it works perfect for me. especially since I have problems uploading to alamy with my browser for a long time now.

1 per 610 all time
1 per 420 this year

got one a year ago, also sold hardly.
After I got the request, I set the price at $900,-.
Surprisingly the customer bought it for that price....my share $450,-

Shortly after that I got 2 more requests, but both with any success. The problem is that you can't negotiate with the potential buyer.
I am sure that then you would come to an agreement about the price. So be carefull with setting your price.

deleting the file is a bit work, but doable

not much better here

Quote from: Pauws99 on January 09, 2015, 10:55
Paid! The time I got a payment in 2 days is a distant memory......

got it also in 2 days but usually I have to wait 10 days

nothing news under the sun.
I have had €0,14 and €0,17 sales (medium- and highres)

didn't see a raise here. I,m silver level.
I also get 6 for an M, but as far as I know it has always been that.

Maybe my raise will come soon 

thank you for your explanation Jo Ann. I think I know what to do now.
She has indeed showed some respect for the photographer by asking permission.

Quote from: tickstock on March 11, 2015, 23:10

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Quote from: tickstock on March 11, 2015, 22:58
Doesn't a regular download allow that kind of use?

I really don't know. Never bought an image

Maybe now would be the perfect time for you to go see what rights you are granting each time you sell an image.   http://www.shutterstock.com/licensing.mhtml

good one 
thanks for the link

Quote from: Mantis on March 11, 2015, 22:57
Ask for $28

would be an option.
But I do not really understand well what she means. Will the image be the main subject, the quilt or the quilt with the image printed on it?
My english is not good enough 

Quote from: tickstock on March 11, 2015, 22:58
Doesn't a regular download allow that kind of use?

I really don't know. Never bought an image

Today I got an email by FAA from a customer who bought an image of me on SS.

From:
xxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx

Subject:
Use of Your Photograph

Message:
Good day, Hans.



I recently purchased your "xxxxxxxxx" photograph from Shutterstock. May I have your permission to use that photograph as the design basis for a small quilted wall hanging? The wall hanging will be made of fabric, thread and batting (also called wadding). It will not be sold, but it may be exhibited at several quilt shows in the United States. I will gladly credit you and your photograph as the basis of my design.



Respectfully,

xxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxx

What to do? Should I answer her with a simple "no", or try to make a deal with her?

Never had a request like this

NB: I think it was an $2.85 OD sale

Ron, no one can give you the right receipt for a correct WB. Only the "right out of the book" solutions. It's not that easy as people (books) say.

I also never had WB rejections, untill about past 2 years. Tried to fix them with the eye dropper tool but with no succes.
Sometimes I got them through by changing the WB into daylight, but often they got rejected again.

I surely see WB problems in your images, but maybe that´s subjective.
I would try to move the blue saturation slider in LR to the left, about halfway.

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Quote from: Beppe Grillo on March 09, 2015, 20:10
When we were used to shot in film we had not all these problems... it was daylight or tungsten. Stop.
And we all lived happy like this...

I used to do a lot of RA-4 color printing in the early 90s. You could pretty much compensate for a caste just the same as today.

How?

With the use of a color temp. meter?

By eye typically - using either a white piece of paper or, better still, a blank sheet of the color paper stock - for comparison. And the darkrooms typically had a fire exit so you could quickly get outside and make the comparison in natural light. And then gradually adjusting two out of the three enlarger colors one at a time. Then doing another test strip as you got closer. You quickly get good at it  - so you would pretty much know roughly how much to dial in or out.

I see, but you said "just the same as today".
How do you compensate a color cast today, digitally?

Quote from: hatman12 on March 09, 2015, 22:27
Just use the white dropper in Photoshop - click on what is meant to be the brightest and cleanest white, and hey presto.

I wish it was that easy 

Quote from: bunhill on March 09, 2015, 20:14

Quote from: Beppe Grillo on March 09, 2015, 20:10
When we were used to shot in film we had not all these problems... it was daylight or tungsten. Stop.
And we all lived happy like this...

I used to do a lot of RA-4 color printing in the early 90s. You could pretty much compensate for a caste just the same as today.

How?

With the use of a color temp. meter?

I tried some times in LR but not very satisfying. What is the best way to remove a color cast?

I always shoot on auto WB, but now and then I have WB issues.
Yesterday shot some pics at the beach under a pretty cloudless sky. The WB values were all around 4600K, so pretty cool. I changed them manually to 4800-4900K, a little warmer and they looked good imo. But if I change the WB to daylight (5500K), they look too warm.

On the other hand, I also experienced on some particular days with a light overcast, that my images are too warm. (around 6500K). But when I change them to daylight, they become too cool.

So, is it the moment of the day, is it my camera or is it me? I really don't know.
For those issues I made an extra check before I upload them. Especially when I processed them in daylight, I check them later in the evening again to be sure to have the WB (and exposure) correct.

It becomes more difficult when they have a color cast. It's almost impossible to get rid of that. On those images, if they are worth it, I often apply a special filter or transfer them into BW.

And the reviewers..........I think they more like the images to be on the warm side than on the cool side.

decide for yourself.
Maybe you shoot the type of images FT buyers like, maybe not.

For me they are my 2nd best earner and still going strong

31, all low sellers

they have got pretty strict on that lately. If you submit an image of a single home you surely need a property release.
A row of identical homes with no special architectural features can get through. But make sure you clone out house numbers and street names.

btw: Istock has become more easier to submit that kind of images. In the past they were extreme strict with that kind of stuff, but nowadays they accept a lot more ....

Quote from: Mantis on February 09, 2015, 13:24

Quote from: peresanz on February 09, 2015, 10:06

At IstockPhoto:

"Payments are now automated and will be issued on the 25th of the month providing that you have a balance of more than $100 and you provided payment details"

Wrong context. You will "automatically receive an automated payment" once a month. But the PP will still trickle in as usual and if the PP misses the automated payment cutoff date in whole or in part, too bad. You will automatically receive the balance of PP that didn't make it on the following month's automatic payment....assuming you meet minimum requirements.

that makes sense and that's what i meant

Quote from: ShadySue on February 09, 2015, 09:30
You don't need to hit $100 before the end of the month, and they don't need to report PP/sub/Getty sales before the end of the month.

Contract 5A "iStock agrees to pay you royalties (the "Royalties") within 30 days after the end of each month in which the license or sale was made (except when sales reporting is delayed for transactions that do not occur on the iStock Site, whether made by a Distribution Partner or otherwise, in which case payments will be made in the month following the date such sale is reported) (a "Sales Month")"

you mean pay-out is automated now? But you have to reach a certain minimum?
And what do you mean with the pp sales? You will be credited for those at a certain day at once?
I read about certain changes, but how and what? 

it's already 9th of the month and I haven't seen any partnersales yet.
Need them badlly to reach my payout 

+1, uploading now with my browser

The strong dollar is my friend now  .  An average 15% more income per image sale compared to last year at all the dollar based stock companies.