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« on: January 06, 2013, 18:16 »
back on topic....
some options I'd try:
1) you either need a break, although it sounds like you got that when you went through your mourning period.
2) buy a new lens. nothing gets me more keen to shoot than trying out a new lens. not that I'm an equipment junkie, I haven't bought a new lens in nearly 2 years. If not a new lens then some new gadget.
3) go somewhere ... either take a mini break or just get in your car at 5am and drive for 3 hours and see where it takes you. most of us can't resist that. stop somewhere for a lovely lunch and stay out all day and shoot in the afternoon too. take the new gf and shoot her on location too.
All great ideas. Thanks tons. I will try some. 
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« on: January 06, 2013, 11:42 »
40% as a happy iStock exclusive should help you 
seriously why don't you take some vacations?
LOL... yeah i hear ya.  I have taken time off from shooting and that helped. and I am not THAT happy with IS... who is?
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« on: January 06, 2013, 11:18 »
I broke up with my girlfriend last summer. Even though it was my doing and necessary it hit me really hard and I have not felt like shooting much. The stress had left me kinda hollow. Feeling much better now and starting to shoot again. Even have awesome (and much better) girlfriend.
The projects I HAVE shot have felt forced and somewhat on auto-pilot. And not from the zen-zone or heart.
How do you deal with staying motivated to shoot when there is stress in your life?
OX
...zen shooter
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« on: January 03, 2013, 22:09 »
Good point but this is kinda common sense. Hope you recover it all 
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« on: January 03, 2013, 16:18 »
>>>writing up CSS code violations<<<<< OX ...hates change
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« on: December 31, 2012, 01:45 »
Welcome
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« on: December 30, 2012, 16:09 »
sounds like an equipment issue. or f/stop. focusing should be the LAST thing to slow down a shoot
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« on: December 29, 2012, 17:37 »
My friend's band was playing at a Harley dealership today so I grabbed my camera on the way out for some simple snap shots -- prolly not stock shots. Never really took my own advice and shot something first. Got there... NO CARD~!!! LOL  oops
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« on: December 28, 2012, 21:58 »
Here is a good tip:
before you walk out the door with your gear for a shoot, pick up your camera and just shoot something (wall, door, your foot) and view on the LCD. it's better to know things are working (or not) before you leave the house then on location.
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« on: December 21, 2012, 17:59 »
Geezz can we give this topic a rest!!?? I mean how many "I HATE ISTOCK" threads do we need. I am doing very well at iStock because I work hard at making images that sell and not whining on forums about how unfair life is.
If you hate iStock, please leave it. It means more money for me. And if you do leave don't announce it because half of us don't care and the other half are glad to see you go.
OX
...now back to the studio
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« on: December 21, 2012, 13:06 »
Thanks for the holiday wishes! And same to you.
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« on: December 19, 2012, 21:43 »
yep, some keywords are swamped. i just searched "christmas, cookies" and my CPU exploded. OX ... should be shooting now
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« on: December 18, 2012, 22:10 »
Thanks for all the great replies OX
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« on: December 18, 2012, 11:16 »
There are lots of other couples, friends and larger groups who submit jointly to iS. Funnily enough, an admin once said categorically that it could not be done, until I pointed some of these out.
The admin I contacted did not know. told me to contact Support.
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« on: December 17, 2012, 20:41 »
Why not ask there?
I think it is ok as long as you have the right paper work.
I just sent a site mail to one of my Admin contacts there. But I wanted to know any other experiences
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« on: December 17, 2012, 20:19 »
My niece has a pretty good eye for photography and has shot some very good images. I was speaking to her about purchasing the rights to some of the photos and submitting them to my iStock account. I guess this might be similar to Yuri hiring shooters for his various portfolios. She has no interest in becoming a regular microstock shooter.
Does anyone know how submitting other shooter's images would fly at iStock or elsewhere? I guess I would need to get a "All Rights Ownership" contract signed by the photographer.
Thanks for your input.
OX
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« on: December 14, 2012, 11:23 »
I am pretty aggressive with keywords. borderline spammer...
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« on: December 07, 2012, 17:58 »
ISTOCK MANAGEMENT QUOTE OF THE YEAR AWARD!
"We get it, you guys are mad. And reading the forums for the past year has made it clear that some of you think we are lazy, incompetent, greedy or uncaring."
Gawd I love it!
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« on: December 07, 2012, 16:08 »
Search is fast, contributor side stuff like My Uploads, stats etc all still very slow.
Better that way than vice versa.
Inspections are on a pre-Christmas boost. I just got one accepted about 100 mins from upload.
Yep. I am getting approved in hours. Overall speed feels about the same.
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« on: December 06, 2012, 21:16 »
Thanks for the info What is the ROI on audio?
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« on: December 06, 2012, 10:01 »
w. t. f. ...well for around here?
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« on: December 04, 2012, 17:52 »
just resub as editorial
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« on: December 04, 2012, 17:42 »
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« on: November 30, 2012, 10:25 »
- explore video
- plan some complex shoots for the challenge and knowledge gain
- push my creative and technical limits (I know what they are)
- research better
- improve my work
- upload more
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« on: November 29, 2012, 09:59 »
Thanks Paulie, Lisa, sue, aeonf and tee
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