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Illustration - General / Tutorial for drawing
« on: April 27, 2020, 16:47 »
Good afternoon, does anyone know a good tutorial on YouTube to learn how to draw? ;)

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Alamy.com / Re: Alamy. Philanthropy is in our DNA
« on: December 09, 2019, 18:58 »
Stock photographers will need charity if the agencies continue like this
Indeed, if you only do stock photography as incomes in some countries, like USA, and you sales are no so good, you probably live of charity. :)

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 28, 2019, 20:33 »
So Adobe has reversed itself for subscriptions to its products


You should ask if this means they will let you keep selling

Yes, i can keep selling, that a good news. This is the email i got this morning. I'm very happy!  :)

ADOBE 4 by Alexander Snchez, on Flickr

That is the best news!!!

Yes!

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 28, 2019, 16:59 »
I asked them to treat me like a contributor from Venezuela and deactivate my account on the 28th, so far I still have access to it.

Man, that was a gutsy thing to do. Did you get any personal response to that request?

Not so gutsy, I only make enough to feed a cat, but the cats were fighting to see which one got fed.
Response was "We are sorry to lose you as a contributor.  Adobe as a global company is subject to the recent Presidential Executive Order in the United States." Mat
Which just goes to prove that they cannot read.

Adobe gave me the same response, when i ask, why they close my account, because i'm not a supporter or member of Nicolas Maduro government.

Well we are not out the woods yet, we still have Maduro and Trump and a global Adobe who go by the laws of Trumpton, the Canadian setup must just be there to avoid paying taxes there.
I think so.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 28, 2019, 15:50 »
Really glad that has worked out for you.
Best wishes.

Thank you, very much!

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 28, 2019, 15:50 »
I asked them to treat me like a contributor from Venezuela and deactivate my account on the 28th, so far I still have access to it.

Man, that was a gutsy thing to do. Did you get any personal response to that request?

Not so gutsy, I only make enough to feed a cat, but the cats were fighting to see which one got fed.
Response was "We are sorry to lose you as a contributor.  Adobe as a global company is subject to the recent Presidential Executive Order in the United States." Mat
Which just goes to prove that they cannot read.

Adobe gave me the same response, when i ask, why they close my account, because i'm not a supporter or member of Nicolas Maduro government.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 28, 2019, 15:39 »
So Adobe has reversed itself for subscriptions to its products

https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/28/20936214/adobe-venezuela-sanctions-us-executive-order

You should ask if this means they will let you keep selling

Wow! Good catch, Jo Ann.

I'm sure we all hope this will solve Alexander's problem assuming Adobe didn't delete his port before reversing course in Venezuela.

Alexander, please do follow Jo Ann's suggestion and get back to us with the results. GOOD LUCK!!!

Yes, i'm very happy !  :) Thank you, very much!

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 28, 2019, 15:37 »
So Adobe has reversed itself for subscriptions to its products


You should ask if this means they will let you keep selling

Yes, i can keep selling, that a good news. This is the email i got this morning. I'm very happy!  :)

ADOBE 4 by Alexander Snchez, on Flickr

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General Stock Discussion / Re: I love Shutterstock
« on: October 27, 2019, 07:43 »
I love Shutterstock. Is there anybody else who appreciate the service of SS? after reading all these hateful comments, I wonder.
SS is part of my daily bread, for me and my family.
I only love God,my family and neighbor. Because a company give you money for sell your content. It's a relationship win to win. Only business, there is no love. But it's your way of thinking, is respected. This is just my opinion.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 25, 2019, 09:36 »
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I asked the Adobe Stock Latin America and they told me that they would delete all the content from the Venezuela accounts. So, it's very sad.

Really sad. All this work to be gone.  Hope that you have a backup of all data that you entered in content?

Yes, i have a backup.

I'm glad to hear that, Alexander.

And yes, George is right. Your situation is sad.

Unfortunately, lots of things are sad in this world today. I'm 73 years old (for context born in the USA the year after WWII ended), and for many reasons I consider this the most depressing time period I've lived through.

I'm especially sorry that problems you did nothing to cause and can do nothing to fix have hit you so directly. You have my sincerest sympathy.

Thank you, very much!  and yes, the world today it's very difficult to live, i don't know how it's in countries called first world, but in third world countries with hyperinflation like Venezuela it's like hell. Several countries in South America now have very strong social conflicts, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela and others. Communism, socialism, capitalism and neoliberalism, I think they are models that no longer work.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 24, 2019, 20:26 »
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I asked the Adobe Stock Latin America and they told me that they would delete all the content from the Venezuela accounts. So, it's very sad.

Really sad. All this work to be gone.  Hope that you have a backup of all data that you entered in content?

Yes, i have a backup.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 23, 2019, 12:20 »
It's sad this situation, "due to the recent Presidential Executive Order in the United States (Executive Order 13884) regarding activities with the government of Venezuela, Adobe is no longer permitted to provide you with access to software and services, or to make your Works available to customers."

I'm Very sad ! :'( :'( :'(


Have you received this notice from SS or IS or any other US company?

Only from Adobe. Some people say, it is an over compliance of Executive Order 13884 from Adobe.

I'd say that you are correct. Someone in legal went overboard, otherwise how come, none of the others are making that restriction.

Anyway I hope they just disable, until they figure it out, and restore everything soon. Bad enough to lose earnings, but having everything removed would be really bad.

Good Luck

I asked the Adobe Stock Latin America and they told me that they would delete all the content from the Venezuela accounts. So, it's very sad.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 23, 2019, 11:55 »
It's sad this situation, "due to the recent Presidential Executive Order in the United States (Executive Order 13884) regarding activities with the government of Venezuela, Adobe is no longer permitted to provide you with access to software and services, or to make your Works available to customers."

I'm Very sad ! :'( :'( :'(

Have you received this notice from SS or IS or any other US company?

Only from Adobe. Some people say, it is an over compliance of Executive Order 13884 from Adobe.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 21, 2019, 13:51 »
Was in photoshop at one point one of the most pirated programs ever. I mean if they don't want to take your money anymore

Hopefully you should still be able to submit your images to SS, iStock and such instead

I hope so.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 17, 2019, 12:06 »
It's sad this situation, "due to the recent Presidential Executive Order in the United States (Executive Order 13884) regarding activities with the government of Venezuela, Adobe is no longer permitted to provide you with access to software and services, or to make your Works available to customers."

I'm Very sad ! :'( :'( :'(

Hang tight and don't give up, the Dumper will be impeached soon and chaos will be brought back to order in about 13 months when we have a President again!
Thank you, very much!

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 16, 2019, 14:24 »
@alexandersr, don't waste your time on politics. You do not have anything to prove or explain to no-one. Instead, you can set some rules e.g. no women, old people or children just to have peace of mind and heart and start documenting whatever happens around you. Valuable and unique pieces of work that you can offer for licensing when this story come to an end. If not previously as live feed from your country. Adobe might cut strings but e.g. news agencies need material to show the news. Best wishes and stay safe.

Thank you, very much!

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 16, 2019, 10:57 »
I cannot understand it, if the media says that the sanctions are against the government of Nicolas Maduro and they repeat it again and over again. This have been also said by Senator Marco Rubio and the same president of the United States of America Donald Trump. So why Adobe says that ordinary citizens and businesses are also sanctioned, I don't understand.

While the Right (mostly far-right) repeats the word "socialism" over and over again. Those same people don't realize(or maybe they do) they are contributing to the ongoing threat of increasing fascism in the US. These are the same type of companies and people that supported Hitler. Either from fear, ignorance, or willful intent.

I am neither left nor right, I am an ordinary person trying to survive in a socialist country that is going through a strong economic crisis with the greatest hyperinflation in the world. All this result may be due to the mismanagement of the economy by the government of Nicolas Maduro and former President Hugo Chavez. And in recent times to external factors, which have worsened the economic situation.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 16, 2019, 10:15 »
I cannot understand it, if the media says sanctions are against the government of Nicolas Maduro and they repeat it again and over again. This have been also said by Senator Marco Rubio and the same president of the United States of America Donald Trump. So why Adobe says that ordinary citizens and businesses are also sanctioned, this is Adobe over compliance for the US Executive Order 13885?
 I don't understand.

I saw this on a web page :

Adobe is causing an international stir today after the software giant announced that it would be deactivating all accounts in Venezuela due to a US Executive Order issued back in August. The news was quietly published in a support article uncovered by Bleeping Computer, but journalists and Venezuelan creatives alike are baffled by Adobes justification.

On their support page, Adobe cites US Executive Order 13885 as the reason for this move; however, as several publications have already pointed out, there doesnt seem to be anything in the text of that document that prevents Adobe from doing business with individuals in Venezuela.

The Executive Orderwhich you can read in full belowhas to do with Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela and specifically defines Government of Venezuela in such a way that your average photographer or graphic artist should not be included in the imposed sanctions. Yet, Adobes support page claims that the practical effect of [Executive Order 13885] is to prohibit almost all transactions and services between U.S. companies, entities, and individuals in Venezuela.

Worse yet, Adobe says the Executive Order prevents them from offering refunds to users who have purchased the software, writing: We are unable to issue refunds. Executive order 13884, orders the cessation of all activity with the entities including no sales, service, support, refunds, credits, etc.

https://petapixel.com/2019/10/08/adobe-blocks-all-users-in-venezuela-to-comply-with-us-executive-order-cant-offer-refunds/


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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 15, 2019, 08:22 »
This is the response Adobe Stock give me. It is in spanish, because is my native language.

Hola alexander,
Gracias por contactarnos. Si tienes alguna otra pregunta, o para actualizar tu caso, por favor responde a ste mensaje.

Lo lamento mucho, pero se trata de una orden ejecutiva del presidente de los Estados unidos y Adobe, como empresa estadounidense, est obligada a cumplirla bajo pena de fuertes sanciones y problemas con la administracin.

La orden afecta tanto al Gobierno venezolano como a sus ciudadanos y empresas, sin distincin de afiliaciones o simpatas polticas.

Por ahora no hay nada que se pueda hacer, ms que esperar que haya algn cambio por parte de la administracin.

Un cordial saludo,

Raul Ceron

Adobe Artist Relations

ENGLISH TRANSLATED WITH GOOGLE TRANSLATOR

Hello Alexander,
Thank you for contacting us. If you have any other questions, or to update your case, please reply to this message.

I am very sorry, but this is an executive order from the president of the United States and Adobe, as an American company, is obliged to comply with it under penalty of heavy penalties and problems with the administration.

The order affects both the Venezuelan Government and its citizens and businesses, without distinction of affiliations or political sympathies.

For now there is nothing that can be done, other than waiting for some change from the administration.

A cordial greeting,

Raul Ceron

Adobe Artist Relations

ADOBE 3 by Alexander Snchez, on Flickr

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 14, 2019, 18:18 »
All of which doesn't help the OP.
I hope you get a reply from Adobe accepting that your contract is with Canada therefore there is no reason for you to be cut off from their software and stock sales.
Failing that, I hope your sales pick up at your other outlets.

Thank you, very much!

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 14, 2019, 11:35 »
Sorry this happened to you @alexandersr and any other photographers/artists in your country. Did any other  US based agencies send you a letter as well? Like Shutterstock?

This type of bullying from the US president will only hurt the US citizens and US companies in the long run. Many countries and companies will look elsewhere for a more stable business partner and the US will lose it's financial dominance in the world because of actions like these.

I think 80% of Adobe's and shutterstock's content comes for Russia.(Anyone please let me know if this percent is wrong) I wonder if any future sanctions on Russia and it's citizens would cut the size of those agencies catalogs.

Thanks you, very much. Only Adobe has sent me a letter. I agree with you, a lot of russian are contributors on microstock agencies.  Things are getting worse in Venezuela. People are running away, as you can watch on some Youtube news channels.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 12, 2019, 15:28 »
You need to draw a more personal response from them as I am sure that they know they have no legal basis for deactivating your account.  You can also tell them that if by the 28th you account is deactivated I will deactivate mine also, Objowl.

Thank you, very much!

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 12, 2019, 14:30 »
I hope you find a way. I don't like Maduro but I don't find useful the US and European embargos that affect people like you. Knowing that the corrupt are a few.

Enviado desde mi LYA-L29 mediante Tapatalk

Sanctions do not work by applying them to ordinary people. Look at Cuba, they are still communists and they have the Castros already 60 years in power. I don't know if all foreign companies are going to apply the same thing Adobe and Oracle did. Put everyone in the same bag.
Sometimes I think that ordinary people for governments are nothing more than disposable pieces, which they use to achieve their goals and then discard them.

From what I have read ordinary people are not the target of these sanctions, besides which your contract is with Adobe Canada, which has narrower targets and you are not supposed to be collateral damage. This is the link to the Canadian sanctions related to Venezuela https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/sanctions/venezuela.aspx?lang=eng
I would push Adobe Canada to give you a specific valid reason why they have disabled your account as the sanctions do not apply in your case.

I received this email from Adobe. And you're right. It's Adobe Canada, because I always see it in the payments that are made to me in Paypal. However, in the email it says they will delete my account on October 28 th, 2019.

adobe stock by Alexander Snchez, on Flickr

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Adobe Stock / Re: Good bye Adobe Stock from Venezuela.
« on: October 12, 2019, 12:15 »
I hope you find a way. I don't like Maduro but I don't find useful the US and European embargos that affect people like you. Knowing that the corrupt are a few.

Enviado desde mi LYA-L29 mediante Tapatalk

Sanctions do not work by applying them to ordinary people. Look at Cuba, they are still communists and they have the Castros already 60 years in power. I don't know if all foreign companies are going to apply the same thing Adobe and Oracle did. Put everyone in the same bag.
Sometimes I think that ordinary people for governments are nothing more than disposable pieces, which they use to achieve their goals and then discard them.

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