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« on: July 15, 2013, 10:23 »
Just out of interest is there anyone out there considering Symbiostock but is holding back?
If you are hesitant - what would persuade you to start using Symbiostock?
It sounds interesting, but I'm still a little unclear on why I should use it.
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« on: July 11, 2013, 21:39 »
This has been coming on for a few years now. Thoughts? Anyone feel the same?
I sympathize. However, you have put in a lot of time in the field. If working with those agencies is difficult, consider just supporting the smaller ones that pay better. If they change their tune, then leave them too. There's always someone playing fair and they can make a difference if we support them.
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« on: July 11, 2013, 14:32 »
Hi,
As a relative newbie I was interested on people's opinions on how I am going compared to 'the norm'. If that wasnt too much to ask! Chris
Doing great, Chris. You definitely have talent. Keep up the good work.
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« on: July 07, 2013, 12:16 »
But I think it takes less time to reject than to approveespecially when the rejection is based on subjective judgements such as "Low commercial value." Reviewers get paid so much per image reviewed no matter if accepted or rejected. Some review up to 2,000 images a day!
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« on: July 03, 2013, 09:29 »
It's not just you. I'm getting almost 1 day turn-around. Amazing! I'm so used to the queue being stuck for 2 weeks. Did the review time go up at SS this week? Have some in the queue since Thu (?) last week or so. Just would like to know if it just me
Thanks.
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« on: July 03, 2013, 06:16 »
Fotolia has a rigid line on many types of images. I almost always get rejections from them for seamless pattern designs. However, when it comes to cartoons of people or animals, I have no problem. Keep working your style and keep submitting. Most of all, enjoy what you do and let the rejections slide (especially if they are not your biggest source of microstock income). Do what you can to provide what they need, from image type, to technical things. I am very puzzled why fotolia refuses my images systematically. They are accepted between 50% to 80% at other sites and they are selling. My best selling images have been refused at fotolia and I feel they put a red flag on me for some odd reason. Does anybody else experience the same problem?
I sent them an email for clarification and here is the answer (just a generic answer - probably a cut and paste sentence): "Thank you for your e-mail. Please note that all of your files have been reviewed by our selection team. Also note that the selection team is a separate department, so we have no influence on their decision. The main criteria for validation or rejection are: the quality of the image/video, the technical requirements, the similarity to existing Fotolia photographs and the image's/video's sale potential. We know that it can be difficult to have an image or video rejected but please bear with us. You would be able to view your deleted files by going to: "My Files > Manage My Files > Show Deleted Files (green button located on the right side)". We encourage you to continue uploading your images and videos."
I have attached some samples of refused files:
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« on: June 29, 2013, 09:26 »
Illustrators who mainly do cartoon/lifestyle drawing are probably going to do well since there are not many good ones on the market.
I don't know about that. I think there a lot of great ones out there.
Not more than 10 if u ask me. There is a list, DDraw, memoangeles, pushkin, yayayo, cthoman you, matthew cole, bnp studio, artisticco, dagudu and some thailand artists.
But still, i think the 2 illustrators i mentioned in istock are good enough to beat anyone in the list, if they have high volumes of files on hands and decide to go independent.
Hey, I think my work is pretty goodand uniquetoo. In fact, I see quite a few out there on and off iStock.
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« on: June 27, 2013, 09:39 »
Agreed. The site is crawling as of June 27, 2013 Site virtually unusable last day or two. 5 minutes to load a page. Please let us know when it's safe to get back in the pool.
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« on: June 27, 2013, 09:37 »
Good point. But it's hard for me not to upload there with payouts increasing. I really need the cash. Personally, I can't think of a good reason for non-exclusives to keep uploading. It sends a message that we're willing to put up with commissions under 20% and deals like the Google one. The other big sites will have a great excuse to bring their commissions in line with istock. I'd much rather see buyers moving to other sites because they can't find what they want on istock and that wont happen with every non-exclusive uploading all they can. Not uploading might lose me some money and it might make absolutely no difference but I'm willing to take that risk, as there's really not much to lose. With the new upload limits and loss of P+, our earnings are going to get diluted and many of us will also get another commission cut.
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« on: June 25, 2013, 21:42 »
Interesting. But mine have been growing. This month, however, was really low. Yet I cannot help but wonder if you kept uploading it would be much different.
this chart doesn't include PP sales but they are also down by 50%
yes, I know my sales are small (irrelevant), anyway just wanted to share it
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« on: June 20, 2013, 12:54 »
If that's your plan, you might want to buy it now. Last time I looked I couldn't buy it from Adobe. Demand may soar for the boxed copy over the next few years. Like Mantis mentioned, it sounds like the end goal is still cloud-based software and they're only going to look for better ways to "transition" people to Creative Cloud, so it's still a deal-breaker for me.
I'm going to upgrade to CS6 in a couple of years when it's cheap and then use the heck out of that version for as long as possible. After that, who knows, but I won't be using Creative Cloud, that's for sure.
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« on: June 14, 2013, 09:46 »
Is it really worth your time for only 15 sales a month?
For me it is. No submission process. No categories. Also, they pay a very fair rate. Just for that I feel they deserve my support. I want to see GL successful.
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« on: June 13, 2013, 12:56 »
Sad to read. I like the site and their fair pay. I got a payout a few months ago. Sales are growing slowly. Hoping they can hang in there and fix what the Google gods broke. GL contributors check your site mail, there is a new message waiting. I don't want to post the whole thing here, figure that is up to the staff at GL to do if they want. But in short, here is some of it:
In January 2013, Google announced their new image search functionality. This new format has significantly hindered our traffic and sales.
As a fair trade contributor site, it is very important to us to maintain the current contributors commission rate of 52%, so we will have to make adjustments in other areas. Effective June 1, 2013 we will be executing the following changes:
1. Suspending the seller referral earnings program 2. Significantly reducing our review team and staff 3. Postponing new contributor admittance
They term it a "temporary downsizing". I know a lot of people have tried to get behind GL, especially during the istock D-Day debacle, but it seems one change in Google has impacted dramatically.
I hope they can come out of it ok.
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« on: May 21, 2013, 19:09 »
I think you all should be less worried about Yuri and more worried about Adobe trying to force their rental program down our throats! Sign the petition if agree: http://chn.ge/11YiakJ
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« on: May 19, 2013, 13:13 »
Firstly, someone needs to put up a Downfall parody. You know, the one where Hitler is really angry to hear that Yuri Arcus has defected to Getty. Please make it so.
Secondly, I am rather hoping that the rest of Yuri's family will now decloak, coming out from behind their avatars and revealing their true identities.
we're talking of Tony Stone the "father" of stock photography !!!
Oh.
I'm Yuri's half-Black brother. I'm very proud of him. Please like me on Facebook.
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« on: May 19, 2013, 11:12 »
Sales are constantly growing at 123RF. They are tops for me.
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« on: May 19, 2013, 06:59 »
I think we need an END of this thread
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« on: May 18, 2013, 06:52 »
Just the end of his involvement with it. It was never going to sustain his overheads - to make a profit you have to be agile and streamlined as a business. Sorry, but the line between macro and micro is very blurred anyway - you just place your pictures where you think you'll get the best returns. It's simply a business decision based on his circumstances, nothing more..
Agreed. I always wondered how sustainable his operation could be with microstock. However, I keep thinking of that sunglasses (Rayban?) lawsuit as well. As an illustrator, I have no models, sets or retouching expenses. It's much more profitable for us.
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« on: May 18, 2013, 06:40 »
Yep, actually if you think about it, yuri bacame 'exclusive' when it won't matter much anymore.
It could be those sunglasses patent lawsuit also. If he's exclusive, I think he'll greatly reduce the chances of getting caught up with those kinds of hassles.
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« on: May 18, 2013, 06:35 »
Agree, I don't care what Yuri is doing, the same way he has never been careful for the microstock community. Too many microstockers took him for a guru.
As I remind myself: Yuri is cunning and handsome. But he's not God.
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« on: May 17, 2013, 16:51 »
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« on: May 17, 2013, 15:12 »
I do think the 'potentially offensive' rejection is over-the-top however I very much doubt that there is enough demand for such images to make it worthwhile producing them. In particular I don't think that the simple 'cartoon' format is adequate to represent such dark subjects . Photos with real people (i.e. models acting) expressing facial emotions would be more powerful and that's what such subjects usually need.
Don't forget the old stock photography adage, assuming that you want to make money at it;
"Stock photography is not about portraying the world as it actually is but rather how we would wish it to be".
Yes, I do see that. My best sellers are rocks, sticks and stuff. Quite innocuous. On the other hand, you'd be surprised how many my "what the world is" pix sellespecially in Asia and Africa. This fist hanging over people sells almost weekly: http://www.mostphotos.com/1807945/big-fist-over-people
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« on: May 17, 2013, 15:08 »
The first one represents racial discrimination. My parents were turned away and denied services because of my father's black skin (a United States Air Force chaplin refused to marry them in the 1960s). In the past, I've been turned away from places because of the color of my skin.
The second one is conceptualnot literal. It is a stressed out Arab or African man. Indeed, color of skin really has nothing to do with it. You can hang yourself with stress or worrying things. Hence, the worried man hanging himself. I made a darker skinned man because microstock sites in general lack diverse images.
I think in the first one, there's a disconnect between the two. The hand has really heavy lines and is sort of just pointing upwards. I don't get the feeling the hand is telling the guy to go somewhere. Maybe if we weren't seeing it so flat on, but with some perspective.
I know the second is conceptual, but for some reason, I'm not seeing it as effective. The rope is loose around his neck, the hand anatomy doesn't seem correct. More importantly I mean, we all mimic hanging with an invisible rope when we feel stressed or annoyed by someone, but actually putting a rope there in the hand makes it seem less humorous or "real".
I'm just throwing these out there. As "art" we can do whatever we like
Indeed. I see your point. I'm definitely into "incorrect" anatomy.
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« on: May 17, 2013, 13:47 »
The first because a white hand is telling a black man to go away and the second represents suicide?
Historically, there is obvious precedence for the first. The second, suicide, depression and self-hatred is a real issue as well. However, if I was a white person that never discriminated someone, I believe I could understand how it can be offensive. Suicideif I had a close family member that committed suicidecould also be offensive. Thanks for the feedback.
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« on: May 17, 2013, 13:42 »
What's next an Italian guy eating a pizza? Offensive to Italians for stereo typing I don't find it offensive, hope you get it worked out with the SS and MP, your work is very good!
Indeed! However, I might avoid a Chinese laundromat and Black folk eating watermelon. MP is good. They take everything from me. Thank you for the compliment. I am honored. That means alot.
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