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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photo Critique => Topic started by: Indie on April 09, 2016, 06:04
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Hi,
after 10 months of waiting for response I've got rejection (for the second time :D ), so I just want to ask you(if you can) to take a look at my portfolio and try to tell me why do you think they don't want me. I understand that they don't want classic commercial fashion photography, but I'm more curious about lifestyle section. I'm not sad about rejection, or disappointed.. rather just curious, so please, let me hear your thoughts :)
Thank you.
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I have no idea why, they should tell you. Are they still only taking 500 new contributors a year? If 10,000 apply, the odds aren't great.
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I have no idea why, they should tell you. Are they still only taking 500 new contributors a year? If 10,000 apply, the odds aren't great.
I think yes, and I know the odds aren't great but I would like to hear from you why I'm not good enough for them, because I can't see why... considering the content they already have...
:)
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I might suggest submitting something other than head and shoulders looking at the camera glamour model portraits. Not they aren't nice - nothing I can do - but it's basically a one not submission.
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I might suggest submitting something other than head and shoulders looking at the camera glamour model portraits. Not they aren't nice - nothing I can do - but it's basically a one not submission.
i love your work, but i too had the same first impression as slp...
take his word for it, he knows stocksy well .
also, you should also try Offset, which is not exclusive.
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Hi,
after 10 months of waiting for response I've got rejection (for the second time :D ), so I just want to ask you(if you can) to take a look at my portfolio and try to tell me why do you think they don't want me. I understand that they don't want classic commercial fashion photography, but I'm more curious about lifestyle section. I'm not sad about rejection, or disappointed.. rather just curious, so please, let me hear your thoughts :)
Thank you.
[url]http://ninamasic.com[/url] ([url]http://ninamasic.com[/url])
Excellent stuff!
Maybe focus more on the film stuff you have (http://ninamasic.com/film (http://ninamasic.com/film)), that seems to be the direction VSCO, oh I'm sorry, Stocksy likes.
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Hey Nina - you have a great portfolio. The editor's are looking for photographers who fit a niche/style not otherwise filled by current members, and I am guessing that lifestyle is a very competitive area right now. No inside knowledge, just my guess.
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Excellent stuff!
Maybe focus more on the film stuff you have ([url]http://ninamasic.com/film[/url] ([url]http://ninamasic.com/film[/url])), that seems to be the direction VSCO, oh I'm sorry, Stocksy likes.
No VSCO in my (or most Stocksy photog) portfolios.....although it is starting to grow on me... ;)
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Nina, your work is so beautiful. I'm sure you will be accepted if you applied a year or two ago.
However, I think glamour portraits is quite saturated in Stocksy. I could be wrong, but I recognise a few of your models have worked with other Stocksy's photographers, so that doesn't really help especially when they are looking for something different.
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I might suggest submitting something other than head and shoulders looking at the camera glamour model portraits. Not they aren't nice - nothing I can do - but it's basically a one not submission.
i love your work, but i too had the same first impression as slp...
take his word for it, he knows stocksy well .
also, you should also try Offset, which is not exclusive.
Thank you for your advice, I agree with you 100%, I know it's not what they need, but I thought they will consider the fact that I do a few different styles in photography and I enjoy doing all of them. I thought the film and lifestyle section is more for them, but I can't just remove all of my other work when I'm applying just because I think they don't want it.
Most of my clients want me because of my portrait and fashion photography..It would be great if they left the old way of applying where you could decide what you want to send them, but then again I got the impression they want their photographers to be 100% in just one style of photography, and I think that if you want to be a professional you have to be able to master a lot of different styles in photography - pre and post-production part. ::)
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Nina, your work is so beautiful. I'm sure you will be accepted if you applied a year or two ago.
However, I think glamour portraits is quite saturated in Stocksy. I could be wrong, but I recognise a few of your models have worked with other Stocksy's photographers, so that doesn't really help especially when they are looking for something different.
Thank you! :) <3
You are right, I have few friends photographers on stocksy, that's because we live in a small city and we have a few same models. Maybe you are right about that, I thought they could actually gain from that..because that way I wouldn't be able to sell those photos anywhere else, and I know they don't allow selling same or sister images on other sites.
Ps.
They keep saying they want different styles but I can only see a bunch of new photographers with the same or really similar style...or maybe it's just me..don't know.
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I'm a Stocksy reject as well, so I'm no expert in that department, but I buy a lot of stock photos for advertising. Your shots are beautiful, but most of them, even many of the lifestyle images, have a bit of a posed, fashion-y feel to them. What I am always looking for in lifestyle is casual, natural looking images – a moment in someone's day captured. I almost never buy a shot where the subject is looking at the camera. I don't mean to be critical as I love your images and I could see myself buying a few of them.
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I'm a Stocksy reject as well, so I'm no expert in that department, but I buy a lot of stock photos for advertising. Your shots are beautiful, but most of them, even many of the lifestyle images, have a bit of a posed, fashion-y feel to them. What I am always looking for in lifestyle is casual, natural looking images – a moment in someone's day captured. I almost never buy a shot where the subject is looking at the camera. I don't mean to be critical as I love your images and I could see myself buying a few of them.
I totally agree. Photographically great images (much better than I usually do) but way too much into the fashion-portrait style and not so advertising-stock friendly. The Lifestyle category looks a bit better in my opinion but even in there in most photos people do not actually "do" things in what could be their real lives.
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Great shots.
The money is in lifestyle in Shutter, in istock in offset and in canstock... other niches have usually less profits.
I am rejected in stocksy, i apply late and think in 2012 could be in with my actual work... but i have work in offset, Getty... and earn good money. Try them. Offset have the best RPI i see never. (this month more than 3 eur per image)
Maybe one day stocksy grow more and admit new photographers... or not... Lucky people inside, great artist inside!
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Thank you all, I agree with most of the things you said :) It makes sense
I can't see myself to be just stock photographer (and you saw that in my work..I'm not going in that direction). So I applied to stocksy because they represent themselves different, like they want different styles, not classic stock photography etc. They are also giving 50% of sales to photographer which is great, so I thought it could work for me, but I guess they are still stock site so they want to see something like that..
Classic lifestyle photography is not a challenge for me, that's why I don't have it in my portfolio, but I thought if they see that I can do things that are way more complicated than lifestyle (like fashion, beauty, knowing lightning and postproduction) that I could easily do the lifestyle too (and the editing style they need...which again, I like, but it's too easy to achieve to represent only that in my portfolio) ::)
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Thank you all, I agree with most of the things you said :) It makes sense
I can't see myself to be just stock photographer (and you saw that in my work..I'm not going in that direction). So I applied to stocksy because they represent themselves different, like they want different styles, not classic stock photography etc. They are also giving 50% of sales to photographer which is great, so I thought it could work for me, but I guess they are still stock site so they want to see something like that..
Classic lifestyle photography is not a challenge for me, that's why I don't have it in my portfolio, but I thought if they see that I can do things that are way more complicated than lifestyle (like fashion, beauty, knowing lightning and postproduction) that I could easily do the lifestyle too (and the editing style they need...which again, I like, but it's too easy to achieve to represent only that in my portfolio) ::)
With a portfolio like yours I would not touch stock photography with a 30 feet bargepole,.....even Stocksy. Stock photography is unfortunately a short term schemme full with mediocre images at best and wild drag your photography down to fit expectancy of sales. I really think that you should not walk but run away from it. In a few years looking back you will be very glad you did.
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Stocksy's visual direction is directed by a small group of elitist editors that are looking for a very narrow and specific Instagram/VSCO/foodie/hipster aesthetic, exclusively. They only give vague indications as to what they want, and the few hints that they want variety is contradicted by their recommendation to refer to their existing collection for guidance. 98% of the content on that site could be shot by one photographer.
They claim they don't want "typical" stock photography, yet their most vocal supporter, representative and cheerleader is exactly the style of shooter they claim they don't want to accept. No offense to the gentleman I refer to, but this dude wouldn't have been accepted to Stocksy based on the content style they historically provided to iStock, etc. Again, not a rip on quality, just the irony of the insincere Stocksy philosophy.
I don't know why anyone would want to be subject themselves to the guaranteed rejection they'll give you or the BS excuses the apologists here will make. You have great work "Indie", their denial of you into their little world was a massive oversight. It sure would give the cheerleaders here a bit more authenticity to admit that. I'm guessing they have a contractual obligation to never speak of Stocksy in a negative manner. Which would be another major reason I'd avoid doing business with them.
Stocksy is going to drop off the relevance map like a ton of bricks the second the "current" fashion style changes. Which it ALWAYS does, eventually. For this reason, their public business model doesn't make a lick of sense. All the stress of being accepted, the work to put into it for exclusive sets, then bam, the hipster-bearded-manbun-lumberjack-granola-gluten-free look goes out of style. Ooops, all of a sudden 75% of the collection looks dated and useless.
"I might suggest submitting something other than head and shoulders looking at the camera glamour model portraits."
"i too had the same first impression as slp"
https://www.stocksy.com/2460 (https://www.stocksy.com/2460)
https://www.stocksy.com/2069 (https://www.stocksy.com/2069)
https://www.stocksy.com/448365 (https://www.stocksy.com/448365)
https://www.stocksy.com/389491 (https://www.stocksy.com/389491)
https://www.stocksy.com/645142 (https://www.stocksy.com/645142)
https://www.stocksy.com/834501 (https://www.stocksy.com/834501)
https://www.stocksy.com/202468 (https://www.stocksy.com/202468)
https://www.stocksy.com/202466 (https://www.stocksy.com/202466)
https://www.stocksy.com/467883 (https://www.stocksy.com/467883)
https://www.stocksy.com/921360 (https://www.stocksy.com/921360)
https://www.stocksy.com/857927 (https://www.stocksy.com/857927)
https://www.stocksy.com/921357 (https://www.stocksy.com/921357)
https://www.stocksy.com/921339 (https://www.stocksy.com/921339)
https://www.stocksy.com/821716 (https://www.stocksy.com/821716)
https://www.stocksy.com/850736 (https://www.stocksy.com/850736)
https://www.stocksy.com/815276 (https://www.stocksy.com/815276)
https://www.stocksy.com/824023 (https://www.stocksy.com/824023)
https://www.stocksy.com/621207 (https://www.stocksy.com/621207)
"The editor's are looking for photographers who fit a niche/style not otherwise filled by current members"
"they are looking for something different"
Anyone looking through their collection can determine in about 10 seconds that this is nonsense.
FYI, I know Stocksy defenders will call me jealous, butthurt about some rejection of a submission I never made. But honestly, I don't care to apply at Stocksy, don't really care about those who do. On top of that, I specialize in video. But from the outside looking in, the elitist hipster arrogance is a little overwhelming. Tone a down a bit guys, and maybe you'll get less hate. Maybe lay out some HONEST expectations for the people that actually want to subject themselves to your narrow scrutiny. Just a a suggestion.
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Thank you all, I agree with most of the things you said :) It makes sense
I can't see myself to be just stock photographer (and you saw that in my work..I'm not going in that direction). So I applied to stocksy because they represent themselves different, like they want different styles, not classic stock photography etc. They are also giving 50% of sales to photographer which is great, so I thought it could work for me, but I guess they are still stock site so they want to see something like that..
Classic lifestyle photography is not a challenge for me, that's why I don't have it in my portfolio, but I thought if they see that I can do things that are way more complicated than lifestyle (like fashion, beauty, knowing lightning and postproduction) that I could easily do the lifestyle too (and the editing style they need...which again, I like, but it's too easy to achieve to represent only that in my portfolio) ::)
With a portfolio like yours I would not touch stock photography with a 30 feet bargepole,.....even Stocksy. Stock photography is unfortunately a short term schemme full with mediocre images at best and wild drag your photography down to fit expectancy of sales. I really think that you should not walk but run away from it. In a few years looking back you will be very glad you did.
That is a bit dark don't you think? I completely disagree.
You have work that is suitable for stock photos, but in today's very tough and competitive market you must find your own place within it. Do some homework and you will find other better agencies out there. I also don't think Stocksy did you a disservice by rejecting you. Stock photography currently is and has always been about hard work and diligence.
Read the comment above by Daryl Ray.
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Looking at the spam on some of these images (and some multiple incompatible locations (etc.) on other searches I looked at recently over there), they're not going to be selling on a 'cleaner search'. And I mean actual nouns, not subjective adjectives, e.g. 'sunglasses' where none are in the photo, etc.
[NB, I've never applied, never been rejected]
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Stocksy's visual direction is directed by a small group of elitist editors that are looking for a very narrow and specific Instagram/VSCO/foodie/hipster aesthetic, exclusively. They only give vague indications as to what they want, and the few hints that they want variety is contradicted by their recommendation to refer to their existing collection for guidance. 98% of the content on that site could be shot by one photographer.
They claim they don't want "typical" stock photography, yet their most vocal supporter, representative and cheerleader is exactly the style of shooter they claim they don't want to accept. No offense to the gentleman I refer to, but this dude wouldn't have been accepted to Stocksy based on the content style they historically provided to iStock, etc. Again, not a rip on quality, just the irony of the insincere Stocksy philosophy.
I don't know why anyone would want to be subject themselves to the guaranteed rejection they'll give you or the BS excuses the apologists here will make. You have great work "Indie", their denial of you into their little world was a massive oversight. It sure would give the cheerleaders here a bit more authenticity to admit that. I'm guessing they have a contractual obligation to never speak of Stocksy in a negative manner. Which would be another major reason I'd avoid doing business with them.
Stocksy is going to drop off the relevance map like a ton of bricks the second the "current" fashion style changes. Which it ALWAYS does, eventually. For this reason, their public business model doesn't make a lick of sense. All the stress of being accepted, the work to put into it for exclusive sets, then bam, the hipster-bearded-manbun-lumberjack-granola-gluten-free look goes out of style. Ooops, all of a sudden the whole collection looks dated and useless.
"I might suggest submitting something other than head and shoulders looking at the camera glamour model portraits."
"i too had the same first impression as slp"
https://www.stocksy.com/2460 (https://www.stocksy.com/2460)
https://www.stocksy.com/2069 (https://www.stocksy.com/2069)
https://www.stocksy.com/448365 (https://www.stocksy.com/448365)
https://www.stocksy.com/389491 (https://www.stocksy.com/389491)
https://www.stocksy.com/645142 (https://www.stocksy.com/645142)
https://www.stocksy.com/834501 (https://www.stocksy.com/834501)
https://www.stocksy.com/202468 (https://www.stocksy.com/202468)
https://www.stocksy.com/202466 (https://www.stocksy.com/202466)
https://www.stocksy.com/467883 (https://www.stocksy.com/467883)
https://www.stocksy.com/921360 (https://www.stocksy.com/921360)
https://www.stocksy.com/857927 (https://www.stocksy.com/857927)
https://www.stocksy.com/921357 (https://www.stocksy.com/921357)
https://www.stocksy.com/921339 (https://www.stocksy.com/921339)
https://www.stocksy.com/821716 (https://www.stocksy.com/821716)
https://www.stocksy.com/850736 (https://www.stocksy.com/850736)
https://www.stocksy.com/815276 (https://www.stocksy.com/815276)
https://www.stocksy.com/824023 (https://www.stocksy.com/824023)
https://www.stocksy.com/621207 (https://www.stocksy.com/621207)
"The editor's are looking for photographers who fit a niche/style not otherwise filled by current members"
"they are looking for something different"
Anyone looking through their collection can determine in about 10 seconds that this is nonsense.
FYI, I know Stocksy defenders will call me jealous, butthurt about some rejection of a submission I never made. But honestly, I don't care to apply at Stocksy, don't really care about those who do. On top of that, I specialize in video. But from the outside looking in, the elitist hipster arrogance is a little overwhelming. Tone a down a bit guys, and maybe you'll get less hate. Maybe lay out some HONEST expectations for the people that actually want to subject themselves to your narrow scrutiny. Just a a suggestion.
I agree with you on much of what you have posted, especially about the one photographer that shoots ordinary predictable set up gee aren't we having a ton of fun type of photos. There are also a few carry overs from that era as well that shoot predictable stock and are on stocksy.
That said, I also don't shoot man bun photos with Nik Filters so it's no loss for me. There is a lot of great creative work on Stocksy without a doubt. Simply put it's not the agency for me and I make a reasonably good full time income being exclusive with you know who.
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[NB, I've never applied, never been rejected]
... and never regretted.
Much ado about nothing.
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It seems to me that Stocksy accepts fewer people not just for quality control, but also so that current contributors will receive a decent income...less competition. I wouldn't be surprised if they accept certain numbers of contributors in certain categories based on sales growth. If there are a hundred contributors doing shots of people looking into the camera, adding new contributors who do such shots will just dilute everyone's earnings in that category. So even if your work is as good as or better than, they won't let you in. Just a guess.
It's one way to approach things—the polar opposite of Shutterstock, which now just throws up huge repetitive ports in one day and dilutes everything to the point where soon nobody will be able to earn anything.
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No offense taken ;). I consider myself lucky to be amongst such an inspiring group.
" Simply put it's not the agency for me and I make a reasonably good full time income being exclusive with you know who."
Voldemort?
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No offense taken ;). I consider myself lucky to be amongst such an inspiring group.
" Simply put it's not the agency for me and I make a reasonably good full time income being exclusive with you know who."
Voldemort?
And none intended.
If it's working for you, you are loving your work, feeling lucky by being within a certain group, and making a living then power on. What more could a person ask for?
You know as well as I do, it's seriously a lot of hard work.
I too am also content and count my blessings, albeit I must admit I am not feeling the love with where the direction of the industry as whole is headed. The overall free fall and disarray is concerning for all of us.
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Stocksy's visual direction is directed by a small group of elitist editors that are looking for a very narrow and specific Instagram/VSCO/foodie/hipster aesthetic, exclusively. They only give vague indications as to what they want, and the few hints that they want variety is contradicted by their recommendation to refer to their existing collection for guidance. 98% of the content on that site could be shot by one photographer.
They claim they don't want "typical" stock photography, yet their most vocal supporter, representative and cheerleader is exactly the style of shooter they claim they don't want to accept. No offense to the gentleman I refer to, but this dude wouldn't have been accepted to Stocksy based on the content style they historically provided to iStock, etc. Again, not a rip on quality, just the irony of the insincere Stocksy philosophy.
I don't know why anyone would want to be subject themselves to the guaranteed rejection they'll give you or the BS excuses the apologists here will make. You have great work "Indie", their denial of you into their little world was a massive oversight. It sure would give the cheerleaders here a bit more authenticity to admit that. I'm guessing they have a contractual obligation to never speak of Stocksy in a negative manner. Which would be another major reason I'd avoid doing business with them.
Stocksy is going to drop off the relevance map like a ton of bricks the second the "current" fashion style changes. Which it ALWAYS does, eventually. For this reason, their public business model doesn't make a lick of sense. All the stress of being accepted, the work to put into it for exclusive sets, then bam, the hipster-bearded-manbun-lumberjack-granola-gluten-free look goes out of style. Ooops, all of a sudden 75% of the collection looks dated and useless.
"I might suggest submitting something other than head and shoulders looking at the camera glamour model portraits."
"i too had the same first impression as slp"
https://www.stocksy.com/2460 (https://www.stocksy.com/2460)
https://www.stocksy.com/2069 (https://www.stocksy.com/2069)
https://www.stocksy.com/448365 (https://www.stocksy.com/448365)
https://www.stocksy.com/389491 (https://www.stocksy.com/389491)
https://www.stocksy.com/645142 (https://www.stocksy.com/645142)
https://www.stocksy.com/834501 (https://www.stocksy.com/834501)
https://www.stocksy.com/202468 (https://www.stocksy.com/202468)
https://www.stocksy.com/202466 (https://www.stocksy.com/202466)
https://www.stocksy.com/467883 (https://www.stocksy.com/467883)
https://www.stocksy.com/921360 (https://www.stocksy.com/921360)
https://www.stocksy.com/857927 (https://www.stocksy.com/857927)
https://www.stocksy.com/921357 (https://www.stocksy.com/921357)
https://www.stocksy.com/921339 (https://www.stocksy.com/921339)
https://www.stocksy.com/821716 (https://www.stocksy.com/821716)
https://www.stocksy.com/850736 (https://www.stocksy.com/850736)
https://www.stocksy.com/815276 (https://www.stocksy.com/815276)
https://www.stocksy.com/824023 (https://www.stocksy.com/824023)
https://www.stocksy.com/621207 (https://www.stocksy.com/621207)
"The editor's are looking for photographers who fit a niche/style not otherwise filled by current members"
"they are looking for something different"
Anyone looking through their collection can determine in about 10 seconds that this is nonsense.
FYI, I know Stocksy defenders will call me jealous, butthurt about some rejection of a submission I never made. But honestly, I don't care to apply at Stocksy, don't really care about those who do. On top of that, I specialize in video. But from the outside looking in, the elitist hipster arrogance is a little overwhelming. Tone a down a bit guys, and maybe you'll get less hate. Maybe lay out some HONEST expectations for the people that actually want to subject themselves to your narrow scrutiny. Just a a suggestion.
in many ways, i tend to agree with what you write .
we all remember all the previous "great new hope" to rescue us from istock,...
including veer...
remember how we all cheered for veer??? and even canva???
but none of these have any track record just yet. so in that way, i agree with you,
... wait till the flavour novelty wears out, before we bring in the champagne glasses!!!
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You are all entitled to your opinions re: Stocksy.....thanks for the love. ;)
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Stocksy has hard limit of number of co-op members, that's why it's getting tough to get in now as there are not many spots left. But that doesn't mean we won't accept anymore new photographers because it will come to a point where we have to let go of folks who have been dormant or passive co-op members and fill them with new members. But those spots will most likely given to photographers who can offer something different and fill the holes in library, not diluting them; so it's not due to elitist reason. I'm not in the position to share much. Co-op runs differently from the normal agencies where the management can make the calls without getting approval from other photographers. Any major business decisions made in Stocksy needs votes from the co-op members that includes the co-op membership limit.
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Indie, I come across your work many times in 500px. I find your work is very similar to 2 other very popular photographers in Stocksy, and one of them from your city and I'm sure you know them well. Each time I see similar portrait in any viral social media post, I always try to guess which of the 3 of you take the photo.
Have you considered Trevillion and Arcangel?
Update: Oh, just saw your port in Trevillion. Stunning work!
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Indie, I come across your work many times in 500px. I find your work is very similar to 2 other very popular photographers in Stocksy, and one of them from your city and I'm sure you know them well. Each time I see similar portrait in any viral social media post, I always try to guess which of the 3 of you take the photo.
Have you considered Trevillion and Arcangel?
Update: Oh, just saw your port in Trevillion. Stunning work!
Tnx again to all of you but I think this could be the main reason. Yes there are few of us in the same city and we basically grew up together and we are all more or less good friends, so it's no wonder we have a similar style. We also live in small country where you can name just a few models (in a fashion industry that does not exist) so it's extremely hard to find new faces, that is why we usually work with the same models :-[
Anyway, I'm planning to relocate soon(to another country) because I'm somehow stuck in here and I can't make further progress with such a limitation. I'm working on it for the last year and a half so I believe there is a good reason for everything that happens to me (at least it's always been that way so far :) )
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Indie, I come across your work many times in 500px. I find your work is very similar to 2 other very popular photographers in Stocksy, and one of them from your city and I'm sure you know them well. Each time I see similar portrait in any viral social media post, I always try to guess which of the 3 of you take the photo.
Have you considered Trevillion and Arcangel?
Update: Oh, just saw your port in Trevillion. Stunning work!
Tnx again to all of you but I think this could be the main reason. Yes there are few of us in the same city and we basically grew up together and we are all more or less good friends, so it's no wonder we have a similar style. We also live in small country where you can name just a few models (in a fashion industry that does not exist) so it's extremely hard to find new faces, that is why we usually work with the same models :-[
Anyway, I'm planning to relocate soon(to another country) because I'm somehow stuck in here and I can't make further progress with such a limitation. I'm working on it for the last year and a half so I believe there is a good reason for everything that happens to me (at least it's always been that way so far :) )
Model like Nejla H, no one in the right mind will reject the opportunity to shoot her. I would too if I happen to be in your city :D.
Best of luck with your relocation, I'm sure it will bring you more opportunities.
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Stocksy has hard limit of number of co-op members, that's why it's getting tough to get in now as there are not many spots left. But that doesn't mean we won't accept anymore new photographers because it will come to a point where we have to let go of folks who have been dormant or passive co-op members and fill them with new members. But those spots will most likely given to photographers who can offer something different and fill the holes in library, not diluting them; so it's not due to elitist reason.
Well, there you go.
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The answer is simple: your images are too good for them. These are correctly exposed, correctly lighted, nice images. Really nice images!
Good images are boring for them. They already have some... so now they need trendy, surprising, spontaneously taken images. Different looking images. Much worse images then yours. Buy an iphone and forget about lighting and composition and they will let you in. At least this is my impression while I am browsing Stocksy.
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The answer is simple: your images are too good for them. These are correctly exposed, correctly lighted, nice images. Really nice images!
Good images are boring for them. They already have some... so now they need trendy, surprising, spontaneously taken images. Different looking images. Much worse images then yours. Buy an iphone and forget about lighting and composition and they will let you in. At least this is my impression while I am browsing Stocksy.
LMAO, ... and pump up the ISO for noise the size of giant golf balls , clipped highlights and blocked shadows..
like you get from those camera - clubs exhibitions that sell framed images for 400 bucks ;D ;D ;D
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LMAO, ... and pump up the ISO for noise the size of giant golf balls , clipped highlights and blocked shadows..
like you get from those camera - clubs exhibitions that sell framed images for 400 bucks ;D ;D ;D
Reeeeeeally? Where are you based?
In that case, we're the mugs.
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The answer is simple: your images are too good for them. These are correctly exposed, correctly lighted, nice images. Really nice images!
Good images are boring for them. They already have some... so now they need trendy, surprising, spontaneously taken images. Different looking images. Much worse images then yours. Buy an iphone and forget about lighting and composition and they will let you in. At least this is my impression while I am browsing Stocksy.
agree...i wanted to apply , but I'm mostly editorial and travel and don't see they will need me, my goal right now are mopstrlfy enter off set and gallery stock for rm, then i'm done considering that i am also with alamy for rm and i'm a contributor at redux pictures for editorial serious photography.
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i don't want to be critic but all this portfolio looks really the same...pale skin tones, same pose same color...i mean stocks is full of this style, flickr is full especially russian artist, 500 px is full....when i read " my style"....im not harsh but this is the style of everybody in instagram, in any hipsy stock agency.. i don't see nothing original. they are good done but nothing creative. anybody really can do this in any corner of the world right now.
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i don't want to be critic but all this portfolio looks really the same...pale skin tones, same pose same color...i mean stocks is full of this style, flickr is full especially russian artist, 500 px is full....when i read " my style"....im not harsh but this is the style of everybody in instagram, in any hipsy stock agency.. i don't see nothing original. they are good done but nothing creative. anybody really can do this in any corner of the world right now.
I wouldn't like to see you critical and harsh :-X
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i don't want to be critic but all this portfolio looks really the same...pale skin tones, same pose same color...i mean stocks is full of this style, flickr is full especially russian artist, 500 px is full....when i read " my style"....im not harsh but this is the style of everybody in instagram, in any hipsy stock agency.. i don't see nothing original. they are good done but nothing creative. anybody really can do this in any corner of the world right now.
I can agree with some things you said, but keep in mind that I'm still young and new in photography, so my current goal is to master all technical stuff first (lightning-pre and post production, photo montage, combination of photo and cgi etc), so there will be time for other things, but first things first.
And this is where I can't agree with you, because not anybody can do this, and there are actually small number of people who mastered all those skills.
http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty (http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty) - This girl is example of how I see my work will be in a few years... (yes it's fashion, beauty and commercial but I like it and it's not easy as you think)
So we're gone too far.. I just wanted to put my other work somewhere and... something that I do when I'm walking down the streets, or travel, or catching random moments with my friends... because I'm aways photographing something. That's why I'm here asking for your thoughts and thanks to everyone who shared their opinion :)
Ps. I don't know how you managed to put together so called "russian" style and hipsy - totally different styles.
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The answer is simple: your images are too good for them. These are correctly exposed, correctly lighted, nice images. Really nice images!
Good images are boring for them. They already have some... so now they need trendy, surprising, spontaneously taken images. Different looking images. Much worse images then yours. Buy an iphone and forget about lighting and composition and they will let you in. At least this is my impression while I am browsing Stocksy.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Tnx
I have a bunch of those "worse" images, that's why I applied to stocksy, hoping I'll put them somewhere where I can have some use of them.. 8) ;D
No really, I have a lot of those artsy photos because it's something I love to do too, but it's just not something that I want to show in my portfolio. I enjoy doing it but it's not where you can show your skills.
Maybe it's better they rejected me..just the other day a friend (who is already at stocksy) told me they rejected some of his latest work with an explanation "too good" so I caught him wondering around how to make his photos less good..and it's becoming his style now..I think it's not good.
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[url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url] ([url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url]) - This girl is example of how I see my work will be in a few years... (yes it's fashion, beauty and commercial but I like it and it's not easy as you think)
Again, that all looks exactly the same to me. Easy light set up, simple head and shoulders posing. It's more showing the talent of a make up artist than anything else. I'd shoot for more creative things, if I was setting a goal.
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i don't want to be critic but all this portfolio looks really the same...pale skin tones, same pose same color...i mean stocks is full of this style, flickr is full especially russian artist, 500 px is full....when i read " my style"....im not harsh but this is the style of everybody in instagram, in any hipsy stock agency.. i don't see nothing original. they are good done but nothing creative. anybody really can do this in any corner of the world right now.
I can agree with some things you said, but keep in mind that I'm still young and new in photography, so my current goal is to master all technical stuff first (lightning-pre and post production, photo montage, combination of photo and cgi etc), so there will be time for other things, but first things first.
And this is where I can't agree with you, because not anybody can do this, and there are actually small number of people who mastered all those skills.
[url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url] ([url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url]) - This girl is example of how I see my work will be in a few years... (yes it's fashion, beauty and commercial but I like it and it's not easy as you think)
So we're gone too far.. I just wanted to put my other work somewhere and... something that I do when I'm walking down the streets, or travel, or catching random moments with my friends... because I'm aways photographing something. That's why I'm here asking for your thoughts and thanks to everyone who shared their opinion :)
Ps. I don't know how you managed to put together so called "russian" style and hipsy - totally different styles.
don't wanted to sound ruse, you are very good photographer and has a clearly a good tendency to shoot girl....your photos are well done, but what i'm saying is that there is an overflow of this style in every website, stocks being the last.
especially from eastern europe and balkans. what i 'm saying is there is such a market in the world to fulfill the economical need s of all those people?
i live often in kiev and i know hundred of young people with portfolio like yours. in eastern part of europe building such portfolio is pretty easy. in my opinion you are good should go for more direct approach to your field, beauty and fashion. but with more complex lighting scheme and pose.
in addiction you said you want relocate...but where? pay attention that big cities are full of photographer. i suggest u go asia right now to have chance.
looking the girl you posted the link, she's clearly good but looking her publication she has local success, most of time this success come for personal preference not skill...had she gone to milan for example i doubt she would have chance to shoot fro grazia or elle italy for example. so even relocation right now is very complex. i don't know how big is your city and what opportunity u have but maybe just going to capital of your country could be a good idea.
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i don't want to be critic but all this portfolio looks really the same...pale skin tones, same pose same color...i mean stocks is full of this style, flickr is full especially russian artist, 500 px is full....when i read " my style"....im not harsh but this is the style of everybody in instagram, in any hipsy stock agency.. i don't see nothing original. they are good done but nothing creative. anybody really can do this in any corner of the world right now.
I can agree with some things you said, but keep in mind that I'm still young and new in photography, so my current goal is to master all technical stuff first (lightning-pre and post production, photo montage, combination of photo and cgi etc), so there will be time for other things, but first things first.
And this is where I can't agree with you, because not anybody can do this, and there are actually small number of people who mastered all those skills.
[url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url] ([url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url]) - This girl is example of how I see my work will be in a few years... (yes it's fashion, beauty and commercial but I like it and it's not easy as you think)
So we're gone too far.. I just wanted to put my other work somewhere and... something that I do when I'm walking down the streets, or travel, or catching random moments with my friends... because I'm aways photographing something. That's why I'm here asking for your thoughts and thanks to everyone who shared their opinion :)
Ps. I don't know how you managed to put together so called "russian" style and hipsy - totally different styles.
i mean russian to say eastern eruope...microstock is overflown by russsian and ukrainian photographer.
as far as that photographer from croatia, she's good but nothing i 'd say ..wow...nothing could be easier to replicate.
for me beati shots must be creative, tridimensional.
http://art-dept.com/photography (http://art-dept.com/photography)
take for example this book of beauty
http://art-dept.com/photography/arthur-belebeau/beauty/viewall (http://art-dept.com/photography/arthur-belebeau/beauty/viewall)
can't u see the difference?
i suggest you aim to that level.-
N.B: the fashion book of that carotin photo are better than beauty and really pop because of color. probably most of those shots wouldn't have been accepted by stocks.
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i don't want to be critic but all this portfolio looks really the same...pale skin tones, same pose same color...i mean stocks is full of this style, flickr is full especially russian artist, 500 px is full....when i read " my style"....im not harsh but this is the style of everybody in instagram, in any hipsy stock agency.. i don't see nothing original. they are good done but nothing creative. anybody really can do this in any corner of the world right now.
I can agree with some things you said, but keep in mind that I'm still young and new in photography, so my current goal is to master all technical stuff first (lightning-pre and post production, photo montage, combination of photo and cgi etc), so there will be time for other things, but first things first.
And this is where I can't agree with you, because not anybody can do this, and there are actually small number of people who mastered all those skills.
[url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url] ([url]http://www.jelenabalic.com/beauty[/url]) - This girl is example of how I see my work will be in a few years... (yes it's fashion, beauty and commercial but I like it and it's not easy as you think)
So we're gone too far.. I just wanted to put my other work somewhere and... something that I do when I'm walking down the streets, or travel, or catching random moments with my friends... because I'm aways photographing something. That's why I'm here asking for your thoughts and thanks to everyone who shared their opinion :)
Ps. I don't know how you managed to put together so called "russian" style and hipsy - totally different styles.
last i add that the secret what makes a photographer really stand is the master of shadow and light, even in beauty. that makes tridimensional. beauty shot like the one you show are these days too common,. one beauty dish, maybe a reflector, tons of pp to smooth skin and color..
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Hey Indie, impressive portfolio. I really liked looking at your retouching section but a lot of those retouched photos loses the pink flesh tone that makes the images colder to me somehow. Maybe the reviewers picked up on that also?
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Indie cool images. Maybe the rejection was for a clear skin retouching or some some pictures look very processed. I dont know, i havent stocksy style.
Of course, your photos have exceptional quality, maybe is style question.