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« on: October 02, 2009, 15:52 »
I don't want to mention the web site, but has anyone experienced image(s) accepted, they sell 1/2 dozen times over a 2-3 week period, then they are removed with the explaination that their original approval was "an accident"? (it is a big 6 site). ...not seen this before and awaiting explanation of what "accident" means...a stoned reviewer...keyboard was dirty...  ?
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« on: October 02, 2009, 12:56 »
Photoshop World marks the launch of Fotolia University
NEW YORK, NY, October 2, 2009 – From the company that was first to bring an extended licensing option to the microstock world, comes the launch of Fotolia University. This interactive, hands-on traveling institution kicked off with acclaimed photographer Jack Hollingsworth at Photoshop World in Las Vegas. Fotolia University, an education program for microstock contributing artists, is the only one of its kind and will appear at various locations throughout the United States of America. Budding and veteran stock photographers will have the opportunity to broaden and brush-up their portfolios with training sessions hosted by leading industry contributors.
“Fotolia University provides artists of the microstock community with an exclusive opportunity to take their digital photographic skills to the next level,” says Oleg Tscheltzoff, CEO of Fotolia, LLC. “The demands in the industry are ever-changing and evolving. Fotolia provides contributors with the tools to stay on top of their game and to increase their earning potential.”
Open to all Fotolia members, Fotolia University seminars range from talent coordination, editing images, basic photography and advanced photography techniques, to asset and project management. Course fees vary based on the event, and location details will be announced as they become available. For more information, visit www.fotolia.com
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Over 1.3 million people prefer Fotolia, LLC for affordable, royalty-free images, graphics, and HD videos. With the introduction of the Infinite Collection, Fotolia became the first worldwide microstock organization to offer both crowd-sourced and professional images on one site. Founded in New York City in 2005, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 10 languages and offices in 12 countries. With over 7,000,000 images to choose from: Find it on Fotolia. www.fotolia.com
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I'm affraid that I would show up and they'd reject me for "type of person" or "not a stock photographer" 
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« on: September 16, 2009, 12:55 »
I think its a good time for you microstockers to pause and thank heavens that youre part of an industry where high-quality contracts that reward you handsomely for your work are the norm, an industry where 99% of you do not work for free, an industry where getting published without a credit is so rare, an industry where agencies are so fair and sensitive that its truly hard to understand why anyone would want to be someone elses photography slave, an industry
you are dripping with sarcasm, right?
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« on: September 14, 2009, 12:47 »
I've never had a problem with this site until today, all sales from May, July and September have been cancelled and my account has a negitave balance. I've sent an email so maybe I'll hear something from them, maybe not if what other has said about customer support is true.
same here....give it a few hours
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« on: September 10, 2009, 13:43 »
When are they going to send over the money left in old Snapvillage account?
bump...I second that emotion
As mentioned before, final SnapVillage payments will be sent to your PayPal account on the 15th. This will included any accrued remaining royalties.
Best,
- Brian
thank you Mr. O'Shea
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« on: September 10, 2009, 07:19 »
When are they going to send over the money left in old Snapvillage account?
bump...I second that emotion
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« on: September 09, 2009, 07:00 »
anyone else playing this?
I guess no on is yet because it hasn't opened yet, but later today it will. It looks interesting and like another horribly tempting distraction while editing photos.
http://monopolycitystreets.com/
...you are pure evil...Leaf *While everyone else is playing this, I'll be uploading*
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« on: September 07, 2009, 13:19 »
@anon~ thanks for your insight and the "skinny" its very useful to see Microstock through the buyers eyes.
my pleasure...I was a buyer for many years before i was a contributor.
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« on: September 06, 2009, 17:23 »
anon - great post about a buyer's choices
can you expand a bit on HOW you find images? do you use keywords or categories? do you use concepts or descriptors? how might t vary from project t project?
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I only search by keywords...have never searched by catagory. Generally the searches are pretty direct - just did a project for NASCAR...I needed a ground level photo of the front end of the car, so I searched "NASCAR, front" and found what I needed. For a chain "gentleman's club" project I searched "stripper, female, dancer". It's really pretty straight forward so when tagging your images, less is more. I'm beginning to practice what I preach as well 
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« on: September 06, 2009, 17:08 »
Thanks anonymous, I feel constrained by microstock and I hope to branch out more in the future. Do you look at sites like mostphotos and alamy that don't judge an image on its suitability for stock? I really like some of the images the micros would reject.
I DO look at both mostphotos and alamy. Mostphotos however is a more difficult "search" because of the silly voting system (glad it's gone). I don't frequent Alamy very much but it has supplied a few images that I didn't find elsewhere.
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« on: September 06, 2009, 11:21 »
I second that! What's the skinny.... please DO tell! Please tell us "how, where and what buyers will pay" we are all ears. Everyone here, I'm sure, would seriously want to know this valuable information.
Okay...(hoping I'm not highjacking the thread) I work for 2 companies...one is a Fortune 1000, the other I own. I do all kinds of design - web, print, trade shows, etc. I (we) have never purchased a subscription (thusly, we've never used anything from SS). While 50% of the images we purchase have been from IS, the other 1/2 of the time they're purchased elsewhere (even with their large inventory, IS doesn't have everything). I also purchase from 123, BS, Scanstock, CS, and pretty much any site that has what the client needs. I am not near as concerned with the "technical" quality of the shot (I'm quite able to use Photoshop to fix stuff) as I am the dynamic aesthic. Give me something that makes me laugh, cry, scratch my head...anything that makes me look twice. Since I pass the cost on to the client (with a slight markup), I will pay $1.00 to $100...if the image is right, price is not an issue. Only on rarest occasions have we had to use RM photos...RF inventories are so large that you can (almost) always find what you need without ponying up $$$. I've also done a large amount of work for "entertainment" establishments (billboards, magazine ads, interior wall artwork, stages). A lot of MS sites do not carry these types of images for whatever moral reasons, thusly I HAVE to go to other sites to obtain them - In January, some lucky photogs had a VERY nice month (we purchased about $4000 worth of images to be used in the entry way of a new club in the Caribbean)... Summary: 1. buyers will pay pretty much whatever is needed 2. in my 15 years of design, I've never purchased a photo of flowers, people shaking hands, or a globe...i DO buy images that strike an emotion..ANY emotion. And I LOVE series photos - a good but varied series can make all the difference when designing an ad campaign...I like fisheye closeups of mean-nasty dogs, erotic lingerie, strange looking people, strange locations, etc. 3. don't go exclusive as I have no loyalty to any one MS site...everyone i work with has no loyalty to any one MS site. We DO have loyalty to our clients and will go wherever to obtain the images that will make their campaign/ad work. 4. variety - shoot different stuff. I never know one week from the next what I'm going to need 5. In 2008, we spent just under $22,000 on stock and 90% of the photos purchased were not "typical" stock photography. So the next time you get one of those lovely "not suitable for stock", "type of photograph", "not what we're looking for" rejection, submit it to another site because SOMEBODY will have use for it. So get out there and shoot some stuff I can use -QUICK!
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« on: September 05, 2009, 16:14 »
Has anybody noticed the great silence coming from Pixamba?
Not a peep here on MSG and still no Forum on site.
dumb question, under the assumption that your work is there, is anything selling?
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« on: September 05, 2009, 16:09 »
BigStock is a slow but steady seller for me. Over the years I've made about the same in BigStock as in CanStockPhoto and 123 combined. This year CanStockPhoto is high above them because of the Fotosearch sales, but overall I am happy with BigStock (and they have not conceded to subs!).
I have to agree...it is a slow but steady machine with sales from $.50 to $2.50 per DL. And Larry is correct, regardless of web site, you're going to need more than 100 photos to make an impact. I only have around 600 (this is not what I do for a living...I actually BUY everybody elses photos for web and print work...so if you guys really want to know how buyers think/where they purchase from/what they are willing to pay-I have the skinny) but they seem to have a slow-but-steady traction. I don't even mind that they bumped their payout to $50...still lower than most.
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« on: September 05, 2009, 15:55 »
strangely snapvillage did better for me than veer so far.
ditto
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« on: August 27, 2009, 12:33 »
I know....you go to heaven. But what happens in regard to your microstock accounts?
I have no idea but may be Achilles from Dreamstime can help you. Robert Mizerek's account (Rjmiz) is still there.
The MIZ is gone???
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« on: August 23, 2009, 16:34 »
Veta Beta Stokalipsa or any kind of lobotolipsa who carer here about that because this stuff is provided only for iStock exkljuzives?!?
Dude, whatever you're smoking... it's BAD!
I disagree...it seems VERY good : )
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« on: August 23, 2009, 16:23 »
For your application, your have to send your most impressive pictures. They want to see the best you can do. Forget what sells elsewhere, it won't help you. The application must show your photographic skills, and to a certain point your photoshop skills.
Exactly.
.just be careful and not try to second guess "what they want" as none of us really know "what they want"...hell, THEY don't always know what they want. And FYI, I think the camel pic is great...not sure why it was rejected. Maybe do some model shots as those are always in demand...something with "attitude". Keep on keeping on.
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« on: August 23, 2009, 16:15 »
August has not been a good month for me anywhere except DT (although down from July). Even with an unusually high rejection rate this month, sales have been decent along with numerous images breaking the "level 2" mark...hope everything picks up next month!
Cheers
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« on: August 21, 2009, 16:40 »
as i've said before, if reviewers knew what sells, they'd be shooting those photos themselves...strange job.
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« on: August 19, 2009, 14:43 »
If you are making any money from the use of Photoshop then you have no excuse for not paying for it. If you use it without paying then you are dishonest and a thief. At least have the fortitude to admit it to yourself if no-one else. I know cognitive dissonance is a b*tch but claiming the US government kills innocent people therefore I can steal other people's hard work while complaining if they misuse my photos doesn't make a lot of sense.
Before anyone complains about the cost of the software they should consider that the barriers to entry in this industry are actually very low. At least we don't have to set up a factory or re mortgage our homes to produce our goods or get our businesses up and running.
amen...
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« on: August 13, 2009, 08:33 »
experienced this day before yesterday as well, a -$53.33 (yikes). I sent email to support. By the time they responded, my balance was back and their response was "you do not have enough money to request payout as of this time"...I assume it's some kind of glitch in their database system.
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« on: August 12, 2009, 12:33 »
I haven't tried to upload anything at VMP, just have what was pulled over from SV. I simply want to wait until there are signs of life before i add to the workload (and I get enough wacky rejects from FT...don't need more). And with what I've read over the last few weeks, I hope this doesn't devo into VeerVillage
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« on: August 10, 2009, 21:26 »
DT and StockXpert are keeping my summer out of the toilet.
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« on: February 04, 2009, 17:37 »
Also considering the increase in whacked-out rejections lately at FT, try uploading those images...who knows
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« on: January 31, 2009, 12:00 »
site's down...
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