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General Stock Discussion / Re: Accepted into ImageBrief
« on: October 14, 2013, 15:03 »
Hi everyone!
My name is Ken Pao, i'm the photo editor at ImageBrief and wanted to introduce myself. It's so great to see so many people interested and participating in our site. I wanted to address one of the big questions on this forum, namely why some briefs "hang" or "pend" for so long. When a brief is pending, all the images that have been submitted are currently in a creative review with the client and their creative team.
This pending period can range from days to weeks depending on the schedule of the client and if they have to make any creative changes on there original concept. In addition, our book publishing clients often work 12 months in advance and may not sign off final cover artwork until 3-4 months after the search and concept was mocked up. As you know when working with creatives and clients, there is always a lot of back and forth when it comes to finalizing a concept and then executing it with the right imagery and copy.
As a result, sometimes a lot of our photographers will experience a limbo period where they feel like nothing is happening with the images they submitted and that it was all just a waste of time. Rest assured, our account management team have personal contact with every single buyer and brief to ensure all briefs are vetted to verified requests from real buyers. If briefs are not awarded this is down to unavoidable changes in creative direction or a more suitable image being found elsewhere. We do everything we can to ensure each brief is awarded.
Please let us know if you ever have anymore questions or concerns, you can always reach us at [email protected]!
Ken
My name is Ken Pao, i'm the photo editor at ImageBrief and wanted to introduce myself. It's so great to see so many people interested and participating in our site. I wanted to address one of the big questions on this forum, namely why some briefs "hang" or "pend" for so long. When a brief is pending, all the images that have been submitted are currently in a creative review with the client and their creative team.
This pending period can range from days to weeks depending on the schedule of the client and if they have to make any creative changes on there original concept. In addition, our book publishing clients often work 12 months in advance and may not sign off final cover artwork until 3-4 months after the search and concept was mocked up. As you know when working with creatives and clients, there is always a lot of back and forth when it comes to finalizing a concept and then executing it with the right imagery and copy.
As a result, sometimes a lot of our photographers will experience a limbo period where they feel like nothing is happening with the images they submitted and that it was all just a waste of time. Rest assured, our account management team have personal contact with every single buyer and brief to ensure all briefs are vetted to verified requests from real buyers. If briefs are not awarded this is down to unavoidable changes in creative direction or a more suitable image being found elsewhere. We do everything we can to ensure each brief is awarded.
Please let us know if you ever have anymore questions or concerns, you can always reach us at [email protected]!
Ken
