On the other hand, if this is typical, it must be very good business for SS ... loads of small portfolios of images that sell every now and again, but taking forever to reach each individual's  $100 payout point.

And if they have given up, then it is free money for the agency.  But in either case, they will still receive interest on any earnings that the submitter has "received".

In a couple of other threads, I'd been throwing around an approximate number that impressed me about SS. That was what percentage of my portfolio was being sold. I did the math.  SS has sold over 77% of my portfolio. Now, I've never seen that number discussed so.....
      I have no idea if this is good or not. Basically I have the same porfolio everywhere give or take a couple dozen pix. Some sites have sold less than 10% in the same or longer time.
          I'd like to throw that question out to you all.  Which site sells more of your total portfolio than others? And what kind of percentage of the total are they selling?

I think that your observation is correct.  Since SS sells more images (by quantity) than any other microstock, it makes sense that they would sell a larger percentage of a person's portfolio.  At this point, SS has sold 95% of my portfolio (although many of them have only sold a few times).

I'm curious though about one thing in the earnings statistics.  For this image, I have:

  Downloads: 2 
  Downloaded by: 2 members, 0 guests 
  Version:
    old and 2006 credits : 0 small, 0 maximum, 0 additional
    2007 credits : 0 small, 0 medium, 0 large, 0 maximum, 0 additional
  Total: $ 0.50

So subscription sales are not listed in the Version/credits, is it so?

Madelaide:

I have had two subscription sales (@ 0.50 apiece) since the new 2007 prices started.  I checked both of the images and they both are counted in the "old and 2006 credits" section in the "maximum" column.

I would think that yours should be listed under the "2007 credits" section in the "maximum" column, since they are for 0.25 apiece.  Maybe there is a bug in their system.  You might want to report it.

Fairly steady for me and yesterday was huge.

Same for me.

Ebb and flow...

My understanding is that many designers look for an image that is isolated on a white background.  This way they can take the element in the image and incorporate it into a design.

For example, take this image of an autumn leaf:



That type of image is in contrast to an image that does not need anything else, what I would call "ready-to-go".  No design needed, no other elements, etc.  A buyer can take the image and put it on their website, brochure, etc.

For example, take this image of the Lincoln Memorial and American Flag:

This is just a friendly reminder for those of you in the States to change your cameras and electronic devices for the new Daylight Saving Time.

How long is the review time usually?

Usually around 5-10 days.  But thet started posting a length on the home page for the photo that has been in the queue the longest (which is currently at 6 days).

Sigma APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG



You can read more about it here:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/07030805sigma200500mm.asp#images

I wonder how much it will be and how much it weighs?

Adobe announced at the PMA show that it will offer two editions of Adobe Photoshop CS3. In addition to the highly anticipated Photoshop CS3 software for designers and professional photographers, Adobe will also deliver Photoshop CS3 Extended, a completely new edition of Photoshop which allows cross-media creative professionals to stretch the limits of digital imaging.

Photoshop CS3 Extended includes everything in Photoshop CS3 plus a new set of capabilities for integration of 3-D and motion graphics, image measurement and analysis. Photoshop CS3 Extended also simplifies the workflow for professionals in architecture, engineering, medical and science.

Both Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended software will be formally introduced on March 27, 2007 - as part of the company's launch of Creative Suite 3.

I find it extremely interesting that this article is only being carried by computer magazines: MacWorld, InfoWorld, Slashdot, and MacCentral.

If this was in the US, it would make the headlines on every newspaper and magazine in the world!

The reason seems to be that both the D40 (old version) and the D80 runs circles around the EOS 400D and 30D.

Wow, what a statement!

I can tell that you are a die-hard Nikon fan.

I received my first subscription sale yesterday, but it was for 0.50!

Here are the specifics:

Download type: Member download
Image level: Level 2
Price: subscription
Earnings: $0.50
Resolution: maximum
License: (RF)

What gives?

I'm not complaining at all, but I thought that subscription sales were supposed to be 0.25

Do higher levels receive higher subscription earnings?

I think I finally figured it out.  It seems that there are also "old" subscription credits lying around.  If a buyer bought a subscription package under the old system, then you will receive 0.50 as a non-exclusive (or 0.60 as an exclusive) for a sale.  If a buyer buys a new subsription package, then you will receive 0.25 as a non-exclusive (or 0.30 as an exclusive) for a sale.

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