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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: ichiro17 on May 01, 2006, 15:50
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Does anyone know how long it will take for Shutterstock to approve my photos if I submit my 10 pictures this week?
Very scared. Don't want to get rejected.
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can't say i do, but I don't think it should take TOO long. They seem pretty determined to not let the cue get the best of them. The regular image cue is genearlly between 1 hour and 3 days.
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As well, is their approval based on technical aspects of the reviewer's preference of what they want to accept? I hate getting the response we're not looking for these photos at this time - its a real pain because StockXpert did that to me but they only give you so many options and I have so many photos I can't put in. Its a lose-lose if you guess wrong. Being new at this, I have lost many times so far.
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I believe it took about 10 days for me. I missed it by one image so I have to wait 3 months. It's not the end of the world but I wish I would have been able to submit images for the past 3 months. They will review the images on both quality or technical standards and subject matter.
Mark
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Just submitted my ten to Shutterstock. I hope they get by. I'd just like to thank everyone who's helped me along so far, especially leaf and striker77s. Thanks a lot for giving me advice on this stuff.
I really hope I'm not rejected from them too, because I'm already feeling a bit dejected from the StockXpert rejection.
I really enjoy this kind of stuff, but it seems that maybe I'm entering too late or something. I don't want to sound pitiful so I'm going to stop and hopefully Shutterstock will make me smile :)
Thanks again to all those who offered their advice so far. I really appreciate it.
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good luck, let us know how it goes.
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Good luck.
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My three months wait is almost up waiting for a second chance at shutterstock, so for sending the next ten any ideas. I was thinking of submitting my top ten sellers at iStock. I sent my top five sellers to Stockxpert and they were happy.
Steve
www.fintastique.com/guide.htm (http://www.fintastique.com/guide.htm)
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If it gets into Istock, it should get into shutterstock. i thinkn it is a good idea to send in best sellers.
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just double check for noise.
shutterstock likes their images with NO noise
istock takes general low noise images.
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I NoiseNinja everything. You think thats good enough?
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yeah that should be good unless they were unreasonably noisy to start with.
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Maybe you already stated this, but what kind of camera are you using Ichiro?
Mark
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Maybe you already stated this, but what kind of camera are you using Ichiro?
According to the EXIF info from some of his photos that he posted, he is using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT.
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Well he should have nice clean images as long as the ISO is kept down. The rebel XT has an excellant sensor.
Mark
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unless of course he is taking pictures of blue skies, or at night time.
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or if you are jacking up the ISO...
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or if you shoot underexposed and try to compensate in a RAW converter 2 stops up.
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Yes I am using a Digital Rebel XT. I try to keep the ISO at 100, its native ISO.
Isn't it the case with most, as in 80% of cameras available (or more) that they are noise prone at night or in blue sky situations?
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Isn't it the case with most, as in 80% of cameras available (or more) that they are noise prone at night or in blue sky situations?
Yes, that is true. Anytime the visual amplifier is turned up on a camera, you will get noise. It's sort of like turning up a stereo real loud without any music on (you get a lot of hissing).
Blue sky situations are a little different though. Noise results from the multitude of color variations. So it really isn't noise, it just looks like noise.