To those of you who have experienced the angry reviewer and have received multiple unjust rejections. I challenge you to write shutterstock with your complaint. I have written to Setho here at Shutterstock at Laurins suggestion and hope you will do the same.

Don't put it off write Setho or shutterstock tonight!

There have been studies released that indicate reading online messages can sometimes be deceiving.
This study includes, email, forums, or text messaging. The study indicated that almost 70% of what was
written, was misinterpreted by the reader.

1. If you want other readers to understand what you mean, I suggest you include quotes of the reviewers
communication that point out he or she is getting angry.
(sometimes an author's attempt to explain his frustration is often interpreted as anger on the part of the reader)

2. "Unjust rejections"? Again, another possible misinterpretation. After all a reviewers opinion is considered subjective.
We sometimes don't always see the rejected images with the same eyes the reviewers use. We tend to get
"emotionally upset" at the rejection, and consider any explanation by the reviewer as unreasonable.

If I am incorrect in my assumptions, then please please post examples of this reviewers communication with you.

To those of you who have experienced the angry reviewer and have received multiple unjust rejections ...

Can you give an example of what the 'Angry Reviewer' writes, with an example of the unjustly rejected image? Is he/she being abusive or defamatory?

Others can't really make any judgment on this until we see what it's all about. What you consider to be an 'unjust rejection' may be fully justified in the eyes of Shutterstock. They are the ones running the business.

They have no duty to you to sell your photos so they are fully justified in rejecting anything they don't want, for any reason.

However, if they're being rude or abusive about it ... that's another matter.

maybe this is just a `hit and run`posting.

Robert, how did they know you submitted it before?  Did you include the original image number or did they check on you?

maybe this is just a `hit and run`posting.

I think it is.

I notice that Rolfimages has only just joined and this is the only posting he's made.

Sounds like he's got a massive grudge and he's trying to drum up support.

I guess he thinks he's the next Henri Cartier-Bresson .... David Bailey ... Ansel Adams ... Edward Weston ... all rolled into one ...

... and the reviewer at SS hasn't the wit to see it.

 

If he has a small porfolio it would be easy for the reviewers to scan over old images to look for re-submissions. Also he may have a note attached to his profile warning other reviewers if he has a history of re-submissions without letting the admins now in the comments box.

I have always found the SS reviewers to be fair and professional, I've always respected their POV. But some people take rejection very personally, I think one of the first peices of advice I read in this forum was not to take rejection personally :-) Another one of the pearls of wisdom offered by you guys!

 

Hard to ignore this thread with the subject title you have chosen. Now you have left us all in suspence...

I think she/he must be on vacation, 100% so far this week.

LOL

Sitting on crossed fingers

Wrong!...Reviewers don't have have VACATION benefits. They don't get paid sick days,
nor do they have holidays off. In fact, anytime they don't work....they don't get paid period!

that doesn't mean they can't take vacation -
I'm a self employed photographer - I don't have vacation benefits, or get paid for sick days, or have holidays 'off' ... when I don't work I don't get paid..... I still take vacation though ie... time when i don't work.

But THEY ARE employed.....that's my point!
A reviewer is such a lowly job, don't you agree?

LOL.... "Lowly" might be a little harsh!