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marina.red.retouch
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Jun 25, 2026 6:33 PM UTC
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free collection

They took 66 photos from my portfolio and added them to a free collection. But I only got $32.40. And I don't know if this collection is for a year or forever. Am I missing something?

    marina.red.retouch
    marina.red.retouchCorrect answer
    Participant
    Jun 27, 2026 7:29 AM UTC

    Hello, my issue has been resolved. I received the required amount. It was worth waiting one day. Thank you for your answers.

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    Participant
    Jul 2, 2026 2:00 AM UTC

    Where can I check which assets have been selected as free collection . I am unable to find any section for that

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    RALPH_L
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Jun 27, 2026 1:01 PM UTC

    You received an email from Adobe “You have assets accepted for the free collection” where it says “We’ve accepted ____ asset(s) for 1-year terms and ____ asset(s) for perpetual terms for the Adobe Stock free collection.”

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    marina.red.retouch
    marina.red.retouchAuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    Jun 27, 2026 7:29 AM UTC

    Hello, my issue has been resolved. I received the required amount. It was worth waiting one day. Thank you for your answers.

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    Participant
    Jun 26, 2026 5:42 AM UTC

    I got the same situation. They took 24 photos and They paid only $79.8.

    According to their email that we got is $4 each for one year collection. I would like to know what’s going on…...

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Jun 28, 2026 1:20 AM UTC

    They took 24 photos and They paid only $79.8.

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    ​@Photok_jp,

    Royalty amounts shown in your Contributor dashboard are pre-tax sales. 

    An uneven dollar value ($79.80) implies this was from previous sales, not the Free Collection.

    Your up-front fees from the Free Collection will be paid within 30 days. 

     

    Hope that helps.

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Jun 25, 2026 9:40 PM UTC

    You receive up-front payment within 30 days of acceptance. 

    The Terms are whatever you selected when you nominated the assets.

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    ZALEZPHOTO
    Legend
    Jun 25, 2026 7:46 PM UTC

    Where did you see the 66 photos selected? Did you look under “Collections” on top under the graph? You need to click on it twice. Mine is correct, I had 30 photos chosen for the free collection  out of 256 selected for consideration, (disappointed) and got $120 deposited a little while ago today.  

    Are you sure you’re not confusing selected from actually Chosen? Remember, one year usage is $4 lifetime $10 and the total amount would not have cents. (The $32.40 you see includes sales for this week)

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    ZALEZPHOTO
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Jun 25, 2026 7:23 PM UTC

    The Free Collection is fully described below.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/additional-earning-opportunities/free-collection-faq.html

     

    Adobe Stock pays up-front fees for nominated assets that were accepted into the Collection. See Royalty Payments below.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/payments-earnings/royalties-pricing/pricing-payment-guidelines.html

     

    Hope that helps.

     

     

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Jun 25, 2026 6:43 PM UTC

    is this a stock contributor question?

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    ZALEZPHOTO
    Legend
    Jun 25, 2026 7:51 PM UTC

    100% is a valid question for this forum… Why wouldn’t it be?

     

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    ZALEZPHOTO
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Jun 25, 2026 8:00 PM UTC

    ​@kglad is from another forum.  

    It’s a valid question when posts land in the wrong forum. 

    😉

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert