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Hope to reach  1500$/month at the end of 2008.
I begin the new year with new camera (5D) and studio lighting equipment...

merry christmas everyone!!!

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General - Top Sites / Re: December Sales Flat?
« on: December 21, 2007, 08:24 »
Yes, slow also for me at shutterstock (30% less)
IS, DT and FT are almost equal november

Nothing happen at Lucky Oliver since one month!!! ???


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General Stock Discussion / Re: Resizing for Microstock
« on: December 21, 2007, 07:20 »
I downsize sometimes, but only for SS.

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Off Topic / Re: How long have you been doing microstock?
« on: December 21, 2007, 05:31 »
July 2007, very hard the first month, a long way to go...

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If you're not accepted after submission first batch, you must wait a month before trying again.

edit: excuse, haven't see you're already approved with many pictures in your portfolio...

So...I haven't the answer... :-\


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Alamy.com / Re: Don't understand Alamy QC rejection
« on: December 18, 2007, 07:36 »
Thanks!!
But that one of the most stupid attitude I ever found on agency !!!
It takes many hours to upload so huge files and after waiting 1 month to pass QC...
Totally nonsense  !!!
I give up....




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Alamy.com / Don't understand Alamy QC rejection
« on: December 18, 2007, 07:06 »
First batch approved a month ago, and uploaded 60 pictures, after 4 weeks I see today they are all rejected!!!
The first picture was rejected for interpolation artifacts and I don't know for the others, no reason given.

What means exactly this sentence: "If we fail one image, we will reject all images in all media awaiting QC (they will have the same QC date).
Does it means if the first picture fail passing QC, all the others failed too?????




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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Rejection Cheer
« on: December 17, 2007, 17:56 »
Same rate rejection today : 3 pictures for arctifacts at full size (at 300%? ???), one overprocessed and only one accepted.
So, now; how a new microstocker like me and others can built a portfolio at istock with 5 pictures accepted by month?
My acceptance rate is 60%, but certainly will dropping at 40% or 30% in two months.

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Software - General / Re: Noise Reduction Software
« on: December 14, 2007, 12:17 »
I use camera raw in first editing then open picture in photoshop and apply differents correction
like noise reduction if it needs.

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Software - General / Re: 30D comments please
« on: December 14, 2007, 12:16 »
I've owned 300d, 20D and actually the 30D.
20D and 30D are the same in term of image quality and have less noise than 10D at high iso level.
I've tried yesterday a 5D and it's another world, think buying one before  next year.
40D is 30D equivalent with 2Mp more, but no change in noise and details extraction...so few...




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Software - General / Re: Noise Reduction Software
« on: December 14, 2007, 12:06 »
I use noiseware photoshop plugin, don't like the others.

SS is very obsessed by the noise, other agencies accept low noises.
You can use reduction software only in the low lightings  of your pictures for all agencies and on the whole picture for SS.


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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Rejection Cheer
« on: December 14, 2007, 11:55 »
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I am on microstock sites since September 22 2007. Of all sites  Istock is most fair as to rejections for me. 

And...so? Things can change no? All change, everyday!!!
We talk about last 15 days, and yes things are not like yesterdays!!!


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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Rejection Cheer
« on: December 14, 2007, 10:46 »
Since 15 days I'm Bronze at IS, I've passed from 60% to 10% of acceptance with very stupid reasons: pixel decoloration, artifacts, and even sometimes the sentence "We could not find a clear center focal point for this file." on perfect focused pictures approved in 10 over sites.
Don't understand what happen here...

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No hesitation: Lucky Oliver, very tranquil site, no stress.  ???

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Adobe Stock / Re: credits counter
« on: December 12, 2007, 12:27 »
Same problem

five downloads today and no change in credits!!!

Maybe a shuffle credit counter could be the solution, fotolia is going to change in a good online hazard game.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: POLL: November Earnings
« on: December 02, 2007, 08:02 »
+20% this month, I've reach the 500-1000 rank.

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Mostphotos.com / Re: Most photos - new "midstock" site!
« on: November 30, 2007, 14:28 »
Excellent !!! Xenia (II?) !!!

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Adobe Stock / Re: First sale in China......
« on: November 30, 2007, 07:54 »
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... notice how the watermark is completely ineffective.......
That's really ridiculous and amateur, nothing move in fotolia, no communication and no upgrade at all, what a shame!

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Shutterstock.com / Re: High reject rate at SS
« on: November 28, 2007, 06:31 »
Same acceptance rate since july and almost 100% this month.
Waiting for a  batch of 23 pictures uploaded yesterday...

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Adobe Stock / Re: Help w/ fotolia
« on: November 26, 2007, 03:50 »
Since V2, change is made automatically within 48 hours.

I've sent a message last month to raise prices and here is the fotolia support answer:

"Currently our records show that all your images have a price of 50 credits for the Extended License. When an adjustment is made in an account it can take up to 24hours (server update) to reflect the changes. If this is still not reflecting in your account by tomorrow please let us know in order for us to be able to report it to the engineers."

So...wait and see...

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Paypal currencies:

last month 100$ = 68
this month 100$= 66


eos 40D USA    : 1300$
eos 40D France: 1300




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Mostphotos.com / Re: Most photos - new "midstock" site!
« on: November 20, 2007, 10:43 »
First sale for me also today!!
12,5  better than Lucky Oliver in five months!!!

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Bigstock.com / Re: Price increase!
« on: November 16, 2007, 13:24 »
For me 123rf earns much more than BigStock with the same potfolio.

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Dreamstime.com / Re: Rejected release...
« on: November 16, 2007, 08:01 »
Same rejection for me today ""governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada"
First picture was accepted with this notice added and the others pictures was rejected.

Maybe rub out this sentence can fix the problem, no?

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