominant. It is almost like being exclusive.. without being exclusive. Alamy had a few good sales this month. I still really like them and love that they give the photographers a fair 50% of the sale. Overall income was up about 20% from December 2012 (not surprising) and about about the same about from Jan 2012. The goal this year is to keep the income above 2012 levels. As always, don't forget to vote in the monthly poll http://www.microstockgroup.com/index.php?page=microstockmonthlysurvey
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« on: January 17, 2013, 15:29 »
Here's a nice little talk about using a ringflash ... for those who are interested.
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« on: January 17, 2013, 04:56 »
Microbius started a thread suggesting there be a yearly stock awards for a number of categories. I think it's a great idea and so do obviously a lot of others. What should they be called? ... taking suggestions and I'll create a poll in this thread with the ideas once a few come in.
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« on: January 16, 2013, 18:12 »
If your post gets enough hearts, you'll get a nice surprise. What am I talking about?..... well, you'll just have to wait and find a great post to know what I mean.
Let me know your thoughts. Good idea, dumb idea?
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