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marina.red.retouch
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June 25, 2026
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free collection

  • June 25, 2026
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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?

    Correct answer marina.red.retouch

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

    8 replies

    Participant
    July 2, 2026

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

    RALPH_L
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 27, 2026

    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.

    marina.red.retouch
    marina.red.retouchAuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    June 27, 2026

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

    Participant
    June 26, 2026

    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…...

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 28, 2026

    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.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 25, 2026

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

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

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    ZALEZPHOTO
    Legend
    June 25, 2026

    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)

    ZALEZPHOTO
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 25, 2026

    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.

     

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 25, 2026

    is this a stock contributor question?

    ZALEZPHOTO
    Legend
    June 25, 2026

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

     

    ZALEZPHOTO
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 25, 2026

    @kglad is from another forum.  

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

    😉

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert