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1076
« on: January 18, 2010, 12:12 »
I suppose it has to do with when and how you learn. When I learned photography there was no LCD on the body, computer monitors, etc. We used mental mathematics right before we clicked the shutter to determine our DOF, exposure, everything. You just learned to know your result before actually seeing your result and after awhile it just becomes nature to see the final image in your head. Yes, I know the principles and even the mathematics. And I have also gone the film route. The problem is that you can't calculate the FEEL of the image. Who knows - maybe some of your images would have been even better if you had opened your aperture stops. But you can never know because you don't even try 
1077
« on: January 18, 2010, 11:40 »
Now take a photographer who is working alone shooting stock products. They take a few shots .. stop to go look at the monitor and flip through what they took .. go back and shoot more .. go back and flip through what they are doing .. they do this again and again. Sorry, I don't agree with you. Tethered shooting allows me to shoot much faster, and in the post everything is much easier because I already have seen the image on a larger screen and already know the issues with each image. Much better than some nasty suprises. One thing I haven't been able to see in camera's tiny screen is the depth of field. For example it's really difficult to judge if stopping down would benefit the image or not. When shooting tethered it's very easy. That's a lot of time totally wasted simply because they are not familiar with their equipment, technique or just don't have a well-planned out strategy of what they are doing. In this case the photographer should work on their skill by forcing themselves to get the shot without running in circles. Sit down and really put some mental effort into determining what makes a good composition,
Yes, but what if you COMBINE skill and tethered shooting? Just my opinion but then again I don't even bother looking at the LCD on the camera when shooting. I can see tethering working in given situations provided that it is increasing productivity and not slowing you down and developing lazy habits.
Tethered shooting really increases productivity for me, I get my "keeper" much faster. Lazy habits? Maybe... 
1078
« on: January 18, 2010, 06:02 »
1079
« on: January 15, 2010, 16:05 »
Submitted 600 images...50% acceptance...no sales yet Oh... I think I'll stop uploading right now. 
1080
« on: January 15, 2010, 13:27 »
I'm interested if anyone has tried to mark any images "exclusive" ?
(that might get the image to the higher prices and/or distribution schemes)
1081
« on: January 15, 2010, 13:22 »
Never heard of them...how long have they been around?
Sounds like alot of work to just get images on there.....I guess the main question is...do they sell???
From their "about" page: moodboard is the brainchild of Mike Watson, creator of award winning Royalty Free Agency Digital Vision, sold in 2005 to Getty Images for $165 million But their micro offering isn't that old.
1082
« on: January 15, 2010, 13:11 »
I just tried to upload 10 images to moodboard. -They were quickly reviewed. -I got 6 accepted directly, and 4 got in a queue because of lacking releases. They seem to be very strict about releases, images that has hands in them (just regular hands, nothing spectacular) need releases. They also needed release on a (imho unrecognizable) building that is burning. That's kind of funny to get a release for something that doesn't exist anymore -I didn't find their upload system THAT cumbersome. It's more difficult than most, but it's no iStock. Of course I would prefer a system with almost no clicks needed. -I'm going to upload my best images and my best selling images so that I have 100 images online. Then I'll just wait and see if any sales start rollin' in
1083
« on: January 14, 2010, 14:14 »
I just made a new low: I had one image purchased with "1 credit (old)", it made me a whopping $0.15 Ca-ching!
1084
« on: January 13, 2010, 11:25 »
I have poor sales too. Statistically I have made more in january than december, but this time I need a small miracle to get to the december level. Especially IS and DT seem very weak right now. Surprisingly SS might have a BME (Best Month Ever) if the pace continues (Thanks to many ELs and ODs)
I have been quite lazy uploading so that may be a catalyst for my downward spiral...
Wow, I just realized that I need only a couple of hundred bucks at SS to have $10,000 in total sales ($.38 here I come!:))
1085
« on: January 08, 2010, 08:20 »
I just read somewhere that Dreamstime doesn't accept Getty release, is this true?
1086
« on: January 08, 2010, 07:57 »
I have several of the Kingston Elite Pro 133X cards in 16GB capacities. Me too. Cheap (under 40 euros each) and roomy. Never had an issue with the cards. I don't shoot action/sports so the slower speed doesn't bother me at all. I have no hiccups of any kind when shooting stock/products/portraiture. If I'd choose again, I would propably go for the 8GB sizes. If an accident happens I would lose only half of the images. 32GB feels way too big, I don't want to loose 1000 images in one mishap. The only card that doesn't work anymore is a Sandisk Extreme II 2GB (it cost over 200 euros in 2005!)
1087
« on: January 04, 2010, 02:50 »
I would dump Crestock. They don't seem to care about ANYTHING anymore. They don't even pay in a timely fashion. Crestock may be the first agency that I will quit totally (not just stopping uploading but also removing my account). There is no need to hang there if they don't pay.
1088
« on: January 03, 2010, 08:11 »
It is a tad ridiculous that if you're an exclusive photographer there you can't do anything you like with your raster illustrations, even if iStock wouldn't want them or they wouldn't sell well there. You could sell them as RM.
1089
« on: December 31, 2009, 07:28 »
if i had 100 images as at 31 dec 2008, and 350 images at 31 dec 2009.
but 200 images actually were only uploaded in October.
really, only 150 images were there most of the year to earn $xxx for me,
not 350.
I get a good estimate by calculating my RPI for each month. And then adding them up in the end of the year. So each month has its amount of images.
1090
« on: December 31, 2009, 07:17 »
That would give : $2.4 for perry and $2 for kngkyle.
No. If I have about $16,000 in earnings with between 1100 (jan 2009) and 1600 images (dec 2009) my RPI couldn't be $2.4. It's much closer to my calculation ($12.12) My calculation is only an estimate, but it's quite accurate. I have relatively high acceptance ratios (~90%) so I have very similar porfolios across the 5 sites I listed, that's why the adding up of the RPI's makes sense. If I wanted a more exact number I could deduct about 10% from the sales to make up for rejected images. I also have done my calculations on a monthly base. I have statistics how much I earned on each site at each month, and also how many images I had in the end of the month.
1091
« on: December 30, 2009, 08:05 »
My RPI's for 2009:
IS $4.53
SS $2.32
DT $2.02
SX $0.80
FT $2.45
BIG 5 total RPI $12.12
Year 2008 I had a RPI of $10.40, so we are definitely going to the right direction.
The rise depends propably on 2 things: The economy looked a bit less gloomy this year and uploaded file sizes increased thanks to 5D mkII.
I have other agencies also, but they are propably something like $1 combined (too lazy for doing the maths)
1092
« on: December 26, 2009, 13:17 »
Yes, but now there is a building in background that is very dark, and it bothers me.
1093
« on: December 26, 2009, 12:14 »
You should have shot this earlier, with more natural ambient lighting.
1094
« on: December 22, 2009, 18:03 »
My goal is to get steadily over $2,000/month from my "big 5". Now at $1,500 (give or take a hundred), so only a few hundred quality images should be needed.
I also have another goal: $24,000 for the full year at my "big 5".
1095
« on: December 22, 2009, 17:54 »
On to the critique. I shot this the other day - is this a viable microstock image? No it isn't. The composition is strange, and one important part (hand with the pen) is cropped. I'm not sure where the focus is. Eyes looking down look a bit like they could be closed, with the hand/pen visible it wouldn't bother, now we can't see where she is looking at. The right hand looks like it's detached from the body, and the left hand has an awkward position. The colors and tonality are quite nice. The other half of the face is too dark for my taste.
1096
« on: December 21, 2009, 06:19 »
Thanks, I'll go with the Getty release if anyone doesn't say otherwise. Is there any site that don't accept the Getty release?
1097
« on: December 20, 2009, 15:41 »
I have been shooting stock for some years, but all my microstock stuff has been non-released (images of objects and such). Now I'm interested in shooting some images with recognizable persons. Which release(s) should I have the model to sign? Is there an universal release that would be OK for my top4 (IS, SS, DT, FT) or should I have the model sign four different releases?
1098
« on: December 18, 2009, 18:29 »
I have decided to submit my portfolio to one of the low earning sites during the Christmas holidays Honestly, I think you would be better off shooting some new stuff.
1099
« on: December 18, 2009, 12:25 »
I just saw this thread for the first time. I seem to have fallen in love with Dreamstime, again.
1100
« on: December 17, 2009, 10:01 »
I think Fotolia will be a new iStockphoto soon (royalty-wise, equals 20% royalty rate.).
Maybe they will launch some big advertising campains to bring in more sales. That's what I'm hoping.
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