Dunno... I'd stick with the old adage " If it sounds too good to be true..."

no uploading as of 9:50PM EST
page shows up but button for select images not coming up...

I feel like a got a free ticket to the Titanic    Wait, didn't Leonardo (Character Jack) get one...

he got laid before the ship went down, so it wasn't all bad...

Let's all join in the chorus, a one ana two ana:

ding dong the wicked witch is dead..

To be honest I think this discussion is over. There have been National Geographic photos traced. That is a massive legal minefield for SS.

By your own admission you cannot regulate your workers, you cannot legitimately tick the box saying you certify the work is your own, so you can't indemnify the stock agency.

No legit stock site will touch you now I am afraid, any site that reads this thread is in the position that if they accept your work they do so knowing that you can't say whether it is stolen or not. I guess they need to rethink taking work from big studios in general.

They need to cover their a** now, sorry if you legitimately didn't know what was going on, but you should of, fin.

wow
this is just pathetic - repeat offender, and as was pointed out someone who is clearly NOT in control of their business or chooses Not to be in control
sorry, there has to be a line drawn somewhere by th ms sites, and if you have a PATTERN or PRACTICE of crossing that line - even unwittingly - it is the consequence you have to face
We all sign up under the same terms, and it is up to us to live up to our end of the business agreement, end of story
I do not pity repeat offenders, I pity the original artists that got hosed out of what should belong to them for their works

If the theif has made hundreds of thousands of $ - well then so has the ms site. That is a LOT of revenue, and you wonder how much harder it is to be motivated for them to shut down someone like this, when your own pockets are getting stuffed with money?

I truly feel sorry for the original artists like yourself that have invested time and creativity to producing vectors, only to have a scumbags come steal them and rip you off. I hope they get shut down pronto. And its kudos to you and others that find such violators and post them on these forums, so that ALL artists are aware of whats going on, and together to try to do something about it!

thanks for posting the link - I LOVE the BBC docs - they all evoke wonder in the wolld we live in.

try to elude Attila at SS...

if you use 100w incandescent bulbs , you can use them to bake a muffin...

they are painfully slow sales for me - few and far between

I was wondering how long it took you to get on Shutterstock. Last three times I have been unsuccessful.

1. 5 Accepted.
2. 4 Accepted, resubmitted original 5 accepted plus 5 new. Only 3 of 5 originals  accepted plus 1 new.
3. 3 Accepted, resubmitted 4 that passed last time plus 6 new. only 1 from last time accepted plus 2 new.

Overall have had 9 files approved but never at the same time. 1 file passed all 3 submissions. Seem to fail for composition. The approval seems very subjective. Hope to have more luck next time.

First off - don't get discouraged
Secondly, post your pics here or on SS forum for critique, and try to learn from the feedback you get
SS is not easy breezy to get accepted - and even when you get in you have to still get used to rejections - sometimes for reasons that seem arbitrary, even the best contributors have to put up with that

Quote from: kingjon on November 16, 2012, 12:18

Maybe something has changed?

I think it's a couple of rogue reviewers.  Either that or they have dramatically tightened down on acceptance rates.  I've been averaging 80-100% acceptance on most batches there for the past several months, then for the last two batches, 17/20 rejected, most for focus.  The same images were accepted 80-100% on all other agencies and are similar in quality to those that received high acceptance previously.  Will downsize and resubmit most of them to see what happens - in the past that has worked fine but not so confident now.

+!10

There is no rhyme nor reason to many rejections
I can handle a certain amount not passing scrutiny, but I have been rejected for nosie -when there was none - even at 200%
so, yes reviewers dont always get it right - frankly I think if they find a couple with nosie or oof then they will nail almost the entire batch
SS please teach your reviewers properly, and not to have a 'god' complex