I created a set of (what I feel are creative) alphabet letters and numbers.  Fotolia accepted some of them and denied most of them because of "similar submission."  I already wrote to them suggesting they either accept them all or deny them all because having a few of each just doesn't make sense.  Guess I just needed to vent - thanks for listening.

I got several rejections on DT with "poor lighting, bad compo" on pics already published in premium magazine. After I wrote email to editor that this seems really very strange to me, I got next picture rejected with "undefined rejection"   

Whenever I have similar submissions, I break them up into separate batches and upload them over a period of time, because of these very rejections.   

Half the time it seems like they don't review images, they just have some dice and have a key for what each # means, first roll, what gets in, second roll, rejection reason.

Quote from: basti on February 28, 2008, 17:06
I got several rejections on DT with "poor lighting, bad compo" on pics already published in premium magazine. After I wrote email to editor that this seems really very strange to me, I got next picture rejected with "undefined rejection"   

Magazines have VERY different standards than micros.  They care more about the mood and the message than every single element being perfectl.  I'm sure they are fantastic shots...  but those rejections do keep you scratching your head, don't they.  Have you tried and agency like Alamy with these photos?

I got the following reply from Fotolia
   
Fotolia :    We apologize for the inconvenience. Our editors approve or decline images following the Fotolia guidelines. If there are too many photos that look a like, customers get overwhelmed. This might be the reason why it was rejected.


Although I do know that many sites don't like multiple submissions of the same type, how else can you do the alphabet other than 26 ways?

Oh well, guess if someone wants a letter that Fotolia decided to decline, they can shop elsewhere...

Quote from: scrappinstacy on February 28, 2008, 20:15
Although I do know that many sites don't like multiple submissions of the same type, how else can you do the alphabet other than 26 ways?

I think such sets are normally sold as one single file.  Yes, it may hurt overall earnings, as someone might buy six files and now would buy just one (although larger). 

(edited mispelled words)

Regards,
Adelaide

I agree with madelaide: Instead of selling the alphabet blocks one letter at a time, why not try strategically combining shots to make XXL+ images of, say 5 or 6 blocks?

And to be really wicked... make sure that only one vowel appears in each set.

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Quote from: Pixart on February 28, 2008, 22:29
And to be really wicked... make sure that only one vowel appears in each set.

Love your thinking!!!! lol