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Shutterstock.com / Re: Is there some kind of a holiday in the US? No sales from the states
« on: July 01, 2011, 07:00 »
Lots of people I know taking off all of next week.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Is there some kind of a holiday in the US? No sales from the states« on: July 01, 2011, 07:00 »
Lots of people I know taking off all of next week.
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General - Top Sites / Re: Dreamstime Assigments« on: July 01, 2011, 07:00 »
Don't do it unless you are exclusive. They have changed the rules on contributors for these assignment competitions. It used to be that if you entered and were accepted your image was exclusive for a year. Then I read where it had to be exclusive for two years. Now it is permanent. Not worth it.
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Dreamstime.com / Re: How to un-exclusive a photo on Dreamstime?« on: July 01, 2011, 06:57 »
Click on your uploads (whatever number it shows next to uploads on your main page), all your files will show up with a box to check or un-check for exclusivity. Hit "submit" at the bottom.
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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Woo-Nay« on: June 30, 2011, 20:10 »
Hitler like behavior over there makes it un-fun to even post anything for fear of retribution.
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Adobe Stock / Re: Extended RF License for $4.60?« on: June 30, 2011, 20:09 »
You will die soon from the blood * ways over there. I piss my pants every time I see my sales go down by 20 a month, then 30, then 50, then 80. Are you getting drowsy yet?
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iStockPhoto.com / Re: Woo-Nay« on: June 30, 2011, 16:50 »
I have simply stopped posting over there. Between the three Musketeers you can't say anything other than show your your appreciating for the way they've screwed you.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock Preparing To Go Public In 2012?« on: June 30, 2011, 16:08 »
You never know, but if they go public it will be a disaster for contributors and buyers as the claws of venture capitalists reach inward to nab them for a quick buck. Need I say Istock, Getty & H&F? The pressure to squeeze the coffers juice is pretty much the same for all public companies.
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Featurepics.com / Re: Views gone« on: June 29, 2011, 19:59 »
Is anyone even making a plug nickle on FP?
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Newbie Discussion / Re: Finally Got Accepted to IS« on: June 27, 2011, 07:37 »
I wouldn't get too discouraged about sales at this stage of the game. I see you have 24 images on Dreamstime. When you get 2400 then you will see trends, generally speaking. Collections are growing at monumental proportions and making money is getting harder and harder due to simple supply and demand principals. At IS you really have to have something unique and useful to make any recurring income. Otherwise as an independent you get pushed so far back into the collection once you get images accepted that you are lost and forgotten almost instantly. Most agencies are making getting submissions accepted harder and harder, too. Dreamstime and Shutterstock have both "changed their standards" and most of us regulars are seeing new rejections every time we upload.
This is just a snapshot of reality. If you're getting into this to make a "quick buck" it's probably not for you. 5237
General Photography Discussion / Re: shooting in india« on: June 27, 2011, 07:23 »
Yea, it's been awhile. The police basically said that if someone tells you to stop you should stop. I too have a pile of people shots I took without asking. Just was educated on the fact that some people have certain beliefs and dislikes, so it they clearly don't want their picture taken then move on. 5238
General Photography Discussion / Re: shooting in india« on: June 26, 2011, 19:38 »Anyone had problems shooting in new delhi.I'm hoping to be staying for 5 days in October/november.I will be shooting the tourist hot spots but also would like to shoot some editorial of the poor which begs the question,no pun intended,will i incur any problems ... I shot there for a month. I had problems even though I researched it. Here's what I found: 1. Guards and such love Polaroids of themselves. If you can still bring an instant print system you will be able to get into otherwise less accessible areas. 2. Always ask if you can take someone's pic. I was taking a pic of a lady behind a flower stand and she kept shouting at me in her native tongue and pointing her finger at me. Then she came after me with her fist and started pounding on me as I curled to protect my equipment and my face. Police came. They laughed. Then educated me on what not to do. 3. Be courteous. 5239
General Stock Discussion / Re: Share your knowledge or keep it secret?« on: June 26, 2011, 19:32 »It's stuff like this that keeps pushing me closer to just not bothering to help or share knowledge anymore. If he isn't he certainly needs a class on emotional intelligence. 5240
Newbie Discussion / Re: Newbie here with lots of questions« on: June 26, 2011, 10:01 »best you could do abrac" is start again. Get a new user name , be polite, read more before putting your foot in your mouth and consider carefully how much you have to learn. You unfortunately are at the stage where you still do not know what you don't know. You are only be rude to get what you think you need to know. ^^This is probably the most sensible advice at this point. 5241
General - Top Sites / Re: What's your opinion on the fact that reviewers are also contributors?« on: June 26, 2011, 07:56 »I am not an never have been a reviewer..Beg to differ but the biggest benefit for a reviewer is getting payed to work from home, sat on there bums and looking at there computer.Nice work if you can get it ! ^^yep. I hear stories as recent as last month when we were shooting together about the constant flow of isolated tomatoes and apples on white, the constant flood of the same subject matter day after day, and simple self review prior to submitting of out of focus images, white balance way off, etc. And it's day after day after day. I definitely got the impression that it's a monotonous machine. Once comment that was made, however, is that every now and then they see something really refreshing and new, which gives them shooting ideas of their own, hence the self value they can get from the job. 5242
Adobe Stock / Re: fotolia is sinking« on: June 26, 2011, 07:44 »
I am now approaching June as another data point where my sales are about 50% off (lower) that prior to their best match change. Can't wait to see what happens when Europe shuts down for six weeks.
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General - Top Sites / Re: What's your opinion on the fact that reviewers are also contributors?« on: June 26, 2011, 07:42 »Are you sure that inspector are also contributors? On Shutterstock too? I don't like this idea, I think that it's not serious because there's a big conflict of interest. Who are the inspectors on Fotolia? I find them not so enlightened in their choices.... Yes, the once I know are anyways. Not sure if Mat is asking me that questions, but if so, I don't know any Fotolia inspectors at all and the ones I know happen to be shooting partners of mine so I know them through our friendship. But nobody's providing me any list of inspectors and such. At IS there is really "no secret who their inspectors are" and most of them are also contributors. So in my case it's pure coincidence that I happen to shoot with some, that's all. 5244
General Stock Discussion / Using homeless models« on: June 25, 2011, 21:52 »
http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=107596
There is a thread over at Shutterstock talking about how much people have made off a homeless model. My personal feeling is that you should not be promoting how much money you've made simply because you've convinced a desperate, homeless person, who is starving for booze and/or food, to bow to your photographic and financial needs. Is this a keep it on the low low, or does it mean crap to you once they sign the form? 5245
Newbie Discussion / Re: Newbie here with lots of questions« on: June 25, 2011, 20:53 »I wonder, I just wonder how Duane will take a rejection. That could be fun to watch. You're presenting yourself as someone who doesn't want any advice other than your own. Take the high road. Listen, ask, learn, have thick skin. You've from post #2 exposed yourself as what you are. You gotta have some tough skin here. In any critique or request forum you have to be capable of articulating the right question and accepting the group feedback. Saying thank you and showing some appreciation can get you some respect ....that helps with longevity, too. 5246
Alamy.com / Re: Alamy contributors: Are you submitting micro images to Alamy?« on: June 25, 2011, 20:29 »Lately, my RF sales on Alamy are almost the same royalties as on the Micros. Normally I would jump on the "concur" bandwagon but this month has generated a lot of money for me (June=$1400). Most months are less...sigh! 5248
Newbie Discussion / Re: Newbie here with lots of questions« on: June 25, 2011, 20:07 »Sean definitely gave you the best answer. Wilson and Nike, respectively of course:) 5249
Newbie Discussion / Re: Newbie here with lots of questions« on: June 25, 2011, 20:01 »
I wonder, I just wonder how Duane will take a rejection. That could be fun to watch.
"F_ck you inspector, you don't know what the f_k your' talking about. Did you get your experience from shooting a 110 instamatic or what? I have a Polaroid you can borrow. It's my dad's from 1950. Maybe you can learn something from that like I have. You are useless. Get me another inspector you fool!!" 5250
General - Top Sites / Re: What's your opinion on the fact that reviewers are also contributors?« on: June 25, 2011, 07:58 »I would like your 2 centsNot only that, but are they more likely to refuse images that are in direct competition with their own work? ^^ That is the key in my opinion. I know several big microstockers who claim this is a serious issue for them. True or not, it sure gets suspicious at times when you know that they have a reviewer who is in direct competition with you...did they just review your batch? You will never know. BTW the two specific people I know are reviewers for one of the top five agencies. But they WON'T discuss much about their job due to their contract or I'd share more with you if I could. |
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