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I had also some strange rejections at 123rf recently ...

a litany of complaints here. a new direction for them?

http://www.microstockgroup.com/123royaltyfree-com/anyone-else-having-increased-sales-at-123rf/msg128513/?topicseen#new

Same here!... "poor lighting / composition" seems to be the new over used rejection button of 123rf reviewers lately 

Me too.

Sounds like they fired half of reviewers or outsourced it all together.

Me too, and I'm almost 5 years with them. I guess they hired a stray reviewer.

The same here... Poor lighting/composition.

  My  last  3  were  the  same  PL/Comp.  2  of  the  3   were  accepted  by  another  big  6  above  them.

let me look into the crystal ball of the past to see:

hmm,  atilla did some christmas moonlighting for 123 too.
oh, gee,... is that the editor from the demised Zymmetrical sitting in the reviewers chair for 123 ?

 

Beware to 123rf sometime they reject dark color images (not dark because lack of lights) such as brown, black etc. They reject my black forest cake because of poor lighting even though if I lift the exposure by small amount will over exposed the white part of the image.

Hi All,

If you feel strongly that your image is a good seller please email us. We're always happy to hear you out and perform a re-evaluation.

One unavoidable truth about image inspecting is that there are only 2 options. Approval or rejection. Its one or the other, with very few grey areas in-between. Unfortunately, one of the biggest factors in deciding whether to approve or reject any certain image is the strength of your previous uploads. Ie. if you have a proven track record of approvals and/or sales, the inspector will most likely be (much) more inclined to approve those borderline images when the decision to do so is more objective. So, if you have a 80-90% approval rating and an ok sales record then you will experience much fewer rejections, even if the composition or lighting of certain individual (or even series of) images is questionable.

Having been an editor for a few years I know that there is a lot of talent out there. One mistake is to start off by uploading too much and degrading the overall quality of your port, too early in the game. On top of having to improve your skills and tricks, you've got a massive approval deficit to improve as well. Remember, you start at the top with a 100% approval rating.

My point is that there is a 'tipping point' where if you can maintain quality over quantity for an extended period of time you have a much higher chance of getting the better of those borderline inspections.

Not preaching, just saying. I do consult a few successful contributors about these things, so if you've got any questions, drop a PM. Peace

True, there will always be different 'standards' across the agencies. I think in the future we will see increasingly objective standards with creative content, styling, overall production values being some of the main factors determining an approval or rejection.

Its always helpful to produce a surplus of images and then split them up into weekly (or fortnightly) batches. With a surplus, you can be more selective at least on the first batches. Also, you can then mix them up from different shoots and avoid similarity rejections.