Author Topic: Enough is enough (Read 5338 times)

melastmohican · « **on:** June 18, 2008, 11:57 »

I stop uploading to CS. After they rejected 500 pictures in 1hr. It looks like they randomly picked 10% of the pictures. Plus there was no single download there for 3 month and just couple views on photos. They must not be interested in nature shots.

dullegg · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2008, 12:04 »

Quote from: melastmohican on June 18, 2008, 11:57

I stop uploading to CS. After they rejected 500 pictures in 1hr.

woa melastmohican, you're kidding me?
how can they review 500 images in 1 hour.

i didn't know superman (or superwoman) works for CS

melastmohican · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2008, 12:17 »

I was watching pending counter was going down every time I pressed refresh button :-) Every 10 pictures approved counter went up by 1 :-)

snurder · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2008, 15:21 »

It seems to me you spend more time whining here about rejected images than making positive efforts to create saleable pics. Why is this even important to you? Just don't submit there, or learn to create images that they want.

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2008, 15:43 »

Quote from: melastmohican on June 18, 2008, 11:57

They must not be interested in nature shots.

Bro, most micros aren't interested in nature shots. I know, I've been pushing them for years now. It's not that the pix are bad (mine aren't and your's probably aren't either), it's just that most micros don't have a customer base that are interested. You gotta remember, they are in business to make money. They aren't going to load up on nature shots if they can't sell them. We've seen micros devoted exclusively to nature.... go belly up.
As some had mentioned in another thread, you'd do better with your nature work going RM in the macros... or sell direct to publishers and art directors.
Don't take it so personal. Fact is, if you want to have a shot in this micro biz, you have to have a pretty diversified portfolio. Branch out a little and you'll do fine.

=tom

josh_crestock · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2008, 05:59 »

Quote from: melastmohican on June 18, 2008, 11:57

I stop uploading to CS. After they rejected 500 pictures in 1hr. It looks like they randomly picked 10% of the pictures. Plus there was no single download there for 3 month and just couple views on photos. They must not be interested in nature shots.

To avoid any confusion, if you 1) upload 500 images via ftp 2) take a couple of days to attach keywords model releases etc. 3) and then submit them for review... what will happen is that while you were processing 500 images, every other image in the queue in front of yours has been inspected.. meaning yours will be next in line.

No 1 inspector can inspect 500 images in an hour. I believe your images would have been inspected by about 5-10 different inspectors, working in at the same time.

Nature/landscape shots are difficult to market. Do some research and see what sells. All images need to have a clear concept with a composition that clearly displays that concept. Have a look at doing some panoramas as that is a potential niche in microstock thats not too crowded. Travel imagery of special places and extreme nature, hi quality, could rise above the thousands of snapshots in this area. There is a need for these types of images, with a little research and a little diversification, you'll discover it. Otherwise, be more selective and critical of your work. Take the time to process a few images well, than 500 en masse.

All the best,

Josh
The Crestock Team

snurder · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2008, 15:04 »

Quote from: josh_crestock on June 19, 2008, 05:59

Take the time to process a few images well, than 500 en masse.

All the best,

Josh
The Crestock Team

Josh, the best advice you coukd give. And it holds truth even though many are in denial. Sometimes less is more.

Get rid of the childish Judge Ross thing and I may consider submitting one day.

fotoKmyst · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2008, 16:16 »

Quote from: snurder on June 19, 2008, 15:04

Quote from: josh_crestock on June 19, 2008, 05:59

Take the time to process a few images well, than 500 en masse.

All the best,

Josh
The Crestock Team

Josh, the best advice you coukd give. And it holds truth even though many are in denial. Sometimes less is more.

Get rid of the childish Judge Ross thing and I may consider submitting one day.

I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE HAS THE GUTS TO SAY THAT!
3 CHEERS FOR SNURDER.

Bateleur · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2008, 17:03 »

Quote from: snurder on June 19, 2008, 15:04

Get rid of the childish Judge Ross thing and I may consider submitting one day.

Aw ... shucks ... I like Judge Ross.

It never ceases to amaze me the images some people submit (Worst Pic) and gives me hope.

And the Best Pic selection perfectly illustrates just how subjective this whole business is.

fotoKmyst · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2008, 17:24 »

Quote from: Bateleur on June 19, 2008, 17:03

Quote from: snurder on June 19, 2008, 15:04

Get rid of the childish Judge Ross thing and I may consider submitting one day.

Aw ... shucks ... I like Judge Ross.

It never ceases to amaze me the images some people submit (Worst Pic) and gives me hope.

And the Best Pic selection perfectly illustrates just how subjective this whole business is.

the only possible person who likes judge ross is himself or his family,
so i suspect you are related

(just joking)

melastmohican · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2008, 18:29 »

I did not upload 500 at once. I was adding for couple days batches of around 100 photos then suddenly everything was reviewed in one hour. I am not sure how queue is working but I keep adding daily so I was wondering why everything was treated like one big batch?

cascoly · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2008, 18:34 »

Quote from: josh_crestock on June 19, 2008, 05:59

No 1 inspector can inspect 500 images in an hour. I believe your images would have been inspected by about 5-10 different inspectors, working in at the same time.

Josh
The Crestock Team

they can review EIGHT images a minute?
that's AMAZING -- do they even LOOK at the 100% version or do they just make judgments based on the thumbnails?

imageZebra · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:26 »

>>I stop uploading to CS. After they rejected 500 pictures in 1hr. It looks like they randomly picked 10% of the pictures.

I too find Crestock practice of rejecting images a little suspect. As a new contributor I am just testing the waters, and already found that my mediocre images get accepted while the better ones get rejected.

>> Nature/landscape shots are difficult to market. Do some research and see what sells.

Recently I submitted a small badge of images shot in a professional studio with professional lighting; the subject was a young brown hair woman in a business suit. Strangely all of them were rejected for the same reason of “the lighting in this image could be a little better.”

>>Just don't submit there, or learn to create images that they want.

I guess next time the washed out images of blonds is the way to go.

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Author Topic: Enough is enough (Read 5338 times)

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