Quote from: ACS on November 16, 2013, 06:58

Quote from: gostwyck on November 16, 2013, 06:08

Your images are simply not stock-oriented. Nature images tend to be high in supply and low in demand and only the very best (and luckiest) will make worthwhile sales.

Isn't it surprising IS accepted all those images? What a U turn!

It's ridiculous! This is what happen when there are no upload limits and no QC.  Personally, I'm sick of all these new snapshoters flooding iStock with their big portfolios full of crappy images. 
My advice to any fresher:  Stop flooding the site with all your snapshots!!!You are not going anywhere doing it.

What credentials does someone who is anonymous have to call someone else's images crappy?  This comment is completely out of order - if you have a problem with the acceptance criteria at IS, blame it on IS, not the contributor.

Quote from: Digital66 on November 17, 2013, 11:46

Quote from: CaptainYoung on November 17, 2013, 04:03

Quote from: Digital66 on November 16, 2013, 19:41

Quote from: ACS on November 16, 2013, 06:58

Quote from: gostwyck on November 16, 2013, 06:08

Your images are simply not stock-oriented. Nature images tend to be high in supply and low in demand and only the very best (and luckiest) will make worthwhile sales.

Isn't it surprising IS accepted all those images? What a U turn!

It's ridiculous! This is what happen when there are no upload limits and no QC.  Personally, I'm sick of all these new snapshoters flooding iStock with their big portfolios full of crappy images. 
My advice to any fresher:  Stop flooding the site with all your snapshots!!!You are not going anywhere doing it.

I know most of my files is not suitable to uploaded, what I do is just for trial, if I don't try, how could I know what should I do?
I also know the commercial photo is totally different from mine, so what I am doing is just try my best to find the key to success.
And most you know I am not a snapshoters, I want to be a real excellent one.
Thanks your criticism, it make me unconfortable in a way, but it's true.... I will keep learning to make something better.
Glad to know you!

Maybe I was lucky to join iStock when there were uploading limits and very high standars.  I quickly got used to be very picky about what to upload.  iStock's high standards are now gone but I keep uploading only my best work.  And the result is now I have a very profitable portfolio.

I know my words might have been unpleasant for some people. But they were honest and you know it.   Your current portfolio will not help you reach any dream.  It will rather bring you poor reputation.  Clean it, keep only your best images, plan your shots, and very important: Honor your exclusivity agreements.

I agree with everything, the last bit I laughed sorry, an exclusive defending and honoring his contract with iStock is ridiculous looking at all the latest special deals, sure you can/should but don't say it with so much love, its like eating an ice cream with your forehead

Honor is a rare thing these days...  Well, in spite of all iStock has done, I still believe exclusives should respect their exclusivity agreement.
And anyway, CaptainYoung's exclusivity agreement is with Dreamstime, not iStock.

Reason why he was able to upload so many in such a short period of time is lack of judicious Titles, Descriptions and Keywords. They appear to be just batched with inappropriate keywords and a lack of words as far as title and descriptions are concerned.
I know when I upload to IS after any of the others I catch some misplaced keywords myself. That being said, once images are captioned etc. I can upload hundreds easily to other sites and it takes days to upload the same images to IS because of all the key wording and categories etc.

Based upon the postings here and the Chinese location of some of the subject matter, I wonder if Captain Young didn't understand what exclusivity was? Just a possibility.

he did but forgot

Quote from: luissantos84 on November 17, 2013, 14:30

Quote from: Digital66 on November 17, 2013, 14:19

And anyway, CaptainYoung's exclusivity agreement is with Dreamstime, not iStock.

really? guess I was the guy who found that out

You Da Man Luis

ahah some agency could hire me to do this stuff