Has any one had sales with sound effects on Pond5 .I have tried putting sound effects on the site but every time  they reject the sound clip .
All the very best
Andrew

Thank you for your comments very interesting .
The last few uploads  I sent in, had a lot better percentage  ,started using  Affinity photo to edit instead of LR and PS .The images that were rejected before were accepted but then it could be just a coincidece time will tell .
Andrew

Hi
I have been away from microstock for a few years, now trying to get back into it and  enjoying it.
I seem  to be having a 50% rejection rate on shutterstock and really surprised  its reviewed with in 5 minutes of uploading.
What is your rejection percentage ?

All the very best
Andrew

Hi
What do you think of the Olympus SP-590 UZ, any good for micro work,looking for a cheapish camera .
thank you

Hi
I have had no sales,i have stopped uploading

Hi

I have 300 images--- mix of photo, illustrations and vectors with no sales yet.its early days but i am a bit sad about it it all brings memory's of lucky Oliver----------- but i really hope its going to be different  i love the site so easy to use.
Hope in the next few weeks i will make a sale.
all the very best
redfig

Hi

Do you think we should have a Body, Union  or society  to represent the rights for microstock photographers and illustrators  . Just a thought because as individuals we have no power.

Also want do you think  of meet ups for us to get together. eg --- meet up in London for a day photographing and a chat  or is that a mad mad idea idea 

From the British Journal of photography

Eees are good

Imagine a tough little laptop that allows you to download and send images on the fly, but costs little more than an average portable storage device. It's here, says David Kilpatrick, who test-drives the Asus Eee PC


The Asus Eee PC701 - a mini-laptop with a seven-inch screen, solid-state memory card, usable keyboard and loads of connectivity - has become something of a cult accessory following its launch last October. And with larger but still compact models about to arrive, including a 20GB version with WiFi that will appeal to photographers and journalists on the move, its appeal is set to widen.

Although a Windows version is imminent, and Windows can already be installed, part of the appeal of the Eee PC is its Unix operating system and suite of GNU licenced open-source software. It's fast, robust, virus-proof, small in terms of program sizes, and best of all it's great value. You can also add - without using up the mere 1300MB of free space existing on its internal 4GB 'drive' - the GIMP image editing program and Ufraw raw file conversion. The small touchpad below the keyboard is surprising accurate and sensitive, making image editing reasonably practical.

That's not what the Eee is about, though.

More for less

On the road, you may pay £200-£500 for a storage device to dump your memory card contents on to a hard disk after each day's shoot. I use a 40GB Jobo GigaVue Pro, which is fairly expensive and not the fastest at image transfer, but allows leisurely review and 100% checking of the pictures including most common raw files. I also use an 80GB HyperDrive HD80, which is incapable of displaying images or even reviewing the filenames once it has (quickly) transferred and verified card contents.

The Eee PC has three USB 2.0 ports, and the File Manager does far more than the Mac 'Finder' or Windows 'Explorer'. Just selecting a JPEG image file will show a large preview, and next to it, options to magnify up to 100% and scroll round it - without using the Photo Browser program at all. The Eee PC acts as a £200 add-on to a dumb hard disk or image shuttle, providing a better screen than any of the high-end image storage devices. It also has an SD slot, which is normally used for a decent sized (4-16GB) card to store documents or extra programs. With this (or a card reader for CF and other formats) plus a portable Freecom USB 2.0 hard disk you can create a 160GB or better mobile card dumping system for under £300.

Because the Eee PC also has high speed WiFi and Ethernet connectivity built-in, along with Firefox and Thunderbird, transmission of stored images by email, FTP or web upload systems is included. The Eee PC also has OpenOffice installed, giving you word processing, spreadsheets and a Powerpoint-type slide presentation. To finish the package its got an external monitor interface and can run screens or projectors up to XVGA or widescreen HD 720p (its own screen is a 16-bit colour).

The webcam is useful mainly for videophone calls using Skype, which is built-in and all you need is to enter your Skype details. The Eee PC can also record video and audio files.

I took it shooting stock images in Gran Canaria and hardly noticed it was there; the power adaptor is even smaller than my Powerbook's, and has a very useful 3m of skinny cable, though plugs are not always conveniently placed.

Photo management

My shoot included the last light of the day over the conservation zone sand dunes of Maspalomas, an area that looks just like the ideal desert. You must be there at dawn or sunset to get the low light skimming the wind-shaped ripples of sand. When it's sand grains you are checking, the camera screen often is not sharp enough. The Eee PC is.

Had I needed to, WiFi and Firefox would have enabled rapid FTP of files (first copying them to the Eee PC's internal memory or a loaded SD card), Thunderbird handling the slower and less certain email method for sending such attachments.

The files I was checking over were not small - 14 million pixel resolution images from Pentax and Sony digital SLRs - and the Eee PC took a little time to build thumbnails and show full-screen views, but not so much to make the work difficult.

The lack of true 24-bit colour did not affect the images badly, and it would have been fine to edit on the storage drive and remove poor shots. It is also possible to add comments to the images, but a further utility would be needed to add proper keywording and metadata details. I added GIMP and Ufraw after returning, but for quick and easy previewing it would be necessary still to shoot raw+JPEG as the File Manager and Photo Browser do not recognise raw image files.

Add-ons

Asus offers a portable DVD/CD drive, an alternative solution for copying card contents. You can make multiple copies and mail a set back home from remote places where there's a risk of baggage theft.

Drivers are installed for an odd selection of printers, the most interesting of which is probably the Epson R800, which accepts printable CDs. Any printer with a Unix driver available can be used. An extra capacity battery module is available; the standard one provides three or more hours or normal use. The 512MB DRAM memory fitted to mine was replaced by a 1GB module removed from my iMac 24-inch laptop when I upgraded that - it just happened to be the right type.

It's possible to get an alternative Eee PC model with no webcam, and with a built-in modem, for use in regions where WiFi and Ethernet connections are absent. The forthcoming Eee PC 900 features a wider 8.9-inch screen, up to 20GB solid-state main drive, 1GB memory and optional Windows installation.

With Windows, either the 700 or 900 will be ideal for tethered operation of many digital SLRs.

Small benefits

The main plus point about the Eee PC 700 is the size (which is similar to an A5 reporter's notepad) and 950g weight, plus its robust design, which is shockproof. On the road, an Eee PC with portable USB hard drive and card reader does everything a portable image store is capabpe of, with the bonus of internet access for email, Skype and the internet, a few simple games, some educational software, diary, dictionary, and essential writing and business admin tools.

Pricing

Pricing for the Asus Eee PC starts at £199, and rises up to £329 for the latest version, the 900. Visit www.asus-uk.com/eeepc/about for further details, including where to buy.

Hi
I was think of one for on holiday  or taking to work for uploading ect
with my main pc at home,I have been told its ok with gimp.

Hi
Does any one use a ASUS Eee PC 700/701 for micro stock > How are you getting on with the pc
all the very best
redfig

Hi
I sent in 3 images :-

1.       A lane in Surrey ,England
2        Trees in a  forest in Surrey England
3        Building on the south bank of the Thames,London England

All rejected for not being British !!! Lol

I am not going to send in any more to them I am sticking to the main sites and Yaymicro life is to short.

Hi
Has any one used British Images just found http://www.britishimages.co.uk/
How did you get on is it worth It
May Thanks
redfig

Hi
I have tried to submit vectors  to vectorstock  iI have uploaded  over the last few weeks  about 15 all rejected ,SS have taken them.
Has any one had any luck submitting to them? It does not seem worth the time and trouble.

Hi
I have just had the same "Color Profiles--Your image contains both RGB and CMYK color please resubmit .
This is the first time for me  have to get my head around it.
have a good day

Hi
Between 500 and 3000
I am 700 long way to go with no 33c yet
al the very best

H
Thank you for tell us about the site

I have just signed up!

See what happens

all the very best

redfig

Hi
Thank you all for your help.
I tried a B+W image of a bike and  it sold with in a hour ,but that was the only sale i have had with it so far and another 4 images of building which all have been accepted with the microsites   so i will see what happens.
all the very best
redfig

Hi
I love mono images.
Do you think there is  a market for Black and white images  in  microstock  do you sell them.
have a great weekend

Hi
I joined up and it was all very quick,the return confirmation e-mail was back with in seconds.I uploaded a image which was easy to do even for me.I am going to give it ago.
all the very best
redfig

Hi
Here is a link
http://www.microstockdiaries.com/cutcaster-next-generation-creative-marketplace.html
From microstock diaries.
We we will see how it all goes 

Hi
I have just found Cutcaster  http://www.cutcaster.com/

What do you think of this idea  for stock
All the very best
Redfig

Me to---- at first i thought it was my pc ,before looking here.
Have a great weekend

Hi

Big thank you for your help,Looks like the camera has to go.
Thank you for confirming what i thought i had to do
on to eBay we go

this be a great camera ?
All the very best
redfig

Hi

    I have a finepix s9500

If you are using  Finepix s9500  have you had any of your images accepted  by microstock agency's i have been told that my camera will be no good for this type of work because of noise. I have had my images rejected.

Thanks for your help
yours
Redfig

Hi
Thank you for your help