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Messages - epixx
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701
« on: November 08, 2007, 09:27 »
I think the owners have managed to copyright it. Not that it makes any sense. Photos are sold anyway.
702
« on: November 08, 2007, 07:32 »
To me, Albumo looks like a very boring place with very boring photos. Even photos that look good at other agencies look colorless and bland at Albumo. I consider quiting.
703
« on: November 08, 2007, 07:11 »
For those of us not living in the United States of America, this doesn't really matter at all. It's not unique for a stock agency to move around a bit. Many of them are based two or more countries, for tax, commercial and operational reasons.
704
« on: November 07, 2007, 00:59 »
750+ images / 1315 views / 4 sales
705
« on: November 05, 2007, 10:24 »
I don't like subscription sales either, but with SN, I can at least choose for each image. So my "low value" images are $5 plus subscription, while the rest are 10, 25 and 50 without subscription.
At StockXpert, I've opted out of subscriptions completely, and I consider withdrawing my portfolio from low-selling agencies that sell mainly subscriptions, like Crestock. The headache is DT, which is my third best selling agency, and where it's not possible to opt out.
706
« on: November 05, 2007, 05:19 »
Firs sales for me today, 4 subscription sales of similar images. That's a start 
707
« on: November 02, 2007, 22:25 »
There's no place for other big agencies. The top five is there to stay.
It's still early days, and agencies with enough resources, like Snapvillage and 123rf, must certainly be counted in. Age Photostock also have plans for a microstock offspring, and I don't doubt that it will be an interesting attempt.
708
« on: November 01, 2007, 23:46 »
Ok, so I have one at level 3 and and 10 at level 2. What about those with 10 DLs? Are they level oneandahalf?
10 DLs = Level 2.
I suspected that. Unfortunately, I don't have any with 10 DLs. There are a lot of nines though.
709
« on: November 01, 2007, 23:45 »
Not hard ones. When I make it into the 10k+ category I will probably spend my days cruising the west coast in my sailboat ...
That was my plan too, but since my sailboat is on the other side of the globe, I wonder if I should sell my boat and buy a D3 instead. Not that it would increase my income, but I would probably have more fun earning what I do
710
« on: November 01, 2007, 22:49 »
How do I find out how many I have on each level?
Click on the "Online files" button, then sort your portfolio according to downloads by clicking on the "Downloads" column header.
Levels are as follows:
- 0-9 DLs: Level 1
- 11-24 DLs: Level 2
- 25-49 DLs: Level 3
- 50-99 DLs: Level 4
- 100+ DLs: Level 5
I have 23 at level 1, and another 15 within striking distance ...
Go, stuff in my DT portfolio, go!
Ok, so I have one at level 3 and and 10 at level 2. What about those with 10 DLs? Are they level oneandahalf?
711
« on: November 01, 2007, 22:44 »
Isn't a $10k+ category more than enough? I mean really, now.
Don't you have any ambitions at all? 
712
« on: November 01, 2007, 19:14 »
How do I find out how many I have on each level?
713
« on: November 01, 2007, 10:16 »
I believe it's a good thing as well. We all may benefit from it as SS may attract new buyers.
No, we are not benefiting. The buyers they attract, are the ones currently buying at higher prices at other agencies. Since most of us have images at "other agencies", we get paid less for each photo sold under the new scheme.
714
« on: November 01, 2007, 10:12 »
My overall rank: 860
Sold files: 599
I need to improve...
715
« on: November 01, 2007, 10:10 »
It was gone from earnings balance as well, but now it's suddenly back. It's still not on the daily listing though. Something is apparently not working properly.
716
« on: November 01, 2007, 06:51 »
The D3 is such a leap forward that it makes it possible to take photos where it hasn't been possible so far, at least not if stock quality is needed. I saw a photo of some bowling pins, frozen mid-air a fraction of a second after they were hit by the ball, taken with available light. Pin sharp, with very little noise. That kind of did it for me. I don't need to see more photos. I need to remember where on earth I put those $5,000 that I hid somewhere in that dream I had the other day 
717
« on: November 01, 2007, 00:57 »
Here's an interesting twist: After my single subscription sale at StockXpert, I opted out of subscriptions. Then, when the month changed from October to November, my 30c disappeared, just like magic, into thin air  I wonder, Have they hired that Copperfield guy or something 
718
« on: October 30, 2007, 18:11 »
On average, I have around one EL per month. This one was my first ever on IS, and it came yesterday: 
719
« on: October 30, 2007, 18:07 »
I don't one which one is the up-sampled one, but the lower one is clearly sharper. Did you do any sharpening as well?
With IS and SS, I'm very careful not to do anything, except down-sizing if I feel the image isn't sharp/noise-free enough. Their reviewers are technically very skilled.
720
« on: October 30, 2007, 18:02 »
Had my first sub sale today. XL size of my most popular image at StockXpert, and a very unique one. Full price would have taken me to the payout limit.
I've opted out.
721
« on: October 30, 2007, 08:52 »
Something strange is happening. After 5 months of sinking sales, I suddenly have BME at IS (twice the sales of last month with two days left), and my first EL there as well. SS on the other hand, has hit bottom like a rock this week, after very steady sales all October.
722
« on: October 27, 2007, 22:12 »
That's right...the 'snappyness' thing takes into account views,reviews,downloads...so I suppose it'll take a while for the picture to get shuffled into any kind of order. There's a lot of filler,similars, and suchlike turning up in searches at the moment.
I'm interested to know, though, how you balance posting decent images to microstock sites, with hesitating to post your 'best' work? Or do you not hesitate?
I upload what I believe will sell. Unique photos, I upload to Alamy and MyLoupe, but I will probably have some of them at Snapvillage (maximum price) as well.
723
« on: October 27, 2007, 21:42 »
There's another interesting question Pixart - what will happen when JPEG images are eclipsed by their replacement format?
I guess there will be an overlap of formats, not an overnight change, but it's really not something we can do anything about now other than recognizing that today's high-quality hi-res images won't always be perceived that way. The millions of JPG stock images will need to be re-shot (subject matter yes, but image format too).
I wonder how soon the day will arrive when a JPG image actually becomes as inaccessible as a WordPerfect 5.1 file, diskette, Zip disk, 8-track cartridge, vinyl LP, or for that matter a B/W negative strip.
Even .BMP files, not so long ago a common format for 8 bit images, I don't think today's web browsers can display the image they contain.
Sorry for the thread tangent, nothing to do with recession.
Jpeg seems to be a survivor, just like the fax, which has been obsolete technology almost since it was conceived. The problem with any replacement for jpeg is that there will be economic interests involved. Since jpeg is good enough for most uses, there isn't really much incentive to replace it. Not being dependent on any particular hardware, like most technologies that become obsolete, there isn't any reason for anyone to throw it out. The exception is obviously companies like Microsoft, but when they launch a new format, it's to make a profit, and users know that, so they are not buying. What happened with the FAT standard (hard-disk formating) was a lesson for everyone. MS waited until all card and camera manufacturers had implemented the standard until they made them aware of the fact that they were entitled to a license fee. Every time you take a photo, it say "pling" in the cash registers in Seattle 
724
« on: October 27, 2007, 21:30 »
Based on how many uploads? My stats looked really good the first six months, but unless you can keep uploading large quantities of images every month, you will hit a wall at some point
34! And I didn't upload much the last 6 months!
I did hit that wall on Shutterstock already because of my low upload rate!
But Istock is doing better and better every month, I don't know why!
And Im not exclusive!
Sometimes, I have seen that my sales increase when I stop uploading at IS. That has happened on two or three occasions. It may be a coincidence, but you never know what is hidden in their complicated search engine.
725
« on: October 26, 2007, 19:11 »
No problems
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