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Title: THANK YOU ALL!
Post by: tab62 on January 12, 2013, 13:08
I wanted to give you all HEARTS for helping me out in my submission to iStock- I MADE IT this morning!  Now, I will hold off until I see the outcome that is going on there but at least I can say I made the cut- it took me 7 tries!

THANK YOU ALL!


Tom
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Post by: noodle on January 12, 2013, 13:32
They are the toughest one out there - not even SS is as tough, but both have uber high standards
congrats on yur being accepted - now its a slow process to build up your port , but you will get there.
Title: Re: THANK YOU ALL!
Post by: Microstock Posts on January 12, 2013, 13:37
You are a few years too late. You will be building up ur port with a company that's declining. Congrats anyway.
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Post by: jm on January 12, 2013, 13:43
Congrats & my condolences.
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Post by: rubyroo on January 12, 2013, 13:44
It's certainly a weird time to congratulate someone for getting into iStock right now... but I do congratulate you on meeting the required standard and acheiving your goal after so many attempts!  Well done for that.  :)
Title: Re: THANK YOU ALL!
Post by: tab62 on January 12, 2013, 13:57
I feel like a got a free ticket to the Titanic  ???  Wait, didn't Leonardo (Character Jack) get one...


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Post by: rubyroo on January 12, 2013, 14:02
LOL

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Post by: noodle on January 12, 2013, 14:11
I feel like a got a free ticket to the Titanic  ???  Wait, didn't Leonardo (Character Jack) get one...

he got laid before the ship went down, so it wasn't all bad...
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Post by: enstoker on January 12, 2013, 14:15
Tab,
be optimistic.
Every $ counts
 :)
And do not be too sad when You will see Your photos "as free" w/o Your permission.
 :(

Until microstock works, it works...

BTW: the only heart You received, is from me  :)
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Post by: Snufkin on January 12, 2013, 14:23
ABANDON SHIP!
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Post by: ShadySue on January 12, 2013, 14:27
I feel like a got a free ticket to the Titanic  ???  Wait, didn't Leonardo (Character Jack) get one...
Unfortunately, that's about the sum of it.
But savour your achievement in meeting the acceptance standards anyway.
It's all grist to your mill.
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Post by: BaldricksTrousers on January 12, 2013, 14:32
Well, whatever, but you must have improved your basic photographic skills and achieved a high standard, and that merits congratulations in its own right. (Not that passing the test means you've reached grandmaster level yet!!)

So, congratulations. Well done.
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Post by: MichaelJayFoto on January 12, 2013, 14:35
Use your iStock acceptance to learn about their technical standards. It will teach you a lot about photography, post processing etc. that you can make good use of in a later stage of your photography career. ;-)
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Post by: w7lwi on January 12, 2013, 14:44
I feel like a got a free ticket to the Titanic  ???  Wait, didn't Leonardo (Character Jack) get one...

More like a free ride on the space shuttle Challenger.  Never-the-less, congratulations on meeting their overly restrictive standards.  You should be able to put those skills to good use elsewhere.
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Post by: tab62 on January 12, 2013, 15:08
"he got laid before the ship went down, so it wasn't all bad..."

From the sounds of it many have got laid recently on the iStock ship...
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Post by: BaldricksTrousers on January 12, 2013, 15:43
Well. shafted, anyway.
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Post by: gbalex on January 12, 2013, 16:10
I quit uploading to Istock when I no longer felt it was ethical to contribute to the pain of my fellows.

I quit buying from Istock when they shafted it's contributors in lew of more dollars.

Congratulations on your technical and artistic achievements... ethically IS is a hot potato that we should avoid if we care at all about this business and the people in it.
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Post by: CD123 on January 12, 2013, 18:48
Great going Tom! I could not even get a free ticket to this one. At least I can now say I did not want to become a member and stop trying.  ;)
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Post by: ShadySue on January 13, 2013, 10:28
I think the expression is 'Pyrrhic victory'.
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Post by: nicku on January 13, 2013, 17:19
I wanted to give you all HEARTS for helping me out in my submission to iStock- I MADE IT this morning!  Now, I will hold off until I see the outcome that is going on there but at least I can say I made the cut- it took me 7 tries!

THANK YOU ALL!


Tom

Congrats.... In my case: i passed the 3 images initial inspection over a year ago ( after several attempts) .... never uploaded any image on IS. The reason of doing  that..... just for fun 8)