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Adobe Stock / ...and now I'm done.
« on: September 07, 2024, 00:17 »
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.

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Adobe Stock / Rejection patterns.
« on: April 24, 2023, 12:02 »
I've noticed a pattern with Adobe over the years. I make the effort to upload new images... They get rejected for random reasons... I get frustrated and dont upload for weeks or months... I then get multiple sales a day, so I upload more images... Immediately after uploading, the sales completely stop... The uploads get rejected... Round and round it goes. After uploading an image 4 or 5 times it will usually get accepted but for any kind of volume of images, its just not worth it.
Its like its all a lure to keep people paying Adobe subscription fees for their software forever.
Why should a contributor operate at a loss to waste time fighting to upload images into a portfolio they have no control over for constantly falling royalties in return?

Now the Adobe guy will do his helpful thing and ask for me to upload samples of the rejected work so he can investigate and on and on like its been for years yet nothing changes or improves. A Placating game to keep you on a string.

Despite being my top agency for sales, trying to grow a portfolio here just isnt worth the time for so little.

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Adobe Stock / Lifetime Downloads
« on: January 02, 2023, 19:12 »
So... my lifetime download count on the dashboard reset to zero on January 1st. I dont recall this happening before. Is lifetime now defined as 1 year?

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General Stock Discussion / Technical issues
« on: November 21, 2020, 02:28 »
What are other peoples experiences with review rejections lately on AS?

I quit stock a year ago due to relentless and irrational rejections. Now my sales are better than ever at AS, so I try to add new projects and everything is rejected for unknown technical issues. Over and over. As a test I uploaded 2 images with horrid ISO noise and they passed first time.

We do all the work and they make us bleed for the smallest piece of the pie. Doesnt seem worth the investment of time and gear.


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