Quote from: Lcjtripod on December 16, 2008, 09:22

OK you guys! I downloaded the filezilla program .... now I just have to learn how to use it. I fear uploading a hundred images at once and having them all rejected for some dumb reason that I knew nothing about.

Advise on that welcomed also. I have been a photographer longer than I care to remember but some of the tech stuff with computers leaves me behind.

Thanks!
-Larry

You can upload as many as you like via FTP and leave them there in the queue. Then you can select few shots and start adding categories and submit them, while the rest stays in the queue. You can learn from there what is acceptable and what is not, so you can go back to the queue and submit some more or delete the shots with the new insight.

That's what I do and even if I'm an almost total newbie to this game and to photography in general, i can keep my Acceptance Rate to about 70% on DT, and learn in the process. It works nicely in my opinion.

Fran, that is good news! I thought that when you uploaded the images they would be in the approval stage and too late to do anything. You have relieved many of the fears of this old dinosaur!  

-Larry

You can take a look at my portfolio on DT. it's easier than to tell you what kind of images you have to submit. I have good acceptance ratio there, good sales and I am satisfied with DT. I never had big problems with rejections there and somehow they seem to like what I shot. It's my second earner after SS.

I am checking everyones portfolio that has a link along with their post. Your work looks as though you truly like variety, not just stock  oriented stuff. I'm about the same on that, I shoot what I like and if they like it fine, if not to heck with them.

Thanks!
-Larry

I know that every site has it's do and don't do policy's.

Advise on image types they do not like or like best.
What is the most common reasons for rejects?

Selling options: Subs, sizes, etc.

I do not use FTP so I up load via single image 10-30 at a time as their software allows.

If you look at my BigStock port you will see what I like to upload. I know Like and should are two different things. 

Thanks a bunch in advance!

-Larry

For three years, every commission I've received at BigStock has been in 50 cent increments.  Today I had one for 87 cents.  I can't find anything anywhere that explains what this commission is for.  Did something change I don't know about?

Did you contact BigStock and ask them? They should know.
I suspect a EL sale.

-Larry

I would sell the camera and buy a new one. Then only change lenses in a clean spot! I use my kitchen table and blow the dust off of the camera and lens and do a quick change. Never outdoors.

I carry two cameras most of the time. Canon XSi with L 70-200mm f2.8 and Canon XTi with L 24-105mm f4 So I rarely ever have to change lenses, just switch cameras.

Expensive that way but worth it if you do a lot of shooting.

-Larry

I've just got a G10 this Saturday and tested it yesterday.
For it's size it takes pretty good pictures.



Here you can see a full res 7Mb file saved with quality 12:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/3093655660/sizes/o/

ISO 80, RAW  -> JPG. Zero noise reduction, zero sharpening.

First class example! You are properly exposed (with flash fill from the camera) while the background is way under exposed and noisy. If someone views your image at each of the available sizes from your link, you can quickly see what happens when the original file is made smaller.

Just for fun, re post the shot with the image size on the short side at 2000 pixels and from there it would require very little processing to sell it. In fact try selling the "Photographer in the alley" shot and see if you actually can. I vote yes!

-Larry

I have managed to get only 30 images accepted since August and have Not One Single Sale.  And, is there any way to see if my pics are being seen? 

My BigStock enthusiasm is waning wrapidly.   

On BigStock if you mouse over an image you get a larger view. No need to actually click on the image for a larger view. So view counts on BigStock mean nothing.

Sales: The economy is in a slump so I would guess that most photo buyers are using what they have in stock rather than buy more at this time. My sales for October are less than a third of last year at this time.

I'm sure you know that Nature, Senics, Artsy shots are the slowest sellers of all on any site. Your images are very nice, give them time and upload more, lots more anything less than a thousand images on line is a very small portfolio.

Hope this helps!

-Larry

On the forum they said they are actively going after customers ....... But   .......

according to this,  their views are going down below low.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/yaymicro.com

I have over 1700 images on there .... Me thinks me might have made a boo-boo in doing that!

For the good news, On Featurepics.com I got 4 sales right away and i just started uploading to them a couple of weeks ago.

-Larry

I think I will wait also as they have not even started to market the site yet! I do not expect any sales at all before the first of the year.
-Larry

This photo was accepted by some and rejected by one.

Is it a stock marketable shot?

"School children on a class outing with their teachers."



I thanks you for your comments, good or bad.

Thanks!!
-Larry

Slow sales here also. (and getting slower by the day!)

The reason could be that they are treating buyers as badly as the photographers on the site.

Or now that they refresh the site every week or so there is nothing new to see on a daily basis.

I know photographers are quiting I have had several email me and tell me so. The reason they are quiting is not just the rejections .... it is the stupidity and insulting reasons for rejectons!

My computer monitor is calibrated for accuracy very week, I use CRT and an LCD monitors. both calibrated to check my work on both before uploading to any site. Then to have an approver tell me he rejected my shots as "too dark or too light" tells me he does not have a calibrated monitor or is just plane using a reason for a reject.

And the too dark or too light rejection kills me. He did not know if it was too dark or too light? I have to guess what he was thinking! Dumb!

Needless to say I had more on the site ready for the approval process, but I beat them to the punch ... I deleted them all and save them the time of doing it.

I will upload there never again. I am done.

It was a nice site some time back before they made the big change by adding a bunch of new approvers and rejecting nearly everything with a stupid reason or just "we have enough of this subject."

I was a professional photographer 30 or 40 years before most of them were born.

'nuff said.

-Larry

Hi Adelaide

None on yours.

I guess I must email support to find out. I will be back when I find out the reason.

Thanks!
-Larry

I sent the email three days ago.

NO ANSWER.

Oh well!

-Larry