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iStockPhoto.com / Re: D-Day (Deactivation Day) on Istock - Feb 2
« on: February 02, 2013, 17:42 »
just look at the time stamp on those emails!

Thanks Sean, greasemonkey and imacro :)

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: February 2
« on: February 02, 2013, 17:38 »

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Image Deactivation Tally for iStockPhoto
« on: February 02, 2013, 17:35 »
Ok.. 1300 deactivated for me

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: D-Day (Deactivation Day) on Istock - Feb 2
« on: February 02, 2013, 17:21 »
Just dropped 1000 images .. more to go.

And I also found a way to speed things up even more.  It only took a few minutes to deactivate all 1000 images.

First install Sean's grease monkey script, then do a search for imacro firefox plug in.  That plug in records whatever actions you do and lets you replay them.

Open up the macro tool, and click record.. click deactivate on all images on a page of 20 images, and give a reason if you want.. click stop and save your macro.  Load a new page and click play.  ziiipp.  20 images instantly deactivated with a reason with one click of button.  Load 20 pages at a time in tabs and zip through them lickety split.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: D-Day (Deactivation Day) on Istock - Feb 2
« on: February 02, 2013, 14:53 »
Just so we can keep things a bit organized.  Remember that this thread is mostly to discuss D-day and this thread is to post your numbers count.  Perhaps there should have only been one thread but it is a little late now to change.

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Thanks for the note Scott.  I appreciate you quickly setting things straight.

1207
Cameras / Lenses / Re: Lens Quandary Tamron f2.8 17-50 vs 28-75
« on: February 01, 2013, 09:01 »
The 17-50 is a APS-C sized lens, so if you ever upgrade to a full sized sensor you won't be able to use that lens.  The 28-75 won't be very wide at all 28mm = 45mm on APS-C sensor but you'll have a lens you can use on a full frame camera if that is ever a possibility.

I haven't shot with either of these lenses so I can't give you any hands on experience.  The price is identical though and the quality is probably quite similar as well.  For me, it would probably boil down to the type of sensor I planned on continuing to use.  If you want to build up your lens bag for an APS-C sensor, go with the 17-50.  If you are going to get a full frame camera down the road, get the 28-75

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Site Related / Re: invisible tabs !!
« on: February 01, 2013, 08:25 »
Screenshot sent  8)
got it. thx

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Site Related / Re: invisible tabs !!
« on: February 01, 2013, 07:39 »
Sorry this is taking forever.  Can you send me a screenshot?  [email protected]

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Site Related / StockPerformer 3month Eagle Membership Give-Away
« on: February 01, 2013, 06:26 »
Here's a little give-away for anyone who is interested.

StockPerformer has offered to give away a 3 month Eagle membership (value: 87EUR, or approx $117) to one MicrostockGroup member.  To pick the winner I thought I'd do the following...

Anyone who is signed up to either the weekly or daily MicrostockGroup email updates will be entered into the draw.  These updates are relatively new and even though I'm on the forum all the time I've actually found them quite useful.  I'm signed up to both because I want to see what is being sent out to everyone, but I've actually found them quite usefull.  The email simply highlights the top 5 (daily email) or 10 (weekly email) forum threads.  Often a thread can become popular without me even realizing it and the daily email makes me take note.

So, if you are interested, you can sign up here
http://eepurl.com/bRqiz

If you've already signed up to the email you'll get a notice that you have to click a link to update your preferences.

I'll make the draw randomly next friday from everyone who is signed up to the weekly or daily email list.  If you don't like the daily/weekly emails after that, you can just unsubscribe.

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General Stock Discussion / Microstock Earnings Thread Jan. 2013
« on: February 01, 2013, 04:51 »
How was your January?

Here are a few stats from me
Dreamstime - 6.3%
iStock - 8%
the 'others'  - 12%
Shutterstock 44%
Bigstock - 2%
123RF - ?? I'm not sure, I haven't been able to see my earnings
Fotolia - 16%
DepositP - 3%

I love that Shutterstock is doing so well, but I'm not sure the contributer wins anything by having one agency so dominant.  It is almost like being exclusive.. without being exclusive.  Alamy had a few good sales this month.  I still really like them and love that they give the photographers a fair 50% of the sale.

Overall income was up about 20% from December 2012 (not surprising) and about about the same about from Jan 2012. The goal this year is to keep the income above 2012 levels.

As always, don't forget to vote in the monthly poll
http://www.microstockgroup.com/index.php?page=microstockmonthlysurvey

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I've removed one post (and the posts that responded to that post) that poked fun at other members.  I realize it was just in jest but it was simply asking for trouble.

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How big are your pockets?  I recently purchased a Fujifilm x100 for exactly that reason.  I wanted a camera with a good sensor (this one is aps-c), good lens which could shoot raw

BHphoto link

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If you are going to promote your portfolio on a stock site, I'd pick a site that pays 50% royalties.

1216
or bridge?

1217
Yes, nice implementation.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: My graph for IS.
« on: January 30, 2013, 10:21 »
First post on MSG... =)


Welcome here

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: IS Earnings Rating ???
« on: January 29, 2013, 15:49 »
I include the partner programs in the site where the earnings are reported.

If you have images on Yaymicro do you report the earnings into the 8 different partner programs they have, or for Panther, the 50 or so partners they have?  If I upload images to Site A, then the earnings for that month at the end of the month that are shown for site A are reported in the poll.

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Thanks for all the updates here.  I really wish I could join you and hope that some people from here do so.

1221
These sorts of discussions are akin to religious arguments and I'd recommend staying away.

If there's a discussion about how to get accurate white balance, or use of a gray card, that's worth reading as you can learn about a technique you might want to use.

Any of those "you always..." or "you never..." conversations are generally filled with people who do more talking than shooting :)

Jsnova, are you implying all religious arguments are bad? Wether it is religion or white balance there are always good and bad arguments  :)
In this case he "being lazy" because he adjust WB in lightroom is a very bad argument and I agree with your recommendation.

It's been a while since I saw 'freezingpictures' as a name in the recent poster list.... welcome back :)

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Site Related / Re: invisible tabs !!
« on: January 28, 2013, 09:37 »
are you still having problem with the tabs disappearing? 

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That sounds really great and something the community could really flourish with.

I'm more than happy to help out and be a part of this in whatever way I can help best.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Removing photo from Thinkstock
« on: January 26, 2013, 09:15 »
I just thought I'd bring up this thread again so people can discuss how to get their images off thinkstock as well.

When you remove your images from iStock and they aren't disappearing from thinkstock, make sure they aren't still coming from another partner.
Zoonar, Stockxpert and signelements (I believe) all have their images sent to thinkstock.
http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/a-list-of-partner-programs/100/

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: D-Day (Deactivation Day) on Istock - Feb 2
« on: January 26, 2013, 09:12 »
I have a practical question for February 2nd :

I am not planning to reactivate anything afterwards, not even if Getty would give in and create an opt-out, but the few images I already deactivated (14th Jan) are still on Thinkstock.

I heard different experiences on that topic :  some say it takes 30 days, others (Jsnover) have the luck to see them disappear immediately, and still others talk about cases where they stay on TS "forever" and you need to contact support to have them removed.

Now suppose I am in group 3 and after 30 days, I still see my deactivated stuff on Thinkstock.  How should I inform support?  I don't mean which e-mail address to use, but what info do they need?  Should I just say "please delete all deactivated images from TS", or do they need every Istock number, or even worse : will they be asking for the TS numbers?

As I plan to deactivate 500 (or more) (already mentioned in a previous post, so don't add this up in the total amount), I would prefer to know if I should make a list.  Sean's script is absolutely great, but it does not send reports with TS numbers afterwards  ;D

Did any of you contact Support to have TS images deleted (after deactivation), and if yes, what was their reaction?  Did they ask for file numbers, and if yes, did they need the IS file numbers or the TS numbers?


I'm sure there are others with this same question.  Let's take the conversation over here so it doesn't get lost.
http://www.microstockgroup.com/istockphoto-com/removing-photo-from-thinkstock/

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