Michael,

You may want to edit your Shutterstock thread where you name other agencies with their full name.  The initials are tolerated.

Regarding SS guidelines, here is one of Seth's posts about mentioning other stock agencies:


setho
Admin/Reviewer

Post Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:13 pm

PLEASE DO NOT POST LINKS TO A COMPETITOR'S SITE. Also, do not refer to any competitors by name. We would appreciate if you could all follow these guidelines. Thank you.

http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=193223&highlight=#193223

Thanks for the link SY 

Welcome Stephen!

Funny, you were lurking here while I discretely saw you active on the SS forum 

Hey!  in your profile, for FL and SS, in order for the links to work, you need to put your photographer's numbers instead of your screen name.

Very nice sharp portfolios indeed!

Definitely security comes first, thanks Tyler.

I see what you mean GeoPappas.  Public Lightboxes on IS are supposed to include varieties of styles on a same topic from different photographers.
Series, which exist on some sites, are a way for a photographer to show more shots from the same topic within their own portfolio.  Both have different but similar purposes.
The definition of Lightboxes, Series, and Galleries, and their purpose, are different on each site, hence my confusion.  SX lightboxes remain for private use.

Well, the lightbox is for buyers who want to keep track of specific images while the browser the site, so it's a feature mainly for the buyer. Did that answer your question?

Yes it does, thanks Steve.  I got confused because of the term use.   It is used at IS for photographers to present mini-galleries on a specific topic for potential buyers to see.  Now I understand that the lightboxes at SX are the equivalent of saved temporary baskets.  If the photographer is not a buyer, then there is no need to create any lightbox on SX, it wouldn't be seen by others, thus meaningless.

Steve, another feedback about the presentation:  the size of the fonts require the use of magnifying glasses...

Would it be possible to have an option to receive email confirmation once a picture is approved/rejected?

For the lightboxes, we need to be logged in in order to see them.  Are the lightboxes only related to the photographer's portfolio? How then can some potential buyers see them?

The "Thanks, but we are not looking for such image�" should not be an option.  It is misleading because it can be interpreted two ways:

- a discrete alternative for "Please upload better quality images" - the quality of the picture is not high enough

- an assumption that by uploading such picture we don't have a clue for what is the stock photography market.  It would be better not to assume.  If SX only want a certain type of stock images, then be more specific about the rejection of such image...

Altogether, I find SX a good site, and I really appreciate the reach-out you are doing here Steve.

Yes, ten after ten is the standard for selling watches.

I have an outside antique clock in my portfolio, the needles fell off inside the glass.  I called it 'timeless'.  It doesn't sell too much, even though I framed it so that the numbers would represent the business hours "from nine to five".

The ten past ten has the shape of a V (victory or peace), maybe that's why it's so positive.  With a darker look, I suppose that the midnight clock or a few minutes before would work too.

You're right, wind chill is the accurate expression.  I realize that there is a little � after RealFeel, and yes I took the info from the AccuWeather site.

Back tho the topic of the thread, if anyone else would like to be added to the LO list for adding comments for fellow photographer's pictures (the ones you like, of course), here is the place to add your link.

Oh my!  there is one photographer (not from this forum) who rated one of my picture.  So, as a thanking gesture, I rated 3 of his in an uplifting way in his portfolio.

Well... he came back to my portfolio.  I don't doubt about his good intentions of trying to help improve the quality of my pictures.   However, the downside consequences of it are that two of the shots now have some suggestions for better light (cranberries) and better angle (apple pie) for improving them 

I know, my pictures are not perfect, but...  I'm afraid it will now discourage designers to choose them, or at least put a doubt in their mind.  Anyway, just wanted to share.

I appreciate everyone here who took the time to go through my portfolio and left some nice comments.  Yes, I do appreciate it a lot, thanks!

That's a very good idea Tyler.  And it is obvious that it supports Bryan's wish to get some potential buyers' attention.  Maybe to make it more practical, have a list of the LO photographers  who would like to participate on the right column along with the lightboxes?

As a side note, there was a LO photographer a few months ago who reacted quite strongly when one of the comments was to whiten a little bit more his model's teeth.  He expressed his desire not to receive any comments on his portfolio so that the comments wouldn't influence negatively his sales.

Since in this context the idea is to have more exposure to get some sales, I would suggest to leave comments only for the pictures we find appealing, the same way we only gave a 5-star rating for our preferred pictures on each IS portfolio.

My LO portfolio is:
http://www.luckyoliver.com/portfolio/berryspun

Wow Digiology, after having read your post, I went to see Snem's portfolio.  Angelafoto gave hin 2 times 2 stars, and Alfiofer gave 5 times 1 star, and nothing else...

These ratings are all new, they were not there 2 days ago when I first went through Snem's portfolio.  Definitely an unscrupulous agenda!

Alfiofer, like Snem, is also an Italian photographers, mmmhh...
Very sad...