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Off Topic / Zonealarm and Microsoft Update Incompatibility Issue -

« on: July 09, 2008, 12:50 »

If any of you installed the Microsoft update titled KB951748, then you may experience Internet problems thanks to a clash between Zonealarm and this update. To fix the issue you can either uninstall the update, change your firewall settings to medium, or switch to another type of firewall. To uninstall the update, do the following:

1) select "Start->Settings->Control Panel"
2) select "Add/Remove Programs"
3) select the 'check' box at the top of the screen that says "Show Updates" (there may be a pause for a minute or so)
4) scroll down the update list until you see the update that says "update for Windows XP KB951748"
5) Select the "KB951748" update and click on REMOVE

Just thought I would warn anyone who didn't know.

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General Stock Discussion / How important is copyspace?

« on: July 09, 2008, 12:45 »

I know that with iStockphoto buyers can search for their preferred method of copyspace, but does it make that much of a difference in sales? Just curious.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Your Website

« on: July 05, 2008, 13:20 »

http://jrtmedia.com/final_site/code/photos.shtml

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Photoshelter

« on: July 02, 2008, 15:06 »

I got in too.

http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/jrtmedia

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Video Equipment / Sofware / Technique / Best wide angle lens out there?

« on: June 30, 2008, 17:11 »

Recently, I decided to purchase the Canon 20mm f/2.8 wide angle lens. But I've noticed that it's extremely soft towards the edges of the picture. I've read that using f/11 fixes this, but I'm a bit uneasy. I'm using the Canon Xsi with it. Basically, are all wide angle lenses soft towards the edges? Or is this lens just a piece of junk? It received mixed reviews on Amazon, but most people seem to think it's pretty good. Thanks.

Here's an example:

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: IS Illustrator Test

« on: June 30, 2008, 17:03 »

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=4304434

It took me four attempts to pass the test so don't feel too bad. Then again, these images have yet to see a sale at iStockphoto.

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Off Topic / Re: If you go down to the beach with your camera ...

« on: June 29, 2008, 10:09 »

Great. I guess I'll be carrying pepper spray with me if I ever go to Malibu.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: IS - sales slowing down?

« on: June 25, 2008, 10:56 »

Mine:

Not bad, not great.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: summer slow down?

« on: June 23, 2008, 21:41 »

Only iStockphoto is doing poorly for me. The others are about average. Of course, Shutterstock would be below average if it hadn't been for an EL.

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Shutterstock.com / Image not showing up in search correctly.

« on: June 23, 2008, 21:39 »

I have a picture of three ice cream sandwiches that doesn't show up in the search. I am only able to access the image if I use double quotes. Can anyone tell me if I've done anything wrong? Or is it just a glitch? Thanks.

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-13687924-three-ice-cream-sandwiches.html

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General Macrostock / Does Photoshelter charge you money for their services?

« on: June 22, 2008, 10:34 »

I read something about how some individuals at Photoshelter pay $50 a month for some reason. I just want to make sure that it's free to submit your photos to this agency. Thanks in advance.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Keyword Stuffing

« on: June 16, 2008, 12:41 »

What about this:

bitten, brown, chocolate, chocolate ice cream sandwiches, close up, dessert, fattening, ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, junk food, macro, sweets, three ice cream sandwiches, treats, unhealthy, white background

Since I read Shutterstocks latest newsletter about using double quotes, I decided to use them more often in my keywords. But I don't want to be penalized.

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General Stock Discussion / Keyword Stuffing

« on: June 15, 2008, 21:14 »

Say I have a picture of a juicy plum. If I use keywords such as one plum, red plum, juicy plum; etc, is that keyword stuffing? I mean they're all relevant keywords. What do you guys think?

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Nature Lightbox - Microstockgroup on Istock

« on: June 04, 2008, 14:51 »

What the heck. Could you add mine please?

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=6202489

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=5941459

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=4792674

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=6072810

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=6224978

Thanks.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: May 2008 Earnings per Image at iStock

« on: June 02, 2008, 17:51 »

$.11 per image.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: IS

« on: May 27, 2008, 19:33 »

I'm down about fifty percent for the month. Same with Shutterstock.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Istock subs... How much did you get?

« on: May 26, 2008, 13:47 »

Quote from: lisafx on May 26, 2008, 11:39

cshack, you may just have had an eager buyer who discovered your port and went crazy. Congratulations!

My sales on SS are right where I would expect them to be for a holiday Monday.

Mine too. Just three sales.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Something even newer than sound at iStock

« on: May 22, 2008, 17:03 »

How about Flash games or something like that?

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Shutterstock.com / Re: How are things at SS

« on: May 20, 2008, 08:22 »

For about three weeks my sales were way down, but this past week they're closer to normal. And now that I've said that, I'm sure my sales will tank for the rest of the week.