Stock Photography can be frustrating at first as you submit pictures only to have them rejected. I just posted up the following article at Crestock to help you get passed the quality control …
10 Reasons Why Your Stock Photographs Are Rejected
As we saw in my last post, the first part of becoming a stock photographer is getting some pictures approved and available for sale. It can be frustrating but if you follow these simple tips you can have a much easier time of it. Today I will show you some of the common problems stopping your pictures getting approved and what you can do to avoid them.
Go check out the ten tips now …
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Dianne Maire 07.20.07 at 12:36 pm
Hi Chris..
You do mean to say “Ten Reasons Why Your Stock Photographs Are Rejected At Crestock” don’t you?
If you’ve looked at the forums since Crestock has been up and running then you know that many many photographers who are NOT new at this business have had their images rejected time and time again although these very images are making money elsewhere for the photographer and the stock site.
Crestock offers no incentive for uploading. If I have images that are accepted and selling for me on 4 other sites and Crestock continously rejects these same images why should I bother? It’s not like Crestock is offering great payouts.
After 3 years I have a pretty good acceptance ratio on the major stock sites even though I shoot nature, landscape and still life. I know by now what sites will accept. With Crestock there just is no knowing what they want. I occasionally check the site and will upload a few images just to see if things have changed. So far things remain the same and the word on them on photo forums is not encouraging. They are not even listed in the top 6.
I wish you luck with Crestock and your photography. I will continue to upload there on occasion just to test the waters. I like Crestock. The site looks good, but they do need to re-think their inspection process. If they did I’m sure they would see more contributors and more business.
Chris Garrett 07.20.07 at 1:01 pm
Yeah I have been reading the forums and there are as you say a lot of messages saying the same. I’m sure the situation will improve. So far I have only tried Crestock but I guess if I can get approved there then I should find the others OK
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