Well I did not look at the date when answering that thread. Resurrecting the thread? No. Not looking at the date. I guess that is a crime here???

I had a 500d canon and never use it. Better to get a macro lens. The tamron 90mm is good value

One of mine is stolen and I have just reported it. Thanks guys for being vigillent

As said I deleted the images of mine they targeted. If they want to market their site then fine, do it. But not by giving away my images for free (especially when they are on other sites at the same time)

What a great idea. No one can steal your images if you give them away for free. Brilliant! What substance abuse was occurring at that executive meeting?

IPS panel have so much better color accuracy. Second monitor and have dual monitor setup?

never thought of it like that. Will other top exclusive pick up sales with one less big competitor? Probably.

Will Sean find it hard to reboot his income stream elsewhere? Probably

Will IS miss his image? Probably not.

Will Istock sales decline? Of course yes but probably not due to this.

All good except for Sean. Not fair at all. Warnings could have been given rather than dismissal. Really though I am not sure they care. Better for Istock if he went?

clearly writing a script to take down images is provocative. Do what you want to do but assist others in "hurting" IS will get their ire. Sean says what he says with honesty and experience. That doesn't help.

It will be interesting to see how Sean goes. Clearly he has great images. I had never looked at his port before but it is great stuff. Better than non-Sean photos? Not really, just very good stock. Will Istock suffer at his leaving? I doubt it. If you started searching 10 pages , 20 pages in to most searches the photos are mostly just as good but cheaper. Istock also pays less commission on non exclusive stuff. There lies the problem for all generic stock shooters with huge sales. They have been copied to death and most of the copies are fine. Being ahead in the searches and their port size are their main advantages not the unique quality. Building a port , getting sales up over time and being exclusive all helped to have and continue success at IS. Even that is now failing and I am not sure it helps going across fresh to other sites. There maybe where your images could be buried as deep as an independent newbie's generic shots at IS.

Good luck to Sean and hope his other sites work. He is a hard worker, professional and very good at what he does.

I am also in Australia. SS tax is 5% on sales from the US. All other sales o%.

Personally I feel empathy and sympathy for what is happening to contributors on IS. I stopped (for quite a while ago ) uploading there but I think it would be better if all exclusives stayed there. Do not go to SS.  I think the exclusive contract should take at least two years to terminate. Maybe I can suggest it on IS forums (I haven't been banned) lol.

http://farrellbrian.com/2013/01/16/why-you-shouldnt-use-google-drive-stock-images/#comment-273

Stock images are bought by a single user through the stock agency. Each new user new royalty paid. Google is not a single user. It is distributor and allows the use of these images on all its software. Many users do not understand this is the limit of what it can be used for and that they can be sued if they use the image in other ways.

The deal with google is of questionable legality. It is like the agent of a composer agreeing to download of all music to users of say itunes for both commercial and private purposes (without the composers consent).. Owners of the copyright have not agreed for the images to be used in this manner. The agreed and contracted model has each new user paying royalty. It also has the image watermarked until purchased. Using the image in ways that are show the models in a negative manner could also see the user sued. The model releases terms have not been shown to google users. They could be sued by the models and photographers for inappropriate usage.

"crowd sourcing"?? That is how the company gets images. How else?? All exclusives??? Where do that get the exclusives from?? Lack of image diversity and quality will surely be a major problem for them. Other agencies have increased standards. Istock seems to be falling big time.

Quote from: qwerty on January 05, 2013, 03:17

Quote from: lisafx on December 30, 2012, 11:52

Am I understanding correctly?  Are you guys saying that pizza workers make $18.23/hour in Denmark and $17/hour in Australia?? 

Here they make minimum wage, which is $7.25/hour.  Something is wrong with the US if we are paying this much behind the rest of the developed world. 

Maybe I misunderstood?

 Minium adult wage in Australia is AUD$15.96 per hour
There are lower wages for juniors which are the majority of workers in Pizza shop chains and Mcdonalds etc.

    Under 16 years of age  $5.87
    At 16 years of age   $7.55
    At 17 years of age   $9.22
    At 18 years of age   $10.90
    At 19 years of age   $13.17
    At 20 years of age   $15.59.

Doesn't taken an einstein to work out why mcdonalds employees as many juniors as they can.

Taxes are higher in Australia although if your earn less than $18200 no income tax.

my local pizza place employs only 18+ and they are employed as casuals so no holidays etc but get 20% extra on top of minimum wage. But as you say McDonalds likes their juniors and as well as high taxes, Australia isnt a tipping culture so you dont earn any tips, but everyone has medical etc. Like leaf says, just hourly rates alone aren't a good indicator.

In Australia a loaf of bread costs $1 for the supermarket brand $3.50 normal. No tax under $18,200 and it is welfare state here. Sales tax is 10%but not applied on basic food or medical. The employees get a compulsory 9% additional to their wage put into a superannuation account by the employer (separate to the employer's company). This reduces need for pensions at 65 years old paid for by government in future years.. My superannuation account had 21% put in by my employer and more separate to that by me. Companies "think" (not really because they are not people) very short term because companies are run by managers with very short term goals. This is the problem. Government needs to think long term as do individuals looking to their future.

The minimum wage in the US is embarrassing and the companies attitude to employees bewildering. Those of us from Australia also find the tipping ridiculous. It is like like a sympathy payment because the companies do not pay them a living wage. A "tip us or we starve"payment. Pay them a decent wage and add it to the price and cut the confusion. At a restaurant if the bill is $49.60 and you hand over $50 the waiter will happily dive into the till for change. Top class restaurants are more prone to tipping because it is more about image (of the tipper and the establishment).

Surely this should be "SHOW and tell" not just "TELL".