Hi there,
For the moment I have applied and I am accepted at ShutterStock, DreamsTime, Fotolia and 123rf. But I want also to get accepted at Istock. I applied once with 3 of my accepted images on SS + DS but they did not accepted.
I can show you links to my portfolios on SS and DS. Would that be all right to post on forum so you may help me decide taking 3 of my best images in order to post on IStock?

All right.








It seems I can not post links. Only after 5 posts. As most of my images are images taken of Pisa, Firenze, Oradea i don't have a vast portfolio of different categories. So will I have success with city images?

Status: Rejected
Admin Note:
At this time we regret to inform you that we did not feel the overall composition of your photography or subject matter is at the minimum level of standard for iStockphoto. Please take some time to review training materials, resources and articles provided through iStockphoto. The photographs provided in your application should be diverse in subject matter, technical ability and should be your best work. Think conceptual, creative and most important think Stock photography. Try to avoid the average eye level push the button perspective of a common subject. Try and impress us, we want to see how you stand out from the crowd.

We welcome you to return after the number of days specified and upload 3 fresh samples of your work and we will re-process your application. Please note that you will not be able to upload new samples until this waiting period has passed.

I applied on 5th of March this year.
I think I will try again. In the above three images instead of second image of Pisa in fact I used another one.(I missuploaded it)
It was this:

Send whatever you have on the other sites.  iStock's high quality standards are gone.  They are now accepting anything. 

I still believe the old standards (very tough) apply on the initial test but after you are accepted they are lower thus you will need your best to pass. Also a mix of the 3 images- i.e. one portrait, one object and one landscape.  Personally, I used 3 portraits (different DOF and lighting) to pass the test which I did fail a few times as well. I gave up on landscapes for my initial tests. If you do decide to do portraits make sure you some off camera lights or reflectors/fillers to show them that you can light correctly and professionally.

Another thing- was passes on one site my not pass on another site. I know Fotolia is really tough on outdoor photos but loves studio shots.  Good Luck 

Agree with the others: submit three different sorts of images. I didn't submit a portrait (no point for me), but it's been suggested it's needed nowadays; don't know how true that is.

you asked advice and did what you had in mind before, great stuff!

Well, i have chosen again 3 of my best sold images on SS and uploaded. They are 2 of Pisa and one abstract. They might reject again because of diversity as ' Spray and Pray' says. If they do I will try again. But: is it allowed to resubmit from old submitted images?

YOur waiting time goes up everytime you are being rejected.

You should have replaced one of the pisa images.

It's a lot easier now to have pictures approved than it used to be. However, for the initial test they are still a bit more selective than for the following submissions. I would submit just one of the Pisa photos, and two other different subjects, but not the illustration (although it's good, illustrations follow a different path with stricter reviews).

Once you're in, all of your pictures are above their current standards, and you will easily get near 100% acceptance.

Well, as I was supposing: they rejected again. 7 more days to wait.

Unless it's changed, and as far as I can see it hasn't, then the standards for initial application shots are still as high as they ever were.
Apart from technical ability, you need to show an understanding of what makes a stock shot, and be able to show some sort of concept.
Follow the advice already given.
The shots Ron suggests look like a good bet as long as they're technically OK.

After I got rejected with some strange comments when I first applied I got a bit frustrated, so I just went out and snapped some pictures (literally, no thought to composition or subject, only focus) and sent those in and they were accepted so they then got the ones that were rejected elsewhere.   That was quite a few years ago and I never did get over my dislike of the place with its strange and changing upload system, non-English English,  so it was one of the first agencies I sacked. 

Come here, go with these

Except the dog looks like its going to fall off the edge of a cliff!!