In this case it was an L standard. And I haven�t seen it as a free Dl yet.  It�s kind of scary with EL�s.  Imagine having a bestseller all of a sudden available as free download on some site...

I have a question?

Is it allowed to buy a Rf image and put it on a website as free download? 
I checked out a company that bought one of my images at FT, and they offer free wallpapers.
Have not seen mine there yet though   It can�t be ok can it?

I think it�s sad we let the big companies control us.  It�s the same with everything nowadays....

I do as everyone else "wait and see".  Let the loosers dig for gold, so we can step in and take it, when found.

Sad, lazy and true...

/ Cheers

I got a few great photo-ideas. 1: A woman with a headset and dof people in the background. 2: A group of people jumping and looking really happy. 3: hands together with something fragile in between

I need more ideas. Please help me...

Quote from: Magnum on July 14, 2008, 10:56

Congrats:)

May I ask how many of those Dl�s you got in 2008?

I�ve got the feeling the golden years ended just when I started with this...

Well, yes and no.  My # of downloads at istock has declined somewhat over the past couple of years despite diligent uploading, but the prices have been rising quite a bit, so the money is staying about even with last year.

Bear in mind when I started there the royalties for sm, medium, & large were .10, .20, and .30.  It took a LOT longer to reach payouts. 

Great to hear!

It�s nice to see you great portfolio of ordinary "real" people.  It gives me hope:) 

How about the warp function? (edit/transform)  and a little historybrush. 

The next Nikon DSLR will come with that sensor, and filesize will be around 12Mb.........I hope:)

Maybe in a few years!?

If you have 3-4000 images and take away all the ones you have with the big 6. How many is left?   I�m kinda new with this. but why would anyone pay more at Yay than SS.  We gotta be more exclusive if we wanna sell at midstock sites. Am I wrong?

Maybe some of belives that there still is buyers that don�t want cheap crap:)

What's hit me first it's the specs looks more like the D200 than the D300, whit this 95% coverage and it's 5fps, one less than the D300 at 6fps.

"Only"  5 frames per seconds. 5 frames FX is quite a lot compared to 6 frames dx.    Anyway, You better tell those tomatoes and limes to stand still on the white then:)

Why ever pull out???  stop uploading ok, but erase everything???  What can happen? In worst case nothing...

Accepted? hard? I got in on my first "try".....:Q Ha ha  well, congrats!

They have all the options for editorial/Rf etc, and the upload process is much more controlled since the last months. I�m not sure if that protects them in case of lawsuit.   And getting sued in Sweden doesn�t mean 100 Milion$. It�s more like 2000$. But how it works if they get sued by an American company I�m not sure of ?  Anyway, I agree with that needs to be taking care of!

I'm sorry but Magnum's post smacks of jealousy.  Calling out somebody else's work is low and very unprofessional.  Truth is, it's a great shot and if you spend time looking at the rest of her portfolio, her work is solid across the board.  If I were a buyer, I'd grab her stuff like a kid grabs candy.

Sure, there are times when I wonder why an image is so popular but, as stated, the customer is always right.  There are times I think that the image is badly done or could use improvement.  But I would never, ever say anything (unless I'm their teacher).  This type of behavior reminds me of how teenage girls are in high school.  When they see a pretty girl, they start talking trash about her behind her back.  They end up looking like idiots for doing so.

Sorry Magnum but I think you crossed the line.  You need to focus on your own work and stop calling other people out on what's "wrong" with their work.  If the creator of that image showed up here, I'm sure she would be hurt that you essentially trashed an image she may be incredibly proud of (and should be!).




Marj out!

My intention was not to cross the line here, but I guess I did in your point of view. It�s hard to get the right feeling to Text.

I�ve been a snowboarder for a big part of my life, and that do a little to it, I think. Shooting snowboarders, and living with snowboarders, watching movies of snowboarders.   I�ll have to say again, that I�d have thrown that in the garbage if I didn�t know about stock buyers. 

And as I said before. No offense to the Photographer!

/M