I'm surprised everyone's so down on SV. Granted, my sales started off slowly but they've definitely increased steadily every month. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for SV and hope that Corbis decides to really invest in it long-term.

123rf is usually one of the easiest sites for me to upload to. However the last few days I've been able to successfully upload 3 pics, whereas over 20 just would not register as uploaded. Is anyone else having issues uploading on the site over the past few days or this some problem of my own doing?? Thanks!!

Hi Everyone. I have a basic question about noise levels in various point and shoot cameras. I do have a great slr that i take on real shoots, but like to keep a point and shoot camera in my bag at all times just in case i see something that's gotta be photographed. First I used a Panasonic Lumix and even With noise ninja the images were all rejected for high noise levels nonetheless. Then i had a fuji finefix and that was far better with noise levels. This camera unfortunately broke and I'm about to buy a new point and shoot and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for which ones produce the least problems with high noise levels. Many thanks!

What's the magic number at 123rf for payout? Do they send payment automatically or do you have to request it? Thanks!

I was really surprised. It was a pretty middle-of-the-road site for me until last month. Suddenly the sales jumped up, and this month they jumped even further (making it my number 1 site!)! I'm small-scale in my portfolios so not sure what this proves. Pleased with the pattern, though!