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951
« on: February 17, 2011, 05:52 »
No, at least I haven't found a way to make that faster...
952
« on: February 16, 2011, 17:23 »
it got a huge tax 30% on some countries...for US sales.
So for Dash for Cash, i got 30% gone..and it seems the major customers are US..so i got almost 99% sales are US sales..
it is like whenever i make $100, i only got $70.. too bad.
I dont think I understand what this means, but if I'm in the US does it matter to me?
No.
953
« on: February 16, 2011, 17:03 »
I can care less about the acceptance rate. Our agency just cares about quality. Companies are willing to spend the money for the right photo.
Let me show you some examples of some garbage:
http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-image-creative-work-image10178466
http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-what-s-the-problem--image10178178
I just searched with the keywords, "laptop, man". Now tell me, if you cant tell the difference between istock and the other agencies than you don't have an eye for design. If I were a student or a freelancer with a low budget, then I would consider using canstock, dreamstime, shutterstocketc.
So these are examples to show that Istock has the superior images and other sites' reviewers need to step up? As others have said, there is crap on all sites (including Istock). Sometimes the same crap (including Istock). Maybe Istock reviewers need to step up too... 
954
« on: February 11, 2011, 07:39 »
They have more than 1800 from me, but my overall total is slightly above 1000... so there must be a lot of duplicates.
955
« on: February 11, 2011, 03:51 »
Mine are there, and they seem to come from different sources...
956
« on: February 11, 2011, 03:13 »
... professional payout method...
...the classical cheque....
That's a contradiction in itself 
957
« on: February 07, 2011, 10:44 »
For me DT makes less than 10% of my total stock income. And my portfolio is mainly wildlife / nature as well. So if a similar relation in sales between the different agencies holds for you as well, you might make a lot more than today.
Some disclaimers:
- your DT percentage is currently higher as an exclusive, so the direct comparison does not work
- my best earner is FT where it can take a long time for images to get a good search position (some of my old files from 2007 keep on selling although there are competing images that I believe are better quality - hard to tell how that will impact your sales if you upload now)
- my numbers are from a total of about 20 sites...
958
« on: February 07, 2011, 05:55 »
You may check the german agency Okapia:
http://www.okapia.com/index.html
(Don't be scared by the website, they are *really* good!)
Although they are non-exclusive, they will not allow you to sell the same files on any micros...
959
« on: February 06, 2011, 12:37 »
Yes it was very rough, but the first part wasn't.
3350 on the longest side
You mean 3550? Because that's exactly the size I upsize my pics to (the original 3504 from the 30D are just a tiny little bit too small...). Or are you talking about a different format (not 3:2)?
960
« on: February 03, 2011, 10:51 »
I think FT was the first company to do this, and I seem to recall in one case that the reversal was for a sale 4 months earlier. I just didn't see how it could take that long to figure out that something wasn't right. And as you say, protests at the time that no other agency did this (which I think at the time they didn't) went nowhere.
I had one reversed at FT 11 months after the original sale. I remember reading in the forums from other contributors about cases where it was more than 18 months. Luckily I am not affected this time at IS - maybe it was a good idea to deactivate my portfolio before year end...
961
« on: February 03, 2011, 04:48 »
istock want half..
I think you're too optimistic on that one: "In the event iStockphoto elects not to proceed against an Infringer, the Supplier shall have the right to proceed against such Infringer for such license violation or infringing action. The Supplier hereby agrees that any monetary recovery it receives as a result of any legal action taken against any such Infringer, to the extent such monies are intended to compensate the Supplier for lost licensing fees or include statutory damages, shall, after deduction of all costs and expenses incurred in gaining such recovery (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel and experts' fees and disbursements on a solicitor and client basis), be divided between the Supplier and iStockphoto pursuant to the provisions of the Compensation section above. "
They'll take up to 85%.
962
« on: February 03, 2011, 04:20 »
That's roughly it, although not exact. Three colors x 8 = 24MB pretty easy!
Pretty easy, but wrong. Why? Because 1 MB = 1024x1024 Bytes. 1 MP = 1000x1000 Pixels. You'll need around 8,5 MP to get to 24 MB uncompressed size.
963
« on: February 02, 2011, 08:27 »
As far as your concern about the uncompressed file size been below 24 mb it completely depend on the illustration and the amount of effects used in it.
AFAIK the uncompressed file size only depends on the number of pixels and nothing else (assuming working with 8 bit color depth). For the file size after JPG compression obviously the content is important. I think the confusion comes from them (Alamy) making requirements for uncompressed size while they expect us to submit compressed (JPG) files. The file size you see on your hard drive is not the same as the "uncompressed file size".
964
« on: February 02, 2011, 08:21 »
I noticed that I got several "partner" sales as Zoonar in Jan marked as Polylooks. How can? Isn't Polylooks fully closed for several months?
They announced to close earlier but they finally closed the shop end of the year.
965
« on: February 02, 2011, 05:37 »
I get totally confused on the site too..
but try this:
MyPanther
Management
Subscription Downloads
Or: MyPanther Management Account overview
966
« on: January 31, 2011, 10:29 »
I have a few days left before my exclusive contract expires on another site; does istock have an option to allow uploads but not put approved image for sale; similar to the "opt-out" option as SS. i would like to get images loaded and ready for the opening day.
You can't really upload to IS without the risk of images going live before your exclusivity ends, but to improve your workflow you can use deepmeta and prepare all your files (i.e. keywording, CV mapping, categories) offline. Than it will take no time to submit them once you're free to do so.
967
« on: January 28, 2011, 18:08 »
I have to disagree with Elena - you can submit landscapes or nature shots, just make sure they're good. But indeed - studio shots are what they like most.
+1 My whole portfolio is nature, wildlife, landscape, travel. And my acceptance rate is quite ok (although they sometimes do reject more than the other big agencies).
968
« on: January 28, 2011, 04:57 »
Thanks Alex, that's good news!
969
« on: January 27, 2011, 18:07 »
But then all those sub sales count just the same as a regular sale for the purpose of sort order placement (at least as far as we know).
Right. How much that impacts sales is another question. I have no way of knowing since I do not have any exclusive files...
970
« on: January 27, 2011, 17:11 »
If there was a way to opt out of subs, I could see making an image exclusive with FT, but the numbers are just not there for me. Sub after sub.
At FT you can opt out of subs your exclusive images (and only those).
971
« on: January 27, 2011, 08:52 »
Alex, as this case (again) has raised concerns with many contributors about the way their intellectual property is protected within the different partner programs of stock sites, I would have some suggestions how you could improve transparency for us. - list all partners on your website
- including exact terms of how our images are sold (including pricing, licence terms etc.) per partner
- allow contributors to opt in / opt out per single partner
That would be a great help for contributors and I believe you as agency can only benefit from such form of transparency. It would be good to hear if you will consider such changes in the future. Best Regards, Dirk
972
« on: January 27, 2011, 04:47 »
Because the average subscriber will only download a fraction of his allowance any given month.
And as the Shutterstock subscription contains a daily (not a monthly) limit they can be sure that a lot of (corporate) subscribers will not use any of their quota on weekends and public holidays.
973
« on: January 24, 2011, 11:04 »
Nice portfolio. You know where to get your inspiration from.
974
« on: January 24, 2011, 10:46 »
It's live, had two sales today, both at the reduced rates. 
975
« on: January 21, 2011, 11:26 »
It shows the same (lower) prices when I am logged out. And not only for the TIFF, also for the medium size (never had a medium sale for 6 credits on a level one file before).
Maybe sales via partner sites?
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