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476
« on: June 23, 2008, 10:50 »
no offence to you, but i'm hoping you are wrong just so that things seem more positive than negative 
477
« on: June 23, 2008, 10:40 »
I have been submitting for years - I make a fair amount of money and I know what to expect. But this has been the most puzzling rejection simply because its for editorial at SS and, at first, they just reject for no reason.
It said nothing there. Then I re-upped the photos thinking that there was a mistake and rejected by accident and they were rejected again saying to e-mail someone at SS.
So I re-upped again thinking its some reviewer who doesn't have a clue. Get rejections for MODEL RELEASES on editorial? Thats a new one (I also checked the editorial boxes)
So I've finally e-mailed and asked what is going on. Reason I'm confused is that they released their red carpet for editiorial stuff and even though I didn't use that process I have photos for them - yet they get rejected.
By the way, DT has seen no problem with my photos - so i'm not that crazy
Anyone else experiencing this?
478
« on: June 18, 2008, 13:45 »
fotoKmyst, maybe you should read what I wrote. ...
Lastly, please don't bring the whole democracy thing as a reason for people to talk on the forums (and please use the word correctly). It is as free a forum as Leaf wants to make it. This isn't grad 5 where you can 'do what you want because its a free country'. .
lovely! so we both know this is not GRAD 5,
i mean GRADE 5 .
glad you've woken up 
apologies accepted for brian_SV 
No further comments - I'd rather not be banned from the forums
479
« on: June 17, 2008, 17:37 »
fotoKmyst, maybe you should read what I wrote. I did not say to brian not to post, in fact, I welcome the communication because its a way to make the site hear what you have to say - whether they care enough to do anything about it (and i'm saying that generally) is another debate. It wasn't a personal attack either. I didn't make fun of his family, himself or anything for that matter. I questioned the legitimacy of his statements and how he put them forward. Just a thought that you might want to read more carefully next time you ask me to take a sedative, because perhaps some coffee could do you some good.
My initial post is to point out that Brian was trying to spin SV as some sort of market hero at .30 cents. He has acknowledged that it was a mistake on his part, and I respect that he has done that and I'm happy for it. I don't want to see a Snapvillage representative go because of that.
There is no alliance to SS, in fact, I despise the subscription model immensely. You failed (again) to read past to the part that mention a plethora of other examples beyond SS that don't use that tiered system.
Lastly, please don't bring the whole democracy thing as a reason for people to talk on the forums (and please use the word correctly). It is as free a forum as Leaf wants to make it. This isn't grad 5 where you can 'do what you want because its a free country'. Democracy generally speaks to how you elect your government and even then, its got its flaws in its administration. I've been here at the site for a very long time and I value the opinions of most of the contributors because I believe they know more than me on average - and thats why I stay here.
I may have been a bit harsh in the way I tried to make my point, but want I want to get across is that I personally want to see you active in the forums but at the same time I hope that you can keep in mind how you spin things to the photographers.
I apologize if I hi-jacked the thread with my comments, but I thought I'd clear it up with those who decide to take things way out of proportion.
480
« on: June 17, 2008, 12:56 »
Hi All -
Thanks to tan510jomast for pinging me on this thread:
Some info on subscriptions on SnapVillage:
- Yes, currently 80% of the total SnapVillage library is available for subscription customers. This includes some of the 'big guns' like iofoto and AndresR (among others) who have decided that the extra payments from subscription sales are valuable. Ron Chapple's iofoto team are a smart bunch and keep an eye on the bottom line - so the fact that their images are available on subscription says something.
- Subscription sales are paid at a flat .30 per download currently. One cool thing- as we don't have tiered royalty payments - you get this regardless of your status on the site (don't have to have xx amount of images, or xx amount of sales or the like)
- Yup, you can opt-in or opt-out on an individual image basis. Most other sites don't let you do this. We know that the process for changing this isn't perfect, and it can be a pain to change an entire large portfolio --- we're happy to change this for you on the backend until we get a better subs. management system running.
- Personally (of course I am a bit biased  ) opting into subscriptions is a good way to go. Subscription customers behave differently than a customer buying images a la carte - and those "extra" .30 payments can start to help pad your baseline earnings from single image or produce license sales.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have questions.
- Brian (SnapVillage)
Why do sites try and make us believe that a 30 cent payment in a non-tiered systems is a blessing for photographers? This quote: Subscription sales are paid at a flat .30 per download currently. One cool thing- as we don't have tiered royalty payments - you get this regardless of your status on the site (don't have to have xx amount of images, or xx amount of sales or the like) ...is the reason why I hate when sites post to the forum and confirm that they have no idea whats going on. Shutterstock gives 30 cents per download too in a non-tiered system. 123RF is at 36 cents, DT just upped it to 35 cents. -Brian, do you think Snapvillage is special because you pay a 'flat .30 per download'? How about some FTP? I've signed up, but refuse to submit until an FTP so I don't have to spend 50 days uploading
481
« on: June 14, 2008, 21:50 »
A few phrases I'd like to use:
1. Please go-go away...you will fail because you are umm, 5 years too late
2. Anyone who submits should go-go to a psychiatrist, because they probably submitted to all the other crap sites and failed. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - so please, go-go get yourself checked out. (Please keep in mind that I'm talking about the average microstocker)
3. Go-go rivals YAYmicro as the dumbest name to date.
Just my two cents, no one will listen, but I post regardless.
482
« on: June 05, 2008, 12:24 »
Seriously, where are they? I haven't gotten one yet.
483
« on: June 04, 2008, 10:30 »
You can add my name to the list, but not because of any new events. I actually stopped uploading quite a while ago because of many reasons, such as the ridiculous rejection rate that started to come up with categories that I had uploaded before and were doing well, the craptastic system they have, and the fact that all this effort wasn't worth continuing the uploads for only 4% of my total income per month.
I used to love Fotolia even though I'm not fond of their uploading system. Used to be #3 or #4 in earnigns. I don't know what happened but since its sucked and well, when almost 80% of you income comes from 3 places, you tend to forget about those who aren't giving you enough. I'm not pulling my photos, but I'm definitely not submitting anymore.
484
« on: May 28, 2008, 11:13 »
Thanks,
I appreciate all the input
485
« on: May 27, 2008, 13:16 »
As my previous thread had stated, I now have a 500mm f/4 lens (which is fantastic) and a 1.4x II extender.
I would like to do some astrophotography. Is it possible with a focal length of 700mm?
Does anyone have any experience using lenses to do this kind of thing vs. an actual telescope?
Just wondering if its possible? How to go about it? I checked online and everyone is using these giant refractor things.
Thanks for any input,
JG
486
« on: May 26, 2008, 11:18 »
fotolia rejects everything and anything which is completely the opposite on how that site was built (by accepting everything and anything) its a joke now and i can't find any consistency in submitting them photos they want, so i stopped submitting period. no point in wasting my time uploading and submitting if they are going to reject 90%
487
« on: May 21, 2008, 12:48 »
iStock has been terribly calm the last couple of weeks. I think that buyers are just waiting and waiting for that subscription thing to take effect and then its going to come down pretty swiftly. Hopefully it means good news for all of us but right now I'm not a fan what seems to be persistent under-average days.
I guess we'll see
488
« on: May 19, 2008, 15:24 »
I admit, thats good advice. Right now I wouldn't dare step into a high profile sports arena mainly because I can't, but also because I don't have the rest of the gear as well. Plus I'm not a pro and only 12% of my income comes from photography right now.
I'll have fun with it, and if I can take photographs in microstock that will do alright and make a few dollars here and a few dollars there, I should be fine from the financial aspect of it.
From another point of view, I do run my photography as a personal business, and this will be a business expense etc etc...Am I disillusioned about what I can use it for, no. I have a clear idea in my mind. But all in all, I want it, so I bought it.
Thanks again for all the input.
489
« on: May 19, 2008, 13:58 »
I'd just like to add that I'm not too worried about re-sale because I can probably get back 90% of what I bought it for if it comes to that. Its a rare piece (rarely see them here) and I'm pretty sure I can find someone who wants to buy it if I need the extra cash
490
« on: May 19, 2008, 13:55 »
Yup, but right now I'm not sure where else to go to grab some return for that 'weapon'. I'm open to suggestions as to what other avenues of selling photos (other than microstock) would be a good way to make some spare cash to pay for this bad boy
I mean no disrespect, and believe me I'm equally guilty of buying shiny new bits of kit, but why did you buy it in the first place then?
If your answer is "because I wanted one" I'll understand fully 
Bought it for wildlife and sports - no real purpose other than to take those pics because birds just don't cut it at 400mm (I also have the 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L) So we'll see what happens Sports might be the best way to go
491
« on: May 19, 2008, 13:17 »
Sorry, there is IS. Its brand spanking new. Hasn't arrived yet. Should be here in a week. Making me a very anxious fellow.
Unfortunately I only have a 30D to play with right now. The idea is to have the new 5D II to work on it when it comes out so that hopefully I can get 16 million pixels on a subject instead of just 8 cropped (but its 16 million better pixels).
Contakt, I will definitely be looking after that beauty. I just hope that I can get some stock shots from it so that it can earn its elite status
Hopefully some outdoor sports (baseball) will result in some good sales...maybe not 6000 dollars worth, but its a start.
Well, I don't want to tell you your business, but if you're looking to get a return on investment the last place you want to be using that weapon is for microstock.
We have two 400's with 2x converters in the office and although I'm getting a bit old for all the drama, I could quite happily bob about on a motor boat off St. Tropez watching the tourists all day.
The next thing you need is to get your machine gun rate up a tad. The 30d simply won't cut it and if Angelina Jolie happens to be licking the face off Brad on the back of some super-yacht you need to be much faster than that.
Yup, but right now I'm not sure where else to go to grab some return for that 'weapon'. I'm open to suggestions as to what other avenues of selling photos (other than microstock) would be a good way to make some spare cash to pay for this bad boy
492
« on: May 18, 2008, 18:03 »
Sorry, there is IS. Its brand spanking new. Hasn't arrived yet. Should be here in a week. Making me a very anxious fellow. Unfortunately I only have a 30D to play with right now. The idea is to have the new 5D II to work on it when it comes out so that hopefully I can get 16 million pixels on a subject instead of just 8 cropped (but its 16 million better pixels). Contakt, I will definitely be looking after that beauty. I just hope that I can get some stock shots from it so that it can earn its elite status Hopefully some outdoor sports (baseball) will result in some good sales...maybe not 6000 dollars worth, but its a start.
493
« on: May 18, 2008, 11:39 »
Canon EF 500mm f/4L
WOW. I feel so empty (monetarily)
But I can't wait to put that bad boy on a 1.4x and go birding
I am still in disbelief
494
« on: May 16, 2008, 10:20 »
this just in:
the site sucks
the only reason its still around is because the operators aren't smart enough to realize their venture is dead and that they can't compete
495
« on: May 15, 2008, 22:02 »
Its a waste of time to upload to sites that don't perform.
Unfortunately, FP is one of them despite being a classy website with classy admins. They don't give you the run-around or string you along.
And yes, two years of inactivity means its time to focus elsewhere. Instead of submitting to a billion sites, why not use that time to make more photos and more money with the proven ones.
Given what I'm saying, I haven't even started with Snapvillage yet simply because they don't have FTP and no one is saying Snapvillage is awesome
496
« on: May 15, 2008, 13:10 »
I too just closed off Featurepics. They sent me an e-mail within 2 hours saying the exact thing. All class over at FP. Too bad they couldn't make it to a top seller for anyone.
497
« on: May 13, 2008, 11:34 »
i hope the lack of sales activity for a lot of people over the last month is a signal that IS is going to take SS to the pooper the subscriptions aspect because this is bull
all depending on how it plays out with IS, i might want to go exclusive in 2 months or 3
EDITED for politeness
498
« on: May 04, 2008, 21:01 »
i find customer service with fotolia to be suspect at best. its just me though, i'm having issues with them rejecting everything under the sun because they have an 'overabundant photo category'
499
« on: May 02, 2008, 13:25 »
Own it
Its incredibly sharp and fast
Can't really complain about anything with it. Have used it for everything including hockey and bugs. Great lens and would highly recommend it.
Should come in L build.
One of my favourite lenses
500
« on: May 01, 2008, 14:46 »
i'm not kidding. i'm not signing up. I have better things to do than waste my time signing up to random sites
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