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Messages - kingjon
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« on: February 09, 2011, 08:56 »
This title caught my attention - Hmmm what could SS be sorry about?
Anyways, off topic to the sorry discussion - Ellerslie, I'm off to Italy this afternoon (as I recall that's where you're from). In case you want to try to pick me out amongst the 65 million people - I'll be the one with the camera.
cheers!
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« on: February 04, 2011, 12:22 »
^ meant post processing of course
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« on: February 04, 2011, 12:20 »
Herg, I've been with SS for 4-5 year now so my advice may no longer be current. Before I upgraded my camera to a 5dMark II, I was running noise reduction software on all my SS submissions (I had a separate workflow just for SS). They don't want to see noise in your pictures. I now downsize my images instead of using noise reduction. You may also consider reducing the photos to the minimum size the site will accept. Many have indicated they were accepted that way. As for what files to upload, I agree with other comments about the medals being risky (whether or not they are allowed - a reviewer may decide not to take a chance). I do very little post production on my images as I'm not very good with photoshop. This works for me (and many others who are similarly challenged). If you have more people pictures with releases that could be used for stock that would be a good thing - sites tend to like good people shots. I also liked the food prep (sausage) photo.
Good luck!
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« on: January 27, 2011, 15:04 »
Image size was normal size for 5d Mark II (I don't think I cropped it).
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« on: January 27, 2011, 15:01 »
not sure - its the first time I make that large a sale but most of my images are RF and this one certainly is. I can't find the info on where the image sold - where do you find that?
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« on: January 27, 2011, 14:57 »
chemist
industrial hygienist
government inspector (related to hazmat response)
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« on: January 26, 2011, 19:52 »
Thanks for the advice - I am trying to find another software solution that works - was hoping someone else could recommend something. I've been doing my own taxes for over 25 years. My taxes aren't very complicated to do, I just need the right tool.
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« on: January 26, 2011, 13:02 »
This applies to Canadians only.
I've been filing my taxes on paper for the past 3 or 4 years despite using Quicktax. Quicktax has an error in it that prevents me from filing electronically. It's a bit of a pain because I also have to include a letter to Revenue Canada explaining why I have to override a field in the software. I discussed the issue with people at Quicktax the past two years but they just tell me their software is compliant with Canadian legislation (and this after I sent them the correct information from Revenue Canada's website). Is someone able to netfile using other software?
The issue is related to the T5 we get from IS. Revenue Canada allows you to include the income on a different line if you have associated expenses but Quicktax doesn't (which means you can't have any tax deductions if you use the software). I have to override the software. I would like to avoid this seeing that the software is costing me close to 100$.
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« on: January 26, 2011, 12:34 »
iclick - Alamy reduced the size requirements so depending on what camera you have, you may not have to upsize.
I can't check what country the sale is from right now but if it was to be fraud, they could get the same size image for much less - why bring attention to a fraudulent transaction by making a large purchase? I've been with Alamy for over 3 years and have never had a sale cancelled. Hopefully this won't be the first.
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« on: January 26, 2011, 08:04 »
Yes, it was sold through a distributor, otherwise it would have been 60%. It was an RF sale.
Most of my sales in the past couple of years have been for under 100$. This one took me by surprise - but a good surprise for a change.
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« on: January 25, 2011, 17:31 »
Alamy just made my day - one of my images sold for over 1300$! I just get 40% of that but, hey, 550$ isn't bad. Most I had made on a single sale was just over 200$ after commissions.
Looking forward to my next payout.
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« on: January 24, 2011, 16:48 »
awesome work - but they would look better in gold 
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« on: December 11, 2010, 08:47 »
thanks for the link. I'll give them a try also. Hopefully they do a good enough job for Istock.
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« on: December 01, 2010, 12:46 »
Before upgrading my camera to the 5dII, I was running noise reduction on every image submitted to SS. I had a different workflow just for SS. Without noise reduction applied, my images would often get rejected for noise (using the original canon rebel/300d). I don't know if they are still doing that - I downsize my images now and don't bother doing any noise reduction. Like most sites, they are (were?) more picky on the first submission so maybe someone else can comment on whether noise reduction is still required for SS.
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« on: October 20, 2010, 11:00 »
I don't know about "we" being 42, but I certainly am :-)
I guess I'm just average then.
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« on: September 30, 2010, 11:52 »
My sales have improved at Alamy in the past year. I used to get a sale every 3months or so (with approx. 200images on line). I now usually get sales monthly and often multiple sales in a month. I haven't uploaded much in the past year (anywhere). Alamy would probably be in the number 3 or 4 position this year as compared to micros.
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« on: August 20, 2010, 11:13 »
You're getting multiple shadows. I doubt many sites would accept the image as is. I would isolate it. I'm not familiar with the tools in elements. It should be relatively easy to select most of the background since your subject is relatively dark. You can use a variety of tools to get rid of those extra shadows ( I tend to get rid of all shadows to avoid noise rejections). Eventually, you will find that isolating in camera is the best choice. I use a home made light table for that. When I isolate an object in post processing, I usually use the pen tool. It's akward to use at first but once you've used in a while you get pretty efficient at it. There are plenty of tutuorials on how to use the pen tool so I won't go into details.
Regards,
John
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« on: May 26, 2010, 11:14 »
To ge back to the OP's question, the spam emails aren't actually coming from facebook so they could target any email adress. They just use facebook's limited security to try to fool people into signing up with someone they don't know. I received a similar email as well. The delete button is your friend.
Regards,
John
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« on: May 11, 2010, 15:04 »
That's odd. I sold about 30 novel use and one image for 67$ today. in the novel use images, about 6 images account for all the sales (one image sold over 10 times). There must be multiple customers involved.
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« on: May 10, 2010, 09:19 »
Racephoto is right - the search engine no longer searches on the address field (it used to though a couple of years ago). It looks like they fixed the glitch. I like Alamy's search engine. Photographers who use inappropriate keywords are punished. There doesn't seem to be any favoritism to any group of photographers.
John
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« on: May 05, 2010, 10:38 »
ShadySue has a point. The search engine will search on your name and also on your address (assuming they haven't fixed it). I live in a small town called Hammond. Most of my views were for a certain John Hammond. I edited all my photos to change the spelling of my home town. The good thing about their system is that you know what the potential buyer searched on to view your images and you can tweak your keywords accordingly. If you don't, your view to download ratio will decrease and so will your downloads.
The search engine has alot of potential, especially since we have to separate the essential and most relevant key words. I don't see why the contributor's name or address would be captured in the search. I suspect its a bug.
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« on: May 03, 2010, 10:56 »
we should all be used to these temporary best match changes by now. They seem to occur at least once per year. I suspect the temporary changes are meant to give newer images a chance to get discovered by buyers. If the newer images sell, they rise in the search criteria once the best match goes back to normal. Of course, that's just a theory of mine based on my own very small port of less than 300 images...
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« on: March 16, 2010, 08:44 »
great! I guess there will not be a 60fps though. That might have been useful.
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« on: January 04, 2010, 19:05 »
my tax form was validated just a couple of days after I submitted.
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« on: January 04, 2010, 13:12 »
I submitted my tax form without the ITIN and this was the validation response:
"We are happy to inform you that your U.S. IRS Withholding tax form has been validated. Thank you for providing the appropriate tax information. By complying with the U.S. IRS tax law and submitting the tax form, you are not subject to automatic tax withholding at the appropriate rate on all Fotolia income. Rather, withholding tax, if applicable, may be at a reduced or zero withholding rate.
Foreign residents in a tax treaty country, and ITIN submitted with form, enjoy tax treaty benefits on U.S. source income. Foreign residents with form validated without ITIN submission, are subject to 30% withholding tax on U.S. source income".
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