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Not without seeing the rejections .

You can also get someone else to post the photos on IS forum for you for critiques.

I think it took me at least three times before I was finally accepted to I-stock.  Even after being accepted, its been rough going building my portfolio there.  However, that being said, I still think it was well worth it.  I have less than 40 images on line there and have made over $60.00.  Stuff that gets accepted sells! 

So, the advice I've give is send in 1 type of each photo ie: 1 isoloation, 1 wildlife and 1 travel shot.  Then, the rest of the photos need to be something different.  They are intersted in seeing that you can shoot a wide range of technically sound photos.  Once you show them you can, they will accept your application.

Don't give up, do keep trying. 

Well, I guess we're done then.  Better luck next time.

That's true. I also had the same feeling when I got rejected by them for lack of variety. They don't' look at previous applications at all.

Well said! That's how I got accepted too.

Other than the fact that OP doesn't want to show his work, I think the critique forum would work well

Just as there are stages of grief, I think there are stages of rejection. Perhaps once the OP has moved on a stage or two he'll be ready

I'll be posting my next 3 selections on the IS forum for sure.

It's not that hard.  You go to the forums list (link on the left), select the forum you want (Critique?) and click the "Add Topic" button.

If you're posting for critique though, you need to make a link to a 100% image somewhere.  They usually suggest vox.

But the search function isn't very good, you're right about that.

You need to buy credits, or be accepted as a contributor.  Sorry, that's how it works.

OK, I hadn't realised you had to be accepted first.  Makes sense though, it's not a public forum like this one and there's no reason why iStock should make it fully available to anyone who isn't a contributor or a buyer I suppose.

Although as I recall I had to send a scan of my passport or other ID when applying, I would have thought that ought to qualify for posting rights!

Though I do think that going into iStock with the attitude that you don't like the site but you want to join because they sell well isn't a very good way to start.  You'll end up bitter and twisted about them like so many other posters I read here.

From what I can tell, the only reason you're annoyed with them is that they haven't accepted you yet;  but that's because you sent them three similar images of one subject, they asked to see a bit more variety in your work (same thing with my first application, actually) and you sent another three images of a different subject.  Then did the same again,  when what they wanted was three different subjects.

You just misunderstood, that's all.  Move on, try again, and best of luck next time!

Having been through this myself, I advise you to save yourself a lot of aggravation by just accepting that right at the start that compared to the other microstock sites, IStock is a PITA.    

Acceptance is difficult, rejections can be arbitrary or totally off base. Keywording in their system is tedious at best.  Reviews take weeks.  You can't use FTP. Your upload quota is low.  Your best-selling images from other sites will be rejected.  I could go on.

You have to take a different approach with IS, switch off your emotions entirely and take whatever you can get from them.  They do sell a lot of images, in part because their search engine is better than the others.  

 IStock's forums are a good place to find threads on topics like "IStock totally rocks", "thanks to the reviewers", and "IStock has changed my life".  I think I recall going through that same period of trying to figure out why I couldn't post on the forum after first registering with the site.