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« on: February 04, 2009, 15:54 »
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« on: February 04, 2009, 15:47 »
 [/url] Sent to me from a friend that lives in Springfield Missouri recognizing it was mine. He took it on his cell and so hardly can see the billboard very well, but he said this was one of like 3 throughout the city. (bottom one with gothic lady)
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« on: February 04, 2009, 15:06 »
I can not imagine being exclusive to anyone unless you made enough money there to make it worth it which I can not see that happening. I would be upset thinking of all the money I was missing out on selling on many agencies.. I upload to all the major ones and even some of the smaller ones.
You also have to remember Fotolia might reject some that other agencies will accept and visa versa. I would recommend to everyone to upload to many sites. That means more income.
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« on: February 04, 2009, 02:35 »
Take advantage of it because it gets people to your image.. The more descriptive and keywords the better.
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« on: February 04, 2009, 02:29 »
I was emailing them and was told to upload all our images and they would make sure there was no duplicates coming from Fotolia.... when you upload your images with them, it dominates the Fotolia images on their sites I am guessing. I have decided to upload to them when I get a couple of days free.
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« on: February 04, 2009, 02:12 »
I checked.. no offers yet. 
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« on: February 04, 2009, 01:19 »
I had forgotten it worked like that.. I am not sure what email I used.. or if it is one I check. LOL I need to look because I imagine you get a email if someone bids on it. Cant I just say yes to all of the offers? LOL
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« on: February 02, 2009, 02:30 »
It is just in case you want to sue yourself later.
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« on: February 01, 2009, 19:24 »
How would you possibly know which pictures they have of yours and what they dont from Fotolia? It is hard to find them all I imagine.. it isnt like you can search your name on there. They got to know they will end up with duplicates.
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« on: February 01, 2009, 19:12 »
I upload everything to fotolia, so basically, what can I upload to pixmac?
I would think that they are somewhat shooting themselves in the foot because anyone that is into stock photography probably is a member of Fotolia.
I don't mind uploading to a agency that really isnt making much but has some potential as I have time to do so. You never know what will pay off but the only things I don't have on fotolia is what they rejected.
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« on: February 01, 2009, 15:12 »
Is this how threads go on here? What was this thread about in the beginning? LOL Get paid to shoot nothing I think it was. So true the hijackers have done their job! 
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« on: February 01, 2009, 00:59 »
Never be scared to upload to them. Always review your images at 100% before uploading them to the agencies to make sure they are sharp and do not have artifacts, and etc.. Go to http://xposurepro.com/ and they have some great tips for microstock and he is very helpful.
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« on: January 31, 2009, 16:42 »
nope... not yet 
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« on: January 31, 2009, 16:09 »
depends what you are shooting. With people, I love to use natural light.. softer and looks nicer to the skin and warmer. Shooting in the studio just does not compare although I own a studio... if it is warm enough.. I always encourage outdoor shots.
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« on: January 31, 2009, 16:05 »
I did not submit much this last month but submitted the same to all the agencies and SS rejected the images everyone else accepted with reason of artifacts... I know there are no artifacts in it because I made sure of it before I submitted to all of them at 100% Only thing you can do is submit it again...which you are not suppose to do. I think most people do it anyway. I have just learned that some will accept my images and some wont and sometimes the ones they deny will be the most successful somewhere else. Right or wrong.... You just have to learn not to take it personal and just go on and keep uploading. 
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« on: January 31, 2009, 15:53 »
And BTW,.an inspector makes pretty good money.. obviously you have never done it.
10 dollarcents per image, download, inspect full size... To make 10 dollars per hour (flipping hamburgers in Europe is 8 euro at least) you need to inspect 100 images per hour, that's one per 40 sec. Didn't Obama abolish torture? I'd rather flip hamburgers.
Obama hasnt done snizzle yet. It is going to take the US one hundred million trillion light years to get us out of the problems Bush made. You take them greasy burgers and I will take inspecting your images any day. Grease breaks my skin out. One morning I sat down and in 3 hours made $100. I just never sit down long enough... I cant sit still. I dont pay for a baby sitter and I am home and dont pay for gas to get to any job and can dress the way I want all day... I dont have anyone telling me what to do and when to do it. I treasure my job. Plus I have a studio downtown and work by appointment so it gives me all the freedom I need. Minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. I personally have never worked for that wage ever. Here a $10.00 hour job is not a bad wage where I live. Cost of living is low.
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« on: January 31, 2009, 00:57 »
Thank you Josh for your personal email you sent me this morning.
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« on: January 31, 2009, 00:28 »
I don't think the OP's blog is going to be a threat to anybody for a couple of reasons:
Firstly he's encouraging people to shoot dirt, if anybody is stupid enough to believe they are going to make any real money with the advice he's giving then let them try.
Secondly as he keeps telling everyone he is a administrator/reviewer, there's only one reason that anybody would want to sit in front of their computer for hours on end looking at other peoples photos for the lowest wage on the planet !!
People that have the talent to make money in this industry are out there doing it, not making blogs, trying to get referrals and certainly not by being a reviewer.
Well let me give you a wake up call, firstly are you paying your house payment with your stock? WE are most months So shooting dirt, textures, wall plugs, broken glass, common things around the house and outside the house do pay the bills. And BTW,.an inspector makes pretty good money.. obviously you have never done it. There is nothing like sitting at home with my kids all year working when I want to and being able to make just as much money as I could at a normal job. In a morning.. I can make more than I can make in 8 hours at a normal job I would work. Not bad for "the lowest wage on the planet" It is definitely an awesome job and I love it. If you are only looking at how much you earn per image reviewed... add them up per 20,0000 or so in a month in your spare time. I don't mind newbies joining... keeps my job in demand. Hundreds of people join every day. Keep em coming! Everyone do Referrals and give more great tips! It isnt hurting my sales any. Nothing wrong with getting referrals. There is some real money in it. Have you researched it? Obviously not. I would love to have referrals and to anyone that gets them... I think that is wonderful for them!
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« on: January 30, 2009, 01:55 »
Use one of mine a day.... I need the money! LOL Crestock can pick what they want to use. I was looking for that sign up today and could not find it.
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« on: January 30, 2009, 01:54 »
Josh, hows it going at Crestock? Havent heard from you in quite awhile
You don't answer your emails from me. I understand you are truely busy running Crestock plus so is everyone there..
I think Crestock is a great company and is great to work for and my sales have raised more in the last 2 months than they ever have before. I have never had a problem getting paid as people talked about in previous posts.. I think that must be a fluke... they always have done right by me.
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« on: January 30, 2009, 01:05 »
I know that they have gotten extremely choosy the last couple of years for the first initial 10. I think I joined 3-4 years ago and they accepted mine on the first try... they were not even that good.
I make some good money from them... well worth your time!
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« on: January 30, 2009, 01:02 »
The last month I have had many days each week where I sold nothing at all.. that has never happened to me before. I am not worried or gripping... I imagine it will pick up.
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« on: January 30, 2009, 00:51 »
It took me a while to read through all this.. I am quite surprised on the reaction to the helpfulness but I guess there always has to be some snoots be yatching about something. I found it funny that Yuri is mentioned a few times... he isnt even in this conversation. I am positive he is not worried about competition of the newbies.His photography stands out from most.
Hundreds of newbies submit to microstock each day and let me tell you.. a majority of them have alot to learn just like you did. SO if you are so worried and not confident that a newbie will steal your sales away from you... you need to get better in your craft.. don't you think?
When anyone starts microstock, they learn so much... most people do not know what artifacts are or how to check for focus.
If they are not professionals.. they have not learned composition.
What is wrong with sharing information to help people hone their craft? You must be a greedy grinch to not want XposurePro to share tips of the trade. I will share anything I know of tips to help anyone do better and with the economy like it is, people are looking for ways to make money on the side to help with their bills. How can you not want to help people in need?
If you do not sell much.. maybe its because your images are not good or need work. Maybe you need to be reading the tips and taking them to heart.
I bet if everyone told what their biggest seller is, it would be surprising. My biggest seller isnt even very good. LOL Every day nothings sell more than fancy somethings!
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