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Microstock agencies are like girlfriends

In the beginning it is grand, show me your pixels, love your pixels, I need your pixels, I want your pixels, more, please more..

Jun 24, 2011 | 1 comment | View Post

Why bother?

When one agency rejects a photo that I have already spent time on editing, do I bother to edit the image again according to how they want it? I often don’t bother. For the photo below though, I did and it was accepted by Dreamstime the second time round. Since it was accepted it has been downloaded 6 times on DT, netting me $20.46.

Oct 14, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post

This Microstock Site is a “Joke”

Sometimes I hear the words ‘microstock has revolutionised the stock industry’. It’s not microstock, it’s the advent of the digital camera..

Aug 03, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

Is it time to give Crestock another try?

Acquisitions of microstock agencies by more traditional stock agencies have been a common trend over the past few years. Both micro and macro..

Jul 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Poetry for the Struggling Microstocker

Oh why did you reject my photos again? I gave you my best but you said it was lame…

Apr 01, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post

Keywords and Images to Avoid

The use of the following keywords will trigger off sirens at BigStock’s Head Quarters and a cage will be dropped over the reviewer who is examining your image. The reviewer will not be released until the suspect keyword or image in question is fully screened…

Jan 14, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post

Hurry! Snap Up My Snapshots.

I generally wish that the agencies would offer a little more accurate information when sending rejection reasons. Instead of, your pic. was rejected because of this or possibly this. What? Does the reviewer not know the reason?

Feb 11, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post

They said, “turn photos sitting on your hard drive into cash!”

Having teething problems, but staying resilient none the less. I’m new to all this and a little surprised, at how difficult it is to get images accepted on these sites. Wasn’t the Microstock industry a way of turning photos, sitting on your hard drive into cash? It’s not as easy as they make it sound. [...]

Jan 03, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post