Hi everyone,

I want to inform you that the second wave of approvals for the Adobe Stock Free collection will be taking place sometime in the next couple of days (likely August 9 or 10). For those of you that nominated eligible images before June 23 and have some that remain nominated, they may be selected this week in this 2nd wave of approvals.

As before, for each image selected this round, Adobe Stock will be adding $5 (if traditionally paid in USD, otherwise 5 credits in your currency) to your account balance. I recommend you take note of how many images you have currently approved for the free collection using the "filter by price tier" button in the dashboard. After this next wave of approvals, check the number of approved files again to determine how many images were approved this round. We will be sending you an email later in the week with the exact number of images approved and the amount added to your account so be sure to watch for that.

If we determine that increasing collection size is still achieving our goals, it's likely some contributors with nominated images, will see additional content acquisition happen through the end of September.

You can review the FAQ here for additional information: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/free-collection-contributor-information.html

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Thank you Mat!

Folk,
please publish here, when you got your first upfront sales from the second wave.
Last time no image was selected from mine, so I just want to know, if I still can hope or not.
Oh, yes: Best for me to know, if you goth that sales via Wirestock, which MIGHT take little bit longer (in case of so many and different artists) until Wirestock is ready to inform us?

Quote from: kall3bu on August 09, 2021, 05:45
Folk,
please publish here, when you got your first upfront sales from the second wave.
Last time no image was selected from mine, so I just want to know, if I still can hope or not.
Oh, yes: Best for me to know, if you goth that sales via Wirestock, which MIGHT take little bit longer (in case of so many and different artists) until Wirestock is ready to inform us?

Is Wirestock definitely included in this then?

if i have received something in the first wave, i will also get something in the second wave?

Quote from: Suspect on August 10, 2021, 16:52

Quote from: kall3bu on August 09, 2021, 05:45
Folk,
please publish here, when you got your first upfront sales from the second wave.
Last time no image was selected from mine, so I just want to know, if I still can hope or not.
Oh, yes: Best for me to know, if you goth that sales via Wirestock, which MIGHT take little bit longer (in case of so many and different artists) until Wirestock is ready to inform us?

Is Wirestock definitely included in this then?

Seems like that.
I asked wirestock after the first wave and they checked it for me: No sales to Adobe for me. All others in that similar time were instant pay for me from shutterstock.

Quote from: milo22 on August 10, 2021, 17:18
if i have received something in the first wave, i will also get something in the second wave?

Yes and No: Both is possible. I hope for you!

I received word this morning that payments may not happen until tomorrow (Wednesday). There are a lot of moving parts with this process so your patience is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Quote from: MatHayward on August 10, 2021, 19:25
I received word this morning that payments may not happen until tomorrow (Wednesday). There are a lot of moving parts with this process so your patience is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

It's Ok Mat, I understand... the massive wagon required for my payout can't be easy to get a hold of 😂😉
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Quote from: MatHayward on August 10, 2021, 19:25
I received word this morning that payments may not happen until tomorrow (Wednesday). There are a lot of moving parts with this process so your patience is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Thank you Mat for always showing respect for the contributors by communicating with us.

Far more than some companies do (mentioning no names) ... 

Quote from: kall3bu on August 10, 2021, 18:48

Quote from: Suspect on August 10, 2021, 16:52

Quote from: kall3bu on August 09, 2021, 05:45
Folk,
please publish here, when you got your first upfront sales from the second wave.
Last time no image was selected from mine, so I just want to know, if I still can hope or not.
Oh, yes: Best for me to know, if you goth that sales via Wirestock, which MIGHT take little bit longer (in case of so many and different artists) until Wirestock is ready to inform us?

Is Wirestock definitely included in this then?

Seems like that.
I asked wirestock after the first wave and they checked it for me: No sales to Adobe for me. All others in that similar time were instant pay for me from shutterstock.

Thank you.
Good to know.

Quote from: Suspect on August 10, 2021, 19:55

Quote from: MatHayward on August 10, 2021, 19:25
I received word this morning that payments may not happen until tomorrow (Wednesday). There are a lot of moving parts with this process so your patience is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Thank you Mat for always showing respect for the contributors by communicating with us.

Far more than some companies do (mentioning no names) ... 

Totally agree. The others treat us like mushrooms - kept in the dark and fed bullsh*t 

The images are starting to be selected as I type but no $$ yet- I assume they will continue with the process until tomorrow morning.

Quote from: For Real on August 10, 2021, 22:38
The images are starting to be selected as I type but no $$ yet- I assume they will continue with the process until tomorrow morning.

Yep, I see that.  Thanks.  Hope it's a lot more than that though.

Matt.  Oscar here. I'm starting to see images from the second wave.  Is that the end or will there be a 3rd wave also.  Thanks so much for all your help communicating---Oscar

Received the € extra right now, 70 new pics selected.

$$$ have been paid now thus I assume the 2nd wave is over now...

I've been informed payments are now complete for this wave. I'll keep you posted as additional waves happen.

Thank you,

Mat

That was a very large second wave - total in the free section is 574,566 items, 529,156 of which are photos

July 16th, the total was just over 319k

Most of the other asset types stayed nearly the same as in July.

The quality is excellent - putting a Customer hat on I wouldn't see anything different from the main collection.

At the beginning, the stated approach was breadth, not depth, but with such a large free collection, the depth has noticeably increased (based on some test searches I did)

I hesitate to ask, because today's answer might be different in the future, but is there any notion of a maximum size of this collection?

Quote from: kall3bu on August 09, 2021, 05:45
Folk,
please publish here, when you got your first upfront sales from the second wave.

I just had another 10 accepted on top of the 20 in the first round. Total of 30 for $150.

After checking out the ones they took in both rounds, I'm fine with their decision and mine too.


ETA: I have no idea if there's a connection here or not, but since my first-round images were accepted I've had a lot of first-time sales of other images. Mostly wild bird shots. Sure would be fun to know there's a cause-and-effect between the freebies and the newly discovered pics, but I have no way of knowing.

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on August 10, 2021, 23:04

Quote from: For Real on August 10, 2021, 22:38
The images are starting to be selected as I type but no $$ yet- I assume they will continue with the process until tomorrow morning.

Yep, I see that.  Thanks.  Hope it's a lot more than that though.

Less than the first round

Same number of files as the first time, 17, total 34.

17 first round, 33 second round ...

Good news Matt Thanks