Oh gosh... as graphic designer and stock contributor, I get double chills in my spine when I see something like this. I think times for creatives online are quickly getting much worse than ever, without returning back to better times.

I disabled my portfolio last week, maybe even forever. I was already disappointed with majority of subscription sales lately, so looking at 10 cents just helped me to get out of misery, it's relief in some way. My port is not too big, around 1500 images. I am very curious how many images will disappear these days.

I finally got a chance to look at webinar, lot of useful information, thank you!
I am wondering about keywords for isolated images. Right now I am using: "isolated, cut out, work path, clipping path". For me, isolated always meant that image has work path included, but in AS search I see there is filter for isolated images and info: "Isolated assets have subjects appear alone on a solid background." I don't know if AS recognizes isolated images by keywords or with Sensei, AI or whatever.

- I guess that we should include words "isolated" and "cut out" anyway - even if images don't have work path?
- I would like to know if work path still stays in image when customer downloads it? I think I have read somewhere that Shutterstock removes it, I am wondering is it same thing on Adobe Stock. If yes, that would be little less work and less keywords for me. Plus, I don't want to mislead customers.

Since I started this thread, just an update - the new files still don't sell at all. It never happened before. Lately I shoot lifestyle with professional models and assistants, big investments, and the last thing I expected was zero sales.
On the other hand the same files are doing great at Adobe and Istock, I really can't figure out what's going on.
To JonBull - I really understand what you are trying to say and I agree whit the most of it and with your plans to move to Eastern countries. But, it is funny how people are never satisfied with what they already have, always being desperate for something that they don't have. Do you now how many eastern world people are dreaming about living in EU and US? Do you see these endless columns of migrants sleeping on the borders of Hungary and Croatia, waiting to sneak in EU for moths, sleeping under plastic tends without food and water? JonBull, people in your country are not doing microstock full time just because the production expenses are high, but because there are plenty other photography jobs  that are paid much more than microstock. In Eastern country a wedding photographer can earn like 500 EUR for a wedding and in Swiss, Austria or wherever you are - you can tell me. Maybe 1500 - 3000 EUR? Not to mention senior portrait, newborn photography, fashion, corporate and industrial, architecture, studio still life, commercials, video. Believe me, the ONLY reason I'm doing microstock full time here in Eastern country - is that I don't have any other serious option. If I were where you are, I would walk away from microstock in a second, I would start a serious photographer's business and I would build a stable reputation in a stable country. So, think twice before you make that big decision.

True. My new files aren't selling at all either, but they are not selling at AS either, so... I don't know what anymore, I was never big earner, but lately whatever I do, it is just getting worse. I was also thinking to invest in models and that would probably be last thing I tried to do for microstosck, but after your post, I am not so sure anymore.

And yes, I am living in Eastern Europe too, thinking of same thing wherever I am reading Jonbull's posts, but I am curiously waiting for him to move to Serbia or wherever and come back kicking and screaming. Young people or moving from Croatia in other EU countries like crazy because they don't see any perspective. I guess it is just worse in other countries.

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 !

Wow! I'm so sorry! I am not much into politics so I don't know what exactly is going on, but I hate to see "small" people get hurt because of political games or whatever. I also wonder how will designers work there if they can't get Adobe software at all.

My vote for free software for illustrators too. But Adobe is very stubborn with illogical and discriminatory policies, so frankly I would be surprised if it really happens.

I haven't uploaded anything last couple of months... sometimes happened to me, but rarely. You got rejected just for couple of renders or for all of them lately? If it is silhouette, try to upload same image with some lights (not silhouette) as property release, it usually worked for me.

Once I uploaded screenshot of wireframe on AS, they kept asking for model release for one figure , it worked fine, maybe would be OK for SS too.

True. I don't know why I was thinking that latest change was from some reasonable number to 250.000. I guess my mind blocked 500.000 to stay sane. I apologise.

And 9.1.  As a Canadian - has this always been the case?  Does a Canadian Company pay me and how do I receive a T-5?

9.1. Relationship. If you reside in the United States, your relationship is with Adobe Systems Incorporated, a United States company. If you reside outside of the United States, your relationship is with Adobe Canada Services Corporation, a Canadian company.

I think it was always Adobe Canada on my PayPal statement.

I have questions about that too. If non-US residents have relationship with Adobe Canada, why are they still taking tax withholding? Isn't that only for companies from USA?

If Good News site calculates tax withholding like Envato and Creative market, some contributors might end up with negative account balance! Isn't that exciting?

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It happened to me just for one image and I noticed that before I hit Submit button. I am always saving keywords in Photoshop, but for that image all my keywords were replaced with others. Later I randomly checked previously submitted images, looks it hasn't happened before.

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