I'm thinking of regressing to a micro 4/3 like the GX7 or thereabouts. I really hate big cameras now.

They can't be taking on Getty, they are partnering with Getty.

Stock is, and has been for a long time, a small, incestuous pack.

FWIW that is only some of the ones I've received. I have taken to being terse and to the point. Thanks but I gotta feed the kids. They hate not having shoes in winter -- that sort of thing. Some will actually pay the fee but most just go off searching elsewhere usually commenting about not having the budget. The only freebie I ever gave out was to an organization that helped habitat preservation in the Monterey area. I spent a month there once and loved the place. And yeh, the one asking for all high res aerial images of islands really choked me . Like avgas and planes just sit around for whoever wants to use them.

I can commiserate:


Hi! I am sending an email to request use of your picture : African American woman on stability ball" for my website. I am creating a small business in Pittsburgh , PA that is for senior citizens. Our company is aimed to deliver quality in-home exercise programs right to the living room. Your picture would be perfect!!
Please let me know if I have your permission at:

Columbus, the leading travel magazine in the Netherlands, is interested in an item about islands.
Is it possible to request free images (high resolution, minimal size 1 MB) of all the aerial pictures you have from the islands for our upcoming edition? (The bigger we receive the images, the bigger we can place the article.)
Naturally, we will credit the images accordingly and include your URL in our magazine.
Is it possible to receive the images within a week?
Looking forward to your reply.
With kind regards,


I am currently helping two people with choosing photos for them to be used on their company's home page. I am helping by contacting the photographer and asking for permission to use said photo above and to find out from photographer if there will be a fee charge and how much of a fee.
Please feel free to email me back with questions and comments, and please do let me know, and thank you.
I look forward to hearing back from you soon.


    
Hi there,
How do I get permission to seu some of your photos for fliers for SSCC training program? THanks

I'm helping my wife with her first kindle book and thought this picture would be a good one to use for her book cover. Title of her book is: "". If we can use this picture, we will in turn give you credit in the book as well as the website.
We a bit press for time; therefore your earliest response is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

I am in the process of writing an article for MSN Cars UK (cars.uk.msn.com) on unusual fuel sources and would like to feature viruses in my article as one such source, and your photo is perfect for that. Please can you let me know if you will allow me to use your image of that if I provide you with a proper credit? My article is due to go live this morning, so I would be grateful for your earliest reply. Please also advise me under what name you'd like me to credit you if you agree to the usage of your image.
Best regards,

Good day!
I'd like to ask your permission for using your photograph  for a sales kit.
upon permission, I shall credit your name at the end of the page.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks & best regards,

Hello
My name is T! I really liked your picture of "Electronic components" I have to ask you a favor!
I am participating in the competition for the design of the folder from UB in Barcelona, Spain, and I want to include your picture in my design, I need the permission of the copyright holder of all photographs that I will settle. I hope you can help me to use yours!
Thank you very much!
greetings

Quote from: Kone on July 01, 2014, 21:19

Alamy has refunded a sale a few times in the past for me. It's almost always the big purchase that gets refunded. I had one refund last month for about $250 from a sale from more than a year ago. They just took money from my account without any explanation!
This is ridiculous!
I always thought that Alamy was more professional than other agencies, but it looks like all agencies are exactly the same.

Kone

How is this unprofessional?

So someone challenges you and give them a negative tick?

The GH4 does look like a killer camera but it's just a way different form factor than a GoPro. I looked at the Lumix GM1 recently and really like the WiFi control. Touch to focus on the iPhone, stuff like that but only 1080i60. Not quite there.

I have a 3+ but don't shoot many stills with it. I hate the curvature but it's pretty good on a medium view for video. They are toys though. Fun toys, but toys never the less. The list of items that will drive you nuts is quite extensive. Low battery life, crappy little battery door, flakey WiFi, rolling shutter and jello effect that makes you sea sick, need to use ND to lower shutter speeds, I've only had mine a couple of months and had to send it back for repair,  yet I can get video that I could never get before. I'm looking for a good mirrorless system but can't find one with decent video specs and decent WiFi control. It's funny what manufacturers think consumers want. It's no wonders they aren't selling many and it also no wonders that GoPro is doing so well. Those old guys in Japan are seriously out of touch with the rest of humanity.

Last 30 days I have the worst month on POND 5.
How do You sell videos since April, May?

I've been here, as many others have, complaining about the exact same thing with this or a different agency. P5 was my best month ever last month. Couldn't be happier. I guess I got your sales this month. It just seems to work that way.

I have the same problem with RevoStock.  I know they are having some legal problems, but I see no reason why I'm supposed to fund them instead of paying my own bills.

If someone buys a mac "because it looks good on the desk", there is no point in telling that person anything about the processor or the storage.

Anyway... most people would be completely fine with an i5 pc with an SSD drive (for 600$).

Do you really think Apple is buying seconds from Intel or getting technology only after Intel or whoever doles it out to the home builders for PCs?

Once again, it is worth the extra cost for the product to look nice. People spend extra on clothes that look nice, they spend extra on furniture that looks nice, they spend more on homes, and on food that tastes better. They go to places that have more excitement of things to do and they spend more money doing so. And oh, I've even heard stories where they will spend more on unique and special images.

I tried running the benchmark test, but my mac was so quick I didn't get the timer going before the whole thing was over and I had an image of a washed out bike. You are measuring in milliseconds, right?

What would be wrong with 30-40% of sales are year long?