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« on: December 30, 2018, 13:06 »
I just tried uploading with the new Adobe interface, and I like it very much. However, I cannot set the price for the ELs as I can on the Fotolia page from 30-100.
Mat, I know you have said in the past that we can write in and get this changed, but are we to write in every time we make a submission, or are you going to allow us to set a default amount somewhere?
The Extended license price is fixed across the entire collection at Adobe Stock. The price is $79.99. There is no need for the feature you have requested. While Fotolia is still active however, we can make the change to extended license prices for you. The most efficient way to submit the request is to write us via the "contact us" link at the bottom of the Adobe Stock Contributor Portal. You can also open a ticket via Fotolia however our response time will likely be slower. -Mat
902
« on: December 30, 2018, 13:03 »
contributors outside the US paid in USD can receive payments through Payoneer,
Mat Hayward
this is the part that interest me - I receive payments in EUR so there is no options for payments through Payoneer. Also I can't change in my account to be payment in USD. Do you have any plan to change this?
No plans to change this that I'm aware of. -Mat
903
« on: December 23, 2018, 13:08 »
I believe we still (sellers)need a search box inside our portfolio in Adobe Stock to find our images under a keyword, it is very useful to sort of our work for planning new work.
Yes, this is a top feature request that has come up a number of times. The development team is aware. -Mat
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« on: December 23, 2018, 13:07 »
I have brought this up with the Product Manager for the contributor portal. It is a bit of a nuisance I agree. The same happens if you clear the auto-keywords then add a title before adding your own keywords. I expect this will be fixed down the road though it is not a high priority as it's fairly easy to work around.
-Mat
905
« on: December 22, 2018, 10:44 »
Sometime in the next week we will be adding credits into those accounts to compensate for the incorrect withholding.
Did any of you get the whithheld credits back? The week is nearly over, but I did not receive anything.
Send me an email with your account number and I'll take a look. I'm out of the office until Jan 3 but will be checking email intermittently. -Mat
906
« on: December 21, 2018, 11:09 »
I have had a couple of my photos rejected (SS, Adobe, iStock) requiring a property release. I have had plenty of my photos accepted that are similar in nature.
Here's the situation. The buildings I have shot aren't well known or "famous", I am not trespassing on the property itself (taken from the road) and these aren't people's private homes. There are no names on these buildings or trademarks.
The agencies are super inconsistent in their review. What's the deal? What are your thoughts/suggestions?
A building doesn't need to be famous to require a property release. If it is recognizable private property it will likely require a property release at Adobe Stock. You can review our property release requirements here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html?topic=/stock/contributor/morehelp/legal-guidelines.ug.js-Mat
907
« on: December 21, 2018, 11:07 »
The new Adobe Stock is very frustrating for buying photos compared to Fotolia. Before I could just buy a photo with my credits earned. I can't even select a size or see pricing credits for images anymore. They keep wanting me to buy a subscription.
Am I doing something wrong? I really need to buy 1 single photo for a client and it isn't letting me use my credits to buy 1 photo anymore. I can't select a size or anything. Did they eliminate sizes?
Am I doing something wrong? Any other Photographers who are also Designers?
Adobe Stock does not sell images based on size and your commissions cannot be used to purchase content at this time. -Mat
908
« on: December 18, 2018, 16:47 »
Hey Mat,
I've got a question regarding the title of the file. On most other sites, we are required to enter both a title and a description, but on AS only a title is needed.
Is it better to keep it short as a title or to create more of a description including for instance the type of shot, concept, backstory etc.?
Thanks for your help!
Found the answer for those who want more info on the subject:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/titles-and-keyword.html
Thanks for the advise link, answers a question I had and never followed up: Titles are not searchable at Adobe Stock. Instead, content is found through keywords, so be sure to include all important words from the title as keywords.
Looks like I need to do some reading and adjusting. 
I have a relatively new piece of information about this to share with you. While the title itself is not searchable, if you add a keyword that is also listed in the title, that word is given extra weight in the search results.
-Mat
Oh nice, thanks Mat.
And what about the position of the words in the title - for instance 'Blue Hat Girl' vs 'Girl With Blue Hat' - would the first word hold more weight than the last given these words are also in the keywords? hehe
Your MSG alias answers your own question. -Mat
909
« on: December 18, 2018, 14:26 »
Hey Mat,
I've got a question regarding the title of the file. On most other sites, we are required to enter both a title and a description, but on AS only a title is needed.
Is it better to keep it short as a title or to create more of a description including for instance the type of shot, concept, backstory etc.?
Thanks for your help!
Found the answer for those who want more info on the subject:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/titles-and-keyword.html
Thanks for the advise link, answers a question I had and never followed up: Titles are not searchable at Adobe Stock. Instead, content is found through keywords, so be sure to include all important words from the title as keywords.
Looks like I need to do some reading and adjusting.
I have a relatively new piece of information about this to share with you. While the title itself is not searchable, if you add a keyword that is also listed in the title, that word is given extra weight in the search results. -Mat
910
« on: December 18, 2018, 13:04 »
@ Mat - are you saying that the acceptance ratio is not a factor in the search algorithm (there are only so many factors available to be used to structure a search return from millions of images)?
Yes, I am saying that acceptance ratio is not a factor in the search algorithm. -Mat
911
« on: December 18, 2018, 08:57 »
Does Adobe punish?
Enviado desde mi ALP-L29 mediante Tapatalk
No is the answer to your question. There are no punitive consequences based on your approval ratio. The only time it has ever mattered is in regards to the Creative Cloud giveaway promotion this year which requires a 50% approval ratio based on all uploaded files. Kind regards, Mat Hayward
912
« on: December 17, 2018, 13:53 »
i ha a sale for 0,25 cent..never had it ...can you explain what kind of royalty is this?
It's difficult to say since you are anonymous here I cannot check. My best guess is if you are a silver ranked contributor, your commission rate is 25% for Fotolia based credits sales. If someone bought an XS file for the price of 1 credit, your commission would be .25. Additional details can be read here about Fotolia commission rates: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/vector-requirements.htmlIf you have additional questions, please start a new thread as this is not relevant to the original post. -Mat
913
« on: December 17, 2018, 11:30 »
Matt
I'm sure quite a number of us use Lightroom to process and keyword our images before uploading to Adobe stock and its great that many enhancements have come along over the months. But the one glaring issue is that keywords are always sorted into alphabetic order in Lightroom and then Adobe Stock states clearly that the most important keywords must be first.
Are there any plans to fix that in Lightroom and offer a feature to sort keywords by priority order?
Steve
I'm sorry but I don't think this is going to happen any time in the near future. I've requested it numerous times however it's not in line with the functionality of Lightroom as I understand it. For my personal workflow, I add a keyword in Lightroom that helps me easily find the file(s) if I need to. I export jpg files with no embedded keywords then add my stock keywords in Adobe Bridge. In Bridge, the keyword order remains intact. -Mat
914
« on: December 14, 2018, 02:03 »
Take a Red admiral butterfly. Should it be keyworded as "Red, admiral, butterfly, Vanessa, atalanta" or "Red admiral, butterfly, Vanessa atalanta"? Obviously, someone searching for an admiral (or a Vanessa) doesn't want an insect, but all the keyword examples I see are for stand-alone words.
The general answer to your question is "yes."
For red admiral butterfly, assuming the actual color is red I would use the keywords "red admiral butterfly, red, butterfly"
The word "admiral should be left out as people search for admiral would likely not be looking for the butterfly type. I don't know much (anything) about butterflies. If there are other types or colors of admiral butterflies you would likely want to add "admiral butterfly" as a keyword also.
-Mat
Any particular reason why the words "red" "butterfly" and "admiral" would need to be listed separately when its included in the phrase "red admiral butterfly"?
By what you say above there is no reason not to add "admiral" as a keyword as it is an essential identifier of the butterly.
Much like a "Monarch butterfly" or "Peacock butterly"
This may be me showing ignorance about butterflies. My assumption was that someone search for "Admiral" would be looking for images of a naval commander and the word wouldn't be relevant on it's own in a butterfly search. Based on a quick search in Adobe Stock it looks like I'm wrong. The best advice I've been given from our metadata expert on staff is to list multiple words as one keyword and separately. "Arctic Fox, Arctic, Fox" as an example. Another would be "Golden Gate Bridge" which is appropriate as one keyword. In that example I would list "bridge" as a separate keyword but probably would not add "gate" or "golden" as individual keywords. -Mat
915
« on: December 13, 2018, 17:05 »
Take a Red admiral butterfly. Should it be keyworded as "Red, admiral, butterfly, Vanessa, atalanta" or "Red admiral, butterfly, Vanessa atalanta"? Obviously, someone searching for an admiral (or a Vanessa) doesn't want an insect, but all the keyword examples I see are for stand-alone words.
The general answer to your question is "yes." For red admiral butterfly, assuming the actual color is red I would use the keywords "red admiral butterfly, red, butterfly" The word "admiral should be left out as people search for admiral would likely not be looking for the butterfly type. I don't know much (anything) about butterflies. If there are other types or colors of admiral butterflies you would likely want to add "admiral butterfly" as a keyword also. -Mat
916
« on: December 13, 2018, 13:10 »
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« on: December 13, 2018, 13:06 »
Thanks for the feedback everyone. We made the change to allow new contributors to cash out sooner. When first getting started it can take a while to get enough momentum to reach the $50 minimum.
An additional advantage for contributors with this change is that in the US, contributors receive a 1099 tax form on commissions regardless of whether the earnings were cashed out or not. This way, contributors that had earned between $25 and $50 in 2018 can cash out. It should make claiming the earnings on tax returns an easier pill to swallow.
-Mat Hayward
918
« on: December 13, 2018, 13:00 »
Video was well done one of the best I have seen for how to produce stock!
Thanks @jjneff!
919
« on: December 13, 2018, 12:59 »
That's really interesting Matt, thanks!
Video is really nice and give many tips about how to plan a shooting.
Did you do also stock footage during the shooting? I mean commercial stock clips, not informative?
I ask because one of the most difficult things I find during my shootings is to mix photo and video, changing is not easy even when you like to capture the same subject/mood in both media.
Practical questions to better understand results: how many hours of work it takes? And, if you can tell, how much it costs (models+props), a total approx amount? How many images finally was produced from shooting? How long do you plan to reach break even and start to earn from this shooting?
Thank you very much! Sorry if some or all questions are answered during the video, I'm not english native speaking so I could miss something of your speech.
Thank you very much for the feedback. Like you, I struggle with the balance of video and photo on a shoot. This is something I am actively working on as video is out of my comfort zone. It is most definitely in your best interest to add video to your portfolio every opportunity you can. It's top of mind for me, I just need to work on my technique more to become a successful video contributor. There is a learning curve but I'm working on it. For your other questions...I believe the shoot lasted around 6 or 7 hours all said and done with a break in the middle. I usually find models via Model Mayhem and sometimes Instagram (search for #seattlemodel for example). The rates vary, when it's a shoot like this for an Adobe video the rate is usually higher than what I normally pay because of the added element of the video production. As a result, 5 models at a higher rate for a full day, exclusive only to Adobe Stock it will likely take a year or more to break even. I didn't have to pay for the location which certainly helps. There was some cost for food and props but not much. When I am shooting on my own budget I usually offer $200 for a 2-3 hour shoot per model. In most cases I break even within a few months assuming there are no other expenses involved. Sometimes less time...sometimes...well, I'm still waiting to break even. It depends on a number of factors at the top of the list being the quality of the content I capture. I am definitely of the mindset that microstock is a marathon and not a race. I don't expect to break even immediately but over the course of time most, if not all shoots I've paid for have earned far more than my initial costs and continue to earn for me year after year. As far as usable images, I'm pretty heavy handed with the shutter and pulled around 400 stock worthy files. A lot of those were similars however so I think it was reduced to around 250 or so that I submitted for review. Thanks again, Mat
920
« on: December 13, 2018, 12:38 »
Thank you Mat, an informative video and a production explaining a solid workflow.
I like it, so I will give some feedback about it, on how I could have liked it more.
I understand that shooting a video about a stock photography production can be quite a distraction from the actual stock shooting itself. In that sense, you did a very good job of maintaining balance and delivering a majority of good shots. However, looking at the gallery I spotted a few images that are not as strong as the rest ones in terms of communicating their meaning. Sorry to say, but these are mostly yours.
Looking at the gallery I could tell which images are yours and which are Andy's. Andy, not being the main narrator, was more relaxed to search for angles and also your final edits differ. Your images tend to a more neutral / colder white balance. Andy is probably more appealing to the detail that the several feelings portrayed, like 'freedom', 'friendship', 'camping', 'nature' 'love' etc could all be communicated better in warmer tones. The flares added by him are also a nice touch.
My important concern is that some of your images have background distractions. When this is not happening, your images are from ok up to excellent. In the images I am attaching, you can see how you and Andy handled a similar subject as different photographers. Andy included the tent inside his composition, just enough to place us in a camping environment. The tent (which is also open) inside your composition is causing a distraction from what your photo could be about. More specifically, a man is coming from the background bringing more wood. For it's human capital involved (& the models you paid for), the main meaning of this image is about collaboration during camping. But it's not as balanced as it could have been, making it too much about camping and too little about collaboration. In another wood cutting shot, where the maximum dynamic was intented, you chose a photo of the axe, too much inside the wood. It ended up looking like a hammer, taking away almost all of it's dynamic.
I sincerely wish that you keep returning with productions and posts like this. Contributors are eager to learn how to organise their productions better and all these insights are valuable. My overall rating for this effort is 8/10. For your photography, two tips. Maybe a little bit of practice in handling backgrounds and when handling wide angles, try to get more 'inside' and create as much depth as possible.
Kind Regards,
Thomas
http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/suspicious-behaviour-onepixel/msg0/?topicseen#newHi Thomas, Thanks very much for the detailed feedback and recommendations. The critique is a appreciated and noted. In my opinion, you are right about most of the points you made. Andy's images definitely have more pop and eye catching appeal. I think he is a fantastic photographer and was very impressed with the results he came up with. My post processing does tend to err on the side of cooler white balance and more neutral tones. My thought process is that this style gives designers flexibility to adjust and match their project exactly. The downside is that they don't grab as much attention during search. It's something I've been experimenting with since I started shooting stock. I don't expect that to change as my style is always evolving. -Mat
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« on: December 12, 2018, 19:43 »
Hi everyone, Today a new blog post went live with a link to a video featuring stock photographer Andy Dean and myself capturing content that speaks to the 2018 Adobe Stock Visual Trend "Touch and Tactility." If you have a moment, please check it out. I must warn you, it's very unsanitary and a bit violent at times. The video is at the bottom of this blog post: https://theblog.adobe.com/capturing-touch-and-tactility-on-camera/Let me know what you think!....well, only if you like it. If you hate it just keep that to yourself  -Mat
923
« on: December 12, 2018, 19:34 »
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday a small number of contributors had taxes withheld that were either in excess of what should have been withheld or should not have been withheld at all. In most cases the total amount was less than a dollar. The issue was quickly identified and corrected and we now have a list of all accounts that were impacted. Sometime in the next week we will be adding credits into those accounts to compensate for the incorrect withholding. Thank you very much for your patience as we get the impacted accounts refunded and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
This issue is not related to the email you received about your tax form. If you received the email, it is an indication your current tax form will be expiring by the end of the year. Please update it at your earliest convenience.
Kind regards,
Mat Hayward
924
« on: December 12, 2018, 19:34 »
Hi Everyone,
Yesterday a small number of contributors had taxes withheld that were either in excess of what should have been withheld or should not have been withheld at all. In most cases the total amount was less than a dollar. The issue was quickly identified and corrected and we now have a list of all accounts that were impacted. Sometime in the next week we will be adding credits into those accounts to compensate for the incorrect withholding. Thank you very much for your patience as we get the impacted accounts refunded and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
This issue is not related to the email you received about your tax form. If you received the email, it is an indication your current tax form will be expiring by the end of the year. Please update it at your earliest convenience.
Kind regards,
Mat Hayward
925
« on: December 10, 2018, 10:54 »
I think contributor-support -at- adobe.com is the email address, although it might vary by region? This link is the "Contact Us" from the bottom of the contributor dashboard page - which is how I have initiated support requests when needed:
https://contributor.stock.adobe.com/en/contact
Jo Ann is correct, [email protected] is the best way to reach us. You may want to write to the tax team directly for this issue however. They can be reached via [email protected]Kind regards, Mat Hayward
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