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scarlettholly

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« on: January 31, 2007, 06:53 »

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I've only been in the microstock world a month, so naturally I'm trying to upload as many pics as possible. Such a bad day yesterday - 37 of 38 pics at dreamstime declined!!! And some were from exactly the same shoot that had been accepted a few days before. And then my second shutterstock rejection came through. What was even worse was that the pictures that they had accepted previously they now rejected! I failed even worse than the first time around!!!

I know I shouldn't feel that I am at the capricious whims of reviewers, and that the system is mostly fair, my ego is most definitely bruised. Sad

Better just pick myself up and take more photos!


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leaf

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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2007, 11:06 »

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yeah it is rather defeating especially when you take images ESPECIALLY for stock and they get rejected... Sad

And although I also like to blame rejections on a bad reviewer, they don't generally 'accidently' reject images that are clear and through stunning stock. Mediocre stock on the other hand, mind have different opinions - and more likely get rejected by one reviewer and accepted by another. Tough for sure.

I guess all we can do is try to improve from what we learn.
-feel free to post examples of your photos on the forum, I am sure there will be a number of people eager to give their opinion.


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scarlettholly

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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2007, 12:19 »

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thanks leif!

actually turned into a not bad day with better than average sales!

back to the uploading i go... Wink


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yingyang0

« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2007, 17:53 »

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Quote from: scarlettholly on January 31, 2007, 06:53

...And some were from exactly the same shoot that had been accepted a few days before...What was even worse was that the pictures that they had accepted previously they now rejected!

What they say at SS is that if you're rejected the first time you should submit completely different photos the second time.
At Dreamtime, why where you submiting "exactly the same shot that had been accepted a few days before"?


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leaf

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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2007, 17:57 »

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i think he said

"and some images were from exactly the same SHOOT from the day before"


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yingyang0

« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2007, 18:17 »

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Quote from: leaf on January 31, 2007, 17:57

i think he said

"and some images were from exactly the same SHOOT from the day before"

LOL, my mistake.


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scarlettholly

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« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2007, 04:26 »

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he's a she!!! Yes, they were from the same shoot, but not same shots. Ah well, never mind. Wink


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HughStoneIan

« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2007, 15:42 »

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For what it's worth, DT's rejections have gotten really strange for a lot of people (just search this forum and others).


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a.k.a.-tom

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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2007, 20:20 »

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Quote from: scarlettholly on January 31, 2007, 06:53

......my ego is most definitely bruised. Sad

Better just pick myself up and take more photos!

Scarlettholly, that's the attitude!! Don't let rejections get you down. One site will say they're all trash, and the next will take them all and sell the heck out of them.... go figure.
They don't like these pix, just go out and make some more!! It's like eating nachos. When the bag's empty, you get another one! No problem, there's more pictures where the last batch came from.

Hang in there! -tom


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borg

« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2010, 09:35 »

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What a bad day today for sales.... Summer screams! Tongue


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microstockphoto.co.uk

« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2010, 09:40 »

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Quote from: scarlettholly on January 31, 2007, 06:53

some were from exactly the same shoot that had been accepted a few days before

that's the problem... DT is rejecting a lot of "similar" pictures - even when they are not so similar actually


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Freedom

« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2010, 10:18 »

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It's also possible they sometimes reject more to clear the backlog.


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sjlocke

« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2010, 11:03 »

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Quote from: borg on July 03, 2010, 09:35

What a bad day today for sales.... Summer screams! Tongue

Hello? 3 year old thread.


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fullvalue

« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2010, 11:15 »

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Looks like her last post was April 2007. Guess she gave up after all.


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microstockphoto.co.uk

« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2010, 12:27 »

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Quote from: sjlocke on July 03, 2010, 11:03

Hello? 3 year old thread.

Funny, I didn't notice that.

Paradoxically, this makes me optimistic... after three years we're still here whining about summer and bad days... nothing has changed; summer will be soon over, and we'll start to whine about christmas holidays


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Colette

« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2010, 12:37 »

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Perhaps the moderator can close a topic when it is outdated?
Then it can be seen immidiately.
It is so easy to overlook the date...!


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Phil

« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2010, 20:37 »

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Quote from: Colette on July 03, 2010, 12:37

Perhaps the moderator can close a topic when it is outdated?
Then it can be seen immidiately.
It is so easy to overlook the date...!

especially when it is a "new member"


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Kone

« Reply #17 on: July 03, 2010, 21:47 »

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Quote from: sjlocke on July 03, 2010, 11:03

Quote from: borg on July 03, 2010, 09:35

What a bad day today for sales.... Summer screams! Tongue

Hello? 3 year old thread.

LOL, LOL, it has happend to me too, even I was reading this thread, good point


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borg

« Reply #18 on: July 04, 2010, 02:16 »

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I am guilty...!!!

At first,I thought yesterday was Friday, but it was Saturday, which is the reason for poor sales...

Second, I did not want to open a new topic for another "crying theme" about poor sales ...
So, I found this topic and I put bold text in the post that everyone can see the difference IN TIME, but it seems they wasn't...

Sorry but, f...

Conclusion is, nothing change....

Wink


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borg

« Reply #19 on: July 04, 2010, 02:17 »

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DELETED


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leaf

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« Reply #20 on: July 04, 2010, 12:19 »

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July 1 is Canada's independance day, July 4 is USA's independance day. It makes for a pretty slow weekend in all North American sales.


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RacePhoto

« Reply #21 on: July 05, 2010, 13:41 »

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But 2007 was a good year? Some vintage messages came from back then. Grin

There is a warning message for old threads when someone replies? Red alert pops up.

Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.
Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic.

Quote from: sjlocke on July 03, 2010, 11:03

Quote from: borg on July 03, 2010, 09:35

What a bad day today for sales.... Summer screams! Tongue

Hello? 3 year old thread.


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microstockphoto.co.uk

« Reply #22 on: October 09, 2010, 02:14 »

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who cares if the thread is old?

"bad stock day" and "such a bad day yesterday" are always good even after 3 years, if one likes to whine

just be careful not to tell dates or put words like "summer" in your whining, and it will be good for all seasons too


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Koufax73

« Reply #23 on: October 09, 2010, 02:46 »

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Quote from: HughStoneIan on February 01, 2007, 15:42

For what it's worth, DT's rejections have gotten really strange for a lot of people (just search this forum and others).

+1 or maybe +2
Lost 30% of approval rating from August to September-October


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Koufax73

« Reply #24 on: October 09, 2010, 02:49 »

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Ups... I didnt see the date... But things are always the same, and reviewers always worse Wink


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