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Messages - heywoody
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« on: November 22, 2010, 08:04 »
Needs to be both - had some rejected for the same reason and box was ticked for all of them.
1427
« on: November 19, 2010, 17:13 »
I was hoping that would be a Yes  I hope to get more files on to SS than IS while recognising that I'll probably have more rejections than from the other 2.
1428
« on: November 19, 2010, 09:33 »
how about some stats? (I add a little increase on Oct, but not done yet..)
I think that you will be a lot better than what I am these days.. so keep up! (not easy to upload, work, rejections etc..)
go for the quality, you would do a lot better.. (dont have much but I am working to get there)
A slightly personal question (and on a complete tangent) - is the port size on each of the sites a reflection on the toughness of the reviewers? 
1429
« on: November 18, 2010, 12:30 »
congrats. Lots of people struggle a lot with the Shutterstock application.
Having been beaten up on isock for a few months I had enough for the "entrance exam" - would have been a different story a few months back. Of course, putting your best efforts in at the start means the only direction to go is down 
1430
« on: November 18, 2010, 12:26 »
On DT acceptance ratio affects the number of images you can upload in a week and there's some rumour that it's a factor in image placement on searches - probably neither is a significant problem. I think it takes a bit of time on every site to get a sense of what's likely to be approved. My inclination would be to start slow with the best images having reviewed them for technical flaws @ 100% and use the acceptances and rejections to inform the next batch.
1431
« on: November 18, 2010, 06:06 »
Submitted my initial 10 last night. All approved this morning + 1st sale & they haven't even appeared in my portfolio yet
1432
« on: November 17, 2010, 17:34 »
Nice but I can't help feeling they will only use a tiny bit of the money they have made from our commission cuts.
I knew someone would have to say that.
Let's look at it this way - Istock cut royalties to less than half what Dreamstime pays, and they simultaneously eliminated Punctum Day awards.
Are we so beaten down that we can't even enjoy a bit of good news? Considering how much bad news there has been out of the micros lately, I am more than happy to give Dreamstime credit where credit is due.
Words like "gift horse" and "mouth" come to mind  It's only a gesture but it's a NICE gesture...
1433
« on: November 17, 2010, 06:44 »
I'm too new at the game to give portfolio advice but I think it would be worth your while looking at fotilia also. Review standards seem similar to DT - I only started in August and am getting twice as many sales as DT with half the portfolio. I'm also getting equivalent sales to DT on istock with < 5% of my DT portfolio (really tough reviewers but good incentive to try and produce better technical quality). Looking at SS - I gather they are pretty tough also but hope to get my istock images on there at least.
1435
« on: November 15, 2010, 13:27 »
Some designers just like isolations. Sometimes I do a "proper picture" and an isolation of the main subject (can be done with virtually zero effort in 3D) and they seem to sell about equally.
3D? You lost me?
I don't have the kit to produce photos of the required technical standard so mostly submit 3d renders - depending on which tool, I can either render the subject directly on to pure white (or any other colour) or create a transparancy mask at the same time as the main image. Pity the agencies don't accept pngs as that has gotta mean less effort for designers...
1436
« on: November 14, 2010, 18:31 »
Some designers just like isolations. Sometimes I do a "proper picture" and an isolation of the main subject (can be done with virtually zero effort in 3D) and they seem to sell about equally.
1437
« on: November 14, 2010, 18:13 »
Thanks - guess I should go ahead.
1438
« on: November 14, 2010, 15:33 »
SS is now the only big 4 site I'm not submitting to. I applied some time ago but was put off by the requirement to submit a scan of my passport (driving licence deemed not to be enough). Am I being paranoid on the whole security / identity theft front? Is is possible to submit with the number blacked out?
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