I forgot if you can edit the keywords after acceptance in DT. In case you can, just delete all keywords,descriptions and titles or change them to something nonsensical and just become exclusive with IS. If the pictures can not be found on DT they are effectively not for sale anymore.

I think that would take a heckuva long time to accomplish, and wouldn't satisfy the requirement anyway.

I'm now thinking seriously of dropping out of DT.  Microstock is changing rapidly and the picture could be very different even 6 months from now. I don't want to be locked in to a site that isn't generating any sales for me anyway.

Is it just me, or are other people finding this forum takes longer and longer.... and longer... to load as days are going by?

If you're like me, IStock will frustrate the heck out of you.  Some people will tell you that IStock's people are the embodiment of all photographic knowledge; and if you don't get it - well, just go back to whatever small town you came from, and forget the big city.   The reality is, you may get a photo rejected, then resubmit it later and have it accepted. You may see your best selling photos rejected for imaginary "artifacts", or for poor "feathering" when none was performed.    You may find it impossible to submit some photos because their "controlled vocabulary" contains no keywords for it.   Bottom line, there's  certain kinds of images, and styles, they just don't want because they think they're not cool enough for iStock's customers.  Who knows.

Your photos are fine. Nice exposure, color, lighting, focus. The one of the porch with beams and benches may not have much stock value; it's hard to assign a topic to it. The one of the dog is a nice example of a certain breed. The jet is a nice closeup - you do have to remove that trademark.

Don't let IStock drive you nuts.  To get in you need some snappy shots that just ring their bell; it's hard to guess what might do it.  If you get in, submit photos now and then, expect a lot of rejections, don't waste a lot of time trying to figure them out.

It's true, patience is not normally my strong suit.  I have to wonder though if some of these companies will even be around by the time I'd start to see any returns.

After 4 months I'm in the pit of discouragement.  All my images sell, at least as 30 cent subs on SS, and sometimes on FT for a dollar or so.  But the more photos I upload, the fewer sales I get.     It just feels like the whole microstock thing is winding down, the companies now have huge archives and would like to stop spending money reviewing new ones. They're ncreasingly emphasizing past popularity in their search ranking, which means new images have little chance. 

Just my doom and gloom for the day. 

My conclusion, after a few months of microstock, is that all the sites are now de-emphasizing new photos in favor of popularity-based ranking.  In other words, try to get the search functions directing buyers to what other people have bought in the past. 

This may be a sensible strategy for the microstocks, now that they have millions of images in the bank. But it gives new submitters a sense of futility.   

Ok Warren, here's my report on CanStockPhoto.  I uploaded 20 images to test the waters.   After 1 week, I have exactly 0 views total.  Zero. Not a single view on any of the 20 images.

I think if the CIA has photos they want to keep secret, they should just put them on CanStockPhoto. It's a black hole for photography.

The first guy was so boring I tuned out after about a minute.  I should probably watch the whole thing, but is it just the latest/biggest glom of email/IM/twitter/texting, one more way to keep people staring at screens of stuff like "I'm at the mall now"?   

Cheer up KB.  I'm in the StockXpert "zero views" club.   

It appears they aren't even going to talk about this any more- what's causing it, why only some submitters are affected.  I quit uploading weeks ago. There's a prominent thread on their forum where the question is perpetually ignored.

I always have a problem with a company that puts up a "forum" and thinks it's going to be a place where people gather to sing the company song.   If you can't handle negative feedback, take down the forum.

Obviously SS is a privately held company.  Because if it were public, and had a board of directors, a CEO who threw a public tantrum - which accomplished nothing except to alienate contributors and damage the company's image - might very well be out on his ear.  

The tax thing will be worked out in time - but this guy apparently will be around for a while. 

I now have about 80 images, not much, but they bring in a few dollars a day on FT and SS.  DT, once in a while, but it's really dropping off.

I put them on 123RF a month ago and so far have made a grand total of $1.08.   

Old Hippy, come back and deliver a rant anytime.  This place needs some serious cage-rattling.  Personally I'm not reconciled to the idea that microstock is a Good Thing, I still see it somewhat as the equivalent of an offshore sweatshop, in a place where labor is too cheap and collective bargaining is impossible.