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How do I cancel my account as a photographer, because I think Adobe wants photographers to edit the photos, and I'm just a photographer, I didn't think the evaluation system was very clear
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Photographs have always been "edited" even in the times of film cameras or even with the very first cameras. This was called developing and if you did not do that, the laboratory did it for you. A lot of the tools used in Photoshop are simulating this editing.
And today the situation is similar. In camera processing develops your pictures. But the decisions the camera takes are not always suitable. That's why photographers use computer programs like Lightroom and Photoshop to process the pictu
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Digital photography requires more than holding a camera. A robot drone can take pictures.
Instead of giving up on Stock, why not get a subscription to the Photography Plan for $10/month and see how easy improving your digital photos can be?
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Nobody here has been arrogant or rude to you. NASA has been sending probes with cameras to distant planets for over 50 years. Robot captured images are nothing new. But they are rarely perfect without some post production work.
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Photographs have always been "edited" even in the times of film cameras or even with the very first cameras. This was called developing and if you did not do that, the laboratory did it for you. A lot of the tools used in Photoshop are simulating this editing.
And today the situation is similar. In camera processing develops your pictures. But the decisions the camera takes are not always suitable. That's why photographers use computer programs like Lightroom and Photoshop to process the pictures.
Stock photography requires pictures that are good for being used for a wide range of applications. That's why Stock needs neutral processing. But still, very often, some areas of a picture are to dark or too light, there is dust, or there are other disturbing elements. Also, there are some legal requirements to edit pictures, like visible logos.
BTW: I have probably very few pictures that get distributed without some minor adjustments. Even when I'm taking pictures of an event, I need to process the pictures to make them look best. Most of it are easy adjustments with seconds of my time spend, but some require more time.
This said, if you really want to cancel your contributor account, you need to contact Adobe stock contributor support: Need help? (stock contributor support)
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Thanks, I want to cancel too.
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When I started (in design back in the 80s) the photographer may have developed their own photos if they were B&W but hardly ever color. Even my pro photographer brother only processed B&W photos, color negs & slides were sent to a lab because they required special equipment to develop & print.
Later when photoshop came in, the computer operator at the printers did the editing with instructions from a designer, not a photographer. The OP here is better off doing editorial which doesn't require much editing.
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The OP here is better off doing editorial which doesn't require much editing.
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That's not an option, unfortunately. Individuals cannot submit image for "Editorial Use Only." Adobe works with trusted partner agencies only.
Also, this discussion is several months old. I think it's fair to say the OP is gone and will never see this.
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@duns123 wrote:
When I started (in design back in the 80s) the photographer may have developed their own photos if they were B&W but hardly ever color. Even my pro photographer brother only processed B&W photos, color negs & slides were sent to a lab because they required special equipment to develop & print.
Colour processing was more difficult and unforgivig on errors, that was was the reason why many photographers decided not doing colour processing. https://emulsive.org/articles/darkroom/printing/making-colour-prints-in-the-darkroom-welcome-to-ra-4...
I would also suggest to look into this: https://youtu.be/_2mQsUIc97E
@duns123 wrote:Later when photoshop came in, the computer operator at the printers did the editing with instructions from a designer, not a photographer.
That's still the case. But that's not the point here. At the time you needed to scan images and the scan would be worked in Photoshop.
Your simply distorting historical facts:
As I said before, even my editorial work does need dodge and burn, lens correction and sharpening. What it does not need (should not need!!!) is editing out people like in good old Russia. I, however, did even that for a familly picture, where the boyfriend of the moment was shortly after the picture take persona non grata.
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@duns123 wrote:
Thanks, I want to cancel too.
Read my answer, especially the last part.