Congrats Jo Ann on your sale!  I haven't had anything yet, but I don't have much on there yet and I need to get uploading again - been on holiday and since then have spent my photography time sorting the images I took rather than uploading anything anywhere (as some of them are experiments in star trails/Milky Way photography, it's taking me longer than normal!).

I would if I could ever bl**dy upload.  The last 4 times I've tried, only one image has actually uploaded.  I uploaded 7 images to Crated in the time I got that one to work.

I had a piece selected for the opening too, no idea which one yet, have just asked Support.

Checked what sizes are sold after you upload - currently there's no way to replace an image, although it is a feature being looked into.  Some of my images start "small" at 32" x 23"...

I must admit I don't understand the image sizing.  I often crop my verticals to 5x7 then position accordingly, but some of them have ended up with the "small" being huge sizes (eg 32" x 23").  It's something to do with how they're standardising the sizing but I don't entirely understand how it works - I read that it's to do with the aspect ratio, yet most of my 5x7 images are fine, it's just a handful that aren't.

How does the change to subscription work if you've already paid for some agencies and the app itself?

Do you have to subscribe to continue using the app after you upgrade?

"All they've done is create yet another POD site and made it look nice"

Um, that's a major selling point, especially to buyers of VISUAL art...

Ok cool.  With a port my size it's hard to know, but it's been months since I've had zero sales for that many days in a row.  Still, c'est la vie!

I'm in Australia also.  There are some guidelines about how much you need to make before you register for an ABN, I found them when I was researching the same thing (try the ATO website) but can't remember just how much that was now except for well beyond what I currently earn, or expect to in the near future.  As you say, otherwise everyone with a camera and three sales on SS would be doing it.

If a more experienced pro photographer in Australia happens by though, I'd be interested in their thoughts though!

The "amounts under $50" is just not true.  They're clawing back a whopping $16.02 off me.

We have calculated the over payment amount to be $16.02. Rather than take this amount out of your royalty balance in one adjustment we have decided to schedule the removal of these funds over a 6 month period. Starting before the end of February 2014 we will begin removing $2.67. Once per month for the next six months we will recoup the balance of the over payment. You will receive a monthly notification as immediately after the funds are removed.

Over Payment Total=$16.02

Monthly Recoup Amount=$2.67

I feel for those of you with more significant amounts though 

Not yet my best-seller but it and others in the same series are rapidly climbing since I uploaded them.  You're welcome to copy it:



Taken standing on my front deck.  Annoyingly (well less so that my house being flooded, but anyway) my DSLR had died two days before and was in the shop for repairs, so all I had was a G12 (and a lot else on my mind!).

I'm another who was already subscribed, and probably need manually entering into the draw, sorry!  Only read the instructions after filling in the form 

BME at IS for me, almost entirely thanks to PP.

What's actually quite gratifying is that files that have been rejected elsewhere are selling great guns on PP.  I know a lot of dross has appeared on IS since the acceptance requirements were relaxed (...completely disappeared) and I'll be the first to say that those images of mine that have been rejected on other sites aren't necessarily razor sharp or perfectly exposed, but the buyers have spoken and sometimes buyers want a certain concept or look more than they want perfection only appreciated by pixel peeping.

Not that I'll be uploading a photo of my half-eaten greasy breakfast on a dirty plate under flourescent cafe lighting any time soon!

I got a $6 PP today as well.  The original announcement states "Royalties from Getty Images 360 will be reported monthly under the Getty Images category in your stats. "  (http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=352445 - and ugh, I've just seen the new logo.  Is istock now supposed to appeal to 3 year olds?).  Livestock tells me my PP was from Thinkstock.