Author Topic: Fotolia reviwers are bots? (Read 5917 times)

60D · « **on:** July 08, 2013, 02:41 »

I uploaded batch of photos to Fotolia and submitted couple of images from that batch for review. All of those images got rejected saying they have something similar in their site. Again I submitted another couple of images from the same batch and same thing happened. Then I wanted to delete the rest of the batch without submitting as I felt that they are going to reject them for sure. However I couldn't find how to delete a batch of images in one go. So, what I did was I submitted all of those images with some garbage keywords and same title, for review, assuming they will reject them all. But strangely they accepted them all

Do anyone make real money in Fotolia? I started one week before and now I have around 25 images there. No sales yet. I can remember I had sales at SS from very first day. Also I don't know what to submit to FT as they always say they have something similar. But when I search in their gallery they have nothing like that

I wonder weather it's worth to spend time to submit to FT...

Pauws99 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:54 »

No 2 for me about 50% of SS

60D · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2013, 02:59 »

Quote from: Pauws99 on July 08, 2013, 02:54

No 2 for me about 50% of SS

Thanks for your reply. What kind of images/illustrations do they like? I'm kind of tired of hearing that they have something similar, but haven't given up yet.

picture5469 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2013, 03:11 »

My acceptance on FT is like 99%. They like isolates and pin sharp focus

jareso · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2013, 03:34 »

Yes, I think too! There must be some bots, or reviewer with bad mood, or whatever.
Recently, after long time (years) of not uploading to them, I decided that I will upload the rest of my portfolio to them and they rejected almost everything saying: Similar Image, even to images that are not similar to anything. What is that?!?

I still have few hundreds of photos in unfinished line, but I am not sure whether to submit them now to pending line, or whether it wouldn’t be better to wait for some time.

60D · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2013, 03:39 »

Quote from: jareso on July 08, 2013, 03:34

Yes, I think too! There must be some bots, or reviewer with bad mood, or whatever.
Recently, after long time (years) of not uploading to them, I decided that I will upload the rest of my portfolio to them and they rejected almost everything saying: Similar Image, even to images that are not similar to anything. What is that?!?

I still have few hundreds of photos in unfinished line, but I am not sure whether to submit them now to pending line, or whether it wouldn’t be better to wait for some time.

Probably you should do the same as I did, select all and submit them with some garbage keywords. Those bots might accept them all. But the bad thing is you cannot edit keywords or titles later $:-\$

Pauws99 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2013, 04:21 »

I don't know why but fotolia even seem to like my flowers and landscapes unlike others' experience. I would say they are even more inconsistent than other sites but no real pattern for me. I think when reviewers get "on a roll" they get trigger happy with the reject button.

08stock08 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2013, 09:10 »

Fotolia standards made me improve. Rejections are part of life. FT was the first agency where I got first sale. My port is 62 images. Images sell there for sure.

MatHayward · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2013, 10:15 »

They are actual human being reviewers.

Ron · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2013, 10:20 »

Quote from: MatHayward on July 08, 2013, 10:15

They are actual human being reviewers.

Thats actually worse then considering the OP. Why does that happen, Matt? Do you know maybe?

60D · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2013, 11:41 »

Quote from: MatHayward on July 08, 2013, 10:15

They are actual human being reviewers.

How do you know? Are you one of those?

Carl · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2013, 06:16 »

I stopped uploading to FT a long time ago. The primary reason is because I'm tired of seeing my images sell XL for 27 cents. Another reason is because the keywording process is laborious and cumbersome, and you can't edit after submitting. Sales for me have been occasional at best.

OM · « **Reply #12 on:** August 09, 2013, 19:36 »

Quote from: 60D on July 08, 2013, 02:41

I uploaded batch of photos to Fotolia and submitted couple of images from that batch for review. All of those images got rejected saying they have something similar in their site. Again I submitted another couple of images from the same batch and same thing happened. Then I wanted to delete the rest of the batch without submitting as I felt that they are going to reject them for sure. However I couldn't find how to delete a batch of images in one go. So, what I did was I submitted all of those images with some garbage keywords and same title, for review, assuming they will reject them all. But strangely they accepted them all

Now that is really funny. ROFLMAO.
(Although really it's rather sad.)

Beppe Grillo · « **Reply #13 on:** August 10, 2013, 03:29 »

Quote from: 60D on July 08, 2013, 02:41

Also I don't know what to submit to FT as they always say they have something similar.

Try with anything (really anything) isolated on white, even is they have similar they will accept it…
Even better if you put the word "isolated" in your title, in the description and as keyword…
Good luck!

heywoody · « **Reply #14 on:** August 10, 2013, 05:03 »

Reviewing standard is probably the least of the issues around FT at the moment

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