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Dreamstime.com / Re: DT is ahead of IS
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DT has been very slow for me these past months... My ranking is: SS, IS, DT, FL, Yay, 123RF, CanStockPhoto
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Dreamstime.com / Re: DT is ahead of IS« on: September 24, 2008, 07:16 »
DT has been very slow for me these past months... My ranking is: SS, IS, DT, FL, Yay, 123RF, CanStockPhoto
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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Keyword craziness at iStock?« on: September 24, 2008, 03:26 »
Hmm... I've been down that road as well. This image (http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/transportation/6324486-old-maltese-bus-1952.php?id=6324486) was initially rejected due to keywords "clear sky", "car", "vintage"
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Shutterstock.com / Re: not a single download today yet« on: September 22, 2008, 08:00 »With so many contributing these days SS can afford to be fussy. There is a limit how far the quality can be raise with only 25 cents per image... 29
Mostphotos.com / Re: Who has had sales at MostPhotos?« on: September 19, 2008, 06:09 »
My Yay:MP battle reads like this: 3:0
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Yaymicro / Email from Yay« on: September 19, 2008, 06:03 »
Got a newsletter e-mail from Yay, in Norwegian
Here is and interesting link to historic photo montages to demonstrate editoria no-nos: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/research/digitaltampering/?utm_source=streamsend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1380252&utm_campaign=YAY%20Micro%20nyhetsbrev%20uke%2038 EDIT: I removed the content of the e-mail from this post on a friendly request from Yay. 31
Yaymicro / Re: That does it. Closing account.« on: September 19, 2008, 05:59 »
I am uploading everything to Yay as well as other sites. The most time is spent in processing images. Once the image is processed, it is a negligible extra to upload to 2-3 more sites.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Please help me get in!« on: September 12, 2008, 08:40 »
If you look at my portfolio and sort by "oldest first", you can see which files got me in (8 of the first ones): http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-93486p1.html
You can also do the same with other people's portfolios to get the feel of what passes for the iintial upload. 33
Shutterstock.com / Re: Please help me get in!« on: September 12, 2008, 08:36 »
A valid question. I consider "artsy" everything not isolated or representing a single clear concept, something that you would feel inclined to frame and hang on the wall.
"Before the tempest", "Bark of a tree" and "On the highway" would probably not come through. "Fanfare and flashlight" might have a bit busy background... The shots with the children, the fruit, balloons in the sky, "feed me" might work out... 34
Shutterstock.com / Re: Please help me get in!« on: September 12, 2008, 08:20 »
Hard to say. I tried to upload "atrsy" images on my initial applications and they didn't get through. Then I followed an advice from this forum to upload something simple and avoid any hint of what might even remotely be considered as noise and I got in with 8 of 10. That was on my 4th attempt. So, try uploading some simple isolated objects and plain concepts and maybe you'll have some luck...
PS: Don't give up - they are more than worth the initial frustration. 35
Shutterstock.com / Re: TIFF vs JPEG« on: September 10, 2008, 06:39 »
Thanks, Leaf. I should have done more reading as well.
Under "Enhanced License TIFF" the have the following text: "TIFFs are converted from JPEGs", which turns out to be a link (discovered it now by accident as it is not marked as such). This link bring one to FAQ with the following text: Quote What is a TIFF? So, yes, there will be no TIFF uploads from me... 36
Shutterstock.com / Re: How many % of your total Shutterstock $$ were from 'On Demand' - August 2008« on: September 10, 2008, 05:28 »
0% OD at SS, but then again 0% subsales at IS
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Shutterstock.com / TIFF vs JPEG« on: September 10, 2008, 05:25 »
I am in the process of uploading my portfolio to SS and already have 150 files on-line with 400 more to go (I upload in 20 file batches).
I have just discovered that it is possible to upload TIFF as well as JPEG and that EL would then allow buyers to get a true TIFF instead of the one converted from JPEG, possibly increasing a chance of an EL sale... - I wonder if there is anyone here who does TIFF uploads and if yes, does it help with nailing ELs? - If you are not uploading in TIFF, but knew about the option, what's your reason for still uploading in JPEG? - Ultimately, is it worth re-uploading already approved files in TIFF (my workflow includes TIFF as an output from NEF processing, where I do the final tunings on the 16-bit TIFFs in PS)? - Is it possible to upload 16-bit TIFFs? 38
123RF / Re: How to delete or edit a photo at 123« on: September 09, 2008, 05:54 »
That's the most cumbersome way to edit photo info!!! Why can't there be a link from a photo's page, like on every other site I am in???
I don't remember which batch the file I want to edit was in, so I have to go through all 400 images in all batches to locate the one I need??!!! 39
Shutterstock.com / Re: Is SS selling less and less since their price increase?« on: September 07, 2008, 14:50 »
Hey, can someone use my referral link and beat me in the number of sales?
http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=93486 I never managed to get any referrals on any of the sites I am in.... So I am a bit envious of people who talk about referrals... 40
Shutterstock.com / Re: not a single download today yet« on: September 07, 2008, 14:46 »
8,6,7,1,2,3,3
This is my sales count since the start of September. the last two numbers are from this week-end. Oh, and it helps to post on "Show me..." threads: for the second time now I had a sale of a photo, which never sold before, minutes after posting it on such a thread! 41
CanStockPhoto.com / Re: Trowing the towel« on: September 02, 2008, 11:05 »
According to my estimations, I will reach payout in 2017....
gunnar3000, if the sales at CS drop any further during the next 12 months, they will become negative... 42
CanStockPhoto.com / Trowing the towel« on: September 02, 2008, 09:07 »
I am about to give up on CanStock. Only 12 sales over the last year and a half, and now the proportion of rejection, which try to rival Fotolia's. Almost all my files (28) from the last shoot were accepted by IS, SS, ST and 123RF; Fotolia accepted 11, which is a record. Now, CS have not finished reviewing all the files, but I have got now a string of rejections of "Out of focus" or "Not unique enough" for files which were gladly approved by the others...
Rejections, combined with non-existent sales are about to make me pull the plug and delete my portfolio from CS (even loosing $7.25). Would anyone want to dissuade me? 43
General Stock Discussion / Re: August 2008 earnings breakdown« on: September 01, 2008, 10:46 »what does BME mean? Where shall we transfer the royalties for the term use? 44
General Stock Discussion / Re: www.allto1.com ?« on: September 01, 2008, 10:37 »
Well, I joined Yay and 123RF at the same time, one month ago with the same initial portfolio (427 files on 123RF and 600 on Yay were accepted) . I now have 3 sales in 123RF, netting me $3.05. I also have 3 sales in Yay, netting me 4 (which is approx. $5.85). So Yay is doing very well for me, thank you very much.
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General Stock Discussion / Re: www.allto1.com ?« on: August 31, 2008, 13:13 »
I also got this invite, twice! I wonder a bit about them, especially from where did they get my e-mail address...
ALLTO1 connects photo buyers and photographers We are seeking for new contributors You will get a competitive 70 % revenue from every sale made at ALLTO1.com and you will receive payments once a month. A large quantity of photos will generate larger revenue each month. The more photos we have from you, the more you will earn. 1. flexible and quick payment options: choose between PayPal, Ikobo, Moneybookers, Western Union or direct giro bank transfer 2. easy-to-use and secure way to store and sell your photos globally - 100% quaranteed backup 3. manage your photos with a powerful PhotoManager tool 4. you can select a suitable price range for your photos 5. photos are categorized according to several basic license categories and price groups 6. copyrights are important for us, a written contract is always concluded 7. 24/7 personal customer service - we're actively helping our photographers every day 8. if you have bigger collections we can manage the downloading process by our high-capacity mass-uploading tool 9. we have large photo buyers network in Europe and North-America 10. no Royalty-Free or microstock photo business Every reasonable effort has been made to protect the copyright and royalties of a photographer's photo. We are independent and debt-free enterprise. Join the growing photographers society now! http://www.ALLTO1.com And start to upload your photos, without any complicated submission process. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Let's start good co-operation! Sincerely yours Mr. Janne Henrik Komulainen CEO PhotoSqueezer O PhotoSqueezer Ltd Lembitu 14-37 10114 Tallinn, Estonia Offices Phone: +372 56 305 519, Estonia and +358 44 509 1271, Finland Fax: +372 64 664 28 24/7: [email protected] Reg.code: 11413389 VAT reg.code: EE101166458 D-U-N-S number: 565736568 46
Crestock.com / Re: A sale here, a sale there, and then ...« on: August 30, 2008, 17:18 »
Well, not SS - they also give only $0.25 on their 25-a-day model...
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Sales disappeared« on: August 29, 2008, 03:35 »
Same here. Hoping it's only the stats...
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Adobe Stock / Re: Rejections, rejections, rejections...« on: August 26, 2008, 00:22 »Funniest thing is when I got series of let's say 4 photos and all of then got rejected because they are to similar ;-) I think one should be accepted to make their statement true ;-) I noticed that too on a couple of occasions, so i submit such photos at intervals. However, my last week's batch was completely rejected, save for 5 photos, two of which came in almost similar pairs and were not the best of the batch... 49
Adobe Stock / Re: Rejections, rejections, rejections...« on: August 25, 2008, 06:47 »
I like the shot - nice freeze of the moment! Added to my "Birds in flight" lightbox.
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Yaymicro / Coins are comeing in! :)« on: August 20, 2008, 14:18 »
Congratulations, Claudia! Editorials are rare (at least I did not have any in all of the sites I am with).
Rene, yes, you can delete any photo at any time there - no restrictions. I just discovered that the minimum payout level is 30, which looks very realistic to achieve... (FYI: 572 shots in my portfolio) http://yaymicro.com/register.action?referredBy=Nemo1024 |
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