I am completely new to microstock. I do have an acceptance rate of 77% on DT.  Only one image rejected for technical reasons. However, SS accepted only 70% out of the few images I hav guye on DT. Micro, I did read that my camera makes soft focus. The noise this camera can produce is just shocking and I shoot with ISO80.

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SS is very strict on white balance and depth of field. If you start to understand both most photos will be accepted. Of course still keep in mind a good composition.

70% is anyway very good. You dont need to worry. Your Sony RX100 has a small sensor then a APS-C camera or larger. So it is more challenging to have low noise.

As a last resort, try making the image smaller. Especially with things such as macro photography, it is impossible to get everything in focus. By making the image smaller, the image will appear to be more in focus. Be warned though, as you will have to make the image significantly smaller, usually one fourth as many megapixels as the original image. I've had many macro images that have been rejected at full resolution (24 mp, D610), but accepted at 8 mp, 10 mp. You should have more DOF when using small-sensor cameras, though.

Yes, that is true. I read that f4 on my camera has much more DOF than on a DSLR. That explains why I need to use such a low f number for flower photography when i want to blur the background. A real challenge to blur the background with this camera. I took a real close up photo yesterday and one of these 3 garlic bulbs is really out of focus. But the asparagus photo?? Honestly, I can't see that being soft in focus. I think I need a new eye test. 

F4 on the RX100 would equal F10.8 in 35mm terms. (2.7x factor) However, DOF also substantially decreases as the magnification ratio increases. Do you have a sample of the image? Where on the image did you focus on?

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This is just ridiculous. You wanna do stock and don't even know the basics of photography.

Yes, I noticed that but I can't remove the lens of the camera body. That's why I am thinking of buying a different camera but it shouldn't be so very heavy. The screw on macro lens I bought for myself and not for microstock images. I knew that they are not good.

Happy Bunny....One of the strangest names I've ever seen.. LOL heres what you need. go take a class My friend. Join a camera club. Just reading your words tells me in no uncertain terms , You have NO CLUE what your doing or even why. And BTW the A7R11 is NOT heavy in anyway. weight is stability. a Good solid tripod is also and that includes a "PROPER" head which I would bet without doubt you do not have. The camera you have is better than you think. 99% of most OOF Issues are Operator error. I teach and I've seen it a 1000 times. the way you hold your camera for one. the way you push down the shutter button. You ...Im 100% sure are causing Movement.
Bunny, If you want this, really want this. starting reading and shoot till your finger bleeds. That is still the best advice I can give. Make more mistakes.

Seriously take a class somewhere. Reading your words tells me you are doing Nothing But Learning Bad Habits, not every camera is for every subject. there are work arounds But thats another 20 Pages. YOU MUST KNOW and UNDERSTAND the following and it has nothing to do with any camera ever made.

#1 composition...some are born with it and some struggle and Learn.
#2 Exposure. without this Knowledge comes Noise and all Kinds of bad stuff.
#3 DOF "IS" Photography. There is not One thing More Important and is the mechanism for telling a story Visually. depth of field Is A LOT more than the difference of F4.5 and F11 And I mean A LOT MORE. distance to subject and focal length Used is Just as Important along with what camera you are using, Your Little camera is quite different from My Large one.
#4 Learning and understanding WB. Without this knowledge, Your like a painter with One tube of paint. There is massive power in that Knowledge. How does 3500K differ from 5500K...9000K and how will knowing this stuff help You?? thats real Important.


Theres so Much More but these 4 things have to be on your to do list "NOW" Or. do what most do and put everything on auto Program and get Lucky or spend your 25 cent commission fixing stuff. And speaking Of Fixing stuff..... Thats a must have Knowledge also.We like to call it "enhance"

Pls post a link to your work. Peoples Images always speak Volumes More than what they type. And seriously Post in the critique forum. some of the folks are very experienced there. No one is gonna hold your hand....And they shouldn't.

Good Luck. find out what turns "YOU" on, Not what you think "Might sell" Know one knows that.. thats the key to being Unique in this business. search before you shoot.

See what your Up against. always good to see what the other team is doing.

However, this camera is not that great at all. I read a professional review where it is mentioned that this camera makes mushy photos . Unfortunately I didn't take photos with my old camera in golden hour as well.  Years ago I took photos with a film camera and never had problems but that was many years ago. No thanks, I am not going back to take photos on automatic setting. Camera takes everything with f5.6 on automatic setting.

im so sorry about your arms.....wow. Thanks for the email. I left you some resources so we can work together. show me everything OK. I wanna see it all.

Also, Pls use the critique forum On SS. we have helped a Lot of folks.