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Title: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: Lana on January 21, 2016, 09:58

Hi all,

I've got a small series of shots of one indigenous Creole girl in Nicaragua getting a hairdo. SS rejected all of them for poor composition and that's fine (she's a bit soft too, to be honest) but I still think the photos may present a certain value for location and ethnicity, so my question is: do you think it's better to submit those exclusively to Alamy as RM or just spread it between different agencies (I have it as editorial only)?

Many thanks!

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: ShadySue on January 21, 2016, 10:03

Shame, she's a pretty girl, but they are too soft, especially the bottom one, and both have blown highlights.
I doubt if anyone would accept them, maybe not even iS. Sorry.
(If unreleased, iS wouldn't accept them as editorial because of the young age of the girl.)
I don't think Alamy would take them because of the softness.

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: Chichikov on January 21, 2016, 10:27

Resubmit, they could be accepted after a second review
(From my point of view I would prefer the second cropped square in the way to concentrate the attention more on the model face)

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: Lana on January 21, 2016, 15:52

Thank you for the input, all!
You're right IS wouldn't accept her unreleased anyway, I forgot about that.. I think I might try Alamy before I completely give up :)

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: marthamarks on January 21, 2016, 22:19

Quote from: Chichikov on January 21, 2016, 10:27

(From my point of view I would prefer the second cropped square in the way to concentrate the attention more on the model face)

I so agree with that! Crop out the window to make it a square, and it's much nicer.

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: cobalt on January 21, 2016, 23:11

Try the mobile stock agencies eyeem, twenty20 etc...and also istock, they take real life images.

Oh, no release, that will probably be difficult.

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: Cheap Monk on February 15, 2016, 14:35

I find the background rather distracting. I would have separated her from the window and try to make the window-brick lines not run in diagonal

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: Lana on February 15, 2016, 17:24

Quote from: Cheap Monk on February 15, 2016, 14:35

I find the background rather distracting. I would have separated her from the window and try to make the window-brick lines not run in diagonal

Thank you, I've actually followed the tips offered in here and cropped some window out having more focus on the girl's face, I have those photos now as RM on Alamy ;)

Title: Re: Portraits rejected by SS - where to better submit them instead
Post by: Lana on February 15, 2016, 17:32

Interesting how this window seemed distracting to everyone but me :) i guess it's because it looked so natural in real life - inside of a very simple hut, a tiny window, girl sitting next to it ;D