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501
« on: December 18, 2012, 09:13 »
Thank god I'm not a Facebook or Instagram user. 
502
« on: December 17, 2012, 11:01 »
Got one, too. A little surprised I must say. Sweet.
503
« on: December 17, 2012, 10:02 »
I refuse to upload footage to DP due to their inability to tell me how much commission I will get for subscription sales. Even if they could, it probably would be too low for me to start uploading there.
I see video files in the newest uploads widget on their site but they you cannot search the site.
Trying to hover over the video thumbnail results in an unresponsive browser and/or the preview takes forever to load.
Regarding going live I would think it takes DP a while to build a significant footage library before opening the doors to everyone. I wouldn't hold my breath on that one unless they accept as many low quality footage files as they do with images.
504
« on: December 15, 2012, 11:19 »
What could I possibly add to Lisa's post?
I agree 100%.
505
« on: December 14, 2012, 12:16 »
Congrats - Hollywood movie poster, nice!
506
« on: December 12, 2012, 17:01 »
The only way contributors are going to see their incomes increase again is if iStock's site traffic goes back up. So you have an oversupplied archive and an under supplied buyer pool. An under supplied buyer pool which was caused by iStock's mismanagement of their IT department. That means iStock really has to roll up their sleeves, get out there, and push the market by investing in marketing and advertising. Correct - as long as the product they are supposed to sell is working 100%. Showing the current iStock web site to a new buyer might rather scare them away than invite them to put money into it... But if they aren't even willing to reach into their fat pockets to hire the right developers to expeditiously fix site problems, then they are never going to spend money on marketing and brand development. ... These expenses should go hand in hand.
507
« on: December 11, 2012, 14:51 »
What risks HAVE WE ALL TAKEN to get that special shot? Many times your composition is unique because you captured a unique perspective that may, at times, involve risk. Forget train tracks for a moment. Have none of you never ventured slightly beyond the boundaries to capture that special shot? That's the nature of photography - ask any photographer on assignment for National Geographics or shooting for the NYT in Syria. Extreme examples perhaps but my point is there are times when risk is part of that special composition that separates you from everyone else. If you can do it with 100% security. Great. But that is rarely the case.
Yes, we all take risks. And as a photographer we take greater risks to get more special images. However, certain risks can be assessed, calculated and minimized. You can be smart about it and do it a professional way or you do it cheap and sloppy and might get hurt. Shooting photos alone in a dangerous environment can lead to serious consequences. It only would have (most likely) required one more person to watch out for her. However, there is a difference between this case and the comparison to war journalists who knowingly go into highly dangerous territory in order to make a living.
508
« on: December 11, 2012, 13:18 »
no need to turn off the internet, pretty much the people opening these kind of tragic stories should take away the comment option, of course if they turn out this way 
Why? How did this one turn out?
509
« on: December 11, 2012, 12:18 »
I thought that the dropping in the suggestion that the tech team have been working all weekend so it isn't a 9-5 operation was a subtle stroke, much better done than her self-applause for working on a Saturday. But there also seems to be a change of priority, didn't the search escape notice in the last list of top priorities?
Did she? Rebecca? Worked on the weekend? I had no idea. The way things are going some of us contributors might even have to work the odd weekend too. 
OMG, I have to work on the weekend? 
510
« on: December 11, 2012, 12:02 »
I think it is not appropriate to discuss this sort of thing. With all due respect, this may be your ethical viewpoint. As long as I'm not infringing any forum rules, I was under the impression we can discuss anything. First we do not know what happened We know what happened: The teacher was hit by a train because she broke the law. This happens when people walk on train tracks or right next to them as trains only travel on train tracks. She didn't walk on the sidewalk, in a parking lot or a park. Sorry to be so blunt. Second we (hopefully) do not know the person
Anyone's death is serious and should not be ridiculed on internet forums. This didn't happen within the confines of someone's home. This happened on (most likely) public property and will be (and has been) covered by the local media as well. This is reality, which happens every day multiple times across the nation. People love to look away from this incidents and try to ignore them as if they don't happen. People have to be informed about the risks and dangers of our daily lives and why rules and laws are in place to protect every one of us. The teacher deliberately placed herself in harms way for a photo and now we see the result of her actions. Nobody here has been ridiculing the victim or the family. I feel sorry for the family especially the kids. We all have to take responsibility for our actions. As mentioned before, her, being a daughter, mother, wife and friend of many I cannot grasp the desire to place myself on train tracks, especially when there is already a train traveling next to the track I'm standing on. Let's put it this way: It wasn't a smart idea to take images on the tracks.
511
« on: December 11, 2012, 11:38 »
I've often wondered why so many photographers take clients to the local railway tracks for the classic "family walking away holding hands along the tracks" shot. If the tracks are no longer used, that's one thing (although even this flies in the face of teaching kids to stay away from train tracks). But why take clients (with KIDS) to tracks that are still used? The more people involved in the shot, the more time the shot will take, and the longer it will take to get everyone moved if a train does come.
I agree 100%.
512
« on: December 11, 2012, 11:08 »
Do people seriously put up things like this for Darwin awards? I can only imagine they've never suffered a bereavement. How on earth must her family and loved ones be feeling to have their grief compounded by such callousness?
Getting hit by car whilst standing on the sidewalk having a chat is tragic accident. Consciously walking/standing on, close to or between railroad tracks is 100% stupidity. This has nothing to do with callousness. The teacher walked on the tracks fully aware of what she was doing, there is no excuse. Trains are heavy machines that travel at high speeds and cannot stop immediately. Every sensible parent tells their kids not to go near railroad tracks or stand in the street. It is just common sense. This is not directed at you Ruby, but there are people out there that believe that the conductor should have done this or blown the horn or slowed down the train or whatever else. Nonetheless, the teacher was NOT supposed to be on the tracks. The teacher (plus all suicidal persons walking on tracks) many times don't even consider the danger of hurting other people physically and mentally (family members, conductors, passengers, rescue personnel etc.). That on top is very careless behavior in my book. People should really use their brains more before they go out and do things. There is a reason why everyone is being told: Stay off the tracks. How hard can it be?
513
« on: December 11, 2012, 10:31 »
I have no sympathy with people who deliberately put themselves into life threatening situations involving innocent people who will be scarred for life. If you must take pictures on railroad tracks to get this one shot you believe is going to make you world famous (what other reason is there to stand on rail tracks...?) then take a couple of assistants with you that check each direction of the tracks AT ALL TIMES. Don't forget it's also your life that you are endangering, it may be worth having at least one person "look out" for you. As a parent what would you tell your kid if you find it standing on the railroad tracks or in the middle of an intersection? 
514
« on: December 10, 2012, 23:16 »
i am using this laptop with all program on C: and the D: i format is only for data storage.. both drive are same HD but i divide into C: and D: partition, should i stop using this laptop? i am running some recovery software on this laptop.
As long as you are running that hard drive, data is being written onto it, non-stop. There is a high chance that precious data will be lost the longer you run the hard drive. Therefore, it is recommended to turn off the computer and remove that hard drive so you can insert it into another computer as a secondary hard drive. Then the operating system will not use the drive to buffer and use it for temporary files.
515
« on: December 10, 2012, 22:33 »
1. Don't panic
2. Do not use that hard drive anymore!
3. Turn off the computer that contains the hard drive
4. Disconnect the hard drive and connect it to another computer that runs file recovery software such as R-Studio.
There are many programs out there. Some work on some files some do better with restoring other files.
The most important part is that you do NOT use that hard drive at all anymore until it is plugged into another computer as a secondary drive!!!
516
« on: December 10, 2012, 14:53 »
I just got a refund at SS for footage $20.97 
oh boy, hope its only for footage, sorry to hear
With quality controls in place I wonder how buyers get into a situation of "not wanting" the clip anymore...  It's not the quality so what's the problem then? DT would write: bla bla bla accidental download bla bla bla
517
« on: December 10, 2012, 13:46 »
Pfff, with a stock agency at the other end of the globe, with requirements for payouts like this I just request the payment 2-3 days before the month is over just to be on the safe side. Then I can just leave it at that and forget about it.
518
« on: December 10, 2012, 13:42 »
I just got a refund at SS for footage $20.97
519
« on: December 10, 2012, 12:44 »
As a former software developer for big companies - I can tell you that questions lke "how hard could it be?" are typically not well received.
The honest answer is often "very hard and I couldn't possibly explain why, in non-technical terms". ... It's not about the question how hard can it be to fix the broken site. It's about whether they finally accept the fact that the original platform is bound to cause issues as we all can see now. Don't you agree that if IS invested $30,000,000 some really capable company could actually design a functioning web site? They would recoup that money within months of increasing revenue because buyers would come back... P.S. In fact who the heck designed Getty Images? Maybe those programmers would be able to provide a starting point...
520
« on: December 10, 2012, 00:03 »
If you are actually trying to find out how many images to shoot within a give interval then that is totally up to you.
I shot from 1f p1s to 1fp 2mins. Does this help you?
521
« on: December 09, 2012, 22:28 »
30fps.
522
« on: December 09, 2012, 11:00 »
many of my FB "friends" report tons of sales in FAA (fineartamerica) and yep big frames, mostly are very conceptual pictures but sometimes pretty usual stuff too, never had much luck myself! in zazzle I do sell some and they are priced at close to 30$, the usual commission % is at 10 but I push it up to 30
All I got from FAA was nice comments on my stuff. I got featured on the front page as well (as much as you can get featured for a non-paying account...). No sales. Zazzle is doing very good these days. Had triple digit commissions on individual orders and I'm hardly doing any marketing (just a bit of Twitter every now and then). I suck at marketing and I'm lacking the time for it as well...
523
« on: December 09, 2012, 01:35 »
Property released doesnt show up. I have some images with property releases but it always says NA. Only MR shows as relased/
I did not know that!
524
« on: December 09, 2012, 00:51 »
and just got the money!
Awesome!
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