April was okay it will be about 10% higher than April last year. My port it 15% larger than same time last year.

your not on istock then.

No emails for approved rejected.  You need to go to the "history" location bottom right.

Quote from: stockastic on April 27, 2013, 12:18

Quote from: Mantis on April 26, 2013, 18:46

These cycles are normal and how DT operates.  Serban came in here one time to explain that the only fair way to give everyone an even chance is to "position files" favorably for a period (probably 1-2 weeks) then it changes back.  So it is common to see a week or two of subs, then a week or two of OD's not because I say so, but because Serban said so.

Interesting (if true).  So on DT, "every dog has his day" and only long-term averages are meaningful.

I think that's a fair way to summarize it.

I definitely see this patern with my own sales.  None, subcriptions, then credit sales.  No totally that way but enough to see the patern.

I don't mind it being that way instead of stuck at the back of every exclusive, company, factory, agency, whole owned content that happens at other agencies.

Quote from: qwerty on April 25, 2013, 17:32

Quote from: BikeTourist on April 25, 2013, 06:25

qwerty �

It gets harder and harder doesn't it? My understanding, based upon the answers I get from the admins, is that you don't need the email or credentials for a NON-TICKETED event held on public property. They gave me a little blurb to include for the reviewer so he/she wouldn't make a mistake. Sheesh!

Would you be able to share "the mistake preventing blurb"

If it is the same as my blurbs are they are all different, I have a case number to give the reviewer for whatever event I shoot.

Just write to SS ahead of time and get the answer back with a case number so you dont run into any problems.

Do you mean email    [email protected]

$1.91

qwerty �

It gets harder and harder doesn't it? My understanding, based upon the answers I get from the admins, is that you don't need the email or credentials for a NON-TICKETED event held on public property. They gave me a little blurb to include for the reviewer so he/she wouldn't make a mistake. Sheesh!

Would you be able to share "the mistake preventing blurb"

If you search for a editorial photo approved recently and modify their caption.

BTW whats the latest on the credential's saga ? 

What about a public sporting event shot from public area. i.e. no entry fee. Things like road running races, ocean motor boat racing, surfing competitions ? 

Edit
Sorry I though the number quoted were the sale prices.
Still low

I haven't tried submitting but the major things that you'll need to have to get people involved is that the system needs to be very simple and quick.

If you can make it a 2 second process to submit you'll get alot more images than if it is a 7 step process with drop down menus etc.

Does/can the geotag location go the correct basic area from reading the keywords if you don't have the co-ordinates embedded. eg I have london as a keyword, can the map centre on london to start and then I can fine tune its location. eg Tower Bridge.

Make categories optional, auto-populate. The members here have hundreds to thousands of photos.


Do you have particular market areas in mind ? 
Europe, USA, Asia ?

I wish all startup the best of luck.

You have to grill them very well to become red.

Quote from: Beppe Grillo on April 09, 2013, 11:23

http://www.fotolia.com/id/36586353


Hmm, why they are not red?
(Je tire ou je pointe?)

I like this photo and sure it sells great.

To add some debate I wouldn't have really described it as a travel photo. It may be a photo you took whilst travelling. Maybe if there was more background that identified the actual location. i.e. blurred effiel tower in background.

If I travelled to Spain and took a photo of a golf ball would that be a travel photo ?

Does a "travel photo" mean one you'd expect to see in a travel advert ? or some other definition ?

I'm just interested in what people consider to be "travel photos"

Looks like canon 5dmkII is the most popular microstock camera (@DT)
1.15million.

not really a surprise.

Should I start shooting with a Casio QV-5700. Theres only 26 photos to compete with if a designer specifically wants an photo from that particular model.

Hang on there's the  Ricoh CX2 with only one photo. I'll be rolling in cash, nobody steal my idea okay !!!

I probably could have come up with something else to develop if I was running the show.

I've never seen one sold in antartica. Probably not many buyers there.

It goes in cycles, I'll sell a bunch in the us then some in europe then some in asia/australia. Most likely due people mostly downloading in working hours.

I have alot of travel type images it is interesting to see where the bought from. Sometimes right from where its taken but probably as many from different countries.