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Messages - luissantos84
6776
« on: August 12, 2010, 16:16 »
Oh, I think we're just ribbing him. He seems accepting of it and willing to take comments...
sorry guys.. it was a nice welcoming 
6777
« on: August 12, 2010, 16:10 »
I am now a profitable businessguy thanks for the motivation
Flicker is a lot of fun for sure, never been there and won't go 
Are you sure you're profitable? A few hundred downloads are covering the cost of a D90 and lenses? And software, PC/upgrades, training, books, props, etc.?
That's what I thought, there is people willing to pay to be called a photographer
Microstockgroup at his best! I won't continue this discussion once it is * ridiculous, have a nice summer!
6778
« on: August 12, 2010, 16:06 »
GOD! I miss this kind of allergy of new contributors, that's the microstockgroup
6779
« on: August 12, 2010, 09:27 »
I don't have expenses my friend (got a big house with a big family) just the new D90 for around 600EUR! sold the D60 for 300EUR lenses got a cheap sigma 200eur and a 50mm for 100eur I have computer since kid, stock or not everybody as a PC no?? software?? yeah I use GIMP for free it is a lot of fun when a person wonders if other is profitable or not... LOL Am I stupid or what?? come on!
6780
« on: August 12, 2010, 07:58 »
ehehe seems like a lot of fun, what photos will those agencies have? just yours?
They will have photos from contributors who are profitable businesspeople.
I ran some numbers and I'm estimating the average hobbyist micro newbie earns less than 10 cents per hour for their efforts. Once this becomes common knowledge, hobbyists and other non serious business people will avoid micro and the existing ones will go back to Flickr where you don't make much less and it's more fun.
I am now a profitable businessguy thanks for the motivation Flicker is a lot of fun for sure, never been there and won't go
6781
« on: August 11, 2010, 20:57 »
So what's killing the market? Subs, cheap competition or buyers who aren't willing to pay micro prices for high quality images? Makes me wonder...
I think an underlying message of what's killing the market is clear in what hqimages said. It's us, the contributors. We do it to ourselves.
Buyers are going to cheaper sites. Contributors make less at cheaper sites. Contributors continue to support cheaper sites.
When a large enough percentage of unprofitable contributors give up, more sites will close, supply will drop, and demand will drive prices back up to a level that is sustainable for contrubutors to justify investing time.
Looks like we're headed downward. Enjoy the ride.
ehehe seems like a lot of fun, what photos will those agencies have? just yours?
6782
« on: August 10, 2010, 19:10 »
what is the supposed time to get into $ bin?
6783
« on: August 10, 2010, 19:05 »
160 views and just 22 votes... come on guys!
It's because only 27 users are online, and those 27 are checking the page from time to time...like I do
LOL same here eheh
6784
« on: August 10, 2010, 19:00 »
160 views and just 22 votes... come on guys!
6785
« on: August 10, 2010, 18:54 »
how many members are active in the forum? 100?..
6786
« on: August 10, 2010, 18:25 »
make it even more simple turn the pro or amateur off once there must be a lot of microstockers that have very nice income and have another job..
6787
« on: August 10, 2010, 18:12 »
what means amateur and pro? is there a earnings minimum, or full time is pro? or its our feeling??
6788
« on: August 09, 2010, 20:28 »
street sign and grass, maybe also the gecko! the others are nice but I guess won't be approved.. good luck!
6789
« on: August 09, 2010, 20:25 »
nice work
6790
« on: August 09, 2010, 17:12 »
i'm sure they're approving in sequence by the 'guage' and sharpshot's certainly higher than ours.
i'm not as excited as you all since i joined StockXpert past its glory days and the current hemera collection is doing a lot better on thinkstock than it did on StockXpert. freshstock may offer higher commissions but it better have a slew of buyers too.
I got a lot of photos at Hemera but they aren't bringing as much sales as from partner program (and a lot less files)
6791
« on: August 09, 2010, 16:39 »
They are approving as well, or I wouldn't be in. I don't know if they are doing it by the application date, I applied a few minutes after the first post about them in this forum.
maybe 5 minutes after you
6792
« on: August 08, 2010, 20:26 »
2 months doesn't seem long, remember what they said earlier in this thread:-
"We would like to ask for your patience as we sort through all the applications. It might take a while because we would like to grow our customer and contributor base side by side, and we might not be able to let everyone in immediately."
When I read that, I expected it would take a long time for them to go through all the applications.
I just don't get why not approving once they are actually rejecting applications.. don't understand the policy.. don't want some contributors and others just want to leave on pending...
6793
« on: August 08, 2010, 17:18 »
Reviews have been quick for me, just like they used to be with StockXpert and only a few rejections. Nothing like crestock. I still think some old StockXpert buyers will use them instead of the site that closed StockXpert down. I will give them some time to get the site going, they said they were going to build it up slowly, so I don't understand why people are surprised when they are doing that.
Don't you think that 2 months aren't enough, at least to reject???
6794
« on: August 08, 2010, 10:59 »
I guess they are happy with the 500k
You could say that, at least it seems that they are not in a hurry expanding the portfolio by reviewing applications and letting in new contributors
I guess we are looking into a Crestock right? Stockfresh have started more than two months ago and must have like TONS of applications to review.. why is that? as we read in this forum they are rejecting... why so long to get in?? something must be wrong there..
6795
« on: August 08, 2010, 10:45 »
I guess they are happy with the 500k
6796
« on: August 08, 2010, 08:28 »
thanks I would do the same but my stock experience is really small and I have never stopped the uploading but I repeat that I feel the same about SS, but actually is the only one that has nice earnings
6797
« on: August 07, 2010, 20:50 »
don't Like!
6798
« on: August 07, 2010, 20:14 »
This chart is regarding all agencies? It is a portfolio average?
FORGET! SS ok... I have never stop the uploading there but once I have a week without uploading I feel it for sure..
6799
« on: August 06, 2010, 15:23 »
imagine this: I am going to search an image of a beach on Alamy. I find this one yours. I may like it, but before buying it I go check in microstock if there is something better there and imagine what? I may found your same image! I will say to myself: this guy is a cheater (not to say worse). So, obviously I will not license your image in Alamy and will put your name in my 'black list'.
One news for those who think is 'fair' to send the same images in Alamy and microstock: who buy images today is perfectly aware of microstock and will check there before commit to licensing an image in Alamy. I found many times images better in micro than in Alamy and changed my mind. Sometimes, on the contrary, found images that were ONLY available in Alamy. In this cases the image was licensed from there.
To sum it up. You CAN surely submit RF images to micro and Alamy (there is no contract clause against it, in fact), but you are not doing any good to yourself.
You would be better sending there different images. Buyers aren't silly and they DO ready forums and blogs... they know that many of microstockers send now all or part of their portfolios in Alamy and you just told them in a public forum, what you are doing!
how about placing your work in the cheapest agency and stay just in that one so you arent going to cheat buyers... COME ON!
6800
« on: August 06, 2010, 15:21 »
imagine this: I am going to search an image of a beach on Alamy. I find this one yours. I may like it, but before buying it I go check in microstock if there is something better there and imagine what? I may found your same image! I will say to myself: this guy is a cheater (not to say worse). So, obviously I will not license your image in Alamy and will put your name in my 'black list'.
One news for those who think is 'fair' to send the same images in Alamy and microstock: who buy images today is perfectly aware of microstock and will check there before commit to licensing an image in Alamy. I found many times images better in micro than in Alamy and changed my mind. Sometimes, on the contrary, found images that were ONLY available in Alamy. In this cases the image was licensed from there.
To sum it up. You CAN surely submit RF images to micro and Alamy (there is no contract clause against it, in fact), but you are not doing any good to yourself.
You would be better sending there different images. Buyers aren't silly and they DO ready forums and blogs... they know that many of microstockers send now all or part of their portfolios in Alamy and you just told them in a public forum, what you are doing!
Everything has a opinion and I respect it and love to hear about! But how many arent at Alamy?? I am not talking about the big ones, everybody has pictures there, why not me?
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