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4751
General Stock Discussion / Re: SS Jan/Feb trends
« on: January 10, 2013, 12:30 »
Thats a very nice tool thanks  :)

4752
General Stock Discussion / Re: SS Jan/Feb trends
« on: January 10, 2013, 06:25 »
I have a relatively small port too - you should expect a lot of variation statistically there is not enough data to identify a "trend"

4753
I'd be worried.......if I ever sold anything on there

4754
Off Topic / Re: The Value of Photos when Somebody Dies
« on: January 07, 2013, 06:23 »
Sorry to hear that I think sometimes we forget the non cash value of photos when focussing on Mstock

4755
Very impressive pictures :)

4756
General Stock Discussion / Re: How do you improve sales?
« on: January 06, 2013, 08:15 »
Do everything better - don't lose heart if/when you get rejections

4757
General Stock Discussion / Re: Cant figure out GL stock!
« on: January 06, 2013, 08:07 »
I have a very high rejection rate and still waiting for a sale. They do seem to accept photos that I like that get rejected elsewhere though, I think they might look more at artistic rather than technical quality. Very easy to upload to so I stick with them!

4758
iStockPhoto.com / Re: Photo +
« on: January 06, 2013, 07:47 »
Thanks for the help job done sitting waiting for those extra $$$$$ to roll in, maybe!

4759
iStockPhoto.com / Re: Photo +
« on: January 06, 2013, 03:57 »
How do you go about assigning pictures to photo plus. I can't find it on the site :-\?

Thanks

4760
General Stock Discussion / Re: Increasing Photo Session Speed
« on: December 30, 2012, 18:12 »
Yes you could use house lights and you don't NEED a prime lens though you would get better IQ

4761
iStockPhoto.com / Re: iStock's Alexa Rank continues to drop
« on: December 23, 2012, 04:25 »
Its about appetite for risk - its more risky to be reliant on one source of income this has been offset by higher returns. It seems that risk is increasing and returns reducing.

FWIW as an independent taking this business more seriously if it wasn't for this site I find I-Stock a good site. Sorry for being a heretic!

4762
iStockPhoto.com / Re: iStock's Alexa Rank continues to drop
« on: December 22, 2012, 08:01 »
"So, for example, an actor or a musician is only professional until they have made their first million. After that, they are not reliant on their income so they become amateurs?"

No because they have made their nest egg from their profession which they are living on.

Some professionals love their work too I think there are always grey areas but I think what I said holds most of the time ;D


4763
iStockPhoto.com / Re: iStock's Alexa Rank continues to drop
« on: December 22, 2012, 04:34 »
In this field to me Professional means someone who is reliant on photography as a significant proportion of income and an amateur is someone who makes a few dollars but is not reliant on the income. It has NO relationship to the quality of the image produced.


4764
Shutterstock.com / Re: "focus" craziness
« on: December 15, 2012, 16:03 »
The point is what would have been in focus 3 months ago isn't now and is in focus on sites such as I stock. I'm sure some would say they are OK and others not what matters is what SS think and is it consistent.


4765
Shutterstock.com / Re: "focus" craziness
« on: December 15, 2012, 03:03 »
In the last couple of months my focus rejections have gone through the roof theres a definite issue here. Waiting to see what happens to my next batch! ;)

4766
I-Stock is my #2 site so better to spend effort there then the smaller sites :)

4767
Dreamstime.com / Re: Is DT sleeping?
« on: December 13, 2012, 09:27 »
The most variable site for me - periods of nothing then a flurry of downloads ;)

4768
123RF / Re: New files and sales...
« on: November 21, 2012, 13:39 »
OK on a plus side you don't need to have categories :D

4769
Adobe Stock / Re: Shocking Fotolia Earnings Drop
« on: November 21, 2012, 13:36 »
Over two years isn't that graph to be expected?

4770
123RF / Re: New files and sales...
« on: November 21, 2012, 10:56 »
You dont have to do it but it works for me

4771
These figures hardly show an industry in terminal decline as many suggest. Further polarisation maybe?

4772
Shutterstock.com / Re: gutted by the appoval ratio - 3 in 94????
« on: November 06, 2012, 17:40 »
I've been getting lots of focus rejects too - does downsizing help? I normally forget it and move on but there seem so many of late.

4773
Excel you can tailor it to what you need. I keep it fairly simple :-)

4774
I would leave it at least six months.  From what I've seen there are no significant benefits for win 8 other than cosmetic.

4775
It also depends on how many hours and how much you spend on getting the pics. One of the joys of MS is that in the end only your opinion matters on this!

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