With ShutterStock I have been able to use the same Model Release for all images that I am in. So, nothing has changed on it, it has been the same release used over and over and I've never had an issue with that. Like I said, until now. Rejections for Invalid Model Release.

I emailed Fotolia and it turns out that for some reason when they went to pay me $90 I had requested to get paid via PayPal, it was cancelled or rejected for some reason. I called Paypal and they said my account was in perfect order and they had no answer for me why the payment from Fotolia was rejected. Anyone ever have that happen?

Just requested another payout from Fotolia... let's see what happens with this attempt.

I typically start at DreamsTime, then his SS, then Fotolia. Whichever place I find the image I need first, that's where I buy. I don't have time to hit a bunch of sites trying to find the same image at the best price. But I could see that as a good strategy if you are on a super tight budget for a project.

Tickstock, I see the poll on the right. Would kinda have to be blind not to! LOL! Hey, if the poll on the right is accurate then I guess my portfolio falls outside of the norm on earnings on SS and iStock. I was just wondering if anyone else was experiencing the same thing as I am in that regard. I'll stop posting now :-)

I was exclusive at DT for almost 4 years and have been doing great there. Went non-exclusive with DT and am now on ShutterStock, Fotolia and iStock and have been slowly getting my port up on them. My Fotolia and ShutterStock sales immediately took off and have been fantastic, especially ShutterStock! But iStock sales stink! Maybe a couple a week. Yes, my port on iStock is small with just a couple hundred images, but the same files on ShutterStock are selling 5-10 images A DAY!! What's the deal with iStock? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This just started happening yesterday... when I'm uploading an image to iStock and I hit the "Proceed" button after browsing to the photo I'm uploading, I get an error warning message that says this "Although this page is encrypted, the information you have entered is to be sent over an unencrypted connection and could easily be read by a third party.
Are you sure you want to continue sending this information?"

Is anyone else getting this message? Is it something serious and I shouldn't upload images until this is resolved?

I asked this question on the iStock forum and the question mysteriously disappeared from the forum.

This forum helped me on an iStock question last week! Sooooooo... Is there someplace in my iStock account that shows whether my tax documentation has been accepted or not?

I did the Tax Interview all the way through about four weeks ago. But there wasn't any confirmation provided.

Thanks for the help!

I was accepted as a contributor on iStock a few months ago and have a few sales. But I can't seem to find an easy way to see what images have sold, other than going through my portfolio and looking at each image. Not a big deal right now as I only have 69 images up, but it will be a pain in the rear end when I have hundreds of images up. Where in the world is the web page in my account that simply shows what images have sold and for how much?

I've been through the site over and over and can't find it. Thanks for the help!!

Sean, The pixel dimensions on my smallest images were 3350 pixels by 2200 pixels, roughly 7.37 MP. I only reduced some photos to this size to tighten up any issues on focus. Most of my photos are between 10-16 MP.

I must admit to being a bit starstruck, you're one of my heroes! :-) Thanks for joining this discussion.

I've been a contributing photographer to DT for many years and I know the reviewers try to review as many images as possible as quickly as possible. DT would occasionally reject an image with a reason that was not true. But Fotolia takes the cake on this issue! Some of my best sellers on DT are getting rejected on Fotolia for Too Much Noise or not being at least 4 MP - stuff that is completely untrue. Has anyone experienced this with Fotolia? And to combat this has anyone re-uploaded a previously rejected image and got it accepted at Fotolia?

Thanks for the info. I must say I'm completely shocked that a reputable microstock agency would reject images that could make them a lot of money!

Fotolia - how many photos can I upload per day at Fotolia? I just started uploading last week. I have 9 photos accepted. But I have a decent sized portfolio and I'd like to upload about 50 photos a day for the next couple of weeks. Hopefully I can upload that many a day. Thanks in advance for your helpful info on this topic!