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iStockPhoto.com / Upload process a mystery

« on: June 21, 2015, 03:25 »

I am new to iStock, just recently I got approved.

After the approval I thought that I can use picworkflow for uploading so on Thursday last week I added all 73 pictures to the queque and let it run.
After picworkflow finished I only found 1 file on iStock - the 72 others were rejected with "Upload failed - Your submitter account at iStockphoto may not be approved".

I don't find any information on iStock about uploading limits after approval
There's no email address visible for customer support - the one I found was for tax inquireies and they only answered me by giving the hopefully correct email.

As I like to upload my pictures I like to aks here if someone can explain the mystery of uploading after approval to me :-)

New Sites - General / Are "low Earner" microstocks worth uploading ?

« on: June 06, 2015, 01:21 »

Hi all,
I am quite new in microstock business but even my portfolio is more like mainstream (landscape, holiday, travel) I made it already into the "big earners" with some dozens pictures.

I also learned that uploading and keywording to 12 agencies is a lot of work - so I will use picworkflow soon to reduce my workload.

There comes my question now - there are so many so called "low earner" sites in their portfolio that I ask myself if it's woth the effort registering to them and uploading there too. I would go from 12 to 40+ agencies - but how about my earnings?

I am focussed on landscape/tourism like fotos from the philippines - maybe in next year I can also look into specialising to get more content people look for - but I will maybe upload 200+ pictures a year.
So how about my workload compared to my earnings on those "low earners"?

Ok I can do it and then tell my experiences in 3 years

but maybe some of you already have done this and can advise me.

My goal is to earn maybe 250$/month in 3+ years from now.

General Stock Discussion / Clipdealer - do they release uploaded pictures ?

« on: May 26, 2015, 01:40 »

On may 14 I uploaded 82 pictures at clipdealer - 2 days ago I asked their support to check because they are still in "uploaded" status thus waiting to be released for editing.

Till now I not get an answer and my pictures are still not released.

Is clipdealer releasing pictures only once a year or what ? ;-)

Newbie Discussion / Which release for street photographs like festivals

« on: May 18, 2015, 22:03 »

Hi all,

I am new to the stock agency market but happiely I also have already 24 images at shutterstock :-)

My question is about street fotographie - because I often shoot at festivals in the philippines. So I have many people visible on the pictures, mostly the artists/dancers performing.

I know about "model releases" - but if a group of 100 people is on my picture how to do that MR ?

So that's my question - how to deal with those kind of shootings with the agencies?
The attached picture is only a basic shoot with my cellphone and just gives an example.

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