Quote from: Herg on December 16, 2011, 20:45
I did notice when my initial 9 were accepted, before I had chance to disable them (still exclusive at IS) I had already made a sale of 25c. If that is the case with only 9 files in such a short space of time the future looks very good :-)

Don't go buying that Ferrari  I got my first sale on iStock very soon after my first batch went live. 

A Ferrari is the last thing I would buy, even if I could afford one. cars are not my thing, even overpriced ugly ones like a Ferrari.

Quote from: Herg on December 17, 2011, 13:19
A Ferrari is the last thing I would buy, even if I could afford one. cars are not my thing, even overpriced ugly ones like a Ferrari.

Sour grapes? You wouldn't want an Enzo only 399 made, originally sold for $ 659,330 but since there's more demand than supply, you might get a real buy just under One Million. (if you could find one for sale, and I happened to know where there is one in IL.) OK a little excessive, I agree.

or maybe a nice F360, under $90,000 used? I think it's a great looking car.

How about a Porsche or maybe a Lotus? Keep in mind I'm around fancy cars, antiques, vintage and highly prized racers, including a nice paddock full of Ferrari's now and then, but I still drive a Honda. Two reasons. Gas Mileage, and I'm cheap! 

(Winters in Wisconsin mean anyone with any sense would have a Summer car and park it from Nov. until about May, so it wouldn't get rusted from the salt on the roads.)

I can take my monthly earnings from SS and buy a used Dinky Toy car for the collection. I'm happy with that.

Like I said, cars are not my thing. I like simpler things in life like growing veg, nature, music, walking i the countryside etc etc. Most that are free :-)

I'm not a car person either, a neighbour of mine bought a Ferrari testarossa once, it was the most uncomfortable car I've ever been in, and very basic inside, he kept it a week!

Its costly enough running a car. It gets you from a to b. That's it.

I don't like cars either, and use public transport whenever I can.
The few times I need to drive, I use my father's 20 years old car.

However there are some very nice cars from a design point of view, but it's not Ferrari (or any other sport car) imo: if I had money to burn, I'd go for a Bentley. Or a relatively "inexpensive" BMW which is more stylish in a wonderfully understated way.

My ideal car would be something like a new Golf that is well built, safe and economical. Even so, the cost of petrol dictates how often we have days out now. At the moment I have a 1.2 2002 petrol Polo which is good though not as good on fuel as I thought. I upgraded from a 19991.6 Focus which was costly on fuel.

Quote from: RT on December 18, 2011, 10:44
I'm not a car person either, a neighbour of mine bought a Ferrari testarossa once, it was the most uncomfortable car I've ever been in, and very basic inside, he kept it a week!

I once went out with a bloke (i.e. only once) who had some sort of Porsche and it was so horribly low it felt as though your bum was scraping along the road. Yuck.

I have a soft-spot for old vee-dub beetles and camper-vans... but that's just because they have a bit of character.  To me a car is just something that gets a person reliably from 'A' to 'B'.  New cars, 'flashy' cars, sports cars... they're a complete turn-off to me.  I used to date a guy who was obsessed with cars... it just bored me to death.

Hi
Cars are just to get you to the airport.  Although i parked my airplane in my back yard, for a time. My airplane cruises 95 mph and get about 24 mpg. It is 65 yrs old and still going strong.
Smiling Jack

Quote from: Herg on December 14, 2011, 22:17
Oh, no...hang on. I have got in. Excellent :-) At last.

hey Congrats Herg. Finally this long thread came to a fruitful happy end  :-) Good luck. Now its my turn to wait as my waiting period gonna end at the end of this year :-)

Yep but at this rate I won't have nearly as many files up on SS as I do on IS because of the high number of rejections. The reviewer yesterday passed a lot. TOday's reviewer was the opposite. Will it be worth being on SS with much less files ? I don't know but it won't hurt to try.

Quote from: RT on December 18, 2011, 10:44
I'm not a car person either, a neighbour of mine bought a Ferrari testarossa once, it was the most uncomfortable car I've ever been in, and very basic inside, he kept it a week!

They are fine for other people, and all the way down I agree, mini van would be best for me, easy to get in and out of, good cargo handling, nice visibility.

Fancy sports cars, too hard to get in and out, plus a tune-up or new set of tires would break me. No room for a tent and cooler.

I never said practical, just that they look nice. I like the styling of the F360, but I also like an old Porsche 356 from the 50s and 60s. Beats all the look alike jelly bean cars we get now.

Quote from: Herg on December 19, 2011, 14:32
Yep but at this rate I won't have nearly as many files up on SS as I do on IS because of the high number of rejections. The reviewer yesterday passed a lot. TOday's reviewer was the opposite. Will it be worth being on SS with much less files ? I don't know but it won't hurt to try.

I just resubmitted some rejections - for focus - I resized them down a bit, unsharp mask and they mostly got through (just to be clear, I don't think the focus was off, they were all accepted across IS,DT,etc.).  For the lighting rejections try brightening them up a bit, bit of contrast with curves - put a note saying that you're resubmitting them.  I've found you can push files a bit more in post for SS, whereas in IS you'd get an overfiltered rejection.
Anyway, it's got to be worth a try resubmitting your favourites at least once, you've already done the work of keywording, etc.

(On cars - I've driven (not mine!) a few ferrari,jaguar...but the Aston Martin Vantage took my breath away.  How can anybody not love these cars? )

Quote from: rubyroo on December 18, 2011, 22:14
  I used to date a guy who was obsessed with cars... it just bored me to death.

Yeah, rubbish for a date, but great as a colleague if you have any problems or questions. And they just love helping you choose your new/second-hand car.

Sigh....a load more rejections and sadly the files sell well on IS. One was turned away for not being in focus when it is pin sharp. I don't get it but at this rate there won't be much in my folio.

Sorry for the stupid question, but have you uploaded the files that IS rejected? What is accepted and saleable on one site is very different from good sellers on the other.

Quote from: RT on December 18, 2011, 10:44
I'm not a car person either, a neighbour of mine bought a Ferrari testarossa once, it was the most uncomfortable car I've ever been in, and very basic inside, he kept it a week!

You've missed the point so obviously, that it really shows

Quote from: wut on December 20, 2011, 17:43

Quote from: RT on December 18, 2011, 10:44
I'm not a car person either, a neighbour of mine bought a Ferrari testarossa once, it was the most uncomfortable car I've ever been in, and very basic inside, he kept it a week!

You've missed the point so obviously, that it really shows

Actually I haven't missed the point, I just don't value the point in a Ferrari - but like I said I'm not a car person

SS, dont make ridicuolous rejections,  they simply dont need the stuff or classify it as generic rubbish, keeping their files clean from irrelevant material and thats it. Anybody that has a problem with that?  join IS.

Quote from: lagereek on December 20, 2011, 19:27
SS, dont make ridicuolous rejections,  they simply dont need the stuff or classify it as generic rubbish, keeping their files clean from irrelevant material and thats it. Anybody that has a problem with that?  join IS.

If you are trying to provoke with sardonic remarks (something in abundance here) forget it. Anyway, I am in now 

seems SS (and few other sites) have been more strict with new regulations and categories of 'no more such images' for entries,particularly for test photographs. May be because they have surplus of almost all kind of photographs.

What I find strange with SS is the fact they turn down a distant tractor crop spraying in a field,  plastic toy robot, a distant herd of cows, a traction steam engine , for copyright or trademark reasons, and thats just a few. There are no logos or names on any of these shots. And yet things like statues get through no problem. One building was turned down on the basis of a logo but it's got no logo. It's a different ball game I suppose I must get used to. IS accepted all these and they are very picky about logos. I think we are a bit more relaxed in England.

Anyway, I am still glad to be and and getting images accepted because I want a reason to get out there and shoot editorial images which is more my thing. IS has earned me $1100 less than last year. That's a huge loss and I can't afford it.

ya thats quite strange but true about SS. Even though one photo has no visible logo,mark or any symbol still they are not accepting. There are very few things or categories mentioned in shutterbuzz including building interior exterior any pattern. In fact SS contributors say SS now does not accept any of the factory made items. In my 1st test they rejected a locally made toy with no logo or word written on it. Now i am quite cautious about my 2nd test. Will not submit any factory made item or any abandoned building as well.