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Adobe Stock / Fotolia Review Times Question
« on: February 28, 2012, 11:03 »
Hi Everyone  ;D

It's been a very long time since I have submitted anything to Fotolia.  What are their review times usually like?  I'm just wondering as I submitted some stuff to them on 2-26 but they're still listed as pending.

Cricket

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ScandinavianStockPhoto.com / Is Upload Broken Again On Scanstock?
« on: February 18, 2012, 11:22 »
Hi All  ;D

Is Scanstock's standard uploading feature down again for everyone?  ???

Just wondering.

Cricket

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Newbie Discussion / Windows 7/IPTC Question
« on: January 22, 2012, 12:45 »
Hi Guys,

I have a question that's really stumping me.

I have a bunch of photos where I used Irfanview to IPTC the title, keywords and description.  I would like to sort these photos that are in folders on my hard drive by the IPTC title but when I sort by Windows 7's version of Title... it sorts by the IPTC Description!

I know Windows 7 has a huge list of folder details that you can use to sort the contents of a folder so is there a way to sort by a photos IPTC title or not?

BTW... when I upload these files to various microstock sites, they seem to recognize the IPTC titles so I am not sure why Windows 7 cannot.

Cricket

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Newbie Discussion / Question About Windows 7 & Organizing Photos
« on: January 22, 2012, 12:32 »
Hi Guys,

I got a question... I'm hoping it's a simple question, but it certainly has me stumped!  ???

I have photos where I used Irfanview to IPTC all the keywords, titles and descriptions.... but I am running into a problem when it comes sorting these image that are in several folders on my hard drive.

How does one sort photos by the IPTC Title in Windows 7?  If I sort my photos by Window 7's version of "Title", Windows 7 actually displays the IPTC Description which is not what I want.

BTW... when I upload these files to all the various microstock sites I work with, they display the correct title info.... so I am not sure what or if Windows 7 has a folder details category that is the equivalent to the IPTC title.  

Can you guys help me out here?

Cricket

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Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if there is a free file converter out there that will allow me to convert .jpg to .tif files while leaving in the .exif shooting information. I have tried several free image editors -- Irfanview, Gimp and even Microsoft Paint but they all seem to strip the shooting information out when converting to .tif.

Even the software that came with my Canon camera seems to strip this out. 

I really need the shooting information.  Anyone got any ideas??

Cricket

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I know Clustershot was sold off in January or February...

But does anyone know if Clustershot is allowing file uploads again?

Just wondering.

Cricket

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General Stock Discussion / Sales & Photo Sizes Question
« on: October 07, 2010, 10:20 »
Hey All,

I am curious but what picture sizes seem to sell best for you all-- in terms of number of sales?  Large, Extra Large?

Or Medium or Small?

Cricket

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Featurepics.com / what???? More Bizarre Activity At Feature Pics
« on: October 06, 2010, 06:53 »
I don't know what is going on over at Featurepics but it sure would be nice if this company would communicate its activities to its members.

This morning I logged into my account and found that some of my files that had been previously accepted are now getting rejected.  Files that were accepted 2 or 3 years ago.  what???

Is Feature Pics doing a re-audit of its files???

If so...that's real nice of them not to communicat it to everyone!!!  >:(  >:(

Cricket

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Featurepics.com / Upload Limits on Feature Pics??
« on: October 05, 2010, 18:49 »
Where does one find upload limits on the Feature Pics Website?


I FTP'ed 10 photos today (Tuesday) and when I went to submit them, the web page indicated that I had already reached my upload limit. 

The last time I uploaded and submitted files was on Saturday which means that this should be a new week.

Cricket

35
Cutcaster / what's up with Cutcaster???
« on: July 15, 2010, 18:15 »
I send files to Cutcaster that have gotten accepted by other agencies-- agencies that do far more business each day than probably Cutcaster could ever hope for in a year... and yet they get rejected by Cutcaster for "poor lighting" or "over filtered".   ???

Is Cutcaster even worth bothering with or should I just blow them off altogether??

Has anyone had any consistent sales with them?? 

Cricket

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Hi All,

I am having trouble using webdav with Clustershot.  I though it might have been my firewall or virus scan... but after turning those off temporarily, I am still getting the same problem.

I am using Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, btw.

Anywho... here is what I am getting:

A dialogue box labeled "Copy File" comes up... and it says:

"An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem."

"Error: 0x80070057: The Parmeter is incorrect."  ???

In this dialogue box it shows the thumbnail of the .jpg I am trying to send to clustershot.com that is not going through.

Anyone got any ideas as to how to fix this issue?  I would love to send a lot of files to them especially overnight if I could.

BTW... could it be my ISP?  I am using AT&T DSL.  I also emailed clustershot about the problem... maybe they can figure it out if is their problem or mine.

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Hey Y'all,

Are there any other microstock sites like MostPhotos out there that do not review/reject the images you submit?

Just wondering....

Cricket

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Hey Y'all,

Are there any other microstock sites like MostPhotos out there that do not review/reject the images you submit?

Just wondering....

Cricket

39
Veer / Venting About Veer/Sales Explosion At Snap Village
« on: May 24, 2009, 09:29 »
Hi Everyone,

I don't know what is going on at Snap Village but in the past few days, I have had 10 sales...

While I am very happy about that...I am totally confused by Veer rejecting my entire Snap Village portfolio!!!  what????   >:(

If one is making sales over at Snap Village... then why turn them down over at the new site?  At the very least... they should transfer over the images that are selling.

That just doesn't make sense to me. 

Cricket

40
General Stock Discussion / IrfanView Help Please
« on: April 30, 2009, 19:50 »
Hi Everyone,

Two days ago, I downloaded IrfanView which allows you to apply IPTC data to multiple files at the click of a button.

Yesterday I was playing with this program and uploading a single test image to BS, ScanStock, CS, FP and others to see if their websites will capture the IPTC info.

Anyway these websites manage to pull the keywords I created but not anything else.

So.. I got a question:

For those of you who use IrfanView and are familiar with it, which section of Irfanview's IPTC info do you put in the image tile information???

In the IPTC info dialogue box, IrfanView has multiple tabs... "Caption", "Keywords", "Categories", "Credits" and "Origin" .  Each of these tabs has multiple fields that you can populate with IPTC information.

Which tab and field do I use for Image Title??  If any of you can provide me with help on this matter, I would greatly appreciate it, thanks.


Cricket

 

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Veer / I am sooo angry with SV/Keen right now!!!
« on: April 30, 2009, 14:46 »
Hi Guys,


Aaaaargh!!!  Earlier this week, SV received my CD of photos but is refusing to accept them because of their cut off deadline of April 30th.

Why is SV is allowing uploads of photos to their website until midnight tonight but refuses to accept my CD of photos that arrived earlier this week??? 

I am really, really pissed!!!  >:(  >:(  >:(

In addition... it appears that KEEN will not be accepting everyone.  So if you have a SV portfolio... that does not mean it will be listed on KEEN.

Aaaaaaargh!!!!!

Cricket

 

42
Adobe Stock / Fotolia Question
« on: March 14, 2009, 17:06 »
Hi Guys,

I got a question about Fotolia's new policy change. 

1. Will Fotolia automatically delete photos that have not sold in 24 months?  :'(

or...

2. Will the unsold photos be offered as free Downloads, WITHOUT the photographer's consent?   >:(

I am just wondering because Fotolias change in policy has me a little confused.  ::)

Cricket

43
Featurepics.com / Feature Pics Image Upload Question
« on: August 13, 2008, 11:39 »
Hi Guys,

I have some photos that I uploaded to Feature Pics yesterday but I have not released them yet to be reviewed by Feature Pic's editors.

How long can I keep the photos in the "need to edit" queue before they get deleted?

Cricket

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Hi Guys,

Recently, I submitted a bunch of photos to one of the agencies and they rejected several of them for model releases even though in each of the pictures, the person had their back turned to the camera.

These were pictures of people bicycling, running and riding horses.

I understand a model release is necessary if a person has their face turned to the camera, but if their back is turned to the camera.. how on earth is anyone going to know it's them???

"Oh yeah.. that's my derriere all right...  "

"I am going to sue... they shot a picture of my back and my arse without my permission."

Anyway... any thoughts?  Should I appeal???

Also... I shot some pictures of some old Air Force planes... and they rejected them for the logo.  What's up with that?  I mean the logo is part of the plane's identity/history. 

I mean what is B17 WWII bomber without the Air Force Logo on it?

Cricket

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Hi Guys,

I got a question for you all.   

I have got very, very small portfolios--- 24 photos with Scan stock, 11 photos with Fotolia and 16 shots with BigStock--- but surprisingly I have been getting about 1- 3 sales a month since February.

Anyway... even though I'm making sales every month, it's either been Fotolia or Big Stock or Scan Stock, but never the same agency month after month.

So here is the question... what size was your portfolio when noticed that you were making consistent sales every month with each agency?

I know Scan Stock has a reputation for being a bit erratic in terms of sales but how big does your portfolio need to be to get consistent sales every month with Fotolia or Big Stock??

Also what size was your portfolio when you noticed that your earnings were $25 or even $50 a month?

I am not expecting to get rich off this endeavor but having enough earnings that can result in a regular payout would be nice.

Cricket


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Mostphotos.com / Log In Problems with Most Photos
« on: April 10, 2008, 06:23 »
Hi All,

I am having trouble logging into the Most Photos website.  I gave up and reset my password, but I still have not received the reset password emails. 

I checked my spam folder and nothing... so I don't think the website "reset password" thing is functioning.

Anyway is there another email address that I can use to contact them besides 'info "at" mostphotos.com'?

I sent them an email at that address yesterday but I still have not received any reply.

Cricket

47
SnapVillage.com / Snap Village Review Times??
« on: March 21, 2008, 06:23 »
Hi Everyone

How quick does snap village review a submission that has been uploaded via their website?

I uploaded some images on Monday but they still have not reviewed them yet.

What's everyone else's experience with SV regarding review times?

Cricket 

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Hi Everyone,

How did you submit your image CDs/DVDs to Snap Village?

Did you imbed your contact information (i.e. name, address, etc) into each photo?  Or did you just label the outside of the CD/DVD with that information?

Also how did you include the keyword/description/title info?  Did you create a seperate text file for each photo or did you create some sort of spreadsheet?

Let me know, thanks.

Cricket

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ScandinavianStockPhoto.com / Is Scan Stock Still In Business?
« on: January 20, 2008, 14:07 »
Hey Everyone,

Anyone uploading to Scanstock?  I found in September that they were really slow about reviewing stuff. 

Are they still in business?

If anyone has any info on this agency let me know.

Thanks,

Cricket

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Dreamstime.com / Dreamstime -- Uploading Question
« on: January 14, 2008, 15:21 »
Hi Guys,

This is sort of newbie question here, but I would appreciate any help you can provide.

Is there a way to upload multiple files on Dreamstime?  All I see is the one at a time file option.
 
I would like the ability to batch upload and keyword later if possible... but I don't see where I can navigate on the dreamstime website to do that... can anyone help me out?

Cricket

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