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« on: April 06, 2011, 14:01 »
I have a Nikon 18-70 DX lens that I bought used. I use it a lot on my D90. It gets pretty good reviews (see below). Apparently it was a kit lens for the D70.
http://www.bythom.com/1870lens.htm
there is the 105, the 135, the 200.. my guess and after looking it goes worst along the zoom range.. but overall the 2.8 or the 3.5 might not be that different, I guess lighting entering (indoors etc) and perhaps quality built etc but will it bring a lot better quality to the picture?
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« on: April 06, 2011, 13:49 »
Tamron 17-50 mm SP AF F/2.8 VC XR Di ll LD Aspherical (IF) - 388.00 Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM - 559.00Nikon 17-55 mm f2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor - 1,113.00How much better is the Nikkor version?? 
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« on: April 06, 2011, 12:13 »
You are best to buy FF lenses when you can, I bet if your next body isn't FF the one after that will be. My every day lens is a DX 17-55 2.8, it would cost too much right now to replace this lens too if I jumped to FF. All my other lenses are FF thankfully.
the tam or the nikkor? expensive!
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« on: April 06, 2011, 12:11 »
24x1.5= 38mm... got me thinking of the 35mm I want also to shoot outdoor, quite confused now once I want an all around lens but thats not possible..
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« on: April 06, 2011, 11:37 »
I'd say bite the bullet (translation: find a way to deal with the pain) and get the 24-70. It's my primary lens for studio work, and one expensive purchase that I don't regret for a moment. I have other lenses that get occasional use, but the 24-70 and my new 10-24 (for landscapes) are on my camera more than the others combined.
ahah thanks for your feedback! I have a D90, that is a FF lens right? Would it fit greatly in my cam? the 24-120 is for DX.. and 200g lighter.. and 400 pounds less!
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« on: April 06, 2011, 10:58 »
Hi Travis! Good find, what a loser 
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« on: April 06, 2011, 10:50 »
Hi, I mainly use the 50mm 1.8 but I am lately doing a few full lenght shoots and without many space I cannot go back or I would fall from 2nd floor I have a cheap sigma 18-200 that I have used many time but a few months ago I left it behind once the 50mm is crazy sharp and I am in love with it, I use it to everything but without space and sometimes shooting outdoor it is quite difficult to take a picture without stepping back and back! Mainly, I want to buy a 18 (maybe 24) with some zoom range, after looking a few I can only see a few, the 24-70, the 24-120 or the 18-200.. After a few time reviewing these lens I found that the more sharp would be the 24-70 (but the price is insane..).. so I am thinking of the 24-120 but on " http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=638&Camera=614&Sample=1&FLI=0&API=6&LensComp=733&CameraComp=614&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=4" I found that it is far from the 50mm sharpness and overall quality, I guess from my cheap sigma it would rock out for sure but far from the 50mm prime.. I would love to have a lens to do some full lenght and also to outdoor so I would need some zoom range too.. What can you advice? Other lens? What would fit best my needs?
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« on: April 06, 2011, 10:31 »
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« on: April 06, 2011, 09:52 »
I would say FT.. You can upload all you want without looking at approval ratio or other, upload hard
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« on: April 06, 2011, 09:05 »
I guess they must have "questioned" this before.. I dont believe they want to ruin their business
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« on: April 06, 2011, 09:00 »
lately I had a curry picture and have done it with eyes closed (ok almost) approved keywords: Yellow, Curry Powder, Turmeric, Spice, Ground, Isolated, Ingredient, Food, Dried Food, Seasoning, Organic, Studio Shot, Gourmet, Heap, Scented, Bright, Paprika, Condiment, Heat
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« on: April 05, 2011, 19:52 »
Tom like we have talked before here in the forum, take a step back or take ONE step and then aother..!
You can browse my portfolio, take a look at my pictures, take a look at my blog, 5k is a huge milestone, thats something beyond you can ever imagine, you have started months ago, still working to get approved at IS, still looking to improve your photograhy and deal with agencies.. you are thinking too fast, hold on buddy, things wont be that easy and you maybe never reached that (myself too for sure)!
I have started exactly 2 years ago, I have never heard of stock before that, I wouldnt actually pick a SLR, I had a compact camera and didnt know anything regarding composition or other, stock is after that, you need to see the other part before, I am still looking to it, to produce better pictures.. and you are thinking of 5k salary in 5 to 10 years?
After this two years I have achieved a lot of things (some that I guess never would) but overall I am far far away from success and earn a decent money, I had around 650$ for the month of March (after 2 years...).. It is hard every month, everyday always wanting more but money wont enter without great photos and hard work!
Nobody becomes a good photographer on a heart beat, take little steps, they will perhaps get you further but dont dream to much! You may be able to do it but there might be HUNDREDS that are doing stock for 4 or 5 years and yet far from that 5k salary and they have stunning pictures!
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« on: April 05, 2011, 17:36 »
I was wondering how long it would take for Dan to start getting called "one of them" instead of "one of us".
Didn't take long at all...
He's still "one of us" in my book
Ditto here.
LOL make it 3
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« on: April 05, 2011, 17:10 »
I think both Lisa and myself are concentrating just as much on Shutterstock, Dreamstime and Fotolia and some of the smaller sites. Thats the name of the game, is it not? and perhaps thats whats annoying people like Getty, etc. I dont know?
Absolutely right Christian. I am devoting more of my efforts toward the sites I am on, and toward getting portfolios on some of the smaller "fair trade" sites. I have also sunk considerable time and money into starting my own site, and uploading to Dan's Contributors Collective too.
ITLR I am hoping those avenues will offer a lot more to contributors. But in the short term I am not about to give up the substantial monthly income I make at IS. Unless someone here is offering to finance my daughter's 46k/year college education.....?? Any takers?
make her work, 4k monthly??
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« on: April 05, 2011, 16:30 »
my 2nd best agency.. hard to let go after so many weeks/months of uploading (growing over time too)
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« on: April 05, 2011, 16:29 »
Jan 50 sales
Feb 75 sales
March almost 100
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« on: April 05, 2011, 16:24 »
Well, I am not that "other member" who noticed problems with your images and I didn't see the images in question. But if you were, in fact, uploading images showing trademarks or people's faces without the proper releases, then you put the whole project at risk. For a small company just starting out, one lawsuit for a non-released image could shut the whole thing down and leave Dan, as the site owner, personally liable.
Certainly for the tiny 20% cut the site is keeping, you can't expect a team of inspectors to go over every submitted image. The presumption when we joined was that we were stock professionals with quality portfolios, and could be trusted to act professionally without constant scrutiny.
Any of us who are submitting to the collective need to be careful to only upload properly released and very high quality images, or else it jeopardizes the whole project and everyone involved.
Agree 100%, I have a few pictures there and planning to upload a few more (within the limit that Dan decided with myself)
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« on: April 05, 2011, 11:18 »
So I'm stalled. IS produced about a third of my sales and if I just cut them out, it's hardly worth continuing. But every day I see new reasons not to deal with them. I guess at this point I'd be producing images for some future market that I hope is going to develop.
jeez dont open a new market to compete with IS.. after 2 years I am finally on the 50$ ehehe
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« on: April 05, 2011, 11:11 »
Mat can you explain us how does the annual subs work?? Lisa a few days ago had a few 2.5$ sales for XL sub.. How much is the price of that to a buyer? Cannot see that option online.. thanks
Hi buddy! why dont you try a differant thread for your subs, hey?
eheheh sure! we had a topic related to that but Mat havent replied once I got him here I guess it was a great chance, it is a good thing to all FT contributors
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« on: April 05, 2011, 10:52 »
Mat can you explain us how does the annual subs work?? Lisa a few days ago had a few 2.5$ sales for XL sub.. How much is the price of that to a buyer? Cannot see that option online.. thanks
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« on: April 05, 2011, 08:06 »
Washington Minimum Wage 2011 - $8.67
April, 21 x 8 x 8.67 = $1456,56
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« on: April 03, 2011, 13:41 »
you may study it but honestly upload always your max megapixels, buyers might look for it and FT and IS pays more, a few cents
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« on: April 03, 2011, 13:39 »
this topic is going good eheh FIGHT!
non-exclusive (15% comission, left 16% because of 48 RCs)
portfolio 717 (end of March)
60dls
56.9$
this huge amount after 2 years, so I would say 2 more to be on the 100$, quite excited, now more uploading
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« on: April 02, 2011, 06:20 »
You are absoultly right. That's why I keep saying that nice percentages, BME's, graphs and colorfull lines etc' are all very nice but quite MEANINGLESS !
But were you expecting photographers/illustrators showing real numbers? Why and what for? When earnings become quite good I think you show step aside and keep it to your own (not thinking about competition) but more regarding your own privacy, do you know "numbers" from friends of your friends or all family? Also numbers may not show a lot (once portfolios/quality etc change a lot your income), I think showing % is good to see what others are doing (if you want to know more you can open their profile and look what works better in each agency, you can also track numbers at DT, IS, DP but I guess you would be wasting a lot of time and nothing you would earn there) Overall who wants to show thats their own business (I do show) others that dont I would say stop asking every single month regarding that matter
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« on: April 01, 2011, 18:13 »
Does that new level 0 only apply to images that will be currently uploaded? Because I'm not seeing a change on any of my (200+) files that's never been dl'ed. They're still at level 1.
I'm already physically exhausted today and I don't really want to add brain exhausted to it.
thats a good question, guess we will know soon
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