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Messages - ichiro17
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« on: April 07, 2009, 20:28 »
... I also suggest that you read copyright law, it has no similarity to buying a product like a car or a house and to make that comparison is ridiculous.
Copyright law can also vary tremendously by country, too. In Canada, for example, it's the owner of the film/CF card who owns the copyright, while in the USA it's the person who clicked the shutter.
There is another option albeit a bit more drastic, whether Dreamstime have a 6, 12, 18 or 24 month policy in their terms makes no difference whatsoever, you as a contributor are the copyright owner of those images, if you choose to no longer allow Dreamstime to distribute those images then send them a notice giving them 28 days to remove your images from their site ...
Actually in Canada its the person who commissions the work (if its being paid work for a person, corporation, etc.) that owns the copyright to those images even though you may own the film/CF card
This also varies by country. I know of one photographer who signed an agreement with an agency such that the agency has the right to license his imagery for 20 years ! He's consulted with lawyers about getting out of the contract, but has been told it's a no-go.
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« on: April 07, 2009, 11:02 »
Hopefully Leaf will close this now. Its not going to get anywhere, DT isn't going to change their policy but at least they know that their policies aren't very good in some of the photographer's opinions.
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« on: April 07, 2009, 07:57 »
It's not making life difficult. The process is simple and was this way from a long time ago.
This was about us not having a batch option and us being stupid because of that.
We don't plan to do a batch disable tool anytime soon and I already mentioned why.
Others may do it, it's up to them. I wouldn't call it stupid that we don't have a batch disable tool, that's all. We respond as helpful as we can and give all necesary details. It's true, a departure is sad, no matter the reasons. We realize there is more involved into that experience, but in the same time, we can't allocate admin time to this operation, considering the member is leaving. The option is there, just use it if you want.
Just because the process of building gas cars are simple and easy and its been the same for 100 years doesn't mean that we should still use gas cars or not improve them. With that attitude, DT is on pace to become GM. Oh well...
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« on: April 06, 2009, 17:19 »
SS says you can opt out of everything and your portfolio is unavailable for download. Files are still there, but not available for sale. So there's at least one site.
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« on: April 06, 2009, 15:21 »
It makes DT stupid for cornering its contributors by not allowing a mass de-activate button where they can de-activate all photos eligible. Its not fair to the contributors in that regard. I have a huge problem with that.
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« on: April 06, 2009, 11:06 »
woohoo rinder has graced us with his presence yesterday!
YAY!
Just closed my account...had to forfeit 15 dollars that was in there
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« on: April 06, 2009, 11:02 »
I think its silly to say that one contributor pulling their images won't make a difference to an agency but then say that making it harder for them to do so is in the best interests of the agency.
Oh well, whatever, I knew the policy, so I guess its my fault for uploading to them in the first place
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« on: April 05, 2009, 14:32 »
Welcome to microstock sir.
"Copying" has a new meaning in microstock and people will "copy" you. Who cares?
If what sharply is saying is true, I think thats bad.
Although these 'feuds' make for good entertainment, you should iron them out in private. After a certain point, its just old.
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« on: April 03, 2009, 12:30 »
Well I've made my bed, I will now just sleep in it
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« on: April 03, 2009, 09:39 »
You should seriously consider. I've been removing files and after an hour and a half, I've only got 100 off
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« on: April 03, 2009, 08:34 »
I am trying to prepare myself for exclusivity and I want to disable all my files, but they won't do that in bulk for me? I have over 1200 files on that site and thats ridiculous. They have a horrible interface when it comes to removing old files and no matter how much I argue with them, they don't do anything about it. It makes no sense.
It makes me hate dealing with them after a very good experience during my uploading time there
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« on: April 02, 2009, 20:14 »
From a buyer's perspective, they don't care. they are using it as part of their business and they will download no matter what. Besides, XXXL files are max 20MB so you have to download a lot of those files to get to maxxing out.
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« on: April 01, 2009, 12:54 »
As much as I like the information from these posts, it makes me curious and skeptical why fintastique posts only one post per month and just shows percentage breakdowns, but never contributes to any other threads.
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« on: March 29, 2009, 16:21 »
Great camera. Best purchase aside from my 500mm f/4. Want to buy another (or a 1Ds if I could afford it)
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« on: March 27, 2009, 11:18 »
thanks, that really helps
Will be putting them together for my portfolio
Do you think it helps drive traffic to certain images and increase sales if you have a personal images only lightbox?
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« on: March 27, 2009, 10:17 »
How do you add a lightbox link/banner to a photo's description? I've done it once before for a MSG lightbox but I can't remember and I'm not sure where to look for it - I did a search here but didn't find anything Any help is greatly appreciated  Thank you all Joseph
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« on: March 26, 2009, 15:23 »
Cool, show us some shots when you get it
i haven't made my choice yet
soon though!.. I am leaning towards the 100-400 though
I have that lens! Great one. Usually much better in good lighting. Crap lighting is pushing it in terms of getting sharp images
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« on: March 26, 2009, 11:23 »
500mm f/4 IS is my vote :p
I have one, and its fantastic. Its by far my favourite lens. And I wouldn't sell it for anything. Except maybe an 800mm f/5.6 and another 500 :p
Its super sharp even with the 1.4x tele, and it almost never comes off. its almost songbird migration time and I'm very excited. I've had the lens for less than a year and it took me a while to get used to it, but now that I have, its sharp and amazing.
My recommendation is to go 300 2.8 and put a 2x on it, yes, its not super 600mm quality, but its better than what you'd expect because the 300 is so good, and you have a 2.8 lens that works wonders in other situations.
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« on: March 26, 2009, 07:37 »
I'm very excited but at the same time, its too expensive and I'm not going to buy it.
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« on: March 21, 2009, 13:07 »
Dave Hill is not HDR. He's said it himself. For him, its all about the lighting. However, his work is phenomenal. So is Joey Lawrence. www.joeyl.comHis personal subject matter is a bit 1980s, but the photographs themselves are great.
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« on: March 20, 2009, 13:00 »
Interesting post, however, I dont' know how well posting on an internationally diverse forum is going to help you much. I don't know many people who are willing to uproot just for a house with a studio. I know the market sucks in the US, so I feel your pain because you bought the house for multiple times what you will sell it for now but you are better off in the local papers.
Thanks
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« on: March 20, 2009, 09:24 »
Flemish, you seem to be caught up on the fact that they have quantity.
The point is no one wants stupid business shots anymore. And thats all these RM guys have in humongous quantities. iStock has an amazing varied portfolio. And thats why they are very good. Plus they charge a premium for their exclusive content. Which is also where its at.
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« on: March 15, 2009, 22:12 »
I'm on the mother's side of this. Its unfortunate that she had to die so young, and I hope the child gets to stay with that family. The father sounds like a sleezeball. I hope he gets nothing. Don't be hating me now, I'm just taking a side. Its a sad situation in general. 
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« on: March 08, 2009, 18:10 »
Thanks for the wonderful reviews. Flash is here to stay, it works well. I'm sorry if your connection isn't fast enough to load it quickly. But then again, my files are only 50kb to 100kb - so you'd have problems regardless.
To respond to cclapper, I totally understand your point of view. I am reconsidering my logo. The reason I made it so large was because I had a smaller one and wasn't too thrilled. Perhaps something in the middle would be better. I will be testing it out eventually.
Thanks again to all who have responded so far, I'd love to hear from others.
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« on: March 08, 2009, 17:12 »
Hi all, Given that we have such a broad spectrum of talented photographers on this forum as well as some very good tech-savvy people, I'd like to invite you to check out my brand new website (first time I've ever done one) and I'd like for your opinions. Its not very microstock-based, I'd love to keep that a separate part, but its more for quality commercial stuff. www.josephgareri.comLet me know what you think, I'd love to hear it. Thanks, Joseph
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