How do I deactivate my account?

Hi

Many of us who have deactivated accounts, have a hard time learning. When I started,

I researched and applied what I found. I learned a lot from this forum. However, I also learned from other stock sites.

torik

Hi Machael

Many of us go through the curves of learning what Adobe customers wants. When I started out I had 99.9% of my images rejected. I was ready to give up. However I met Mat Hayward. He told me how many he had rejected. There's no way I would continue having so many of my images rejected. Now he's making videos. Well that's enough for Mat

I researched and apply what I found. I learn a lot from this forum. But I also learn from other stock sites. I grow to see and understand the reasons for rejections. I'll ask you to do something. Take a close look on the news feed images of Microsoft Edge. I'm sure on camera those a really nice images. On the web, that's a different case. We assume many of our images will be used on the web.

Grain is a big issue for web images and most of the time can only be seen at 100 to 200% magnification. From my experience I assume that all photos have some level of grains. Depending on the lighting and the quality camera will determine how much grain, artifacts, and noise there is on the image. This can be corrected using a photo editor.

Sharpness is very important. As someone who designs with images, I know very well how important it is to work with sharp edges. Images are not easily cropped if edges are not sharp, or if edge is over exposed (too white). Editor can help with the sharpness if image is not overexposed.

Different platforms or application has different effect on the lighting/exposure of images. Therefore many times images that you're comfortable with on your computer, you will notice, without making any adjustments to them they looks different on different websites, or applications; even looks darker. This has to be taken in consideration. Therefore even though you'd not want your images to be too white, or exposed, lighter images are more acceptable; even Instagram admit to this.

What needs to be taken into consideration is that we're not uploading for Adobe. We are uploading for diverse customers, most of which has different taste then us. Also our images are used for different projects, and require certain quality. Adobe is the Marketer and is experienced enough to have an idea of the quality and kind of images customers will buy. There is no point uploading images that never sell. Therefore the best we do is to follow the guidelines as given on the website, through rejection and on the forum, and get it right.

I hope you're willing to hang on. If wish to, upload your images here for critique, we can help you along. Or you may choose to do as I do- research as much as possible and apply all the information you can. You can ask us on each of your rejection reasons and we will assist where we can.

I'm happy to say, most of the images I now upload are accepted.

Here are two very useful links

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Regard

JG

michaelw85447968  wrote I mean whats the point of uploading if you cant upload a photo you only changed the lighting slightly. "Our members like to change the photo."  I could care two cents less what these people like.  I liked my photos and thought they looked good.

Stock is not about good looking pictures, it’s about pictures that a buyer can use. You are not selling art here, you are selling good craftsman‘s work. When I buy a picture, I want a certain level of quality. That is assumed by strict moderation rules.

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