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Last post: 2 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Jun 24, 08, 12:15 p.m.

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• PIITB

  does anybody here submit work to istock or any other website for $$. If so, how much do you make?

  thanks nuckas

  Jun 24, 08, 12:15 p.m. – Permalink

• trooper

  $0.64 pa lol

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:15 p.m. – Permalink

• 2cents

  Yes, if you build up your portfolio it can really pay off. Don't expect the money to roll in over night though.

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:18 p.m. – Permalink

• 2cents

  There are people on the site who make well over six figures. iStock paid out over $21 million in royalties last year.

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:22 p.m. – Permalink

• ninjasavant

  I've got a handful of stuff to istockphoto and I keep submitting. You only make money when people download and I'm new to it so I haven't made anything yet.

  • How long have you had stuff up ninja.– 2cents1/3

    my first pic made it on the site on 4 may 2008– ninjasavant2/3

    Give it time young grasshopper.– 2cents3/3

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:23 p.m. – Permalink

• PIITB

  have you made money 2cents?

  • Yes, every month.– 2cents1/3

    what do you submit? Photos, illustrations, flash, video?– PIITB2/3

    Photos and vector illustrations or elements. They have audio now as well.– 2cents3/3

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:24 p.m. – Permalink

• PIITB

  can you submit anything or is there some kind of review process that the work goes through?

  • The review process is very strict. I would get really mad when stuff was rejected at first, but is rejected for a reason.– 2cents1/6

    And once you get a handle of what will get rejected you avoid uploading it.– 2cents2/6

    really like what? if you dont mind me asking,– PIITB3/6

    They are sticklers for technical aspects. Sharp focus, zero noise.– 2cents4/6

    < you can't blame them though.– canuck5/6

    yeah, i get frustrated sometimes but they gotta protect their necks– ninjasavant6/6

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:26 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  There is a review process, I think they also specify what kind of images they're looking for at any given time.

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:27 p.m. – Permalink

• redant

  does it cost to upload? Do they review the pics?

  • It's free to sign up and contribute. You have to go through an approval process to be able to upload.– 2cents

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:28 p.m. – Permalink

• PIITB

  sounds like something I might want to get into. Thanks duders.

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:31 p.m. – Permalink

• PIITB

  ok last question about istock, who decides what sizes and credits?

  • It's all standardized.– 2cents

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:49 p.m. – Permalink

• redant

  2cents about how much every month? $50 I'm wondering or more. If you dont mind me asking.

  • More than $50, less than $400. It fluctuates from month to month to month.– 2cents1/2

    wow sounds good– redant2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 12:59 p.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  I've been thinking about doing this as well.

  Does anyone use a different service for submitting photos and getting paid?

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 1:10 p.m. – Permalink

• epigraph

  Anyone make money off vector stuff? Seems like vector would be more desirable to a lot of people.

  • Vector = bling, bling!– 2cents1/4

    what are their guidelines for vector art?– epigraph2/4

    The subject of what you're submitting and the quality at which it was crafted. No sloppy line work.– 2cents3/4

    Also has to be simple, no transparent overlays as some people downloading have ancient copies of AI.– 2cents4/4

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 1:13 p.m. – Permalink

• redant

  Yea it would be great to know if it was feasible

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 1:16 p.m. – Permalink

• epigraph

  yeah, vector is right up my alley, I have a ton of little things from stuff I've done.

  It makes me laugh to see people have downloaded vector spatters though. Ink, paper, scanner, Illustrator. =)

  • They won't accept anymore splatters, the place is overrun with em.– 2cents

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 1:19 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  They have Flash on there too. I'm wondering, anyone if you have to sign over exclusive rights to them on the work you sell?

  • Only if you become an exclusive contributor. You can still use it for personal, just can't sell it on other sites.– 2cents1/2

    Exclusive contributors make more coin. Higher percentages.– 2cents2/2

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 1:20 p.m. – Permalink

• 2cents

  If you guys want to post up some vector stuff I can give you an idea as to whether it will get accepted or not. Good vector can be a big money draw.

  

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  Dog-earJun 24, 08, 1:21 p.m. – Permalink

• ninjasavant

  Hey 2cents, as someone who apparently has had some success with istockphoto would you mind taking critiquing the set I have up so far? I'd love to know how to improve. Any other comments also welcome.

  http://www.istockphoto.com/file_…

  

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  Dog-earJul 19, 08, 10:02 a.m. – Permalink

• omgitsacamera

  Not me: Apparently there's something called 'You have to be 18+ to submit stuff".

  • But I get some profit off smugmug, so there, suck it istock,– omgitsacamera1/2

    istock is so burned– ninjasavant2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 19, 08, 10:03 a.m. – Permalink

• voiceof

  There's a big difference in quality between highest rated and most downloaded. http://www.istockphoto.com/most_…

  

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  Dog-earJul 19, 08, 11:38 a.m. – Permalink