Author Topic: iStock moving rastered drawings to illustration categories (Read 3628 times)

MichaelJayFoto · « **on:** May 27, 2013, 02:04 »

A fellow contributor just noticed that iStock has started to move rastered images into the Illustration product line if they are mainly a photo taken from a hand drawing:

http://www.michaeljayfoto.com/distribution-channels/istockphoto-moves-rastered-drawings-to-illustration-category/

ShadySue · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2013, 04:26 »

I asked for digital illustrations to be taken out of 'photos' years ago, and was correctly reminded that there are many images which are composites of photos and digital illustration, so where would they go? And probably mixes with 3D too. That would just be defining the 'fuzzy border' However, moving the very obvious digital illustrations out of 'photos' is a good way to go.

I totally agree that Vectors need to be in their own category.

pieman · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2013, 06:56 »

Quote from: MichaelJayFoto on May 27, 2013, 02:04

A fellow contributor just noticed that iStock has started to move rastered images into the Illustration product line if they are mainly a photo taken from a hand drawing:

http://www.michaeljayfoto.com/distribution-channels/istockphoto-moves-rastered-drawings-to-illustration-category/

This was announced in the iStock Forums in February

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=351639&page=1

MichaelJayFoto · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2013, 08:37 »

Quote from: pieman on May 27, 2013, 06:56

This was announced in the iStock Forums in February

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=351639&page=1

Yes. Unfortunately it was announced in the Illustration forum which probably many photographers do not read regularly, so they are surprised now...

pieman · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2013, 08:39 »

Quote from: MichaelJayFoto on May 27, 2013, 08:37

Quote from: pieman on May 27, 2013, 06:56
This was announced in the iStock Forums in February

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=351639&page=1

Yes. Unfortunately it was announced in the Illustration forum which probably many photographers do not read regularly, so they are surprised now...

We also announced it in the Announcement Forum:

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=351543&page=1