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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Verena on May 29, 2007, 08:38

Title: Istock´s image needs
Post by: Verena on May 29, 2007, 08:38

Hi everybody!

In their training maunal Istock says that they don´t need anymore images of dogs/ cats, flowers, flags, sunsets & clouds and so on. Does that mean that they always reject every image that contains one of those things? Or how strict are they with this? Is it still worth a try?

Verena

PS: I really enjoy this forum! I´m quite passive here, I´m mostly reading and not writing that much, but I think it´s a very nice atmosphere here! Thanks for all your great advices and information, I´ve already learned a lot thanks to you all!  :)

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: vicu on May 29, 2007, 08:54

They will accept those things, but only if the shot is really special.

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: Freezingpictures on May 29, 2007, 09:16

I lately uploaded some flower shots, you can check them out at my portfoio at IS. They are should be on the first and second page of my portfolio if sorted by age.

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: Verena on May 29, 2007, 12:42

Thank you guys!
Seems like it´s at least worth a try!

Verena

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: GeoPappas on May 29, 2007, 12:56

I took a photo of a flower and tried uploading it on all of the sites.  Surprisingly, it was accepted on all of the sites, but has only had a few sales.

Here is the image if you are interested:

http://www.stockxpert.com/browse.phtml?f=view&id=117537

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: scrappinstacy on May 29, 2007, 14:55

I've had some of those type images accepted so I try anyway if I think they are exceptional.  Good luck!

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: Freezingpictures on May 30, 2007, 00:55

Yeah, i think the flower images must be quite good to sell regulary, I just started to make a page on my website for microstock beginners to check out the possibilities how images will sell. My first and still only example is a flower.
 Check it out: http://freezingpictures.googlepages.com/sampleimages

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: Verena on May 30, 2007, 08:19

Quote from: Freezingpictures on May 30, 2007, 00:55

Yeah, i think the flower images must be quite good to sell regulary, I just started to make a page on my website for microstock beginners to check out the possibilities how images will sell. My first and still only example is a flower.
 Check it out: [url]http://freezingpictures.googlepages.com/sampleimages[/url]

That´s a really interesting example! Interesting to see that none of the agencies can keep up with Shutterstock! But I wonder if the download reasults per agency will be more even after a year or so!!?! And I also wonder if I would have as many downloads as you with the exact same picture in my portfolio?!? I think you attract a lot of your "customers" with your COOL penguin pictures!  ;) By the way, please tell us more about your trip to Antarctica!! Seems quite unusual...! How do you organize such a trip?
I´ll definitely check out those download results of the flower picture later on to see how it´s developing!

Schöne Grüße nach Deutschland!  :)
Verena

Title: Re: Istock´s image needs
Post by: a.k.a.-tom on May 30, 2007, 15:56

Same here, have had some of mine accepted...  as said, they must be exceptional images, but they take them.  8)-tom

modified next day: that didn't sound right. sorry.   I suppose my particular images were good enough to squeek by.   or, the trainee reviewer was on that day. ... yeah, that's it..   trainee reviewer...   LOL