123RF, your watermark hardly protects our images. One small logo in the middle of the image is not enough, because in some cases, it doesn't even touch the image content.

Please consider extending you watermark to the corners of the image, or create some kind of repeating logo pattern.

Example of bad watermarking:
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/noedelhap/noedelhap1104/noedelhap110400016/9442162-person-thinking-of-something.jpg

I got a 'large' level 3 sale. Cost: 9 credits (2010), it earned me a commission of $3.15.

But the image level 3 window says:

Large size
(5MP - up to 8MP)    13 credits ~
as low as $10.01 per image

What is up with that? Is this the wrong commission or is this one of those 'we give away discounts out of the contributor's pocket'?

Was accepted at most agencies, but rejected by Istock and Veer for "lacking commercial value" and "wouldn't appeal to customers"

I want to know why. Do you agree with them? If so, why?

http://www.colincramm.com/people_christmas_crit.jpg (5000x5000 pixels)

So I went up from 15% to 16% somewhere in september, but the percentage on my stats page stayed 15% for a while. I also haven't noticed an increase in RPD (however small), and apparently, other contributors haven't either. But the topic has been deleted from the Istock forums and now I have no idea what the latest news is. Lobo promised updates, but nothing so far.

Does anyone know anything about it? Istock is taking ages to respond and is holding back on info.

Someone asked me to do a custom illustration based on one of my stock images. I quoted her an exclusive user license (production price + user license price) but she now asks if there's a non-exclusive option as well, and how much that would cost.

Would it be wise to sell a non-exclusive license of a custom illustration? What would you do?

Why are there no views AT ALL? Some of my approved images are online for weeks (after a month review time!) but they get no views whatsoever? Does it take another month to make them searchable?

*sarcasm*

So I searched for 'mouse character' and by chance came across this image:
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-18309482-cat-and-mouse.php?st=20d94b5

You may have noticed the mouse closely resembles Jerry from the famous duo Tom & Jerry.

A further look into this contributor's portfolio reveals this image:
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-18695475-bulldog-and-dachshund.php?st=a3eafb5

Yep, that's awfully similar to Spike the Dog from the same cartoon series.

How in the seven hells did this pass the quality control at Istock? I already sent a ticket to Contributor Relations. I'm not out to screw this contributor, because the rest of his work seems genuine, but I think it's better if these two images are removed from their database.  

Some guy e-mailed me about how he downloaded one of my images from Dreamstime (regular license), to use on packaging for the electronic devices he sells (notebooks, epads). The regular DT license allows up to 500.000 copies, but not use for redistribution. See excerpt below from the Dreamstime Terms of Use:

"What Royalty-Free means is that you pay for the image only once and then you can use it as many times as you like, with just a few restrictions. In other words, there are no license fees except the initial fee and no other royalties to be paid except those included in the initial cost. Note that the maximum number of copies for printed materials is 500,000 copies.
(...) Web templates, greeting cards or postcards especially designed for sale, similar print-on-demand services, canvas, t-shirts, mugs, calendars, postcards, mouse pads or any other items incorporating the image in an essential manner, intended to be sold are considered redistribution (if the image is used in an essential manner). "

My question is, does 'use for packaging' means he needs an extended license, or is it sufficient for him to have a regular license?

Secondly, he wants to trademark this image for his business. He slightly altered the image (which is allowed). He says he doesn't require exclusivity (so I don't have to remove the image). I thought Dreamstime does not allow image use as a logo (at least not without selling the rights). So is it even legally possible for him to use an altered version of my image as a logo?

Please let me know what you think of it, and what YOU would do (or charge him) if you were me.

So I passed QC with my first batch of images, added keywords and descriptions. Now their status is 'ready', but do I need to tick a checkbox somewhere to make them available for sale, or does that happen automatically?

I just had $12,50 added to my account (which is an unusually high amount, at once, at VS), but I can't seem to figure out which images were downloaded. My account page only shows the latest image sold. But I would like to see a big list of which images were sold, and when, and how much $ I got for each download.

Is there any chance this might get implemented in the near future?

Found one of my images on some fishing store window, and being used as some kind of logo.

http://rayburntacklemonkey.com/



Image could have been bought from any major stock site, since it's one of my most popular images. But use as a logo is always prohibited, even with an extended license, am I right?

What would be the best course of action? Try to find out where he bought it from (is that possible?), or personally ask him to remove it (easiest way) or ask for a financial compensation (which I doubt he or she will pay)?

I just did an image search on one of my vector illustrations, and I found it was being used as a book cover for some Spanish book. This image sold a number of times on various stocksites, but wasn't downloaded with an extended license. I'm not really sure if that is permitted?