We are in the US and we pay about 30% for all taxes. That does not include health insurance , though, we pay for health insurance on top of that and healthcare here, in a word, is horrible. And our hospital is ranked in the top ten of the nation, so no idea how bad can it be in other places. Roads are in bad conditions, repairing and traffic jam at all times and all days. Schools? Forget about public schools, and sending your kids to private schools will take 30-50% more out of your income, depending on how many kids you have.

Wow, that completely changes my view about US... :| I was sure it's 100% opposite! And now it sounds very familiar.
I'm in Poland too, where healthcare, school and roads are far away from what it should be...

About taxes - when we sell at micros we can't put this income to company. It changed lately and the funniest thing is that even government couldn't make the decision how we must pay faxes     last decision is: even if you do company where you do photo service (weddings, children, etc), but you do micros yourself, you mustn't include micros income into company. It can be taxed as individual artist income and then you have 50% free as costs of production, and from next 50% you pay the taxes... (19% I guess, but not sure as my taxman is doing this for me).

http://podatki.gazetaprawna.pl/artykuly/771582,prawa-autorskie-fiskus-zmienia-podejscie-do-tworcow-z-firma.html

Many tax men don't have idea how to work with us 

That's interesting. Waiting for their explanations as well... 

Do you have files there or is this a double steal?

You mean on Stockvault? Nope. I've found my images used from other platform, none of this two above.

Alamy doesn't want series of similar images.

Read the red: http://www.alamy.com/contributor/help/prepare-images.asp

I must say, this is iritating when I find portfolio with series of the same files. Why do people upload that?


Thread removed from that one:

I forgot to ask about one more thing. Why does Alamy accept so many similarities? Some of lots examples:

E4PN3H
DWD847
DW4C26  (watch whole gallery)

etc...

Look at "Similar stock photos", the same author.

I don't get it, what is the sense of uploading dozens, hundreds of (almost) the same images? We don't help to our clients Does it matter at all?

You should review the photos more accurately�
When I see this: E3FEAC RF   E3FEHN RF    E3FEHT RF    E38AYK RF     E38AYT RF       E38AYY RF
or this   E2MJWP RF     E2MK1J RF     E2MK1N RF     E36N5J RF     E36N5Y RF     E36N9G RF
I have difficulties to believe that you review the images.

This is not the correct thread for that; it'd be better to have a separate thread, in case similar situations like this one are found.

However, if I were Alamy, I'd boot this person right off the site. That's a flagrant violation of their similars policy: uploading half a dozen copies of the SAME FILE. She had been uploading only 3 each, but for some reason recently decided that wasn't enough.

I don't know why someone who is this talented would do such a thing. Here's her port on DT; it's superb:
http://www.dreamstime.com/gornostaj_more-latest-adition_pg1

Interesting situation 

http://customdesigntools.com/30-bright-and-vivid-photographs-to-catch-your-eye/

Found two of mine here by accident...

Dear Alamy,

whatever you'll change after this thread I want you to know that I really appreciate your move, your interest in what your contributors want. This is unusual and you're doing that not first time. For me you are the only one honest and trust worth agency that respects authors.
Keep it going and I wish you (us) all the best! You rule!


About my ideas...
I wish to get FTP account for stock photos/ regular uploads. The browser uploader gets errors sometimes and it's time consuming.
Keywording in one part, not three. I waste to much time in separating it even if I prepare files with IPTC earlier. But maybe your search system can't work well then?
Intelligent batch edit that doesn't lose/clear all info when add more files to batch. I mean if I want to add "flower" keyword to 50 files, let me do this as add option, not to fill all info again.
I use caption and description and I wouldn't change that part.
In attributes I used to think there's to much clicking, but no, it's all needed info. We need that. Clients need that.
Ok, I really hate the problem with model release needed to part of human finger on image. Nobody is recognisable when I use his part of hand holding fruit, I guess...

Some other thoughts:
Why don't you stop refunds after more than one month? 
Can we get 50% of distributor's sales?
What can we (all) do to improve sales and keep price level? Really, my dream is to see Alamy in the first place on the right poll column!

Yesterday P5 was in TOP 4 in right poll column. Today it takes 5th place, still not bad...

I really, really wish them the best!

That's fair and I'm glad you all fixed this issue. It demonstrates a measure of fairness.

Quote from: alex123rf on October 31, 2014, 01:59

Hi Everyone,

We understand your concern and I am glad to report that in the next few days, we will no longer feature your portfolio at any API Partner Reseller site, if you have opted out from the Partner Reseller program.

Thank you,

Alex.

Good (black) joke!

We understand your concern and I am glad to report that in the next few days, we will no longer feature your portfolio at any API Partner Reseller site, if you have opted out from the Partner Reseller program.

I just wonder and still can't imagine, how come people didn't know about it? Why it looks like some secret and then suddenly boom and oops?! 
Where did you write about % details so your contributors know what they are accepting?

I miss 0,34 $  to get out of this (months and sales are sooo slooowww)... don't know what to say here...

Some people say - welcome to the micros world.
I say - goodbye micros for good!

No more wasting my time and nerves for you to earn on it. Sad.

I've found some images of my friends as well. Let them know already.

This is unbelievable, so many images, best of internet, crossed all lines... If Alamy closes his account, he'll just open new I believe...     

Let me ask again, a thousand time - why are you still with them?

Since two months 123RF is dead for me. Today 11 Oct, monthly download statistic is still showing "you have no downloads yet", In September my total was 1 download. Anybody else facing this problem ?

Same here, one in Sept. and none in Oct... Over 500 files that do my payments on SS every month...