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« on: June 10, 2009, 01:39 »
It has happened to me a few times so far as well. Usually it was a couple of removed keywords only.
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« on: June 09, 2009, 20:05 »
I'm just wondering why don't they always do this instead of rejecting an image altogether. This is a much faster and more efficient way.
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« on: June 08, 2009, 21:14 »
It is working again. Thanks!
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« on: June 08, 2009, 18:11 »
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« on: June 08, 2009, 13:58 »
Couple days after they rejected my SV portfolio I filled a form on their website. Nobody even confirmed that they received data. What a heck?
I was never on SV, and I also filled a for a couple of weeks ago, which did not get answered at all. However, on Saturday, I registered (the link is in my previous post) and uploaded 10 pictures and my application was approved the next day (yesterday). I have already FTPed quite a few pictures after that.
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« on: June 08, 2009, 00:38 »
I'm using Firefox for pretty much anything and luckily we are allowed to install software on our work computers as well. For those very few sites that do not work with Firefox, there is a Firefox add on which is called IE View. With it, one can specify which particular sites to open as an IE tab within Firefox. So - no reason for me to use anything else. Maybe it's just me, but I feel much safer browsing with Firefox.
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« on: June 08, 2009, 00:32 »
Actually, I registered there on Saturday, uploaded 10 photos. This evening, I saw that my contributor application has been approved. So far, they accepted 4 images while 6 images are still pending but I am allowed to submit 100 more.
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« on: June 06, 2009, 12:26 »
It is still there as of now.
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« on: June 05, 2009, 19:12 »
I opted out, but if I understood it they are only taking old unselling images? It might be not too bad giving them a chance to sell elsewhere, since they are probably inferior images for today's standards.
Did I understand it correctly or not?
As I understand, you can individually put any of your images there. They just offer to do it in bulk for older images.
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« on: June 05, 2009, 18:31 »
I'm opted out too. The only point for people that are already there through StockXpert would be that someone finds their images through IS controlled vocabulary, but what's the probability of that  Anyway, I would not be happy to get 25 cents for an XL image. Even Crestock offers increase from that price after 100 downloads.
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« on: June 05, 2009, 17:05 »
Thank you Whitechild!
This is the URL given by my anti virus program :
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« on: June 04, 2009, 01:35 »
I haven't noticed anything slow. From the "Home" page I just open new tabs for each topic I wish to read. No problems!
I do the same. No problems here.
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« on: June 03, 2009, 13:14 »
I have just checked in our government pages. USA and UK are not countries we have the treaty, but we can deduce the tax paid there. In the case of USA, only federal payments apply (IRS is federal, right?). So I suppose my previous numerical example is correst.
I am not in SS, but this would be important for Alamy, as they will discount 22% when I earn something there (still a wish... ).
Yes IRS is federal. Luckily no state taxes there (still!) It's good to know that 22% is the percentage for UK as I'm in Alamy as well.
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« on: June 03, 2009, 10:28 »
Alias, as I understand, by reading their tax guide for aliens (as they call it), nonresident aliens are taxed in two different ways depending whether their income is "effectively connected to a trade or business in the US" or not. "Nonresident Aliens A nonresident alien's income that is subject to U.S. income tax must be divided into two categories: 1. Income that is effectively connected with a trade or business in the United States, and 2. Income that is not effectively connected with a trade or business in the United States (discussed under The 30% Tax, later). The difference between these two categories is that effectively connected income, after allowable deductions, is taxed at graduated rates. These are the same rates that apply to U.S. citizens and residents. Income that is not effectively connected is taxed at a flat 30% (or lower treaty) rate. " Later in the text: "Other items of income, such as royalties, also may be subject to the 30% tax." So I believe that the actual tax due is 30% in this case. This is the whole IRS publication: Publication 519 (2008), U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens
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« on: June 03, 2009, 03:57 »
Alias, Unfortunately, I believe the answer is that it is not possible to claim a refund by filing a tax return, because the tax due is indeed 30%. Below is the excerpt from the following IRS page: Federal Income Tax Withholding and Reporting on Other Kinds of U.S. - Source Income Paid to Nonresident AliensRoyalties If the royalties income is from a U.S. source and paid to a nonresident alien, then it is reportable for any amount in excess of zero. Withhold at 30% or lesser tax treaty rate, if applicable (See Table 1 in IRS Publication 515 or 901). The beneficial owner of the income may claim the benefit of the tax treaty article which deals with "Royalties Income." The beneficial owner may claim the lesser tax treaty rate by filing Form W-8BEN with the withholding agent. The withholding agent will report the payment on Forms 1042 and 1042-S, even if the entire amount of income is exempt under a tax treaty."
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« on: June 03, 2009, 02:00 »
I think opting out is a misguided decision, but an understandable one
It is also a different decision for exclusive and non-exclusive contributors. Non exclusives have more reasons to opt out, one of them being they can get more for the same image through StockXpert.
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« on: June 02, 2009, 18:26 »
Thanks Whitechild! Opt in was also checked for me even though I opted out. For some reason even extended license and Allow Prints options were not correct as well. It is probably a good idea to check it once more, when the issue is fixed.
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« on: June 02, 2009, 17:45 »
It worked for me. Opted out.
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« on: June 02, 2009, 03:21 »
I think StockXpert is the easiest one. Especially their web uploading system. No clicks needed after uploading, no categories etc.
They do have categories. I still feel uneasy about leaving those blank when they are available.
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« on: June 02, 2009, 03:10 »
I agree. Yaymicro has the easiest and most intuitive submission system by far. Other sites without categories are very good too. I think CanStockPhoto is one example where submission process has improved dramatically. Also good are FP and 123rf. I really hope the rest of the sites follow their examples and make our life easier!
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« on: May 29, 2009, 10:14 »
Do you need to have a SS account to read the forum? And can I ask them just to go to my DT port instead of posting the images on their forum?
You don't need to have the account to read the forum, just to post in the forum. They have guidelines on how to post pictures in the forum. I wouldn't advise to post links from picture from another stock agency.
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« on: May 29, 2009, 02:39 »
This is the reply I got:
"The thumbnail should be visible now in editing mode but the metadata is lost. Please fill in title, description and keywords manually."
No answer if the problem is actually fixed. I will try reuploading to see.
Update: It worked for me for newly uploaded images.
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« on: May 28, 2009, 19:30 »
That's how it looks to me but I never tried this myself.
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« on: May 28, 2009, 19:10 »
The key is to try to post your images on their forum, in the critiques section. I have done this in several iterations, and finally, had a very good idea what images to submit. It took several weeks for the whole process, mostly because I din't have enough good images for application at the time. However, once I collected images that were approved in the forum, I was accepted from the first try.
Good luck!
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