... and i got 12 Euros from the referrals alone today =)

//Suvakov

moori my friend, prepare for action!:

Two major news agencies and one Publishing group is testing the Mostphotos site - even started to download images and this is even not regulated in the agreement! Looks that they just cant resist the
2 for 1 offer they get altrough Dec 24:th =)

First impressions from the new customers:
Love the idea - love the prices - 60 K image bank is acceptable if uploading continue with 500-1000 images/day (as now). The last comment is really a big change for Mostphotos because uptill now the most common comment was "to little images".

Oh what beautiful Friday this is ,
the personal business call finally starts to pay off =) and photographers all over the world prefer Euro instead of declining dollars =(

Have a nice weekend you all...


//Suvakov

Suvakov

When taking the family/group shots start with all the guest (big group) and work your way down to the bride and grum. Its much easier to get all the guest to gather around, than to shot smaller groups, one at the time with members missing high and low.

or...

1. Log in
2. Go to "Portfolio"
3. Choose "Upload images"
4. Choose "FTP Upload" (under the search field)
5. Read the instructions (or take the trailer turtorial)
6. Use the information to log in to the FTP (you need a FTP client) of your choise
7. Select folder
8. Upload

Hepp... you did it 

done

I´ll help you ...

1. Click the "Chat" icon - 4:th from the left / upper left corner.
2. Now press my name
3. Our private chat is opened...
4. Im waiting for you to guide you through..

//Suvakov

Sharpshot:
Mike confirmed that this side was up for redesign now - the problem will be fixed with the redesign soon.

Thanks for your comment - from all of us at Mostphotos.com

Suvakov

Good notice, sharpshot.
Let us see what we can do about it and why its arranged that way.

Thanks!

Suvakov

Fotoxalia:
I understand that you, just like me, sometime can feel restless and demanding truth of concept as fast as possible. But i mean that to make a professional judgement its best to consider a few more variables than just how long time you have been a member/contributor to a agency. Time is one factor, how long the company have been operating, management, sales, press and sales are other important factors to.
I feel that at least 12 months is a valid period - and even longer if the "vibe" is right.
What difference have just time in the big picture (;-)
I can understand if one would stop contributing to a site that has shown no sales during a long period of time but i don't understand if one choose to delete images and close accounts if the sales have been slow.
I mean, the work have already been done - so why not just let them bee? The only thing that would make me closing a account and deleting all images would be if the site did not respect my work and rights, acting non professional to me or other member - then it is very understandable.

//R

For any Scandinavians that find it tempting to buy a camera from US, be prepared to ad 25% VAT when trying to pick up your package - and thats up front or you wont see your camera at all.
Unpleasant surprise to say the least.

//Suvakov

Today i bumped in to a customer on my way to the office.

The first thing he said was that he visits the site on regular bases just to scan the images.
-"It is starting to look real good now and and the images are comming in fast now" he said.
Yes, we are getting some nice images now ( i said "some" having the "bad images" discussions on my mind).
The customer answered: -" It is not just "some" - the most part of them are really good and usable - some are even to good"
I asked him: -" How can  a image be to good?"
Well, he said: "Some images are just to perfect, to fixed - we want good images but with that special reality feeling"
- Okey, what ever makes you happy, i answered and smiled.

Let the every day customer decide if the image is good enough or not - all we can do is to  continue to upload
the best of our work. Customers repeat the same message over and over again: Let us decide.
And we let them (for now) =)

//R

By the end of of next week (at the latest). The new improved watermark is due to be implemented
togheter with the new server that is scheduled Thusday 10/30.

xeniaII:

"The mixing issue" was in no way intended to you personally!
I know you would never upload inferior images intentionally

Suvakov

dbvirago:

No - the interrupt is not scheduled in any way.
I personally became aware of the problem the night between Sun and Mon (GMT) and i informed our admin. Since then we have installed monitoring software and contacted the server service administrators and they are looking into the problems right now.
Will post when we have solved the problem.

Thank you for bringing the problems to my attention

Suvakov

I use this one:

http://www.mattonbutiken.se/2/PHOTOSTUDIO/kat-183/PORTABLE_MINI_PHOTOSTUDIO

+ Portable, complete with lights (6000K), underlight and difusor dome
- Can be to small for bigger objects

I don't have anything against kits, but from my experience anything less than 500W will only make you disappointed. My colleague insists that even 500W is to little effect. And seriously, think about the fire hazard - add some hundred bucks and buy quality - a fire would be a tragedy.

My 5 cents

 

We tried that in Beta mode - over eight months ago but it only resulted in that almost nobody voted at all - and the few that voted only commented "Nice", "Good" and "Wow" (Not very helpfull!) Todays system is much better in every way and will be even more effective as the site grows.

Hopfully members will pick up and comment more  - and it is important that photographers lead the way and not overreacting if voted low by a individual or two. If voted low by many - maby it is important to reevaluate the image and maby delete it too, if constantly accumulating low ratings over time?

MP TIP of TODAY!
By constantly monitoring your portfolio adding good and deleting bad images your
over all status will rise and resulting in a higher starting index in opposite to members
that refuse to accept low scores and the majority opinion.

Trying to "check out the system" by mixing good with bad images or withholding your best images and first submitting inferior images below your normal standard will regrettably lower your startindex and your overall MP index for your whole portfolio.

We are nice guys but we are not kidding - we are no less serious about our business then you pros are about your images. Don't waste time bobbing the system - we do not accept it.

And for the members that insist of uploading low quality material we just lower their start index to zero sinking them to the bottom of the bin. Once submerged they will have a hard time surfacing again.


Best regards

No - If ones images really are crap you will not get good ratings automatically by blocking bad ratings. One will simply not get any ratings , comments, clicks or sales on your images at all - therefore considered by the system as not intresting to viewers - in facto - bad images. After some time the blocked members get unblocked and it all starts over again - with one exception - your starting MP index just got lowered for all your other images that you upload - in other words - no gain only pain -  for trying to punish relevant ratings.

Best regards

I do not believe you ;-) Tell me about your bad experience, please.

It is optional, ason - i have never blocked anyone in my life - not even people that have given me 1 when others rated the image a 9 or 10 (this was before we changed the rating system and a 1 really had a big, bad impact on the index).
Why is democracies in cyberspace so hard to belive in for you, Lena? Have you had any bad experienses with democracies?

Best regards

madelaide:

Did i ever tell you that you can "block" users that you find non serious from rating your images?
That is so you as a individual can neutralize offenders of the User Agreement if you encounter them before the admins do or before the system reacts.
Just because we are refereed as "the democratic site" it does not mean that we let terrorist run around and attack our "citizens". Like all democracies we have defensive weapons too  ;-)

Best regards

Quote from: anonymous on October 22, 2007, 14:12
Suvakov, Is there a way to "mask" or hide your real name on the site? It currently shows my username followed by my real name.
Thx

Anonumous:
I just heard some great news (for you) througt the grape wine tonight! The new improved design will have a optional "real name mask"-function when implemented soon. Booaaww - who could guess;-) Gongrats!

Best regards

Ahh Boowww - i just caught a glimse of the new upcoming pagewiew and layout... I just cant wait to see it in action.
It will be released including smaller preview, more powerful watermarks, and a easy to understand rate bar.... (oh yes - the rating is still there) ED (editorial mark), easier and faster registration and some more things....

Flemish:
"Although there have been numerous attempts over the decades to show Viking presence in United States, such as fanciful translations of mysterious stone carvings, or supposed European traits in some Native-American tribes, there has been no evidence accepted by the professional archaeological community" from Wikipedia.
Amerigo luck was that he made sure to record the discovery and return home to tell about it ;-)
The indians where named "indians" by the explorers because they thought that they have found a new route to India, when later discovered they did not  - the name of the locals stayed "indians" like a sticky thread ;-)

Oh - I'm i off topic now? In that case forgive me.

Best regards

Pattie:

Mail me your nick over MP email - i would like to see a couple of details regarding your images, please.

Thanks.

Suvakov

If searching a image with search words like "Sunrise, sundown, sky, cloud" hits will certainly get high artistic ratings. It is in the words nature and it is usually the image the buyer want when typing these kind of search words. However im not so sure when searching for example a "banana"  that artistic bananas will get higher ratings than a well lit, plain isolated banana?
We hope to insert a chapter about the importance of salesability over artistic content in our upcomming "Crash course for Stock photographers". If you check tru some images on MP you will certainly find comments like "Nice picture but not very comercial" showing that numerous members have a "sales over artistic" aligment already - but i agree that MP must be very clear on this , now and in the future.