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Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

03/22/2015 01:58:32 PM · #1

hahah Ok so for the fun of it I tried to submit my challenge to a stock photography site.. only to be turned down and declined
I figured if it could be accepted on a stock photography site, it should do ok for the challenge here.

So, what is the catch ? I even focused stacked the photos too and it came out really good (at least I thought it did)

Is it the size, the subject, or are their other reasons ? I am just kinda stumped.

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scarbrd

Leica M10

03/22/2015 02:28:27 PM · #2

The only reasons for rejection on uploading that I can think of is file size (need to be <700 kb), dimensions (1200 px max per side, date taken not in the challenge range, or wrong file format (must be jpg).

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/22/2015 02:32:19 PM · #3

This is for the photography stock site not for here, Sorry to have confused

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/22/2015 02:39:49 PM · #4

It depends on which site you submitted to -- they all have somewhat different criteria.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/22/2015 04:25:37 PM · #5

Shutter and Istock were the only ones

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/22/2015 05:17:40 PM · #6

Well I know unless you're already accepted as a submitter at Shutterstock you can't just submit a single image, and they do list a reason when they reject an image -- usually for noise, size or composition. They have something over ten million images already (only about 200 of them mine) so an image has to be pretty good and at least somewhat original to be accepted there.

03/22/2015 05:19:58 PM · #7

ooo which I am not, I have no interest in getting into stock photography unless my sister needs stuff for her make up business and website.
that was my only one thing I ever submitted

The other places wanted at least 10 images submitted just to be considered and I didn't even bother with those sites. I will have to look at the reason and find out where its at Thanks for the heads up

03/23/2015 12:47:50 PM · #8

Originally posted by jgirl57:

Shutterstock requires 10 images for initial review. At least 8 of those 10 must be accepted before they will let you submit anything else. After that you can just submit 1 at a time if you want, and they will accept almost anything as long as it meets their requirements for focus, noise and size. Having that image sell is a whole other matter. With millions of images and hundreds of thousands added weekly images must stand out from the rest to get any sales.

03/23/2015 12:49:25 PM · #9

I clicked on this thinking it was for the current stock challenge. Which I should enter. But most of my best selling stock images would be considered boring on here and probably not get a great score. So I am debating whether it is worth it to renew my membership and enter.

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

03/23/2015 03:02:56 PM · #10

actually it kinda for the current stock challenge.

I turned it around because I figured that if I could submit at a stock site what I was planning to submit here, it would meet the challenge well here..not the case at all though, those guys are picky and they should be.

It was the noise that was made with the comments, but its ok, I will think of something else, this stock thing is sure a whole new can of worms

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

03/23/2015 03:48:31 PM · #11

i dont get this challenge, wth is "stock"? doesn't it need a refining subject? in which case it becomes a typical challenge :P

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markwiley

Fujifilm X-Pro2

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS

03/23/2015 04:09:37 PM · #12

Originally posted by Mike:

i dont get this challenge, wth is "stock"? doesn't it need a refining subject? in which case it because a typical challenge :P

I am with you, Mike. I don't really understand what folks will be looking for on this one.

Zita

03/23/2015 04:44:34 PM · #13

I wonder if Mr. Kurdsjuk

backdoorhippie didn't give us an insight when he shared with us the success he had with one of his Flickr images in the DPC thread he started: Thank you, DPC (and always tag your photos)

"...people look for pictures, and someone was looking for something and found it here (on Flickr) and contacted me..."

Sure the challenge guidelines specify "stock photography company," but I, personally, have the sense this challenge can be about anything - from an ice cream cone to a dirt mover; make the steak well-done, try sushi - because as Mr. Kurdsjuk wisely noted, "People look for pictures" and they do so often outside the realms of stock photo sites.

So,

Mike verified what my sense of the subject of the Stock Photography III challenge was: 'a typical challenge :P' open to interpretation.

Just my two cents...

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS

03/23/2015 05:09:50 PM · #14

Originally posted by Zita:

I wonder if Mr. Kurdsjuk backdoorhippie didn't give us an insight when he shared with us the success he had with one of his Flickr images in the DPC thread he started: Thank you, DPC (and always tag your photos)

"...people look for pictures, and someone was looking for something and found it here (on Flickr) and contacted me..."

Sure the challenge guidelines specify "stock photography company," but I, personally, have the sense this challenge can be about anything - from an ice cream cone to a dirt mover; make the steak well-done, try sushi - because as Mr. Kurdsjuk wisely noted, "People look for pictures" and they do so often outside the realms of stock photo sites.

So, Mike verified what my sense of the subject of the Stock Photography III challenge was: 'a typical challenge :P' open to interpretation.

Just my two cents...

I have to disagree with you here. Although his photo was something you might see on a stock site it isn't what most people typically think of a "stock image" something I hear on the stock forums for a guideline when photographing stock is to think of how a buyer could use your photograph to sell or promote their business or product. If you can't think of it then neither can the buyer. Some photographs make beautiful prints like backdoorhippies photo but wouldn't necissarily sell on a stock site unless it was of a specific place that a buyer was trying to promote. People usually don't go to stock sites to buy prints for their walls.

Here is a port of one of my friends at shutterstock she is one of the best in the buisness and has a beautiful sellable port. This should give you some ideas. You continue your search on this site for more ideas from other contributors.
Marie Fields portfolio

Zita

03/23/2015 05:51:58 PM · #15

Marie Fields portfolio

I am familiar with Ms. Fields work from another photo site - long ago. Thanks

sjhuls for pointing me, for that matter - all DPC members - to her inspirational work.

markwiley

Fujifilm X-Pro2

03/23/2015 06:01:30 PM · #16

Originally posted by sjhuls:

Here is a port of one of my friends at shutterstock she is one of the best in the buisness and has a beautiful sellable port. This should give you some ideas. You continue your search on this site for more ideas from other contributors.
Marie Fields portfolio

Thanks for the insight and the link. Her work makes me hungry.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

03/23/2015 07:09:27 PM · #17

The stock agencies have many people reviewing images. They can reject them for any reason. It can simply be they have lots of similar ones already or they don't think it will sell. The canned rejection reasons really don't tell you much, but they do not have the time to give you a written critique on each one.

When I applied to Shutterstock they approved my sample images on the second round, but when I then submitted the same images to be offered for sale, one of them was rejected. Different person reviewing them, different opinion. Just like DPC.

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon

03/23/2015 08:50:06 PM · #18

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Ya I have had this happen. If I disagree with the decision, usually I just sneak it in again in my next batch and it will pass.

Neat

Canon Canon 1d x Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

03/23/2015 09:07:45 PM · #19

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RKT

Canon EOS-60D

03/23/2015 09:24:35 PM · #20

It's time again for you to put yourself in the shoes of a freelancer trying to sell your work to a stock photography company. Make your photograph sellable, but be as original as you can.

...nowhere in there does it say "microstock" aka shutterstock,istockphoto, etc. There are many different kinds of stock photography companies that deal in a wide range of imagery...editorial, reportage, creative, vintage, etc.

Neat

Canon Canon 1d x Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

03/23/2015 09:29:37 PM · #21

Originally posted by RKT:

+ 1

03/23/2015 10:39:09 PM · #22

Originally posted by RKT:

...nowhere in there does it say "microstock" aka shutterstock,istockphoto, etc. There are many different kinds of stock photography companies that deal in a wide range of imagery...editorial, reportage, creative, vintage, etc.

Now this makes sense to me, thank you..

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Tiny

Apple iPad mini 4

03/24/2015 04:21:35 AM · #23

Its a Free Study, but the difference is that you can freely pick the subject matter and study that .

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