So I just learned that upper tier sites own several partner sites, does that mean they place your photos on those partner sites and if so do you get paid for sales made on the partner sites? Also how do you opt out. I am currently on SS DT FT.

I am still new to stock photography. When I first started I of course applied to get on as many stock sites as I could. Big Stock was one of them, but for some reason after just a few uploads I stopped uploading to them. Now days I have a lot of images on Shutterstock and recently learned that Big Stock is owned by Shutterstock.

Here is my question, having few images on Bigstock for a a while I can see that those images sold well on Bigstock, yet those same images on Shutterstock did not sell even a 3rd the amount of times. So my brain is telling me that people purchasing photos are going to Shutterstock and doing their search and then going over to Bigstock and doing the same search and finding the same image they saw on Shutterstock except now for cheaper thus resulting in many sales on Bigstock for those images and a lot fewer sales of the same images on Shutterstock for the same images.

What do you more experienced stock photographers think? Should I upload to Bigstock?

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I noticed in the last week with Shutterstock my sales per day have slumped from 30%-50% for no reason that I can figure out. Also on Friday it seemed as if the server was down half the day. Anyone experiencing something similar? is March a slow month? I have been watching my sales daily since I joined SS and month after month there has been a steady increase in sales so for this to happen seems strange to me.

I have tried submitting some diagram images and was rejected because they said I needed a Property Release. Is  there any thing I can do if the company who drew them are no longer in business?

Thanks!

So I was reading a post I started and people were talking about making .20cents up to $23 bucks for a sale. Right now my images are selling for .20-.25 cents regardless of size. On Dreamstime, and Fotolia. Just wondering why my commission is so low compared to everyone else?

Is is because I am a Newbie?

Can Someone explain what Exclusive RF Licenses are, is it the same as being a Exclusive Contributor? Or is it similar to being an Exclusive Contributor except only with a particular image?

Or is it in reference to different ways you can sell your image and if so can someone explain what those differences are?

Thanks!

Hi everyone I am new to stock photography and I want to join Istock. I can not post on Istock because I am not a contributor yet so I need some feedback on why I got rejected. Here is my Rejection letter and links to my photos I submitted. Any input is greatly appreciated.

Comments from the iStockphoto Administrator:

At this time we regret to inform you that we did not feel the overall composition of your photography or subject matter is at the minimum level of standard for iStockphoto. Please take some time to review training materials, resources and articles provided through iStockphoto. The photographs provided in your application should be diverse in subject matter, technical ability and should be your best work. Think conceptual, creative and most important think Stock photography. Try to avoid the average eye level push the button perspective of a common subject. Try and impress us, we want to see how you stand out from the crowd.

The Colors are much more vibrant then seen here on photo bucket, I don't know whats up with photobucket but they look really dark, on my computer they look great! I have added smaller versions below since photo bucket looks so bad!

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