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Copyright Infringement – Step 3 – It's time for a lawyer

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So you’ve gone through Step 1 and Step 2 after discovering copyright infringement of your image(s) with no success.

Getting a lawyer to solve the situation [...]

Copyright Infringement - Step 1 - Informing the infringing party

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So you’ve found one (or more) of your images on a web site that is violating the terms of the license agreement (if a proper license was even acquired…).

First thing you have to do is cool down. If this [...]

Image rejection reason: Noise

What is noise?

Some cameras “produce” noise more than others. Noise is a “by-product” of the physical process of taking an image with a camera. It’s always there and your goal is to minimize it as good as you can.

Please check the following links to get [...]

Somebody stole my idea!!! Can I sue?

Every now and then you will discover that other contributors will look at your most successful images and copy them. By copying I mean they re-create the image themselves adding their own personal touch (sometimes) and upload them as their own.

While this sounds unfair, it actually [...]

What is post-processing?

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Post-processing is when you make adjustments to your images after you transferred them to the computer and before you upload them to the agencies. Photographers usually use Photoshop or Gimp for post-processing.

These adjustments could be color correction, white balance [...]

My image(s) got rejected – what do I do now?

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Everyone – every single photographer had images rejected at some point so you are not alone.

In most cases the reviewer or image inspector did a proper job of evaluating your image(s) and found problems that he/she [...]

Video tutorial about how to make money by selling images online

Watch my beginner’s tutorial on how to make money by selling images at Microstock agencies.

Dreamstime

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Dreamstime is one of the bigger agencies. It also has a very good reputation amongst contributors. They offer both credit based purchases as well as subscription plans.  Image earn more royalties depending on how [...]