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Each microstock site has its preferences when accepting or rejecting photos.
In some cases, whether a picture is accepted or rejected seems kind of arbitrary.
They might give you a reason, but if you have submitted to them enough, you know
when there is really nothing wrong with your photo, it just doesn't fit their
taste.. The following are some general tips for submitting to certain microstock
photography sites.
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| ShutterStock |
The one thing they really seem to be extra sensitive about is noise or artifacts
in pictures. If you are submitting a picture with any sky in it, be sure
it shows no noise. If there is some noise, use a noise reduction program
to clean-up the noise before submitting it; otherwise you will have a good
chance of rejection. |
| iStockPhoto |
One of the most difficult microstock sites to get a picture approved
with. They aren't as sensitive as noise as ShutterStock, but they will
reject for noise. However, they are also very sensitive to softening
caused by noise reduction, so in some cases, you are better off to leave a
little noise than to soften your pictures. The ideal solution is to
only reduce noise from the areas that need it.
They also seem to prefer pictures that have not been sharpened,
although some pictures might need some sharpening to get accepted.
Seem to be hypersensitive to trademarked or copyrighted materials in
pictures, even if there really isn't any. If there is a chance it might be
copyrighted or trademarked, even a small chance, they will reject it.
They do seem to like more artistic or creative photos than the other
microstock sites, or maybe it is just a desire to broaden their collection
with different photos. |
| Dreamstime |
Contributors are a bit divided about how difficult it is to get photos
approved here., Some find it very difficult, iStock level of difficulty,
others find it to be more reasonable like ShutterStock. A lot of it
probably depends on the type of photos you take. Some they will like and others
they will not. It is hit and miss. |
| Big
Stock Photo |
Probably one of the easiest to get accepted with. Just make sure you have
a good photo that does not look like a snapshot and you will have a good
chance of acceptance. |
| Fotolia |
This site is probably somewhere between ShutterStock adn Big Stock Photo
in how easy it is to get accepted.
Some have reported that since they are based in Europe, they get a lot
of shots from Europe and it is harder to get those shots accepted.
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| 123 Royalty Free |
Similar to Fotolia. |
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