Quote from: Uncle Pete on February 15, 2024, 13:04

Quote from: Faustvasea on February 13, 2024, 01:30

Quote from: cobalt on February 12, 2024, 23:42

you can try every genre but still be very selective. especially if you have many agencies to work with.

the 25 image limit will be lifted, it is not a permanenet thing.

the 25 limit meant to expire in March, and I've asked for increase and they have extended till end of the year. No point been there. I've read some other comment on here with other contributor leaving them too.

If you read comments for any agency and decide based on what other people write here, you'll have no agencies. Different people have had different reasons for not liking or wanting to not work with every agency mentioned on the forum. While others will send everything to anyone. Decide for yourself.

The iStock upload limit is the same for everyone, or was years ago:

Bronze (500+ DLs): 25
Silver (2,500+ DLs): 30
Gold (10,000+ DLs): 35
Diamond (25,000+ DLs): 50

I don't know now, but it was not a month, but something in the area of a 72 hour period. Everyone is the same. At the time, the restrictions were in place to slow the uploads so the reviewers could catch up. Before that, anyone new had a limit and we progressed based on sales.

Are you in a hurry to get large numbers of files, uploaded to iStock? It seems odd that if you can't get the accepted fast, you'll just choose to have nothing at all? Perhaps you could adapt to somewhere in the middle?

I have an account waiting deletion 3000 images and 500 videos. I can't submit new stock when my old one is sitting there. They put 25 files restrictions last year, and said it will be reviewed again at the end of this year. And this made me to delete my account. Definitely won't contribute there anymore.

Quote from: Faustvasea on February 15, 2024, 15:05

Quote from: Uncle Pete on February 15, 2024, 13:04

Quote from: Faustvasea on February 13, 2024, 01:30

Quote from: cobalt on February 12, 2024, 23:42

you can try every genre but still be very selective. especially if you have many agencies to work with.

the 25 image limit will be lifted, it is not a permanenet thing.

the 25 limit meant to expire in March, and I've asked for increase and they have extended till end of the year. No point been there. I've read some other comment on here with other contributor leaving them too.

If you read comments for any agency and decide based on what other people write here, you'll have no agencies. Different people have had different reasons for not liking or wanting to not work with every agency mentioned on the forum. While others will send everything to anyone. Decide for yourself.

The iStock upload limit is the same for everyone, or was years ago:

Bronze (500+ DLs): 25
Silver (2,500+ DLs): 30
Gold (10,000+ DLs): 35
Diamond (25,000+ DLs): 50

I don't know now, but it was not a month, but something in the area of a 72 hour period. Everyone is the same. At the time, the restrictions were in place to slow the uploads so the reviewers could catch up. Before that, anyone new had a limit and we progressed based on sales.

Are you in a hurry to get large numbers of files, uploaded to iStock? It seems odd that if you can't get the accepted fast, you'll just choose to have nothing at all? Perhaps you could adapt to somewhere in the middle?

I have an account waiting deletion 3000 images and 500 videos. I can't submit new stock when my old one is sitting there. They put 25 files restrictions last year, and said it will be reviewed again at the end of this year. And this made me to delete my account. Definitely won't contribute there anymore.

Oddly they have done this before to all of us. Or was there a reason for the 25 restriction? Is that an upload, every 3 days, a week, or what? I don't think I understand you. You have 3,000 to upload, then how many accepted so far, on IS, right now?

You are cutting off yourself and your income, to spite them for not letting you upload as many, as fast as you would like?

I looked at your SS collection, very well done. You sure make good use of the drone. Nice location, scenery and subjects.

Quote from: Faustvasea on February 16, 2024, 14:40

I had 3000 files and around 600 videos. The limit was 25 files every week. But doesn't suit my needs. In order for me to submit new files, I have to finish old ones. Just takes more time and decided to ditch IS.

So you didn't have 3,000 and 600 on IS, you had that many files to upload and be processed?

We all have to decide on our own, what we want and how we want to work. I'm not saying that IS is a good place, at all. Just that, to cut yourself off, because of their reviews or limits, isn't going to make a bit of difference to them, but it could cost you money. So, who's hurt the most?

I don't know about keyword and data restrictions on IS, I don't do big sets of anything, but, back to the drone footage, you should do well with that, and the stills that you saved as single frame photos.

There are people who cash often on DT. I haven't in about four years. I used to make more on SS and now I'm making much more on AS, while SS deteriorates. Someone else finds that his collections on both are staying about the same. IS when it has things, can bring slow but steady returns.

I don't think there are many "good" agencies anymore. Do you contribute to Alamy? First beware and be aware is, batch rejections, it's all there, but people seem to get upset when they do, what they promise to do, at Alamy.

One fail all fail, all uploads, all waiting batches, everything! Start with small batches until you are sure that you won't be rejected for unsuitable camera, or something else. Otherwise you'll be angry, like the rest, who discovered, Alamy does what they say they will. One Fail ALL fail, means ALL.  All means ALL.

AFter that, they start everyone at Gold = 40% for the first year, and all you need to do is earn NET $250 in a year, to stay at that 40% level.

I find it worth the potentially strict review policy, but self review, don't send them Crapstock or marginal images, and your golden.

Also unless something changes, Alamy policy is, they do not review based on content, just quality. If the image is big enough, sharp enough fine enough and whatever else, it passes. None of that, not suitable for stock stuff.

I don't know their policy on similar because I don't do those. If many of yours are alike and that's why IS got upset, then you might want to spread them out and make diverse sets.

40%

Quote from: Uncle Pete on February 15, 2024, 13:04

Quote from: Faustvasea on February 13, 2024, 01:30

Quote from: cobalt on February 12, 2024, 23:42

you can try every genre but still be very selective. especially if you have many agencies to work with.

the 25 image limit will be lifted, it is not a permanenet thing.

the 25 limit meant to expire in March, and I've asked for increase and they have extended till end of the year. No point been there. I've read some other comment on here with other contributor leaving them too.

The iStock upload limit is the same for everyone, or was years ago:

Bronze (500+ DLs): 25
Silver (2,500+ DLs): 30
Gold (10,000+ DLs): 35
Diamond (25,000+ DLs): 50

Where can you see your own status, Pete? I didn't even know that it existed or exists there.