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Microstock - the mp3 of photography?
posted by achilles - 3rd of may, 2008
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A few years ago, music was available to masses through record producers only - vinyl or CD, the support didn't really matter. The producer started to act as a director, setting trends, creating stars, shaping new generation' addictions ... More... 
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We are 'only' amateurs!
posted by achilles - 3rd of may, 2008
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There's a frequent discussion that tries to give an answer to what makes a professional, what defines it and what sets it apart from the amateur. It's almost a cliche, like the image that worths as much as x words (substitute ... More...
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Happy 1st of March!
posted by achilles - 29th of february, 2008
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There is an old Romanian tradition where men offer a small gift to women on 1st of March. The gift is wear and always has a nice red-white string (that's what makes it a "martisor... More...
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More megapixels - "Should I upgrade my camera?"
posted by achilles - 11th of february, 2008
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Contributors often ask this question: "do the extra pixels matter?". Here are a few thoughts about it.
What values most to us and the buyers is the content of your image. If the aesthetics are bad, it doesn't matter what your camera ... More...
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Radiohead's latest album
posted by achilles - 6th of december, 2007
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Radiohead has launched a new album about one month ago. A controversial one, the album was recorded by the famous band on their own, without any recording label.
Consequently, the album was posted on the Internet and can be downloaded ... More...
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Quiet revolution
posted by achilles - 1st of november, 2007
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Every month we break our own records. No need to bother you with this, you already know the trend. Some facts regarding our latest evolution are always welcome, so here we go:
October was the best month in sales, extended licenses,... More...
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New record for SR-EL license - $5,100
posted by achilles - 24th of october, 2007
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The previous record of $4,500 for a SR-EL license was exceeded today with a $5,100 sale. The file was acquired with exclusive SR-EL rights by a chocolate producer.
The image listed on the left is for illustration purposes only. The ... More...
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Dreamstime accepted as a CEPIC member
posted by achilles - 18th of october, 2007
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We have just been informed us that our application for membership in CEPIC was approved by the CEPIC Board of Directors and Dreamstime thus becomes the first member of CEPIC from the microstock community.
Sylvie Fodor, CEPIC ... More...
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Christmas is now!
posted by achilles - 17th of october, 2007
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We see more and more downloads each day on Christmas images, so if you plan to have Christmas in your portfolio, it is now that you need to upload. In fact you can consider you are already late and really hurry. Designers are already ... More...
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Real Dreamstime royalties
posted by achilles - 2nd of october, 2007
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What's the real royalty rate that Dreamstime awards to its photographers? Thanks to the bonuses we support, the royalties are in fact higher than our contract with you, the contributors, bounds us. While the [link=http://www.dreamstime.com/sellimages]... More...
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Brightqube - see David fighting Goliaths!
posted by achilles - 20th of september, 2007
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The David fighting Goliaths! Power to the people!
A news leaked out yesterday. A beta site was revealed, you can see it here, before the official press release. It is called BrightQube. I must confess I don't know why, but I can ... More...
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Dreamstime vs. Traditional photography
posted by achilles - 4th of september, 2007
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In a recent survey we have asked buyers who used traditional agencies before finding Dreamstime, specific questions regarding their experience. The questions were chosen after reading several articles written by analysts of the traditional ... More...
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Mb versus MP - when size really matters
posted by achilles - 31st of august, 2007
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The common standard of the traditional stock photography industry is the size in megabytes (MB). The value of an image in MB sounds more appealing to the customer. Nothing more tricky than that!
The common standard for (educated)... More...
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3,000,000 submissions
posted by achilles - 28th of august, 2007
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Each image should have its 15 seconds of blog fame (and its 10 years of stock value ;) ) so here it is, submission with number 3,000,000 on Dreamstime. Passed unnoticed and quietly. A great stock btw that should also give you more hints ... More...
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How to boost your earnings by 10 percent
posted by achilles - 21st of august, 2007
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Did you know that if you have your own site and you display your images there, you can point them to your image details page on Dreamstime and earn 60% from the sales you make this way or even 70% if you are an exclusive??
How you ... More...
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Use clipping paths!
posted by achilles - 31st of july, 2007
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We often run surveys asking customers or contributors about their experience with Dreamstime. You will probably see more ideas in my blog or somewhere else on the site ;)
Here is one of them:"Clipping Path Outlines on photographs ... More...
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