Ok, It's perhaps not that bad then but the images do sell over yonder. The first 4 images in succession were rejections but lower down reasons were given for further rejections if that helps.

Ok, I thought a few images might get through the approval but all 10 were rejected !!!!! Soul destroying. Some on focus, the wrong type of focus, some not even a reason. Basicly a waste of time and I haven't the time to waste working out why AND I have to wait 30 days. I thought IS was bad enough. I know most are good images so I will try not to let it get to me. In fact, some they said were not saleable are my best selling on IS.

Terrible month. Photo sales have dropped every month this year so far. Dec up to now is even worse. Absolutely awful.

Quote from: Herg on December 01, 2010, 12:02

Ok here is my link. I tend to major on Sound Effects there now and don't submit images but I have plenty in my folio for you to get an idea. What I like about SS is you can submit editorial images and not have to worry about logos, model releases etc. My college background specialised in editorial in the dark old days of the 80's ;-)

http://www.istockphoto.com/marbury

So I'd suggest going for the lighter/brighter/more colorful items from your portfolio and staying away from the more muted shots (and no flowers as yours all seem to be of the type that SS might reject - accurate botanical shots of a plant in a setting rather than a visual "WOW").

So, things like these are good for SS, IMO:

Thanks. Not all of them would be my first choice but I see what you mean. Bright, punchy and vibrant but not 100% sharp ? I say this because when I last submitted 2 or 3 years ago they were very keen on focus.




I'd stay away from things like these for SS:



Hope this helps. You'd want the 10 shots to be a variety of subjects - so your busker, the war medals on a veteran, the off license sign, the two entertainers on a stage are some other types of images that would probably be good candidates. See what other people here think.

Remember that if you do decide to become independent, each of the sites has their likes and dislikes. It helps if you can try to feed them what they prefer (as rejections always feel icky). Good luck

Will the description, key wording and title's affect the way they judge the images ?

Sorry, I forgot to mention I have just been accepted to revostock but all my uploads are currently pending. How fast are they in reviewing files ?

Ok, so thats at least an option. Get the foot in the door and then close the other behind me. I know when you cancel exclusivity (with this site I am with owned by a very rich person) it takes something like 30 days to happen. Would I have to wait that long to be able to sell or can I sell as soon as I click "Unexclusive" ?

I'm exclusive and always had everything accepted, more so when I went exclusive. Now I hardly get an acceptance and it's not worth my time. I get frustratingly contradictory rejection reasons I just give up with them. I don't shoot for them anymore and am thinking of giving up my exclusivity.

I would rather Istock put their time and money into getting a decent website sorted out ;-)

I have been exclusive for just over a year but now they have changed the site to a horrible new design, sales have nosedived (partly due to the confusing new design in my opinion)  and their rejection rate has got ridiculous I am thinking of giving up my exclusivity. They won't let you question anything that borders on criticism as they lock threads or worse, ban you for a period of time (this hasn't happened to me BTW). There is no incentive for me to be exclusive as a days shooting could be written off due to their vague reasons for "lighting" issues. They don't even give you a chance to put right what is supposed to be wrong.

A year ago when I went exclusive they accepted almost everything I submitted. My methods haven't changed. Other members are experiencing the same problems. The whole climate has become unfriendly and up itself.