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« on: September 07, 2024, 08:48 »
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« on: September 07, 2024, 08:38 »
Knock knock knock!... Adobe? Are you there?... Can you hear read me?  Hem, here is a good idea for you. Here is a nice possible future "Excitings News"!  Why not make the contributors pay for validation of their images? Hey!!! Isnt this a good idea??? let say... hem... $0.10 per image for getting priority validation. Maybe you could also plan a monthly package for pro members with unlimited uploads? Of course, we suppose well that finance is not your main concern. But I'm sure you would help some of your contributors feel privileged by offering them a choice, to have more control over their content. They would select the best of their production. They would still be free to refuse after all. Of course, you would refund the money if the image was not validated. There is a good future for all, we all know this. 
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« on: September 07, 2024, 03:12 »
So... I upgrade to multiple lenses of the new Zeiss Milvus line which produce the sharpest clarity at 1/1 viewing and best color rendering I could have ever hoped for. Not cheap to do. I upgrade to a full frame body. I do storm chasing for unique landscapes not covered well by competition for a niche subject matter... especially in my region for editorial type use of seasonal severe weather. Most of my sales are for subject matter in my region which is what I try to concentrate on... for more sales like I already get. I upload 16 images and after over 3months of waiting 14 are failed and 2 are passed. The sharpest highest quality images I have ever produced since 2005.
The main one that failed was the highest megapixel panoramic city shot I've ever done. One of the sharpest images I've ever done. I waited over a year for the perfect lighting and surrounding stormy conditions.
4 other ones that failed were during tornado formation under a rotating wall cloud. Literally right in front of me. Very unique conditions and subject matter... and dangerous actually.
At any rate, I am done with stock. I am done being a sheep. My images sell regularly but I have no control over my portfolio or any kind of sales strategy. You follow and exceed their standards of quality and they punish you. They pass your worst images easily and fail your best. Try it for yourself. More editing maintains more Adobe software subscription fees which is their goal. Keeping everyone on that hamster wheel.
Best of luck to you all.
But what a shame, it is the worst humiliation that competence, art and reality are so despised. They have no qualms about despising photographers because with AI, they feel they no longer need them. And very soon, they will no longer need the prompting sheep either. Apart from the technological revolution (or rather extermination) aspect, it is also the advent of a new human generation without much qualms, having misled certain values. Many good, honest, professional and competent people have deserted this forum which has given great room to this new generation of prompters (sometimes former photographers without talent) who consider that experienced photographers are has-beens. Because today, to be competent, you don't need an eye, extraordinary patience, decades of practice, exceptional equipment... you just need a sofa and a keyboard. But this couch will be very soon the most radical ejection seat for them  For my part, after 20 years, I have never produced so much quality, and I persist, without AI of course. After the incredible raid they carried out on their contributors (mediocre photographers can rest assured, they are not affected), the only law for them: greed and cupidity. Now, they prefer to sell this: https://stock.adobe.com/search/images?filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aphoto%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aillustration%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Azip_vector%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aimage%5D=1&filters%5Bgentech%5D=only&k=storm+landscape+sky+lightning&order=relevance&price%5B%24%5D=1&safe_search=1&limit=100&search_page=1&search_type=filter-select&acp=&aco=storm+landscape+sky+lightning&get_facets=1
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« on: August 29, 2024, 11:57 »
send your work to those who treat it with respect and fair remuneration.
Istock is what it is,the 15% as non-exclusive is just the tip of the iceberg.
with connect "sales" they basically give away your entire portfolio,so your content can be downloaded practically for free.
they say that vectors are paid 20% as non-exclusive,but then in the end many were paid 15%
what is Istock in the end?
an agency that aims to sell large quantities at a low price,because they don't care about your work,but what matters to them is the quantity they can sell.
the fact is that they wave a few bucks in front of you and you follow the money,and don't really think about how much of your work is sold.
don't forget that the race to the bottom started from Istock,they are the ones who started pulling prices down,and as long as we send content to these people,we accept being treated this way.
everyone has their own point of view and needs,it's not up to me to judge,but my advice is to think about this,continuing to send content on Istock means accepting these terrible working conditions and encouraging the race to the bottom.
they're just digital vampires with a nice face!
Refusing AI garbage is not a lack of respect. AI prompters are digital vampires with a nice face... Do you have any idea how many skilled photographers the AI (that you delight in using) robs every day?
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« on: August 25, 2024, 06:23 »
in the past it was possible to create a portfolio of 2-3000 contents and then sit and count the money without doing anything anymore, today this is no longer possible.
That dream still keeps hundreds of contributors going, most just want to get to $1k, even while continuing actively contributing (not as passive income) Some have no other choices, but do stock from home full time and try to reach that goal. I admire their determination, hopefulness and positivity
In US its probably unsustainable, so how will stock continue to thrive? Probably similar to Target, stock will be supported by creatives from Asia and India. For Adobe, there is no difference what part of the world images come from.
yes that's me,my goal is to reach 1000 usd a month working only with Adobe Stock,once I reach this goal I will see if I can expand my horizons,but if I can't even earn 7-800 a month with Adobe,it's useless to think about do something else in the microstock,so first I want to see if it is possible to achieve this goal and then I will evaluate.
so far all the months of this year have been better than previous years,so it is possible to continue to improve earnings,the only problem is that today it takes much longer than 10 years ago.
I don't know because I don't have the general picture,but I'm quite convinced that those who started earning around 1000 USD a month with AI are contributors who already had 10,000 Lifetime Licenses or at least more than 1000.
I don't think the sales system allows someone who has just started to earn these figures,but it allows it over time,but as I said I don't know for sure because I don't have the general picture.
I believe that you need to exceed 10,000 sales before the sales system opens the taps,this is my impression from the data collected,but I can't be certain.
However,Adobe's sales system works well,in my opinion it is better to wait time but have guaranteed growth than to have no certainties like in other agencies.
I believe that if someone wants to hope for growth over time on Adobe they must upload at least 100 useful and well-made contents per month,at least this quantity,but of course more is better.
in any case 100 useful and well-made contents are better than 500 useless and poorly made ones in my opinion.
I have many hopes for the last quarter of this year,which will be decisive for me to see if I can continue.
Yes, you are a winner Ai prompter
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« on: August 19, 2024, 01:02 »
Do you know a way to just press a button, and it generates hundreds of thousands of images for me, indexes them, uploads them to all the microstock sites, and the money goes directly to my bank account? I would like not to receive alerts for payments, it would disturb me.
Do you know a robot who gives good massages and is submissive?
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« on: August 13, 2024, 12:08 »
It will be very helpful if these suggestions are implemented.
1- Filter panel in portfolio
2- Sorting option in portfolio
3- Ability to write a short bio in the portfolio header page
4- Follow and share portfolio button portfolio.
5- Increase 100 pages limit for portfolio
6- Option to create specific topic collection
If anyone has more suggestion, please add in the comment.
in the comment
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« on: August 12, 2024, 02:09 »
I've heard from people selling prints through social media.
I heard that the earth was flat, that aliens lived on earth among us...
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« on: August 09, 2024, 09:45 »
Good news, my account has been re-activated, thank you to Mat and Diego for your quick action.
Jim
Happy for you. If nature real photos are an issue for Adobe, they should claim it 
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« on: August 09, 2024, 04:47 »
[...]the best sense of what they've seen[...] is unlikely to mean much
I do not agree. At least they saw something, not everyone did. Do you really think there is no knowledge within our reach ? Having been a developer and a reviewer may not be a handicap We must act on the elements on which we can act for an adapted and sustainable strategy. There is no point in trying to know the details of internal recipes, but we can bring the right ingredients and avoid useless ingredients. - Optimization of the number of keywords, order or prioritization of keywords, maximum limit (in some places, too many keywords are harmful, in others, too few keywords is a hindrance). - Use or not of plurals, genders, verbs, spaces... - Even capital letters are sometimes important - Use or not of generic words (animal, beautiful, no people, travel destination...), which can dilute the effectiveness of words more closely related to the representation of the image, but sometimes correspond to a search mode - Use of conceptual, abstract or emotional terms - Importance (indexing) or not of keywords in the title and/or description You also have to observe the results of the queries - proportion of new images - study for certain keywords of the catalog content to detect shortages and find niches etc etc... I'll stop there, I realize that I'm going to spend too much time, there is so much to write... and I also prefer to keep some things to myself, we are in an era of ruthless competition. This forum is not always the ideal place for warm friendly relations either
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« on: August 08, 2024, 03:05 »
The best adapted knowledge comes mainly from personal experience. And this question is very complex, each stock agency has its own opaque operating rules, orchestrated by rather twisted algorithms. The secret can only persist, we can only detect the part of subjectivity that emerges from the iceberg. But I remain open to any new information that could arise here Producing images that stand out from the crowd remains the most effective and sustainable action within our reach. Finally, this may already be the past    The best secret for success is maybe today knowing where is the best place in your city to sit down, and hold out your empty hand to the passerby! I know someone who was able to earn up to 200 euros in a single day, in a big city.
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« on: August 08, 2024, 02:48 »
There are many other things there that make little sense there; total lack of QA, rigged photo contests, refusal to pay outstanding balance <100 if you close account ... list goes on. It's a shame because it was once great agency.
And if you wait until the amount for withdrawal runs up - withdraw the money and then close the account? In general, you are saying monstrous things. Personally, I have never had problems with withdrawal. The truth is that it sells catastrophically little - that's a fact.
No, that's YOUR fact
Oh, I get it, this is your portfolio of almost a million works and 7000 downloads a month, and many, many people crippled by AI?
NO again I NEVER did and I NEVER will use AI to produce an image (read history of my posts here ). I work with Dreamstime since 2006, always was a good company. They still sell everyday (they are not dead, nothing compared to 123rf) for me and being very selective, I only have few thousands images.
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« on: August 07, 2024, 13:16 »
There are many other things there that make little sense there; total lack of QA, rigged photo contests, refusal to pay outstanding balance <100 if you close account ... list goes on. It's a shame because it was once great agency.
And if you wait until the amount for withdrawal runs up - withdraw the money and then close the account? In general, you are saying monstrous things. Personally, I have never had problems with withdrawal. The truth is that it sells catastrophically little - that's a fact.
No, that's YOUR fact
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« on: July 31, 2024, 10:10 »
thanks for sharing.
these are excellent results,I see that this year is going badly,maybe you stopped uploading?
However,I agree, the sales system today has a key role,because we have become so many,that everything is in the hands of the sales system.
probably the best contents are somehow selected and better positioned in searches.
the only thing I am certain of is that in microstock today you have to continue to work consistently to hope for good results.
Thanks. I'm not sure if the numbers should be split 50/50 for the first 6 and last 6 months of the year And the latest works always need several months to emerge from the crap. I've been working and uploaded, but result will come in next future (I hope). My rule was always quality, not quantity. And this strategy always paid.
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« on: July 30, 2024, 09:06 »
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« on: July 30, 2024, 09:01 »
If I remember well, they asked for exclusive images in the past.  I personnaly don't pay anymore for selling my images I finally found this, but nothing was mentionned after clicking "Become A Contributor". I used external search engine. https://www.cavanimages.com/knowledge/11/cavan-is-content-exclusive-heres-why
Cavan is Content Exclusive - Here's Why
Cavan is a "distributing agency". This means we sell direct and automatically distribute work to the best partner agencies around the world.
So, please make sure the work you send to Cavan does not go to other agencies. We can't have stuff double-up at our partners.
Abusing this policy can result in your Cavan account being closed, so keep it fresh and let us do the distribution work for you.
Our approach creates some benefits for artists:
You only upload to one place, but your work goes to every agency
We work with everybody like Adobe, Getty, Shutterstock, and about 30 other agencies, Cavan's network is the largest in the world
With Cavan's network, you have the largest buyer audience possible
You can still use your content:
You can post on social and do any kind of promotional work
You can sell your work directly to buyers
Publish books of your work
Sell fine art directly to buyers
Just don't send to other agencies. Your stuff will already be there if you're working with us.
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« on: July 30, 2024, 03:07 »
Here is another story (only real photos and vector illustrations):
2006 100%
2007 2316%
2008 519%
2009 296%
2010 138%
2011 140%
2012 -56%
2013 -43%
2014 -84%
2015 -71%
2016 -98%
2017 120%
2018 101%
2019 103%
2020 123%
2021 127%
2022 114%
2023 107%
2024 -4% (for half year)
Conclusion: there is no absolute rule.
More than ever today, sales happen if your ingredients match the recipes imposed by the automated subjective algorithms that choose images more than customers do. Especially since the objective sorting by new content has disappeared.
And I can tell you that the algorithmic recipe has changed in the last 24 hours, just by looking at my latest sales.
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« on: July 30, 2024, 02:59 »
Message for all immaculate innocent image spammers: Please, do not come and expose your success with arrogance here, and dont ask for the blind compassion of all when your own actions make your account being blocked. The Unfair competition disadvantages honest contributors. When Adobe acts by protecting honest contributors (which is not their primary intention, but a simple consequence), I do not personally complain that they act this way. Automated mass production is wonderful to you? Makes you proud? Makes you feel like a genius? Well, Adobe gave us these informations: Account and submission guidelineshttps://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.htmlContent spamming
Content spamming, which includes sending multiple submissions of identical or almost identical files, is not allowed. Discover the difference between useful content variations and content that is considered spam here.
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/similar-vs-spamming.html
Similar content is one of the leading reasons we reject content. Sending multiple copies of identical content can be perceived as image spam, and can result in your account being blocked or permanently closed.
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« on: July 30, 2024, 02:10 »
Here is another story (only real photos and vector illustrations):
2006 100%
2007 2316%
2008 519%
2009 296%
2010 138%
2011 140%
2012 -56%
2013 -43%
2014 -84%
2015 -71%
2016 -98%
2017 120%
2018 101%
2019 103%
2020 123%
2021 127%
2022 114%
2023 107%
2024 -4% (for half year)
Conclusion: there is no absolute rule.
More than ever today, sales happen if your ingredients match the recipes imposed by the automated subjective algorithms that choose images more than customers do. Especially since the objective sorting by new content has disappeared.
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« on: July 29, 2024, 15:58 »
That week I had about $200 in sales. Around 12,000 images in portfolio. Only $1/wk for 4,000 assets is pretty bad honestly. If you can post your portfolio, I can give you an advice. My portfolio is below.
https://stock.adobe.com/search?creator_id=203855208
Nice portfolio.
Nice portfolio??? And he feels well placed for giving advices! wow Not sure that Rafale mode users are Gods I must admit that I submit sometimes 2, 3 variations of a same subject. But this https://stock.adobe.com/fr/search?order=relevance&serie_id=485406634&order=relevance&serie_id=485406634is far beyond the limit. Size does matter, for a certain type of portfolio. If I did this, I would not feel at ease to come in and whine that my account has been blocked... and proclaim to all immaculate innocence (and not the slightest doubt about the blind compassion of all). Account and submission guidelineshttps://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.htmlContent spamming
Content spamming, which includes sending multiple submissions of identical or almost identical files, is not allowed. Discover the difference between useful content variations and content that is considered spam here.
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/similar-vs-spamming.html
Similar content is one of the leading reasons we reject content. Sending multiple copies of identical content can be perceived as image spam, and can result in your account being blocked or permanently closed.
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« on: July 27, 2024, 07:34 »
You sell AI generated bullshits, right? So, why not ask chatGpt for your future?
If I am in a car, I want to know how to drive it, not to know the direction where it goes.
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« on: July 17, 2024, 05:45 »
Usually, you need to report only 1 infringement per a thief's account. They'll close the entire account of a thief. Just write "There are so many others on this portfolio that are stolen from my portfolio."
Unfortunately several times I had to report multiple thieves accounts selling my contents, and took the (endless) time to make a list of my original files and links to their copies. Shutterstock only deleted the files I had selected and they did not delete the accounts. Unbelievable but true!!
Shutterstock is down beyond anything, with Getty they are the scam of this stock business
Same here. They don't care from wich kind of source they get their part. A sale is a sale, nothing more.
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« on: July 16, 2024, 04:44 »
The day it happens to me I will go to a notary so to make it credible on court with every image and video. For every one of those I would ask at least 100$. So if we are talking about a few it is not worth it and just file a complain to SS. If you are talking of hundreds of files that is the route I would take.
I would also prove that SS is acting in bad faith and would search additional damages because of that. Hire a good IP lawyer and I am preety sure SS would have to pay you big bugs.
Asking is not getting... Good news, there are people who still believe in justice. I absolutely do not.
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« on: July 15, 2024, 12:08 »
How's the review time for editorial photos? Quicker than commercial?
usually within 24 hours.
Sounds good, thanks for the reply.
10 days for real photos
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« on: July 06, 2024, 02:06 »
Automatic metadata generator with modern and advanced features
Hello there. Modernity is always relative. In the 70's, my parents bought and used this as a "modern" tool:  Today, I use this, Just because, it does the job better and quicker :  And you know what? I save money, still today. Your tool is unable to achieve what I do in my workflow for 19 years now. But I don't and will never produce AI images, maybe the reason. But maybe later, I will buy a humanoid robot to push the button to start my computer.
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