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Messages - Perry
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726
« on: March 17, 2011, 08:25 »
I have about 2000
727
« on: March 16, 2011, 14:30 »
I think my avatar says everything already.
728
« on: March 16, 2011, 14:27 »
are those regular sales or for extended license sales?
Those are extended licences. But the good thing is that they seem to sell better than any other place. Veer has been number 4 for me this year, Dreamstime has dropped behind Veer in sales ($/month)
729
« on: March 16, 2011, 03:52 »
Motivated enough, the only photo you don't sell for sure is the one you don't shot.
Also the images that are rejected for some stupid reason doesn't sell.
730
« on: March 16, 2011, 03:48 »
I have been very demotivated also. I didn't upload anything in february.
I just tried to upload some new stuff this month, and half of them got rejected at Shutterstock. They are implying that I don't know where to focus my images. Luckily that hasn't stopped me for being a pro photographer for the last 7 years.
I have a really had time to find some motivation. All the crap from IS (and FT), falling RPI, increasing rejections of totally good images etc.
731
« on: March 15, 2011, 08:13 »
I tried to submit them 10 editorial images (accepted by SS and some other sites) and tried to check the captions.
Result: 9 rejected for captions and 1 image moved to pendinc executive cue...
I won't be trying to jump trough their hoops if they don't change their policies.
732
« on: March 14, 2011, 04:52 »
I was thinking I was loosing my mind when I couldn'd locate the upload button...
733
« on: March 12, 2011, 06:03 »
One thing to consider is how easy the upload process is. I really hate "low earner" sites that make you click trough each image, selcting categories etc.
To the original poster: I think you should concencentrate on building your portfolio and getting accepted at "top tier" and "middle tier" agencies ->
734
« on: March 11, 2011, 12:42 »
This sounds very fishy indeed. I'd very much like IS to comment why they think people commiting credit frauds are downloading images.
735
« on: March 11, 2011, 09:45 »
I really cannot understand how these fraudulent purchases work. If I register myself at IS with fake credit card, what woudl I benefit from buying a lot of images from different contributors?
736
« on: March 11, 2011, 09:42 »
I'm starting to wonder what IS does for the 85% they keep?
Or that is more like 86.5% if the fraudulent purchases are included.
Their next plan is propably to give the contributors 0% and do nothing (except buing BMWs and Yachts for themselves)
IS lacks RESPONSIBILITY in every way.
737
« on: March 09, 2011, 17:52 »
^ I don't think IS cares a s*it about what we contributors complain.
738
« on: March 09, 2011, 17:18 »
In case you all missed it:
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=312142&page=1
From RogerMexico (aka Andrew)
We do not plan to do another mass pull of royalties like this again.
How are they able to not pull royalties in the future, if they can't do it now? Or does this imply that this pull of royalties was planned? edit: Oh, I wasn't totally speechless after all...
739
« on: March 09, 2011, 17:16 »
I'm speechless.
740
« on: March 09, 2011, 15:11 »
It could be a mistake, but I think you are being way too kind. 
Yes... maybe it's because I'm a graphic designer too and I know how easily something like this could happen...  (Especially in this case the watermark is barely visible...)
742
« on: March 09, 2011, 06:40 »
the danger is if other countries follow. How is this a danger?
743
« on: March 08, 2011, 16:39 »
I wonder if it makes any difference except when the sun light is pointing directly towards the lens.
That is the only time when lens hood does NOT help. But every time any light gets in the lens from the sides it's bad for the contrast. Decent lens hoods is one of the reasons why I shoot with primes (zooms doesn't have very effective lens hoods due to obvious reasons)  See the difference?
744
« on: March 08, 2011, 16:10 »
I always use. I get better contrast in difficult lighting and it also protects the lens.
745
« on: March 08, 2011, 15:14 »
We just don't need any more red peppers isolated on white...
746
« on: March 08, 2011, 13:53 »
Those make me yawn.
Sorry. Seriously, you've got to step it up, technically, compositionally, subject matter.
+1
747
« on: March 04, 2011, 11:55 »
I just got an urge to go bathroom and hug my scale. Later maybe carry her around and go for a walk. Note to self: remember to grab an apple.
748
« on: March 03, 2011, 08:10 »
I deleted that photo.
But what is the real story behind the image?
749
« on: March 03, 2011, 08:00 »
That was my point, not showing your port because someone might "knock off" your image while saying that the second photo was ok seemed a little funny to me. I say it's ok legally, maybe not morally or ethically. And it also could be just a coincidence, I have at least once "copied" a concept unintentionally. Only afterwards I saw an older, similar image with similar angle, similar concept and similar background. I couldn't remember seeing the image before, but I still made a very similar image (luckily, my was much better  (Okay I'm wiser now, I didn't see that also the keywords were copied) I have also "copied" some concepts, but I have always tried to make them better or different. I think copying (both intentional and unintentional) happens all the time. The most important thing is to make your images 1) first 2) hard to copy 3) better
750
« on: March 03, 2011, 07:56 »
The law states, "Re-creating a copyrighted photograph is a derivative use and therefore requires the permission of the copyright holder of the original image." I doubt Yuri gave this person permission to replicate his image.
But this isn't a recreation, I can see in a second that these are two different photographs.
Care to share some of your best sellers with us?
No. It's one thing to say it's legally OK to copy a simple concept and another one to encourage people to do it.
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