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Agency Based Discussion => Adobe Stock => Topic started by: Dan on July 18, 2012, 07:02
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With only 4 pics online 2 sales in 15 days (both are brand new files). Gotta upload more. Fotolia is rapidly becoming a #1 favorite. I have more acceptance at another site so it's fair to say they're running neck and neck for favorite.
With such small ports at each site 2 sales in a 2 week period is a 1st for me.
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Hi Dan,
Fotolia may have quite frequent sales, but it seems their commission is quite low. If you haven't join shutterstock then u should try every way to get in, because it will generate much more sales than fotolia..
http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=488923 (http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=488923)
With only 4 pics online 2 sales in 15 days (both are brand new files). Gotta upload more. Fotolia is rapidly becoming a #1 favorite. I have more acceptance at another site so it's fair to say they're running neck and neck for favorite.
With such small ports at each site 2 sales in a 2 week period is a 1st for me.
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I've tried everything to get in at SS. Pics that sold elsewhere don't work. I don't know what else to do.
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You need to pass the first 10 test. There is a very active forum that will help you get accepted. Just post your photos in the critique forum, 500px longest side and a 100% crop, and they will help you get 10 photos to get accepted. SS sells like a MF.
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That's what i'm going to do next. Seems the ones i thought would sell fell flat. Try try again i guess.
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Your 10 photos will need to be
1) Pinpoint Sharp - don't use shallow DOF in your application unless the image is killer
2) Noise Free
3) Artifact Free
4) Diverse - Show a diversity of subject matter. Don't just upload 10 images which fit into 1 or 2 categories
5) Nicely Composed
6) Colorful - Don't overdo it, but in my experience SS loves colors which pop
7) Unique - Try not to show them stock cliches, as you might get a reviewer who is sick of the same old stock.
The application review is typically more difficult than the everyday reviews you will face once accepted. From what I understand iStockphoto is similarly difficult to enter, with the application graded more harshly than everyday reviews.
You can use the SS critique forum to throw some examples at the more experienced shooters. There are a lot of helpful people if you are open to criticism.
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No Shadows, even if they are expressive and artistic! :-\
Your 10 photos will need to be
1) Pinpoint Sharp - don't use shallow DOF in your application unless the image is killer
2) Noise Free
3) Artifact Free
4) Diverse - Show a diversity of subject matter. Don't just upload 10 images which fit into 1 or 2 categories
5) Nicely Composed
6) Colorful - Don't overdo it, but in my experience SS loves colors which pop
7) Unique - Try not to show them stock cliches, as you might get a reviewer who is sick of the same old stock.
The application review is typically more difficult than the everyday reviews you will face once accepted. From what I understand iStockphoto is similarly difficult to enter, with the application graded more harshly than everyday reviews.
You can use the SS critique forum to throw some examples at the more experienced shooters. There are a lot of helpful people if you are open to criticism.
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With only 4 pics online 2 sales in 15 days (both are brand new files). Gotta upload more. Fotolia is rapidly becoming a #1 favorite. I have more acceptance at another site so it's fair to say they're running neck and neck for favorite.
With such small ports at each site 2 sales in a 2 week period is a 1st for me.
Fotolia is a good earner. I am very pleased with them.
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From what I understand iStockphoto is similarly difficult to enter, with the application graded more harshly than everyday reviews.
Only inasmuch as they like to see a variety of images, even if you will never upload certain types of photo. It's not uncommon to have one - or more - of your accepted application pics rejected for selling (not counting the obvious, e.g. you shoot a portrait just to show something different, but your model doesn't want to have their pic on sale, or you didn't notice a tiny logo).
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For me, FT is a low earner with occasional sales, contrasted with SS where I have daily sales. It took me eight tries to get accepted on SS, and a couple of those consisted entirely of shots that had been approved in previous attempts. Most (if not all) were images that had sold on other sites. It seems like a moving target with a lot of inconsistency, but it's worth the effort to keep trying. Maybe it's their way of weeding out those who aren't serious about it, or perhaps it's just too much subjectivity. Who knows? But it's the only site on which I make payout every month.
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I've tried 5 times. I'll give it another shot.
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3rd sale but sub 18 cents. But things are bound to get better.