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I put one in there then disabled is a few months later. Not sure how soon you can disable it though. In fact its not even my disabled files now, i guess it was deleted.

-Ross

I got my first EL on iStock in December and to my shock another one in January despite only having very small portfolio there. Apart from iStock the only other site i have had an EL on is Fotolia  one back in October last year and one today woohoo!!!! 

Needs its own battery to power the AF! 

Also has LCD listing the focal length and distance.....

yep same here. oh well wait it out.

me three.

Having a good month on SS, On target for my best month ever. Have been trying to shoot more stock orientated images which seems to be helping (few isolations).  Next month hoping to get the 30c Raise, will be just over a year since i joined.

Hoping other sites pickup though.

-Rossco

Although my portfolio is tiny at IS i had a $2.50 (Large) and $1.20 (Medium) sale today. so i am pleased.

okay its now back.... strange hehehe

It appears that they have taken down there login link...I went to login last night and had whole heap of server errors. So even if you had a sale you cant login to check it. 

Highest downloads on an image i could find was 3....there was a number of image with downloads. Interesting to see where this one goes.

I suppose it is only in BETA and u get a lot of weird results in the search engine. But i suppose it has only been live for a day or so.

-Rossco

reading the UK version of the blog earlier it gave a rough estimate of  the times that the site would be back up and announced the winner of the v2 logo competition. The US site did not have the same blog post.

Quote:
"...The V2 will be online today in the afternoon for Fotolia Europe and tomorrow morning for our American Fotolians..."

-Rossco

Stockmaniac:I didnt say i wasnt the best keyworder in the world and will be checking mine and cleaning up my act. Feel free to report them if you like. PM me your gallery links be happy to go through yours and check yours for you. 

-Rossco

Yet Another  . Picture of an LCD monitor:

http://www.dreamstime.com/monitor-image2099162#sgk

Keywords:
1950s american apple business clicks clothing communications computers conference crystal desk desktop digital digitally display equipment flat generated global image internet key keyboards lcd letter liquid macintosh mid monitors occupation office ornate piano player power screen sign sound speaker spider surveillance technician technologies telephone tft tower vector visual waterproof web working

Yet another completely wrong in this case probably relating to a different image:

http://www.dreamstime.com/recharge-image749867

I read about the alamy system would be good if micros developed something similar.

also i have to laugh at this on at DT it is so blatant:

http://www.dreamstime.com/flowers-image710114#sgk

a picture of flowers with the following keywords:

aalsmeer bee close color colour dutch flower flowers gay holland sex smell up valentine yellow

EDIT: I reported this one

-Rossco

Good list sharply!!

Amusingly one of the sunflower shots that has a "bees" as a keyword with no bees that i can see in the shot is in the TOP 50 ever photos list.

-Rossco

Hi All,

I know you can submit bad keywords at SS for review but i am not sure whether i am being picky or not? These example are probably borderline but i just find them highly annoying for some reason.

If you search for the word Bee or Bees ordered by most popular you get lots of flowers with not a bee in sight (lots of sunflower images seem to have this). I know you can associate a flower with a bee but clearly if some is searching for a photo of a bee they dont want a flower without a bee near it. I know its not a big deal but i just find it annoying. 

Also If you search for communications tower you get copious amounts of heavy duty power lines. I know you can send data through power lines but really i dont see how you can use the keyword communications.

I may not be the best keyworder but i try to check that they are relavent to the image. I admit that i copy keyword from my other images and use them for similar images but i always recheck them.

Any thoughts? any more examples annoying usage of keywords?

/END RANT

-Rossco

if you actually go back and find the original thread which is nearly impossible on the DT forum you will find that the keymasters program is different to the keymentor program (2c for the words u submit).

I think from memory they set you up with some software or something and you get 20 cents for each image you key word.

cheers,

Rossco

Statistics say 999300 online atm....getting close unfortunately mine aren't under review. anyone got theres under review? should tick over 1mil today (Night here in Australia). Good luck guys.

-Rossco

Maybe it will conveniently coincide with the new pricing increase, but they will have to do some serious reviewing. oohh we reached a Million now our prices change. 

-Rossco

Well continuing on from my OP, I think it has definitely been worth signing up with SS. I Got accepted on shutterstock & istock first go. bit lucky i think  . I have to thank Fintastique for his PM words of advice, I would have given u a referral mate but it was to late.

I have 45 images online already approved at SS, * fast reviewing. They have already made more in one week than i have at DT for the whole month.  I have passed 100 downloads already. My biggest selling image has already out earned more than my biggest selling image at DT.

I have my quota waiting to be apporved on iStock been waiting for a week, which sounds about normal. I am not a fan of the keywording and disambiguation. But if stuff sells there then i suppose its worth it.

cheers,

Rossco

i use velvia vision. great for increasing dynamic range and color saturation. doesn't create much noise. use it on lots of images.

-Rossco

http://www.dreamstime.com/community.php?page=statistics

Pending files: 22293

4. Easy accounting with PayPal
To manage all the commercial transactions Paxxion has chosen the World leaer

found a spelling mistake on your site paxxion just FYI.

looks interesting might have a look.

-Rossco

lol it wasnt for long.