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Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/08/2004 08:17:11 PM · #152

And even when shots do finally get accepted it doesn't mean you'll necessarily make any money either.

I'm wondering if I'm really cut out for stock photography even though some of my stuff has been accepted at a few sites.

Guess I'll keep pluggin' away though. Heh.

jxpfeer

Nikon D70

06/09/2004 10:59:44 AM · #153

i had my first download yesterday.... was also like the same day it got approved :) not a great photo but here it is:
//www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=234920

So far I've been uploading mostly stuff on my hard drive that i think someone might use on a website or something. i haven't even gotten a chance to start firing my d70 at some real "stock" attempts. hopefully I can get some stuff going that'll start selling :)

Seanachai

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

06/09/2004 11:19:46 AM · #154

I joined istockphoto a few months ago and really have not had much time to get "under the hood" of the site. I have had a few days of down time this week at work so I'm trying a little experiment. I bought 10 dollars worth of credits and I'm trying to make a composite image with just the source images from the site. So far it's been hit and miss with quality. I've been trying to use the light-box to get a better view of the image quality but that has been hit and miss too. I work in the multi-media field and I can't tell you the time I've spent looking for the most obscure image for a project. So a site like this is perfect for me. Over all I'm pleased with the site and I'm having fun with my project. I'll post the results later. Good luck to everyone submitting images :)

LucidLotus

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/12/2004 08:53:39 PM · #155

So its been almost three weeks since this thread opened..

How's everyone doing on their various stock photography ventures?

I've got a few photos up on three different sites but I've only rec'd one download and that was at istockphoto.com.

How about the rest of you?

- Sia

spydr

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 200-400mm f/4.0G IF-ED

06/12/2004 09:11:14 PM · #156

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by LoudTIGER:
dangit, i got denied

You need to submit examples of your BEST stuff in the application. Funny thing is... I got accepted, but when I re-uploaded those same three photos, they each got rejected... :-))

I feel a little better now. The same thing happened to me.

I also feel a little worse now. My BEST stuff isn't in the same league as yours. Doubt I'll get anythhing approved.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

06/12/2004 10:41:28 PM · #157

I tried for istockphoto.com and the first try I got a nice e-mail telling me very flattering things about my photography skills, except the 2nd and 3rd photos needed more clarity. Well, that got me all excited so I tried again with the same 1st photo and two others .... and was rejected!!! Said nothing to do with skill, decision based on photos not being "stock" photos and what they were looking for (I have to admit they were flower photos which was probably a bad choice on my part, but they are my "best" so I used them). I was really upset about it until I tried Dreamstime, where I was accepted on my first two uploads, but haven't had time to try to upload more. Will probably look for other sites to try as well. I'm assuming we can load the same pictures to different stock sites? My strategy will be to try to get on several sites and hope it adds up. Any thoughts on this from people who have some experience with this?

bj

tfaust

Canon EOS 80D

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

06/12/2004 10:46:34 PM · #158

Yes, you can upload the same photos to more than one stock site.
The toughest part with iStock is that with over 115000 images, they already have so many of the 'popular' things. On the contrary, it's nice to have pictures there because they get a lot of traffic.

Good Luck!

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM

06/12/2004 10:53:53 PM · #159

Thanks!
I'm fine with what Istock did however disappointing it was. The one thing that I wish they had done was given me an idea if I could try again sometime in the future, whether six months from now, a year from now, or even never. I did thank them for their time and politely asked them to remove me as a member which they did - so I would definately deal with that site again if I could:)

ConcreteDonkey

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

06/17/2004 10:43:19 AM · #160

Yay!!! i just uploaded sample pics to istockphoto.com and got approved on my first try. Now maybe i can make some cash to pay for this Bank draining hobby of mine. lol

Message edited by author 2004-06-17 10:43:40.

dsa157

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/17/2004 10:48:06 AM · #161

Originally posted by LucidLotus:

So its been almost three weeks since this thread opened..

How's everyone doing on their various stock photography ventures?

I've been uploading to iStock and Dreamstime. I have made about $2 from each site which is fine, considering that I haven't uploading that many images (maybe about 30 per site?)

The thing that I am beginning to realize that I don't really like though is that until (or if ever) you reach $100 in sales, you get nothing (unless you convert your sales money to credits), so you are basically giving away your work until you reach $100.

Dave

Message edited by author 2004-06-17 10:48:28.

Damian

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

06/17/2004 10:54:07 AM · #162

I have about 6 images on Istock right now, and they have been downloaded about 6 times, so im quite happy with my results....

This one has been downloaded 4 times, yay...

Hot Dogs

Message edited by author 2004-06-17 10:55:17.

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

06/17/2004 02:25:01 PM · #163

I have been on IStock since Feb 2004 and I have $217.50 made now, Yesterday I made $4.00 in one day! On Dreamstime I have made $16.00 since last month and CanStock $0.00

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

06/17/2004 02:27:44 PM · #164

iStockPhoto = $9.50
Dreamstime = $5.50
CanStockPhoto = $2.00

I think i'm into this for 22 days now but I can see greater potential.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

07/05/2004 02:57:20 PM · #165

Originally posted by melking23:

I have been on IStock since Feb 2004 and I have $217.50 made now, Yesterday I made $4.00 in one day! On Dreamstime I have made $16.00 since last month and CanStock $0.00

Well a update
Istock = $260.30
Dreamstime = $24.50
CanStock = $0.00

theodor38

Nikon D70

07/05/2004 03:09:21 PM · #166

i amde 4.50 on istock and 8.50 on dreamstime in a month...

willem

Sony Alpha a6700

Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

07/05/2004 03:09:32 PM · #167

Istockphoto $ 13.30
Dreamstime $ 3.50

Since I started uploading one and a half month ago.

I am still uploading on a regular basis, restarted now after my holiday.

Maybe add to the list, although very different site : dpcprint $13.05.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

11/11/2004 09:42:28 AM · #168

update:

Istock: $664.00
Dreamstime $ 104.00
Canstock $1.75
Bigstock $1.50
Shutterstock $39.00

leaf

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

11/11/2004 12:01:13 PM · #169

Originally posted by melking23:

update:

Istock: $664.00
Dreamstime $ 104.00
Canstock $1.75
Bigstock $1.50
Shutterstock $39.00

woo hoo.. i have $4.00 at canstock.... I'm beatin' ya... :)

er... well....
just thought i'd boast that one a lil' since you are KILLING ME in all the other ones... by more than a measly 2.25

i have approx.
istock: 27
canstock: 4
bigstock: .5
shutterstock: 11
dreamstime: 18

.. fairly measly so far i think.