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Messages - HappyBunny
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« on: June 12, 2017, 08:18 »
It is unbelievable what they did to you. I didn't use the iStock model release form with iStock written on it. I removed iStock's name etc to make it look generic. I can't use a model release form for every agency. iStock only accepts their own and that's why I used their model release form. So far all agencies including SS accepted that. Even SS accepted the same release form for the same photo in colour two weeks ago. Uploading, keyboarding, description..... is already such a time consuming nightmare.
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« on: June 12, 2017, 08:03 »
I have forgotten to mention that they accepted the same model release for the same image about 2 weeks ago. 2 weeks ago I uploaded that image in colour. This time I changed it into black and white. If they don't like the image in black and white why don't they just say?
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« on: June 12, 2017, 07:44 »
Has something changed? So far I have always used the iStock model release form for all agencies including SS. I had an image rejected yesterday saying that the image needs a model release form. I thought I had forgotten to attach it to the image and uploaded it again. Again the image was rejected for the same reason. I can't just make a model release for each and every agency. I used the iStock form and simply removed the name iStock...
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« on: June 05, 2017, 02:36 »
How about going to a videography course?
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« on: June 04, 2017, 09:29 »
I would like to start shooting videos with my smartphone. Is there a free video editing software for Android phones that does remove the audio and doesn't add watermarks? Or do I have to transfer the video files to my laptop for editing?
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« on: June 01, 2017, 04:22 »
They approved my commercial photos after one day but my editorial photos where looked at after 4 days. Far too late because they were news worthy.
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« on: May 27, 2017, 13:16 »
Can an image that has been bought once on Alamy as RM ever be sold as RF later on? Let's say a photo gets bought only once as RM on Alamy and I want to upload it as RF on microstock two years later. Is that possible?
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« on: May 27, 2017, 06:41 »
Is it best to only upload those images to Alamy or also on microstock? I don't find it OK to get 25 cents for such images. However, I uploaded one such image one year ago as RM to Alamy and it has not been bought. I don't want to get just 25 cents for such an image but no sale is also not great. I really don't know what to do.
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« on: May 27, 2017, 05:11 »
Hello, I am back from Morocco. The tour group was rather large with 47 people. Had a hard time taking photos. I do have some unique and rare images of people. Very few though. Should these go to Alamy only? Does Alamy now accept royalty free editorial? I don't know if it is better to upload unique images as RM on Alamy only or as RF editorial on Alamy only or as RF editorial everywhere. Can someone explain that please. Unfortunately we had often overcast weather and half of the group caught a stomach bug including me even though I never ate any raw food.
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« on: May 23, 2017, 15:34 »
In my opinion they are not worth it.
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« on: May 02, 2017, 09:55 »
Hello, I have just shot my first video. What aspect ratio do I need to upload the footage?
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« on: March 23, 2017, 11:41 »
Maybe you can go there first thing in the morning before many customers arrive if you want to use a tripod.
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« on: March 23, 2017, 07:45 »
Not uploading new content is not the solution. It won't hurt iStock if they don't have my 340 images. I don't know how that could work but somehow we should all close our accounts. I am seriously thinking about it. Only other solution would be to go exclusive and get 40% commission. But why reward them for selling images for 39 cents. I make half of my income with iStock but I think I rather earn half of the amount of money than to let them ruin microstock. Microstock should start charging more for images and not less.
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« on: March 23, 2017, 03:15 »
I have the same problem. I earn with iStock as much as I earn with SS. I am not doing that well on Fotolia. I only have about 340 images so far. I checked my iStock statement yesterday and for many of my images i got 6 cents, 7 cents and 8 cents. I would cut my earnings by half if I would delete my iStock account but I find it absolutely wrong to support a company that sells images for 39 cents. They are selling photos to businesses. Businesses can very well afford to pay 2 dollars and more per image. I was told that most companies have a budget of 9 dollars for each image. 6 cents before paying tax and PayPal fees. Is that how we value our hard work?
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« on: March 21, 2017, 12:09 »
 Sorry. Just shows that it is not a good idea to work with fever. $0.07 it is. And I am still waiting for an answer to a rather urgent email. The only reply I got was: Your Contributor Services Ticket CS0155670 has been opened on 01-10-2017 05:57 PST. Tickets are prioritized by Contributor Services according to urgency. We will respond as soon as possible. I still haven't had an answer.
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« on: March 21, 2017, 10:24 »
I got 0.07cents, 0.08 and 0.09 cents for quite a few images. That's just shocking.
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« on: March 21, 2017, 10:04 »
what is premium access time limited ?
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« on: March 21, 2017, 09:58 »
Thank you. I found it. I am relatively new to iStock. There is written image type: photo and next to it to the right is written exclusive. I am not exclusive with iStock. Why is there written exclusive? What a mess on earth is this?
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« on: March 21, 2017, 09:30 »
Where do I see how many photos I sold? I can only see the total amount I earned.
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« on: March 16, 2017, 03:37 »
Thank you so much for all your help. I don't know how to express it properly how much it means to me. I realised that I don't see enough things to photograph. I never thought about taking photos of objects. Aren't they copyright or someone's art? How do the "who, when, what, where" for editorial photos apply to objects? Isn't a Moroccan door someone's art? Apart from 2 days alone in Marrakech I will have one day to myself in Fez unless I pay for the optional city sightseeing. I am determined to explore Fez online my own. Sounds like it will be much more of an adventure than my guided Sicily tour.
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« on: March 15, 2017, 08:53 »
The closeup of the hands is a good idea. It's the first time I will be doing some street photography. I hope I will learn a little bit during the photography tour. I could book 6 hours with a photo journalist but it will take me one year to earn that sort of money with microstock.
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« on: March 15, 2017, 08:36 »
I agree, touring with 30 people is no fun but I would not want to tour Morocco on my own. I don't know what to do regarding model release. I am doing a half day photography tour organised by photographers who live in Marrakech. They are paying these people. There might be 5 other photographers on the tour. I have not used Easyrelease yet. Would there be even time for model releases? The 10 day tour will take us into the Atlas mountains, also to Fez, Casablanca, Rabat...
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« on: March 15, 2017, 07:15 »
Has anyone been to Morocco? My husband fancied a 10 day escorted tour holiday in Morocco. I have only been once before on a tour holiday but didn't take photos for microstock. There was hardly a chance to take photos. I will have 2 days all alone in Marrakech before the tour starts. I will get the chance to photograph people in a bakery, barber shop...to take photos of. They are all getting paid for that. Should I buy the Easyrelease app or should I just upload the images as editorial? Is it true that it is forbidden to use a tripod in public? Where do I upload? To microstock or to macrostock? I have taken an amazing photo of the Hagia Sophia during golden hour in Istanbul but it was only bought twice within one year on microstock. Alamy doesn't sell any of my images. Any tips for Morocco? It takes me time to take proper photos. Has anyone tried to take stock photos while being on a tour with 30 people? All the images I took in Istanbul sold but only twice, some only once within a year. I only took a few because I wasn't there for long and only have edited and uploaded really good photos. I was there alone and not with a group and spend lots of time composing the photos.
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« on: March 02, 2017, 09:42 »
I take images with a Sony RX100M3 and that is not a DSLR. I had only one photo rejected for being too soft. I don't know your camera. My camera is a 20 MP camera.
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« on: February 18, 2017, 12:37 »
Thank you Jarih.
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