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Agency Based Discussion => DepositPhotos => Topic started by: Julied83 on April 27, 2015, 09:46
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Is anyone else experiencing longer review time with depositphoto ? Usually was 2-3 days maximum and now it is more than a week.
Deposit photo was my faster approval delay before ! but its not the case anymore. What about you ?
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Stop supporting these hacks. Review times should be everlasting long
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:)
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Ok so I'll wait ... nothing else to do :-\
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stop uploading to dp, who cares if it is one month.
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Is anyone else experiencing longer review time with depositphoto ? Usually was 2-3 days maximum and now it is more than a week.
Deposit photo was my faster approval delay before ! but its not the case anymore. What about you ?
They probably re-outsourced their review process to a cheaper sweatshop :D
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I am very new to this microstock milarchy and have only recently joined several agencies, including DP.
I submitted my 5 'examination' images on the 16th May and, only two days later, on 18th I was informed that I had passed and that the images were 'Approved'. Strangely they were not then added to my portfolio but left in the 'unfinished' pile instead. As such I had to re-submit them and now, seven days later, they are still waiting to be approved ???
I've since uploaded another 20 images and will see what happens with them :)
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yep i'm waiting more than 10 days now... :-\
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Agree with the people above who said stop uploading there.
Did just that when the "subscription scandal" came out and didn't look back. And the same goes to all similar agencies.
Why deal with this when they account for less than 3% of your monthly income? I just don't see the point.
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To be honest I am completely new to Stock Photography and thought I would try several to begin with so that I could compare them myself.
So far I have been 'accepted' at SS, DT, IS, BS, FT, DP, 123rf, CS and Alamy. Only SS and FT have produced sales so far. BS has been the most 'picky', 123rf sem to have a glitch between approving and putting up for sale (which they say will be sorted next week!) but DP is far and away taking the longest to get anything online.
I shall continue to upload and give each agency a couple of months before I consider a 'cull'.
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Lately with their review times have become strange to me too.
some lots approved quickly and others who have made a long wait.
(I am sorry for my English)
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I shall continue to upload and give each agency a couple of months before I consider a 'cull'.
With DT, you cannot 'cull' as in delete your images. At best, you can only disable them. Just FYI.
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pixsol, thanks for the info. Although I use the word 'cull' I shall probably just leave any uploaded images 'active' and cut down on the number of agencies I actually upload to.
Once they are there I might as well leave them unless I decide to go exclusive with another. Although I think that's unlikely. :)
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pixsol, thanks for the info. Although I use the word 'cull' I shall probably just leave any uploaded images 'active' and cut down on the number of agencies I actually upload to.
Once they are there I might as well leave them unless I decide to go exclusive with another. Although I think that's unlikely. :)
OK. And that is what I ended up doing too after DT's 'antics' were discovered :)
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16 days and counting :(
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DP works better with video than DS , so i'm gonna support them :P (review time 5 to 10 days)
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16 days and counting :(
oh no really?? did you tried to message them?
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oh no really?? did you tried to message them?
No, TBH I am spending enough time editing, keywording and uploading to 9 different agencies that I can't be bothered to start chasing and messaging :-\
At the moment these are in the lead as the slowest of all the agencies I deal with. CanStock are a close second (13 days) :(
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8 days and counting, used to be a day at most. No sales anyway, everywhere.
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Why are you all so anxious to get your images online for a 3% royalty??
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Who the heck is disagreeing with all the posters above?
All they are saying is that is taking a long time to get images reviewed ~which it is
Do we have a DP stalking horse in here? ;D
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I disagree with submitting to DP. Can I not?
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I submitted 50 images this morning and got reviewed within an hour or so
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I submitted 50 images this morning and got reviewed within an hour or so
I'm happy for you ;D
Why are you all so anxious to get your images online for a 3% royalty??
I'm not 'anxious' I was merely passing comment. I am interested by you comment regarding 3% royalty. Can you explain what you mean as it seems to show up as the 8th biggest earner, in the poll on the right, and I would not want to waste time if the returns are so poor?
Cheers
Ralph
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DP sells images under subscription packages to resellers who resell your images for high credit sales. You get 30 cent for an image sold for 10 dollar.
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DP sells images under subscription packages to resellers who resell your images for high credit sales. You get 30 cent for an image sold for 10 dollar.
How does this fit in with the original licensing agreement? Is there a way to prevent this?
I should post on here more often. By shear coincidence ;) 18 of my 25 images have now been approved.
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My first -1, for stating facts about my review times and lack of sales! What fun.
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My first -1, for stating facts about my review times and lack of sales! What fun.
I seem to have gained a few -1s for posting simple facts. Still if someone is sad enough to keep disagreeing without actually discussing the issue why should I worry about their opinion?
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I think some people put a dislike as a "ya I dislike that too" not "you said something I don't like".
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New "gift" from DP. Received today
Dear Contributor!
Did you know that when your photo download rates increase, your photos gain a higher rating in Depositphotos searches? You can take advantage of this feature, and get greater exposure for your photographs, when you participate in our “Free Editorial Image” promotional program.
Your images will be offered as free downloads for a month in a free section on our site. Each of these downloads helps to increase your download rate as if the files were bought by credits. Also, a link to your portfolio is provided with each image, so your buyers can follow that link and browse through all your creative works!
To participate, all you have to do is to send a message to
[email protected] with the subject: “Free File Program”. Mention in the email how many files you would like to provide for free downloading. Our content managers will decide which files to choose from your portfolio.
Please consider taking part in our promotional program and raising your photos’ search ratings – start earning more with Depositphotos!
Best regards,
Depositphotos Team
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Glad I read here before joining DP. Now I know better and won't go there. They sound like con men. Give away photos for free and get more rank. Why? To get more free downloads?
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Even if I would allow DP a free image, I certainly wouldn't let DP choose which images to use.