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Mantis

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« Reply #25 on: February 27, 2011, 09:43 »

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Quote from: fxegs on February 27, 2011, 04:27

Quote from: Mantis on February 26, 2011, 10:08

I would not downsize. Remember that they have on-demand as well as subscription. On demand is size related. I make an extra 50-60 a month with OD's. And if a designer purchases a sub plan and is looking for high res content, you're hosed. And finally......Futurama Bender thinking here.....IF Shutterstock changes their model for whatever reason to be more like IS or Fotolia and less of SUB site, OR if they get purchased by another site that uses a different model that sells imagery by scalable factors (i.e. files sizes) you would be extremely limited in your RPD. If you have all high resolution images, they would theoretically be transferred to that new site and you're good to go.

Just some food for thought.

James Bond.

Mantis, we're not talking about downsize as a rule, but in very specific circumstances, in which the alternative is downsize or nothing. The post talks about how to downsize in those cases and if it is possible to save quality or information in the process.

I beg to differ. The OP said, "I downsized all my pics for teh application to just over 4mp, is this the best way to go from now on or is there an advantage in trying to get larger image sizes accepted?"

I was answering to this specific quote.


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Colette

« Reply #26 on: February 27, 2011, 13:58 »

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Mantis: Yes, you are right. I would not downsize all my images to 4 or 5 mp either. In fact I do not downsize at all, but I was thinking to do it with some agencies in the future. Some agencies drive me crazy with their rejections. What was accepted without any problem a year ago is now rejected for reasons I can't understand. Better images, better Photoshop skills, better keywording, better camera, better lenses, diversify portfolio….nothing seem to matter.
Sometimes I feel like the donkey running after the carrot hanging before his nose, not able to ever reach it… Roll Eyes

In the past I asked a question about image sizes and downloads at Shutterstock, but it seems that no one knows for sure if uploading smaller sizes has a negative effect on your downloads. And no one knows if it has a negative effect on OD and Enhanced downloads. For me it is a strange thing that all images at Shutterstock from 5 to 20 mp are available at the same price…
To me it seems that we downsize only for the reviewers. Most buyers don't need the maximum available size and why shouldn't buyers downsize an image themselves for their own need? The quality of the images is high enough these days. Otherwise they will not be accepted at all.
But when 18 mp images are accepted at 12 sites and then rejected at Bigstock for: “the image is blurry when viewed at full size”, there is no other solution left then downsizing.

Perhaps, when running another year after the carrot and learning a lot more, I will see things different. Who knows…. Wink


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Mantis

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« Reply #27 on: February 27, 2011, 19:07 »

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Quote from: Colette on February 27, 2011, 13:58

I hear ya Colette. I've learned that Shutterstock, for example, does not like deep toned images. I have a very nice shot off s cocktail glass on black with handcuffs next to it. Sells ok on most sites but SS won't accept it for poor lighting. They have their own quirks that's for sure, but then again so does Istock and DT and Ft.....the list goes on. DT once had a blog on the importance of submitting vertical and horizontal images of the same subject to give designers the choice. Their claim was that you will sell more images that way. However, they reject all the time for ONE horizontal and ONE vertical claiming too similar. What a bunch of BS. When I was designing brochures we shot to the layout of the page. That was a while ago but today if I looked for an image I would want both versions in case I need either horizontal or vertical. Sometimes we just shrug our shoulders and go with the flow.


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Colette

« Reply #28 on: February 28, 2011, 02:24 »

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I always try to keep in mind that reviewing is not an easy job too... Seeing thousands and thousands of images and always have to make the right choice...nearly impossible. No one is a computer.
And for us, contributors? Well, a sense of humor helps... Grin