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« on: December 30, 2013, 00:01 »
LMAO.... I was thinking oh poor Lisa that will be a big life change......
I got a lovely Coach bag! Never would have asked for something so extravagant! I had asked for a breadmaker and a new spatula!
552
« on: December 19, 2013, 12:34 »
I just opened the last one in another browser and duplicated it on a new form. If you miss anything, when you hit preview it will pop up and you need to fix before you can submit.
553
« on: December 18, 2013, 14:45 »
Okay, so most of us are in agreement that we don't get paid crap by almost all the Micro stock companies but at least Shutter pays my rent with my earnings where with Yay I couldn't buy a few apples!
No - I don't agree. I DO get paid crap by almost all microstock companies. Esp SS, but at the end of the day, SS and DT are the only sites I make real revenue on. SS has its redeeming qualities (like sales that net $112 every once in a while) - but they do typically pay crap (Goofy's definition is as good as any I can think of) .
554
« on: December 18, 2013, 13:19 »
I wonder if the agencies could go back in time if they ever would have created subs. If someone is downloading 750 images a month for $250, surely they would have paid for at least 25% of them.
I guess subs are an awful lot like retainers. Retain a lawyers and he receives a monthly fee if he performs services or not. If customers sign up for a 1 year plan it certainly helps with everyone's cash flow, and also the CFO will have a hard time taking that subscription out of next year's budget.
555
« on: December 18, 2013, 13:07 »
The other option is to use a circular polarizer in the studio (but that's a trade secret that nobody talks about). 
I find that the polarizer brings out too much pink in the skintones. Sometimes I use with soccer portraits (harsh overhead sun, fill flash) so I can get a blue sky and lose some stops in the background - works fairly good with kids, but when you throw the coaches or adults in the shot they can look quite terrible with a polarizer! If you are working with makeup though - that should eliminate those ugly natural tones though shouldn't it and the polarizer would help get rid of specular highlights etc? I like the way a silver umbrella brings out details in studio, but the highlights on the face are so prominent! Must try with polarizer!
556
« on: December 18, 2013, 12:58 »
Well, tickstock, the media kit states that it reaches more than 23 million. Shouldn't advertisers buy an EL and not use a sub for this type of advertising? ($199 for 2-pack)
557
« on: December 18, 2013, 12:40 »
A sub from Shutterstock is way too much money for most online users
This cant be serious!... ok, lets give them everything free then.. Where will this madness end? :-/
When the desparados will see the light and quit such agencies.
We forget that Shutterstock IS expensive. Without checking, doesn't the buyer have to pay $249 per month? I think that's expensive. Not for what they have access to, but we only see the .25 or .38 downloads, I'm sure the customers see the 250 bucks they dropped on the first of the month.
558
« on: December 17, 2013, 14:33 »
It's a bummer that I am not with Yay, because I have enjoyed quitting these terrible agencies this past year.
Don't ya just feel like we are dying here from a million small wounds that these agency owners think they can inflict?
559
« on: December 17, 2013, 14:26 »
At first glance, it looks like they are dealing with two entirely different questions. Isn't the 2nd answer a canned response that they give when you use the "reporting tool". This isn't a take-down notice, this is a clear violation of the license and it seemed that they grasped that in the July post. I would follow up again.
560
« on: December 17, 2013, 14:21 »
Also, make sure your most important keywords are in your title, description and keywords. DT search also favours those with a high acceptance ratio.
561
« on: December 17, 2013, 14:17 »
Just to chime in - slightly OT - I photograph a lot of dancers, they are used to a TON of makeup so their features don't disappear under stage lights. The girls can get away with a lot of makeup in stills, but I really dislike the look of the boys shots if they have used eyeliner and blush. Sometimes it fits with the routine they are doing, but you still can't convince me to like it .
562
« on: December 16, 2013, 12:29 »
Thanks for the update. I can imagine what a tough choice it was for you to make. Glad to hear it seems to be a good one for you.
563
« on: December 13, 2013, 11:48 »
I think Paulie Walnuts setup a site with this plugin. We had a thread about it just around the time Leo introduced Symbiostock.
564
« on: December 10, 2013, 11:20 »
Must be a new batch of Reviewers, there was a Reviewer's job posting on their site a couple weeks ago. Seems like every year this time the rejections get wonky.
565
« on: December 10, 2013, 11:17 »
Glyn Dewis recommended them a while back stating that he gets quite a bit of work from 500px.
566
« on: December 05, 2013, 15:51 »
New model releases can also add time to the review.
567
« on: December 03, 2013, 11:45 »
Ahhhh... I'm impressed. That's very good for you, I'm glad to hear that they are taking care of you after the BS you went through last year.
568
« on: December 03, 2013, 11:39 »
About the same as last month. Majority of income from Stocksy. Otherwise:
DP - $100
Pond - $75
Self - $35
GLStock - $25
and the newcomer:
123RF - $100
Whoopie!
I supposed this is answered somewhere else, but Sean, why not SS? Or are you only submitting video to the other guys perhaps?
I'm trying not to submit to sites that would sell my content by subscription.
I'm not trying to be a smartaleck here, wonder if you have done some evaluating that is more scientific than mine! But DP and 123 also sell subs, and the RPD was for me at those two sites about 75% lower than SS's. At least it was when I submitted to 123, I dropped in January and may not be current on what is happening there. Those two sites were particularly bad, and after DP gave me $2.64 for an EL last week I intend to drop them also. (Pretty soon I won't have anyone left LOL) I really understand not wanting to give your library to a subs site, but if you make 100 at DP you should make $1000 at SS (I make about $10 there for every $100 at SS). Sorry, I know you've already evaluated this already.
569
« on: December 03, 2013, 10:55 »
About the same as last month. Majority of income from Stocksy. Otherwise:
DP - $100
Pond - $75
Self - $35
GLStock - $25
and the newcomer:
123RF - $100
Whoopie!
I supposed this is answered somewhere else, but Sean, why not SS? Or are you only submitting video to the other guys perhaps?
570
« on: December 02, 2013, 11:31 »
Not a great month, DT & SS still strong enough.
One thing I did notice was that for the first time in months, if not years, I sold more credit downloads than subs at FT. Usually subs sell triple.
572
« on: November 30, 2013, 21:14 »
Just saw a xsm sub level V pay $2, right above one that paid 0.35. Has something changed (in a good way) that I don't know about?
admin edit: changed the subject a bit to be more descriptive
573
« on: November 27, 2013, 15:21 »
That sucks. Is that typical?
On the product page it says that EL's are $80. I think they are supposed to pay 50% of that.
574
« on: November 27, 2013, 15:20 »
Sad part is that we all still submit images to them 
Well, I've left Istock and 123 this year because they p'd me off and looks like Deposit Photos makes 3. Do they payout if you close your account?
575
« on: November 27, 2013, 14:04 »
W.T.F? ? ? Two Dollars and Sixty Four Cents?!?!?!? On this photo's profile they are asking $80 for Extended Licenses. I don't think Congratulations! is the way to begin an email like this. It should say, We are terribly ashamed to inform you..... Inbox > Message Detail Entire thread Print Previous Next Subject: $ Depositphotos: File Sold by Extended License From: Depositphotos < [email protected]> (Add as Preferred Sender) Date: Wed, Nov 27, 2013 12:25 pm To: ******** Dear Lorraine Swanson, Congratulations! One of your files has just been sold on www.depositphotos.com. File ID: 9834491 File Name: Stained Glass Quilt Pattern Size: Partner Sales Your Profit: $2.64 Date: Nov.27, 2013 14:25:49 If you have any technical or other questions, please don't hesitate to Contact Us. Thank you for your continued interest in Depositphotos! Best regards, The Depositphotos Team
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