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« on: May 23, 2009, 07:41 »
Once I was already told that the future of image sales is midstock...
If agencies reduce the cost of pictures,if upload won't be profitable for our work etc. We should all migrate to midstock (Zymm., Cutcaster etc...)
There are our prices and classic microstock agencies will die without photographer and new photos...
borg, This is almost similar in question to the other topic on this forum. But I will answer it in this context. I don't think we need to be that harsh as to create an exodus out of the land of IStock et all  There is a place for microstock, and there can be a place for higher priced images. We just need to learn to separate the expectations based on our production costs, and upload accordingly. Some , or should I say.. many, will still submit to micro since it's the easiest to get accepted. There will not be a vacuum in this business, as for every one that leaves, there will be ten if not more, to fill that space. On our own personal value, it's really up to us to edit our own vision of what we want from micro stock. I already faced the reality that I should be creating two separate portfolios each time I start shooting for stock, one for my exisiting micro , and the other, for a few mid stock sites that I am quite interested in testing their capability to sell and stay viable IN SPITE of micro sliding prices heading towards the bottom of the barrel.
602
« on: May 23, 2009, 07:30 »
If you're seriously in the photography business, you know the fine line between each category of your trade. it's much like any other business, whether it's selling pop music like david foster, or making jazz music like herbie hancock. as my associate who is a painter once told me, " you don't sell original paintings at the waterfront during the summer, you sell lithographs. you would be nuts to give away an original for 20 dollars. you sell the original at the gallery for much more".
that more or less sums up the whole deal about microstock really. it's up to you , the creator of the image, to decide where you want to sell , and how much, or how little, you would settle for.
does it devalue your work if you give it to microstock? well, that's a personal and very very subjective question, only you can answer.
603
« on: May 23, 2009, 07:23 »
exclusivity is an interesting and generally rewarding adventure. congratulations on your decision, but also give yourself a reality check once in a while too. your images are all in one place so be sure to accept the ups and downs, and keep your eye on the bigger picture.
well said, one heart for ms newman
604
« on: May 23, 2009, 07:20 »
I wouldn't go so far as to say that stock sites take no responsibility in copyright infringement, IP,etc... As in any business, it's a two way street. If I stock goods on consignment, my customers take that I have been vigilant and not to fence stolen property. Likewise for the stock sites, if as a buyer I am being hurt once too many times from using images that are questionable, there comes a time that I will say enough is enough. Time is money, regardless of the outcome. A stock site that turns a blind eye at the review stage is only going to shoot itself in the foot. That is, unless they plan to close shop as soon as they take the money and run.
To my knowledge, there are certain sites that take this IP, MR, requirement very seriously, and these are the sites that will stay viable as their buyers have the confidence of their reviewers being vigilant in this sense.
605
« on: May 22, 2009, 16:33 »
I don't mind if John turns nasty after cutcaster becomes as successful as fotolia 
True, true ! John Griffin can be as mean as a mofo as long as I get my $$$$$$  If nasty means more sales for everyone than i want to be the nastiest mofo out there. hahaha. I hope that instead of being nasty, success will be based off the best content and customer service experience that will get us to consistently make people money each month. I'm working on it.
Mr Griffin, when I get my first 1000 sales, I will wholeheartedly grant you the mandate to be as Mr. T calls it ,"a mean Su#ker!" 
606
« on: May 22, 2009, 09:12 »
btw , who is pieman 
607
« on: May 21, 2009, 17:34 »
rofl i give you one heart for making my day
608
« on: May 21, 2009, 00:18 »
Since we are considering the future, will all this be moot when video takes over the micro market?
I think video is where photo was 5 years ago, we can all upload any crap we want :-) We should start now when entry point is low so early adopters will be market leaders of tomorrow ;-) I am learning what 5Dmk2 has to offer, hopefully soon I will have something to upload :-)
well, video is where flash used to be. it's a novelty, and eventually people get tired of it. the serious user would get sick of how flash and video slow the browser and like some people i know, are already getting add ons to block these ads that simply get in the way. it's a total pain the rear end, and eventually, photographs will be back to where it should be.
609
« on: May 19, 2009, 10:31 »
610
« on: May 19, 2009, 10:13 »
Yeah, it's great Leaf is standing up for us. But I think StockXpert owns you an explanation!
"Tyler, our fearless leader" (quote by lee torrens)
611
« on: May 19, 2009, 08:11 »
It's not cheap in overhead. But it is cheap in production costs now that it is all there. It's was a long term thing from the start. It was built from the ground and it took us a year to built. Microstock paid for it, so I did not get this studio because of a big bank roll as some suggested.
It's a playground for stock freaks.
all money reinvested, and all tax deductible anyway. and re someone else's comment of a converted greenhouse, that wouldn't be a bad idea. skylight. i love that idea of a converted greenhouse.
612
« on: May 19, 2009, 08:06 »
It looks like they are still transferring a lot of images from SV. I was accepted but can't see mine on their site yet. Lets wait and see what it is like when they launch next month.
sharpshot, if i read my email correctly, we will get an invitation email from Veers with our password sometime around June 8 , so i guess by that time we will have our port there. I did not received any email!!
Im not accept and im not rejected?!?!?!
Did i get lost in the hyperspace?
I feel like i dont get to heaven but i dont have passage to hell also?!?!
did you check your bulk mail? may have gone there via your spam filter. if not, maybe if you double check you got your email correctly on SV, then maybe send them a mail. no harm in doing that . or you can just wait till June 8 to submit directly . hope this helps.
613
« on: May 19, 2009, 07:55 »
i think you should thank Tyler (leaf) for that. he was the one who sent StockXpert the note. we all just speculated but it's good to know all's well.
614
« on: May 15, 2009, 15:42 »
Pantehrmedia is not that recent, they are pretty established in Germany. It was actually my first stock agency I submited to in 2005. But they went international less then 2 years ago.
thank you . i visited their homepage, and perused their images. very impressive contributors' works. certainly a site i will be interested in submitting something next month if time permits. one heart for your help here. fab job , Freezingpictures.
615
« on: May 15, 2009, 13:37 »
well, the big thing last christmas we sold out on were bluetooth headsets, GPS, for both cars and motorbikes, I wonder how many tried submitting some isolated works already.
616
« on: May 15, 2009, 13:17 »
Cons:
- inconvenient upload system
Freezingpictures, this seems to plagued the more recent sites, don't they? eg moodboard, zymmetrical, to name a couple
617
« on: May 15, 2009, 13:09 »
I don't mind the ubiquitous "well covered" rejection , so long as when I do check DT to find a lot (or even a just a single half page) of them dating one year or older with 0 dls.
618
« on: May 15, 2009, 12:56 »
Travel?
If you have some time to tweak your images for Alamy you could do that.
Also, you may find nice places for your images with pricing them above $30 /dl...
I'd sugest you to check these:
Veer (not Veer marketplace)
Alamy
Photographersdirect.com
Zymmetrical.com
Featurepics.com (future GOLD collection)
It is just because travel images are not microstock images... They need other market and other buyers than regular microstock buyers.
Good Luck!
no offence meant to Zymmetrical , but i find it rather cumbersome . very slow .
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« on: May 15, 2009, 12:39 »
I have said several times that I do not believe that just another microstock site, another closed model, would be the way to go.
EDITED
If the model works the idea will quickly take hold now that nearly everyone is connected via Twitter,Facebook etc. What is needed is an infrastructure via which pictures can be browsed and bought. There needs to be some system of quality control or rating.
good ideas, but not sure about Twitter or Facebook with them being so easy to set up or hack, see latest today on Yahoo news http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/090514/tecnology/net_us_facebook_hackers
620
« on: May 15, 2009, 12:10 »
What I saw you are more likely to sell to north American buyers than that what FT has as majority of German and EU Citizens buyers...
good point Milinz, also for the other answer on travel images at the other thread. my case is the opposite as Zeus, i sell better to German and EU, which is why i like Fotolia and Veer . I certainly will look into the other sites you pointed out. Not zymmetrical or featurepics, but Photographersdirect.com. I am already with Alamy, but since my travel photos were done with 6Mp camera at that time, it doesn't quite look good enough , in my opinion, for upsizing to 49MB. but next trip with my 14.6MP k20d for sure I will give them to Alamy.
621
« on: May 15, 2009, 11:56 »
muchos agradecimientos b79 ! PURA VIDA!
622
« on: May 15, 2009, 11:50 »
hi, this is what i did when i wanted to scan my father's slides (~1000 done last year, ~2500 to go, what was i thinking?  )
i got an old bellows and slide copier from mercadolibre (the argentine version of ebay): the "pentax auto bellows m set" (costed me something 60-70 USD)
you have to mount the bellows on the camera, the lens in the bellows (F35-80 in my case, it's supposed to work with a 50 on film but in a crop camera i found it needs something around 70mm), and then the slide copier in front of everything else.
then you set the white balance with the white plastic in the slide copier, put a slide in the copier, focus on the slide (with the bellow's rails) and close the lens diafragm (has to be and old lens with aperture ring, i used f/16, as more will difract a lot and less ended up out of focus because the slides were not exactly flat in my case).
now the setup is ready the procedure is: put slide -> green button (auto exposure in manual mode in a pentax) -> shoot. change slide and repeat.
it's not the easiest way, and not a one click way (two when already setup), but it gives 10mp (or whatever your camera has) "copies" of your slides. and you can also use the bellows for macros beyond 1:1.
note: all this works in a pentax body, i guess other brands made their own bellows (or you can use an old M42 with an adapter) and probably have a different way of metering (the k10d will meter even without a lens (and that's how the camera detects the bellows, it doesn't), not sure if all cameras will do that).
this is fab b79 (love your freaky eye avatar, btw)... i have a k20d, which is perfect since your case is with the k10d. good show,matey! i gave you a heart for this. 
623
« on: May 15, 2009, 11:42 »
ok allyclark, jokes aside:
i am a contrarian in everything i do from dealing with the stock market (ie the real stock that matters) . what i mean is, i go where the flock hates. perharps it's because my port is more of a niche, perharps it's where the most difficult places attract the least flood of uploaders. the more picky the better the quality control, etc ...whichever the reason, i find lately applying this mentality to micro stock , it has works very well for me.
i don't have a favourite , other than the ones that is selling well for me at the moment. i used to praise (a) certain site (s), but in your own experience, you know that is also not a good thing to do. but that's not to say i am not looking to be exclusive, i am, as being available to too much can be counterproductive.
ie. they see your image here at a higher price, and go to the other site to get it at subscription rate.
just my tupenny's worth of insight. cheers!
624
« on: May 15, 2009, 09:54 »
btw, if anyone is interested, i have one not only with the hubble and ship, but with a few space debris visible too it's not available on stock sites, i am selling it at a "space-ial" one time rate of 1Euro +S&H. but hurry, this offer is good until the hubble is repaired.
625
« on: May 15, 2009, 09:04 »
Hi allyclark, I only looked at a couple of pages of your port, and I must say you have some very nice photos on your port, I would try uploading them to DT they're a good traffic site with fair commissions, they do pretty good for me.
I hope this helps.
Best regards.
yes, make that two. just stay away from Stockxpert for now . there's been a spanner in the works at StockXpert for quite a bit, and getting scarrier
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