I've done about 20 today, plus I've been randomly deleting files this past week. Zero uploading.

I'm bemused by the "We regret to inform you that image # has been deactivated from the iStockphoto database of Royalty Free Images".

Why do they need to inform me of something I did? Why not, "we're sorry to see you go" or something friendlier?

it's a very sad day.

Quote from: vannphoto on January 31, 2013, 00:41

I had been writing "you know why #feb2" and other clever things and simply pasting it in.  yesterday  by mistake I pasted in an email that I was sending to my cousins, an invitation up to our beach house this week end. I must have sent that email in between (and i'd cutnpaste some info over for another invite).

I was working so fast I pressed the Deactivate button. oops

The real oops would be if someone from iStock shows up this weekend

But aren't you in Australia? So that cuts down the likelihood of a visitor from Canada

in that case I'll make it an open invitation to all:


"Well the xmas season has come and gone and we didn't get a chance to catch up.

We are hoping to make our way back to the Sunshine Coast (and actually get some sunshine this time) this week end and would love you to join us.

I realise it's short notice but we've been watching the weather and, fingers crossed, it's looking ok.  Let me know if you can make it."

unless they get a boost from new ex-exclusive iStock contributors?

I had been writing "you know why #feb2" and other clever things and simply pasting it in.  yesterday  by mistake I pasted in an email that I was sending to my cousins, an invitation up to our beach house this week end. I must have sent that email in between (and i'd cutnpaste some info over for another invite).

I was working so fast I pressed the Deactivate button. oops

I've been writing "you know why" but I'm thinking if we all used the same or similar it might have more impact?  anyone got any good #hashtags going?

Someone explained on here that there are still a lot of clueless people who have no idea how to resize for the web, who use e.g. Front Page, and just throw in a file at the top resolution they have and rely on the browser to resize it on the fly.
That's why often you might see your image 'in use' with a live link, and when you click on it, you get taken to the large size of the file, usually the actual size they bought it from the agency. So if they bought a large size for print, or indeed a large size from a sub site, they just use it on a web page as is.

"a lot", try most of them!! almost all my commercial clients are unable to resize images for web use, and I always supply them with a folder of high res images, marked 'for print' and a folder of 72ppi web images, all with the suffix_web. Doesn't stop them from uploading the giant files..

80% also recontact me to resize images for them, which is so very tiresome as I go to the trouble of supplying images in two formats for them.

I have a secret weapon: my sth african husband. His arrogance and clipped accent seems to works wonders against service providers. I should almost hire him out he's that good at getting discounts and concessions.

   They are adding  1-9 now for me. So they do not add to all at the same time. I'm in 6.12 now.

looks like mine are all through and yes, they did add in 1-9 for me too. BME.

^ yes, I looked it up too. thanks. not sure i'll put it into my vernacular.

Looks nice.

Yep, nothing new here really.. everything is pretty cheery.

Ok.. staying on topic, in the off topic thread..

Glad to hear you are having a great trip. 

lol.

17th.

I also have nil for 1-9 December, but presuming there were nil sales for me?

could be time for the other agencies to step in and join the fight against the Getty/Google deal. I'm not sure how or what they can do, but it's going to hurt them too. Once buyers hear about the Google scheme they'll all head over there to take their freebies. Even designers, who don't use Google drive, will still go and take files and stockpile them for later use.