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Stocksy / Microstock photographers and Stocksy application
« on: July 03, 2014, 04:53 »
I would like to ask microstock photographers what are their experiences with Stocksy.

Microstock was my full time job for few years and I was very thankful for it, although I had to adjust my photography style to their requirements. I like more Stocksy photography style and I would like to be their photographer but I found out that it is very difficult to change all microstock habits now. Preparing my portfolio for Stocksy application I noticed these difficulties:

1. I'm focusing more on technical quality than aesthetic impression and creativity.
2. I'm accustomed to details and I don't think about surroundings when I'm shooting.
3. I'm directed to microstock subjects and I feel strange when I want to put to my portfolio something different or more personal.

This is my portfolio from last application and it was declined:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/102259734@N04/
I tried to understand my mistakes and I prepared new portfolio for next application: https://mkucova.squarespace.com
I think it looks better now although I'm not sure if it is exactly what Stocksy editors want to see. I would like to ask if the other microstock photographers have to deal with similar troubles. How do you prepare your portfolio for resubmission? Are you sending the same images again or different? I will be thankful for opinion from Stocksy photographers too - I would like to know what I can improve more.


 

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