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Adobe Stock / Adobe Roulette Rejections @Raul.Ceron

« Last post by f8 on May 07, 2025, 18:49 »

@Raul.Ceron

Hi Raul,

Are you able to shed any light on the roulette style of inspections and rejections? I think a lot of us would like to be informed of why the rejections are so random, unpredictable, and in many cases senseless. Is there a bug at Adobe that is causing this? There are pages and pages of concern from contributors on this forum. It takes a lot of effort to produce content and upload. The reason given to have work randomly rejected with a cookie cutter 'quality issue' or 'similar' when neither of those apply. Uploading to Adobe is an incredibly frustrating event, bordering on being a waste of time, because of the random rejections. I think we all understand rejection but this is way beyond logic.

I have been a full time stock photographer for 40+ years and I have never seen anything like what is going on from Adobe with the random rejections. I don't have the time to re-submit my work in hopes of winning at the roulette style of getting my images accepted. My acceptance rate at many other agencies is very high and sells with frequency.

If you would be so kind as to explain to us what is going on and give us all some clarity it would go a very long way in the goodwill department. I am not asking you to share trade secrets, but a little bit of professional courtesy from Adobe would go a long way.

Thanks in advance.

Adobe Stock / Re: Update on Similar Refusals

« Last post by Camillo on May 07, 2025, 14:35 »

We'll I gotten frustrated for some time with all the rejection without any feedback on what is wrong with what. This is going to mean more rejections without examples to help to create better work. I always attributed rejections to someone having a bad day and now it seams a bot is going to be in charge.

No one understands what a good photo is and that is why stock photography is a race to the bottom. A good photo is not a technically good photo but is one that conveys emotion. If it moves people it works. If it makes you hungry, it works, if it makes you nostalgic, it works etc. Look at Guess jeans photos, none are perfect, heck they are full of noise sometimes but, they convey an emotion to the viewer and that is where the money is at.

General Stock Discussion / Creative Markets--History?

« Last post by Big Money on May 07, 2025, 13:57 »

Hey Folks,

Years ago Creative Markets was an okay place to sell our images. Are they gone now? Or do they simple suck and not worth the effort?

Thanks

Adobe Stock / Re: Update on Similar Refusals

« Last post by zeljkok on May 07, 2025, 11:54 »

And in the meantime spammed shells are still happy

https://stock.adobe.com/sg/search/images?creator_id=206533842&filters

while Raul.AiBot is hiding in one of them

General Stock Discussion / Re: Here I found two new thieves accounts

« Last post by bennu99 on May 07, 2025, 11:44 »

one more: https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Synafofficial/video?sort=newest

General Stock Discussion / Re: Here I found two new thieves accounts

« Last post by bennu99 on May 07, 2025, 10:57 »

Thank you! That was helpful and thanks to it I found some of mine as well and in other ones showing as "similars" too. Its a rabbit hole but whoever want to check and report them too so they take down these - here is one more account :

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/kamran-afzal/video

Adobe Stock / Stock Contributors are compensated when you download generated variations-How mu

« Last post by waitingonthestuff on May 07, 2025, 10:25 »

If you make a variation of someone's image it says "Stock Contributors are compensated when you download generated variations."

How much does the contributor get percentage wise?

Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock is an embarassment

« Last post by Dickens on May 07, 2025, 09:27 »

Hello, I am so pleased to hear of others success on SS, but here I am wondering if it is all worth the effort.
This year for me, I have sold a mixture of over 80 videos and photos, including a red-hot topic in the UK, 'The Reform Party' photos
and yet have only earned $36.52

The wages here are disgusting.

My portfolio, contains320 images and 177 videos.

General Stock Discussion / Here I found two new thieves accounts

« Last post by Graphic_Designer on May 07, 2025, 07:55 »

I regularly check for new videos to see if any thieves stolen my videos... And I noticed two portfolios with stolen videos...Once check with these portfolios...maybe you can find your videos too...

1) https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Animator01/video
2) https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Superb+Studio/video?sort=newest

Adobe Stock / Re: Update on Similar Refusals

« Last post by Injustice for all on May 07, 2025, 06:58 »

yes,that's exactly how it is.

I too had submitted 4 contents of which I found maybe 1 or 2 similar ones in the adobe stock library,and yet 2 of the 4 contents were rejected.

if you submit a batch of 10 contents of anything,similar or not,saleable or not,you're lucky if 5 will get approved.

In my opinion,the new review are aimed first and foremost at reducing spam and reject at least half of the contents.

then as a second goal imo,also improve the quality of the library and the ports,pushing people to upload only the best of the best.

then imo they also took into account that many contributors would be discouraged,and it was taken into account that if someone gives up it's even better,leaving more space for producers who produce higher quality,but also give space to new contributors with fresh new ideas and new locations..new.

because here the point of everything is to produce things that sell,there is no more room for huge batches and banal and repetitive contents.

so yes,rejection for "similar" in my opinion has a broader spectrum.

edit:

I am in fact more than sure that Adobe wants to get rid of me,but unfortunately for them I can't give up!

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