Congratulations Mark! I am so proud of you! You are so creative and motivated, you are truly an inspiration. Don't ever lose your obsession. I love you! 

Quote from: mwp1969 on November 13, 2009, 19:50
My wife (Suwanneeredhead) just found one of her images on the cover of the book "101 Things You Gotta Do Before You're 12!"

Here photos is the snorkel one top center above the title.

Here's a link to the book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1579908594

Congrats Stacey !

-Mark

Awwww Thanks Mark, you are so sweet!  There are also 2 more images inside, let's go buy the book!

I just made a sale, a golf green with a golf cart in Florida...

I'm so proud!  Kisses Mark!

(in case some of you missed it, he's my husband, we met through microstock photography, got married, and just celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary!)

Stacey

Here's the new post from Anthony, this should explain it:

Hello:

We are currently testing different product lineups for a small subset of our visitors and that we will, of course, make an announcement if anything changes permanently.

We appreciate your continued patience and support.

Sincerely,

Anthony Correia
Shutterstock

And did you ever notice the Euro has the copyright "C" on it? Those should be rejected for copyright categorically every time, but they show up everywhere.

The flat scans or images are being restricted now because of counterfeiting problems, pure and simple. That's why its okay to have a bill sticking out of someone's pocket or a piggy bank, its impossible to print a bill from an image like that and pass it at your local convenience store.

Modern British currency with Queen Elizabeth on it, from whatever country it is issued, has always been banned for copyright, by mandate of the British government.  Personally I like to do my homework before I spend all that time shooting and post-processing images that could potentially present copyright or legal problems.

For August I had 70% US and 30% outside the US.

Don't you think it has to do with what you have to offer in your port?  For instance, I have a lot of scenic images of Florida and Washington state, and many vector maps of American states and the whole USA. It actually surprises me that I have many non-US sales based on what I have in my port.

I like seeing what other photographers are up to, checking out their projects, Twitter is really quite useful.

Follow me too!  http://www.twitter.com/seattlespayne

Interesting lack of response here...

I've never used a retoucher because honestly I don't have the volume of images to justify that... I like doing the post-processing myself, Photoshop is half the fun for me. I would retouch for others if it was worth it but I can't imagine someone paying me enough.

Regarding "What an I do to ensure my images wouldn't be stolen or used by the retoucher?" You write a contract, maybe even have it drafted up by an attorney so it's air-tight, and make it very clear to the retoucher that it is very easy to get caught stealing images (Tin Eye, etc.) and that not only will you fire their dishonest self, but you will sue them for everything they're worth. If you still think they will do it, keep your images to yourself.

Good luck!

Quote from: melastmohican on August 20, 2008, 18:25
Do you find anything better than http://arcurs.com/keywording/index.php

Nope, never... and I have looked...

Quote from: DanP68 on August 20, 2008, 04:27
Getting a few $5+ sales at StockXpert or DT would likely change your mind in a hurry about XL/XXL.  Since getting my 5D, I've had a noticeable bump in revenue per download. 

I loved my 30D, but really there is no comparison between my new 5D and the 30D.  Besides the extra large sizes, the 5D is a full frame camera with superior signal to noise (very important for stock, and you can put away Neatimage).  It also offers noticeable improvements in color (particularly color differential), contrast, and definitely sharpness.  The 5D with a couple quality prime lenses absolutely rocks.

You're right DanP, and I agree... but right now the $$ is a little tight (just moved 3,000 miles from Florida to Washington) so I did what I had to do to be back in production ... and I love the 30D and it'll make a great backup camera when I have that 5D or 7D one day soon... with some great glass... 

Quote from: sharply_done on August 19, 2008, 00:32
I'd go with the 30D - exposure compensation is much easier (using the back dial) than on the Rebel.

YES! I just bought a 30D (switched from a Nikon D70 so my sweetheart and I can share glass) and that Exposure Compensation on the black dial is a WONDERFUL thing! No futzing around trying to deal with it, just do it... makes it easy to bracket any way I see fit, not just using the camera's bracketing feature.

8 MP is great... so what about the XXL stuff... most of my sales are at SS anyway so that's not really a big deal... and as for noise, this camera is SO much better than my Nikon was... and NeatImage works great... so I'm not too concerned... shot a bunch of skateboarders the other day at 800 ISO and you can hardly notice any noise, just in the shadows and I can get that out easily enough...

And this one has a battery grip on it... so between the magnesium-clad body and the grip, this camera has some HEFT which I like, don't like a light body for many reasons.

I say go for the 30D if you can get it for a great price!

His port is here (and its growing every day, * this guy is productive):

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-144463p1.html

Quote from: Trebuchet on June 10, 2008, 12:36
I did it.
Now waiting for the first 0.33 sale

SWEET!  Congratulations!  I was about $3 away from it when I got MY FIRST Extended License sale today which put me WAY over!!!  *HAPPY DANCE*

Congrats, Trebuchet, you & I went over on the same day!

Quote from: CvanDijk on June 09, 2008, 16:33
My self-portrait

Wow you are beautiful, I hope there are a LOT of self-portraits in your port!

Thanks! All these wonderful well-wishers, how could it turn out any other way than GREAT?!  Both being stock photographers, we are going to KICK SOME BUTT in this business!

Sorry about hijacking this thread y'all! 

Steppysteph, start your own lightbox on IS, and put others' work on it too, you'll get a lot of exposure.

Its different every time you refresh... so it must be a selection of sales in no particular order on that page.

You can find the page on MP by going to Photos -> What's Selling.

Hmmph... I'm only seeing one and I'm on both agencies... (reminds me to get uploading, glued to zero indeed!)

Ha ha, right?

Maybe we could start a new trend (or get back to the way it used to be here), and start being optimistic and encouraging to each other and forward-thinking and HAPPY!

Quit yer bitchin'!

Congratulations, Mark!

That's FANTASTIC, you deserve it!

I actually got a sale today (after 5 days of nothing), and it was a credit sale! Hmmm....

I'm exactly $5.00 away from the raise too... (that's 20 sales)... c'mon SS...

Thanks Windmill for clarifying that... hopefully we can let this issue rest in peace now.

Thanks Josh...

Do you agree with this, Bob?

C'mon I want to hear what you think. It's not like you to be silent.