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« on: May 12, 2014, 11:44 »
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« on: May 12, 2014, 11:24 »
Back to not working again~!?  ??
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« on: May 12, 2014, 11:13 »
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« on: May 12, 2014, 10:33 »
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« on: May 12, 2014, 10:02 »
Site is screwing up again!
I can get to any other site I want except for SS.
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« on: May 09, 2014, 09:21 »
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« on: May 01, 2014, 08:43 »
Yep got one as well but will be looking forward to when SS has one in the States hopefully closer then having to go to Toronto.
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« on: April 29, 2014, 07:11 »
How do you know? You are just guessing.
No Ron.
When you upload images to your computer from your camera where do you think they go?
They get stored in your mainframe for later use no uploading or downloading because they become STORED.
You just click and open just as a reviewer does because where does the file go after it is uploaded to SS?
Right to one of their mainframes that stores the images just as we do on our computers then the reviewer has access to that mainframe (which we dont) where images are stored and all they do is open them the same as we do when we open one from our computer there is no lag time!
Your whole comment is just guessing. You dont know where the images go. You dont even know if they are reviewed in NY. Do you think they have reviewers working at night in the weekend? Or do they have reviewers working during the day in another part of the world?
Paying a person in NY at night in the weekend is 1000 times more expensive then paying a dayworker in India (no disrespect).
You have no idea about the review process, how it works, and we are all guessing how it might work.
I know how it works. There are reviewers specific to certain areas in the world and they work day night weekends and Holidays they work all over the world I have applied as a reviewer and know all about the entire review process and what is required by SS. Whereas at CanStockPhoto reviewers must do illustrations and photos and certain programs are required at SS you are either a photo reviewer or an illustration reviewer. Go put an application in it is quite easy and fully explained to you in plain simple English.
Work From Home Image Reviewer New York, New York
Work From Home Image Reviewer Editorial / Weekends Only North America New York, New York
Work From Home Vector & Illustration Image Reviewer (Europe) Berlin, Germany
Work From Home Image Reviewer
Headquartered in New York, Shutterstock is an innovative e-commerce company and a leading provider of royalty-free videos, photos, and illustrations. With over 30 million images and videos, Shutterstock sources content from a contributor community of thousands of photographers, videographers, artists and illustrators from around the world. We consider our contributor community, supply chain and operational capability to be among our greatest assets.
We are hiring Image Reviewers located in the USA to evaluate images for their overall quality, technical execution, commercial suitability, and adherence to our image acceptance standards.
This is a freelance work-from-home position using the reviewer"s own equipment and based around the reviewers available schedule.
Responsibilities:
Efficiently evaluate and approve images based on defined acceptance standards.
Operate as an authority for technical standards, trademark exceptions, fraud detection, copyright and release requirements; review images for adherence to content standards and suitability for inclusion in our commercial image catalog.
Perform exceptionable and consistent image evaluations in a high volume, fast-paced, and super detail-oriented manner.
Apply metadata standards, with light metadata editing and a keen eye for keyword and title relevance to drive accurate search engine results.
Provide consistent, objective, efficient, concise and accurate feedback to contributors.
Requirements:
Mandatory: Domain expertise and passionate enthusiasm for photography with 2+ years of professional photography experience, preferably as a photographer, contributor to stock agencies, photo editor, or photo researcher.
Must be available to work 25-30 hours per week including 5-8 hours per weekend.
Must have high-speed wired broadband Internet access [at least 25mbps download speed to test: http://www.speedtest.net/], own a PC or Mac, and own a sufficient and accurate color display for viewing high-resolution images.
Adept at photo editing, image resolution, and metadata evaluation, along with a basic foundation of best practices in post-production processes.
Understanding of evolving image industry trends, styles, and commercial value.
Comfortable and enthusiastic about making many detailed judgments repetitively.
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« on: April 28, 2014, 17:34 »
How do you know? You are just guessing.
No Ron. When you upload images to your computer from your camera where do you think they go? They get stored in your mainframe for later use no uploading or downloading because they become STORED. You just click and open just as a reviewer does because where does the file go after it is uploaded to SS? Right to one of their mainframes that stores the images just as we do on our computers then the reviewer has access to that mainframe (which we dont) where images are stored and all they do is open them the same as we do when we open one from our computer there is no lag time!
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« on: April 28, 2014, 16:57 »
Maybe my technique is better, or maybe I'm using better glass, but I hardly ever get focus rejections, and when I do, I can almost always see what the reviewer saw. Given how subjective the review process can be, I'm surprised I don't have more images rejected.
I shoot with a Nikon D800, and I reduce the images by 25% in each dimension (36 MP down to 19 MB). That's plenty of resolution for most any customer, and the file sizes are a lot more manageable. I check my images at 200%; I edit on a retina MacBook Pro, where individual pixels are so small that Photoshop CC won't show me image problems at 100%.
Maybe I'm just lucky, but I have a hard time believing that perfect images are being rejected for focus on a regular basis. Not at Shutterstock, at any rate.
Or maybe you don't get focus rejections because you downsize? Try submitting full size and see if you have a "problem" it would be a good experiment.
I wonder if the problem is that the larger files take longer to load, so the "sharpness" doesn't appear until the image is fully loaded. Reviewers, in order to make money, have to cycle through as many images as they can. They don't wait for the image to fully load before rejecting....
Once you load the image to SS it is already uploaded and when the reviewer clicks it it is there just the same as when you open it in PS they dont wait for anything they click zoom make the call and move on.
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« on: April 26, 2014, 19:52 »
Since the new (ish) problems with reviewers at SS I now downsize all my images to around 4.5 - 4.6mb, just high enough to clear their 4mb minimum size requirement. Ever since doing so, I have had 100% acceptance on all images  Now this is new! You downsize the file info, MB and not the file size MP? When did SS start this?
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« on: April 25, 2014, 18:11 »
Left FT years ago after reading about the unlimited print runs and more but for those leaving remember this from FT. You can decide to remove your files from the database at any time. In this case, your files may remain online and available for sale for 3 months. They are definitely removed after this period of 3 months.
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« on: April 25, 2014, 07:42 »
http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/comparison-of-standard-rf-license-agreements/FT has been screwing everyone for years and people are just now figuring this out? General Information
By uploading your files to Fotolia, you are presenting your work to millions of image buyers around the world, 24/7. There are no registration or portfolio management fees, and you have the potential to earn thousands of dollars every month.
Selling creative files on Fotolia requires strict adherence to Fotolia's Terms and Conditions:
You must be at least 18 years old
You must be the author of all the files you upload
You must own, or have authorization for all the rights to the elements represented in your files (products, people, property ...)
When your files are sold, they can be used without limits on time or the number of copies printed. The customer may use a single file in multiple applications including advertising or marketing materials, press releases, articles, business documents, packaging, websites, and blogs. Extended (X) Licenses allow customers to use images on items for resale, such as t-shirts, calendars and other image-based products.
For every file sold, you will receive a royalty payout based on your portfolio exclusivity and ranking:
from 20% to 63% for content sold via single-image download
from 0.25 Credits to 0.40 Credits for content sold via Subscription download
Sales from Fotolia resellers via re-licensing will be granted the same royalty payout for single-image or Subscription downloads.
Please note: you will be asked to select the currency zone when you register on Fotolia. Please choose carefully, as once an account is validated, the zone cannot be changed.
You can decide to remove your files from the database at any time. In this case, your files may remain online and available for sale for 3 months. They are definitely removed after this period of 3 months.
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« on: April 23, 2014, 13:18 »
I mean only if the employee would also have another button at Shutterstuck: "identify as illustration" ..
then the employee could simply omit the button "resubmit & tag as illustration." No overtime, no additional effort ..
Then if the reviewer tags it wrong what next??? Then everyone will be complaining about that and starting all new threads about it. which I then have to upload again. Categorize. Change keywords. If you add to the file info and save you dont have to redo it all all over again.
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« on: April 22, 2014, 08:15 »
A number of holidays in Europe this week, definitely.
And next weeks too:
May, 1st: Labour Day in most European countries - and many other countries worldwide as well;
May, 5th: Early May Bank Holiday in UK;
plus, Liberation Day: April, 25th in Italy and Portugal (though unrelated); May, 8th in Czech Republic.
Then, holidays should be over for a while.
Monday, May 26: Memorial Day in the U.S. Kickoff of summer.
May 11 Mothers Day May 19 Victoria Day (Canada) Graduation And any weekend where anyone decides it is a Holiday. If it is Friday it must be a Holiday
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« on: April 19, 2014, 15:38 »
After reading this thread I took my last 20 rejections, downsized them to 6MP, and had 14 accepted. That settles it for me.
Maybe it settles it for you in the easy way, but there is a lesson you didnt learn.
Question: Can you not shoot quality in full size?
Answer: it is not also possible (convenient), and sometimes you have to downsize to maintain image quality.
But if you have to do it on a regular basis, it shows that your are either working in a borderline field or are not good enough as a photographer.
No one wants to hear this here! They will come up with all kinds of reasons and explanations as to why they downsize. Just look at the minuses I get for talking like that!?
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« on: April 18, 2014, 16:32 »
Yeah good Friday and so I had fish and left the ribs sitting there till tomorrow and in no time a post I put up gets a vote down sad it is. Oh well remember tomorrow is Saturday!  And the weekend has arrived for whatever that's worth anyhow?
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« on: April 18, 2014, 16:21 »
Hey whats up? Just another day in paradise I see. It happens no matter what or where. Soon be beer O'clock around here. Nothing better to do then just ramble on today as I work away.
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« on: April 16, 2014, 12:46 »
Been like this with SS for YEARS!http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63537&highlight=tattoos That thread dates back to 2009! Where have you been? Hi,
4 weeks ago one of my employees made that joke and the whole team were laughing their heads of:
"Wait a while - soon SS will ask for a PR of the tatoo-artist if you shoot a portrait and the person has a tatoo."
Oh boy - what a laughter....
You should never make jokes like that............
Rejected:
"TATTOOS-We require a property release from the tattoo artist for all prominent tattoos"
Example: http://www.axellauer.de/wp-content/uploads/slider-paula-mandy.jpg
And for this one i have to send you 12 PRs???
http://www.axellauer.de/wp-content/uploads/slider-anna-just.jpg
What comes next....??
PR from Dolce & Gabana if a model wears a D&G coat?
Oh no, i am sure it will be like this:
You need a PR from the farmer who owns the sheep D&G made that coat from the model wears on your shooting.
Thats the future.
Strange that its always SS which makes these "special" rules.
Why dont they invent something useful instead?
BTW:
I heard there will be a new agency with 90% split for the photographers in the first year and not less than 75% forever , no subsystem and you set your price yourself and they have a big print-company in the background as financial sponsors.
Does anyone knows more about that?
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« on: April 15, 2014, 13:50 »
Hi Tror,
Thanks for your feedback. I think it's important to think about Shutterstock's business outside of just subscriptions. The reality is that images are sold under many different price points and many different products, and that our enterprise business is growing daily on a global basis. There are nearly 1 million customers at Shutterstock (and more through our Facebook integration, which has 1 million active advertisers). It's not an "either-or" scenario. At our service, the same image that sells to a small local business in Utah under the subscription model can sell for hundreds of dollars to an ad agency in Germany, the UK or Japan. When you're putting quality images into the collection, you're making them available for every kind of purchase opportunity, unless you've specifically opted out of some.
The other thing to keep in mind is that our products grow and mature every single day. As a tech company, we're constantly testing and deploying small iterations of new features. A few years ago, $50 - $120 royalties didn't exist at the scale that they do now. Many features didn't exist, or were different. If you do something against our recommendations today because you're making future assumptions about who the customers are, what features are available, etc., then you're doing yourself a disservice.
For example, our search algorithms focus on image performance and complex analyses of large amounts of behavioral data. Over time, your images build up histories of customer behavior. Those are very important assets for you.
Avoid bad advice and chances that you may want to "change" an image in the future to take advantage of emerging opportunities. You might lose an important thing of value -- customer data -- that you earn on a hourly basis over the course of years.
Best,
Scott
VP of Content
Shutterstock
Thanks Scott. Now if you could just get all of the naysayers to listen to you then you would be doing something but that is like trying to just casually walk through a brick wall! And that's not going to happen so they will continue the argument over and over. Oh well their loss.
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« on: April 12, 2014, 12:20 »
You should be able to get a noise free tack sharp image at full resolution, and if you are not you need to work on your technique. And for those who missed it. Hi everyone,
Just to chime in on this one point: downsizing will only hurt your sales and the overall community. I'll explain why.
Shutterstock has over 550,000 customers, ranging from freelance graphic designers working with a variety of clients to high-end advertising agencies and publishers who buy images in volume. Some of those customers buy individual images, some buy image packs and others buy images via the subscription model.
The point of uploading large (or your original) file sizes is to make sure that your images are suitable for the widest variety of customers and widest variety of uses, irrespective of how the image was purchased.
For example, some advertising agencies will buy images under agreements that allow for a royalty of up to $120 per download. If you upload smaller images that fail to meet an advertising agency's requirements, you'll either leave them frustrated or turn them off to your portfolio.
As others have pointed out, it's in your interest to try to capture the widest variety of sales from customers already transacting at Shutterstock, which means providing high quality files suitable for the widest variety of end uses.
Best,
Scott
VP of Content
Shutterstock
Last Edit: January 20, 2013, 12:26 by scottbraut
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« on: April 09, 2014, 10:54 »
HTTP or FTP?
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