Author Topic: Introducing the free collection from Adobe Stock (Read 82828 times)

Dumc · « **Reply #326 on:** May 21, 2022, 12:17 »

My earnings definitely increased after free collection, not decreased as some predicted.

cascoly · « **Reply #327 on:** May 21, 2022, 13:47 »

Quote from: Dumc on May 21, 2022, 12:17

My earnings definitely increased after free collection, not decreased as some predicted.

my monthly sales remained stable, so a definite net increase

MatHayward · « **Reply #328 on:** June 06, 2022, 13:08 »

Hi Everyone, Heads up! I find it hard to believe that it's been almost a year since the nomination process began for the Adobe Stock Free collection. Starting tomorrow, June 7 some of you will have the opportunity to re-nominate photos that are currently in the Free collection, or to nominate new photos for consideration. The window to nominate your photos will be open until June 22. If you do want to nominate photos for consideration, I recommend you sign into the contributor portal tomorrow to take care of this. As before, we will be paying 5 credits for each photo approved for the Free Collection after the nomination window is closed. Photos that are approved will be in the Free collection for 1 year with a non-exclusive commitment.

There was a slight deviation to the agreement that you will see tomorrow. In 2023, when the nomination process starts up again, Adobe will have the right to nominate the assets that are already in the Free collection for 2022 for consideration in 2023. This process will repeat each year. You will, of course have the option to opt them out if you prefer. Tomorrow, once the nomination process begins, I will share links to the updated FAQ and 2022 addendum here to review for more detailed information.

Thank you!

Mat Hayward

Chillswell · « **Reply #329 on:** June 06, 2022, 14:36 »

... and over this past year you've mistreated your contributors like never before..

yet you ask them to submit their work for free?
How ? Where is that thing called humanity you used to have?

JustAnImage · « **Reply #331 on:** June 06, 2022, 16:00 »

Thanks for the announcement Mat - good to know what's coming up and I think it's good that you have a choice whether to attend or not.

zeljkok · « **Reply #332 on:** June 06, 2022, 22:41 »

Thanks for info Mat and repeated fair and transparent treatment. It's pleasure to work with Adobe

stocky · « **Reply #333 on:** June 06, 2022, 23:13 »

Thanks Mat.

stocky · « **Reply #334 on:** June 06, 2022, 23:16 »

Quote from: Chillswell on June 06, 2022, 14:36

... and over this past year you've mistreated your contributors like never before..

yet you ask them to submit their work for free?
How ? Where is that thing called humanity you used to have?

I've felt no mistreatment from them over the last year. Quite the opposite. The Free Collection helped move my other work. Been a great year!

deflet · « **Reply #335 on:** June 07, 2022, 00:56 »

hello everyone,
Mat is a friend who works devotedly in adobe stock, trying to solve the questions I ask and the problems I encounter.
thank you again to him.

I also did not see any disrespect from him.

And again, yes, my sales increased.

@MatHayward
There are no changes on the Adobestock page. Will it open in a certain time zone?

Chillswell · « **Reply #336 on:** June 07, 2022, 01:41 »

Quote

I'm sorry you feel that way @Chillswell

Well, you've clearly singled me out here haven't you?
have you read the forums? its not just me who feels this way.

We got quite a few big players here protesting the change in Adobe over the past year,
But, it wouldn't be polite of me to name them, you know who they are.

Anyways, plenty of others here to tell you how amazing you and adobe are,
while they sell their 4k footage for $1.50 instead of $50 or $70 .
The reviews on glassdoor regarding adobe don't lie though,
So good luck to you and your "army" of flatterers here.

Pacesetter · « **Reply #337 on:** June 07, 2022, 03:30 »

Adobe Stock is the only agency (by far) that has renewed my hope for selling photos, based on my experience for at least the past month.

Just_to_inform_people2 · « **Reply #338 on:** June 07, 2022, 06:02 »

Quote from: MatHayward on June 06, 2022, 13:08

Starting tomorrow, June 7 some of you will have the opportunity to re-nominate photos that are currently in the Free collection, or to nominate new photos for consideration. The window to nominate your photos will be open until June 22.

Hi Mat, thanks for the heads up.

What defines "some of you"?

Because when I look in the contributor portal I see no changes so I will not have the opportunity then, I guess.

Sebastian Radu · « **Reply #339 on:** June 07, 2022, 06:43 »

Quote from: SVH on June 07, 2022, 06:02

Quote from: MatHayward on June 06, 2022, 13:08
Starting tomorrow, June 7 some of you will have the opportunity to re-nominate photos that are currently in the Free collection, or to nominate new photos for consideration. The window to nominate your photos will be open until June 22.
Hi Mat, thanks for the heads up.

What defines "some of you"?

Because when I look in the contributor portal I see no changes so I will not have the opportunity then, I guess.

I have the same questin as you

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #340 on:** June 07, 2022, 06:57 »

Quote from: Chillswell on June 07, 2022, 01:41

Quote
I'm sorry you feel that way @Chillswell

Well, you've clearly singled me out here haven't you?
have you read the forums? its not just me who feels this way.

You’re “singled out” because he was directly responding to your comment which was directed towards his post. You know that though.

vectorsforall · « **Reply #341 on:** June 07, 2022, 07:42 »

Quote from: Chillswell on June 07, 2022, 01:41

Quote
I'm sorry you feel that way @Chillswell

Well, you've clearly singled me out here haven't you?
have you read the forums? its not just me who feels this way.

We got quite a few big players here protesting the change in Adobe over the past year,
But, it wouldn't be polite of me to name them, you know who they are.

Anyways, plenty of others here to tell you how amazing you and adobe are,
while they sell their 4k footage for $1.50 instead of $50 or $70 .
The reviews on glassdoor regarding adobe don't lie though,
So good luck to you and your "army" of flatterers here.

Well said. +++

vectorsforall · « **Reply #342 on:** June 07, 2022, 08:07 »

Hello Mat,

I appreciate your efforts and I think you're a nice person.
But I think Chillswell in his message was rather referring to the new commission rate for videos.
Yes we are not forced to submit our work into the free collection, but we are forced, and have no other choice than to accept that our videos are now sold with a price commission divided by 10...
Unless Adobe Stock allows us to opt out from this plan (which would not be very complex to set up), it is nothing but pure robbery.

Regards

Benoit

micens · « **Reply #343 on:** June 07, 2022, 08:13 »

Quote from: Sebastian Radu on June 07, 2022, 06:43

Quote from: SVH on June 07, 2022, 06:02
Quote from: MatHayward on June 06, 2022, 13:08
Starting tomorrow, June 7 some of you will have the opportunity to re-nominate photos that are currently in the Free collection, or to nominate new photos for consideration. The window to nominate your photos will be open until June 22.
Hi Mat, thanks for the heads up.

What defines "some of you"?

Because when I look in the contributor portal I see no changes so I will not have the opportunity then, I guess.

I have the same questin as you

Same question

On my contributor portal I did not see anything for free collection opportunity

Do we get opportunity or this year is for "special" contributor only?

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #344 on:** June 07, 2022, 09:17 »

Quote from: Dumc on May 21, 2022, 12:17

My earnings definitely increased after free collection, not decreased as some predicted.

Or maybe that's in spite of the free collection?

My sales are up this year, I was happy with the images that I submitted, that were not best selling, and made me extra money. I can only see how the photo section has improved, year after year.

As for the other... I don't do video, or at least nothing that I expect any income. Too expensive to create and the whole market, as far as Microstock goes, has dropped. This is the same as things were when photos were over produced, and Vectors made better returns. Then the illustrations and vectors, production surpassed the needs of the market.

Now the same has happened to video content. Market pressure, supply and demand, it's not something that some agency can defy or ignore, just because I want better pay. My needs and desires are not the responsibility of the agencies, or how they run their business.

MatHayward · « **Reply #345 on:** June 07, 2022, 10:57 »

Hi All,

My post yesterday was a heads up that the nomination process would be live today...which it now is. I started a new thread so people just joining, won't need to scroll through 14 pages. Please let me know in that thread if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Mat

micens · « **Reply #346 on:** June 07, 2022, 11:00 »

Great. Thanks Mat

Just_to_inform_people2 · « **Reply #347 on:** June 07, 2022, 11:16 »

Quote from: MatHayward on June 07, 2022, 10:57

Hi All,

My post yesterday was a heads up that the nomination process would be live today...which it now is. I started a new thread so people just joining, won't need to scroll through 14 pages. Please let me know in that thread if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Mat

Yes, it popped up just now. Where I live, the 7th of June started many hours ago

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #348 on:** June 07, 2022, 14:04 »

All the ones that are currently free don't have a slider. Just a box that says "free". Doesn't seem like a choice for those. Or are those automatically not going to be re-admitted at all?

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