2008-10-07T11:09:29Z http://microstockjunction.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-29:1404568 Lorraine Swanson 2008-09-29T19:29:04Z 2008-09-29T19:29:04Z )!  I really hope that in the next year these agencies will reevaluate these programs and will reward the artists a little better.  I don't believe that subs programs can be better for their bottom line than individual sales.]]> tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-29:1404549 Lorraine Swanson 2008-09-29T19:23:14Z 2008-09-29T19:23:14Z tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-29:1404528 Lorraine Swanson 2008-09-29T19:15:09Z 2008-09-29T19:15:09Z tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-29:1404519 Lorraine Swanson 2008-09-29T19:12:00Z 2008-09-29T19:12:00Z tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-29:1404399 Gabriel Robledo http://gabrielrobledoeng.wordpress.com 2008-09-29T18:37:32Z 2008-09-29T18:37:32Z
That's why I think it's always better to take the photo as best as you can in-camera to reduce the post-processing times. In this way, more time can be spent taking photos than editing.]]> tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-28:1400358 Terri 2008-09-28T08:46:39Z 2008-09-28T08:46:39Z There's also the exposure metering mode to consider.]]> tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-17:1370581 Marek http://www.PixelsAway.com 2008-09-17T08:44:57Z 2008-09-17T08:44:57Z tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-13:1362241 Rob Nunn http://www.robnunnphoto.com/ 2008-09-13T16:17:07Z 2008-09-13T16:17:07Z Could I suggest another check for those of us shooting jpegs - "Quality".
I was taking some pics for ebay at low resolution, then went out and took some landscapes, but got home to find that I'd forgot to change my camera jpegs back to the highest setting! Bah!

Thanks, Rob.]]> tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-12:1359850 Sean http://stanfordphoto.blogspot.com/ 2008-09-12T15:25:42Z 2008-09-12T15:25:42Z
I've heard that summer is generally a slow time for microstock anyway -- is the decline you've seen been beyond the typical summer decline?

Honestly, I've been so focused on getting images submitted and accepted that I've kind of ignored the whole payment issue. 20% commission is really, really bad though, even if the volume makes up for it. The problem is, there really is no reason not to use the sites that give crappy commissions, since some money is better than no money.

Again, the whole system is skewed against the small-volume photographer. But we knew that.]]> tag:microstockjunction.com,2008-09-12:1359524 Lorraine Swanson 2008-09-12T13:39:23Z 2008-09-12T13:39:23Z Note:  An XXL is 20 credits for which the purchaser would have to buy at least $35 for a package. 

But, on the other hand, sales at Istock seem to be a little slower of late.  Has the surge of subs totally destroyed the future of micros?]]>