My first 10 for Veer have been sitting in review since April 2nd - so 16 days so far.  Not very encouraging.

Will all following submissions take as long as the initial 10?

I love taking photos - like all of us here.  I love climbing into some forsaken place, getting dirty, tripping over roots and stones, and finding a beam of light glowing on a tiny perfect flower in the middle of the chaos.  I love that I get to have those moments.  I love how photography helps me to see the world in a different way, and how it makes me appreciate the tiniest of things which go unnoticed by others.  There is more joy to be found in the world when you really take the time to really SEE it. 

I may not have a fancy car or house or job, and much of anything, but I love that a spiky lemon-colored caterpillar crawling on the ground can make my day.  It's not easy to get everything you want in life, but it's easy to look around and appreciate what you already have.

(Okay, the above sounded a little preachy - sorry.)

Oh, and if I wasn't at least somewhat positive about micro, the fact that I'm new at this and have made all of $30.00 since I joined in Jan 2010 would have discouraged me to keep at it.

I also "did it my way" and had to answer to NO ONE - which I am loving more and more the more I work for others. 

Hey pixart - I'm in Wpg , and do tons of car trips all around MB for the nature shots.  We've found many amazing little areas that astound me at the wildlife and wildflowers - I always await spring with eagerness, so that we can get back out there.  Soon we'll be taking a trip to Nopaming park where I'm hoping to see lots of cool things - since it's more wild and less touristy, with not that much traffic through it.

There are times I wish I lived in Hawaii or Tahiti, of course, but there is so much to see here that we continue to love our little outings.  Before it gets hot we're also planning another trip to Spruce Woods for the sand dunes and cactus.  Where else can you have wild polar bears and sand dunes in the same province/state?

thinking to self.........I really should keep uploading my stuff to flickr, I've sort of stopped since starting stock, but it's a good place to refer people to in the meantime, and I have lots of other and better shots.

Hi all, I'm already approved on SS, and 7 other sites, but only with illustrations, not photos.  I have steady sales on SS, and just this month my images started selling on FT and 123RF in miniscule amounts - but my port is tiny - only 40 or so images, and under 10 at FT, and DT because of their constant rejections.  So yes, I'm a total noob.  I'm glad that a few of you that had a look at my flickr didn't think I'm off my rocker.

Before even considering stock as a possibility, I did months of research into stock photography and gathered lots of general info on how to get your stuff ready for stock.  I've been taking shots for 15 years now.  I did a menu shoot for a local bakery - big deal - and learned how NOT TO GET PAID - good first lesson in the photo business.  Also done several wedding shoots for friends - you know how it is, and only asked to get paid for the film - back in those days.  But, I know any experience is worth little in the stock business if you don't what sells, how to shoot it well, and how to prepare those images for stock.

Actually it was when I started to shoot wildlife that I realized how little I knew.  Trying to shoot birds especially has helped me to learn on my feet.  My endeavor now is to get the technical quality down and always to continue improving on composition, subject matter and finding that illusive perfect light.

When I started to realize how hard it is to meet SS's criteria for photos, I decided to go back to my previous love - drawing, and I started to upload illustrations instead, where I was able to control all the variables due to having good programs to work with and a little drawing talent.

I am not stupid though, I know that a nice shot is just that - doesn't mean that it will sell at all.  And obviously I'm come across the wise counsel that nature shots are way overdone and usually not welcome - hence my hesitation at uploading those to start with.  I think with DT I'm going to do 1 or 2 at a time because my approval ratio is like 15% there right now.

Thank you everyone.  I will try DT and FT first.  I wanted to sell this camera, because it actually cost the same as a basic DSLR, but it's already over a year old and no one would want it.  So I am looking into getting a used DSLR - on Adorama or somewhere. 

I've read that the kit lenses that come with the basic rebels, for example, are crapola - is that correct, or would they still do better shots than my p&s?
Oh - my cam may be okay for something- it does take hd video - maybe I should try taking some - though I realize there is a steep learning curve to get those to be stock-worthy as well.

Okay, so here's my tiny, nature-oriented only at this time, flickr account -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/windseed/

Go nuts guys - I value your opinions.  And, I'll get over it in several years if you tell me I totally suck! 

Well, they just promptly solved my problem. 

So, again - nice to deal with.

Stupid, stupid - whatever, I guess I have to keep redoing all my jpgs for the other sites - just adds more work.

Because that would suck - all other agencies want higher than that - why wouldn't they want higher resolution rasters - isn't bigger better in this case?

 deleted - solved my own problem - 

rimglow - ANY forum search results in a proxy error, then a time-out, then something else - you need to redo it several times - it's just another thing that frustrates the contributors, and especially newbies trying to get info from the forums.

I personally don't care about captcha - SS allows newbies to be seen in searches which has resulted in sales for me from day one.  Can't say that for the other 8 sites I'm with.

digexpress.. - I just wish I knew what they meant specifically was done "badly" according to them.  Like, was it the outline, the coloring - what?  Maybe you don't need to say it in the initial rejection - because it takes a long time, but if someone is replying to your rejection email - take the time.

I have since had the file approved, but the other one - I asked about, and nothing - no extra reasons, or explanations - they just ignored my question altogether - though they specifically ASK us to email them regarding rejections, and not talk about it on the forums. 

My approval rating is now under 20% there.  Whatever, I'm new, and with the high rejection rate they're perhaps more tough on me than others...?

Thanks all, I will try again.