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Messages - Jack Schiffer
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« on: April 11, 2009, 11:09 »
You are welcome mjb,
What is your target market area (just Finland, scandinavia or world wide?) Our target market area is worldwide.
I see you company has just started (registered date 18.03.2009), but how you are going to enter market and get buying customers? In terms of buying customers, if a buyer needs a photo or an illustration on Fotomina which is not available on other big stock photo company, he will verify first if the company is legally registered and then he will buy for sure... Unfortunately, we have few photos and illustrations but we are trying to invite Artists like you to upload their stock and we are working on vector and photo stock now. When we will have a good stock we will start our marketing project (Google sponsored results, etc...) We will give also the chance to amateur artists to upload their artwork and photos since it becomes very difficult to approve photos on Big 6 even if it's perfect and like that we will have our unique stock..
Lot of new companies are entering in the market place and many will fail because lack of funding to even get things running 6-12 months. Don't worry... We have studied the project very well; we know what buyers need and contributors needs like:
- IPTC import.
- Good SEO.
- Minimum of 10$ payout.
- Fast approve.
- They can delete their photos anytime.
- Good support.
- Etc.
And all that is available on FOTOMINA... 
Is FTP Available?
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« on: April 04, 2009, 16:16 »
Since I only shoot food and stilllife my prop cost me no more then $5.00
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« on: April 04, 2009, 07:34 »
How about bombs away
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« on: April 04, 2009, 07:31 »
No don't crop. Empty space is good for advertising, also called copy space.
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« on: April 03, 2009, 10:06 »
Hi everybody
I've sent a lot of different images (persons, backgrounds, textures, signals, buildings, animals, nature...) and all of them were refused with ther same problem:
"This is a very well covered subject in our data base"
what about it?
they have enough images of everything?
I'm not original I guess...
As An example I searched for soft boiled eggs result =318 images my photo was approved.
If I would have uploaded textures the result would be 30,290 images result = "This is a very well covered subject in our data base"
Always search for the photo Idea before uploading
My 2cents
hmm you are probably right, but would it not be more accurate to compare food with textures?
try food against texture of a sunfloer seed against a green background covered with snow flakes 
Sunflower seed texture 204 images would work well over food which has 453,992 images
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« on: April 03, 2009, 08:46 »
Hi everybody
I've sent a lot of different images (persons, backgrounds, textures, signals, buildings, animals, nature...) and all of them were refused with ther same problem:
"This is a very well covered subject in our data base"
what about it?
they have enough images of everything?
I'm not original I guess...
As An example I searched for soft boiled eggs result =318 images my photo was approved. If I would have uploaded textures the result would be 30,290 images result = "This is a very well covered subject in our data base" Always search for the photo Idea before uploading My 2cents
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« on: March 15, 2009, 05:36 »
How can I delete an image?
Make a request at the Contact Us page please. Remember that by uploading, you do agree to allow BigStockPhoto to use and sell your photo, and pay you for it, forever basically. That being said we are reasonable people and if we get a request to remove a photo, most likely, we'll take it off the site for you. But we can't prevent anyone who has already downloaded/purchased it from using it.
Also be aware of the 90 day window - you cannot under any circumstances remove a photo from our site within 90 days of pushing it into the Approval Queue. This is to prevent photographers from requesting removal of their photos after our approvers have spent significant time, energy, and resources approving, editing, adding keywords, categories, ranking and reviewing the photos, not to mention bandwidth, marketing and overhead costs.
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« on: March 11, 2009, 14:58 »
They ALL start out overly user friendly.... but when/if (big IF nowdays) they become successful is when things start to change.
Just look at Fotolia, they started out as the most user friendly site of them all, and then when they turn successful, based laregly on OUR work, they screw us over.
FOTOLIA.... first agency to LOWER commissions
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Lets have positive thinking. I have been with dreamstime .com from the begining they where nice then and still are now
I believe John will be the same.
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« on: February 20, 2009, 14:29 »
Well, yes it says it has uploaded the files successfully, but they never showed up in the "unfinished files" section. (I do have the registered version of ProStockMaster.)
Were you able to finish the files? Are you on a PC? I'm on a Mac.
I am on a PC my file uploaded fine sometimes it takes awhile to appear in the unfinished files
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« on: February 20, 2009, 13:53 »
Dreamstime just broke my favorite upload tool, ProStockMaster. Dreamstime now requires you to enter a number code before uploading.
Prostockmaster is working fine no need for number code for my version
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« on: February 18, 2009, 06:13 »
Just noticed they have a dreamstime and shutterstock collection
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« on: February 13, 2009, 14:11 »
Thanks to all for the help and valuable information on DT. I'm getting close to signing up with them and I have one more question.
All people require a model release even if their back is to the camera. That I understand .... but how about if they are a long ways from the camera? (Like this sample I found on DT.)
There must be some point where a release is not required on long distance shots. Yes?
http://www.dreamstime.com/golf-image2870379
To the Photographer, I posted a link to your port here without permission. Hope it is OK. ( ..and I like your shot!)
-Larry
If people are recognizable at 100% magnification yes you need a model release
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« on: January 29, 2009, 05:36 »
I think this blog post is not shooting anyone on the foot, and it is about sharing. If I'm not mistaken, that what we are on this forum for, right ? Or are you guys giving false info to drive new comers like me in the wrong direction ? Hope not...
If he had given the 20 main specific subject matters that make his portfolio unique, then maybe it would be shooting himself on the foot. But this is not the case. What I get from the post is the general message that you don't need a big infrastructure and world class models to be productive, keep your eye open, you might have gems around you, and don't underestimate what you could consider as commodities. For example, I personnally got some great textures on public domain websites for some projects, so I considered textures as a pure commodity and didn't think about uploading them on stock websites.
This is a general approach to share, a starting point. Thank you so much for this.
I agree with totony xposurepro is being helpful and informative I have been taking pictures of senseless objects and making money at it for years.
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« on: January 18, 2009, 09:32 »
On my new 22 inch Viewsonic looks good here whites are 255 255 255 color is natural and looks yummy
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« on: January 16, 2009, 10:01 »
Well I made less then $100.00 and they still want a 1099 from me
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« on: January 08, 2009, 06:15 »
All I can do is present my work if they don't like it it's their loss no big deal. My return is much larger then .25cents at other stock sites
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« on: January 07, 2009, 17:57 »
Dreamstime will be at the top soon
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« on: January 07, 2009, 06:12 »
SS refused 16 Dreamstime approved- 17 same of the same photos 
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« on: January 04, 2009, 08:10 »
My measure of success is sitting on my butt and watching the money roll in
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« on: December 30, 2008, 07:04 »
Which software do you use for automatic backups?
Acronis True Image 11 is very good you can set this as a task to backup your entire harddrive. on a particular day and time
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« on: December 29, 2008, 10:51 »
For 30 bucks you can get a pro account on Fotki with unlimited uploads by FTP. You can even download your stuff by FTP if you loose it. I signed up a couple of months ago and I'm pretty happy so far. You can integrate your Fotki gallery into your website. Here is my Fotki site
http://asianimage.fotki.com/
Hi shiyali Your website on fotki is very nice I am thinking of signing up for a pro account selling prints may be a good idea my question is are you selling prints on a steady basis. Jack
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« on: December 29, 2008, 06:08 »
If ss continues to refuse photos they may be down on the site earning poll along with istock I predict Dreamstime will be top dog someday
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« on: December 13, 2008, 06:28 »
Did they get FTP yet
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« on: November 30, 2008, 07:46 »
I also agree with goldenangel
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« on: November 25, 2008, 07:21 »
Hi, Shank!
It would be great to see you on SS!
I heard they give 35 cents after you have sold more than 500 files. I've already sold 331 after joining in the end of July this year (compared to 209 sales after 2 years on iStock). Beware, though, that they have a rigorous entry exam...
Here is my ref link, if you still need it 
http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=93486
I think it's $500.00 not 500 files
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