Adobe Stock 2024 Contributor Bonus

[Raul Ceron]

When Adobe announced Adobe Firefly in March 2023, we shared that we are developing generative AI responsibly, with creators at the center. 

In addition to your regular stock licensing revenue which covers Firefly training, we want to recognize your contributions through our second-ever Adobe Stock contributor bonus. 

The 2024 bonus is based on photos, vectors, or illustrations approved between June 3, 2023, and June 2, 2024, as well as, for the first time, the all-time number of videos approved through June 2, 2024, and the number of licenses that all those assets generated in the same 12-month period.  

A banner on the Insights>My Statistics tab in the Contributor portal provides the specific amount that was added to your account.  

We plan to base potential subsequent bonuses on new approved assets and licenses they generate annually. 

We have put together an FAQ here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/firefly-faq-for-adobe-stock-contributors.html 

[Photoco]

$1,00, really?

Bad joke but this is so funny 🙂

[mattegg]

Thats what I got as well! Did everyone just get $1.00? 

[daniellei4510]

Just a guess, but Adobe probably rounded up any amount below $1.

[Jill_C]

No. Some Contributors are reporting higher amounts in the Adobe Stock Discord server. Earnings are very much dependent on how many assets you submitted in the last year, and how many of those were actually licensed.

[mattegg]

I got a lot more last time, and my portfolio has 5x the size since last payout, so it seemed a little odd to get $1 only. 

[mattegg]

Im not complaining by the way, im genuinly curious as to how it works - I suspect its because my images have largely been AI perhaps ?

[daniellei4510]

As I understand it, the first round of the training period involved every asset in Adobe's database, while this second round was from July 3 of 2023 to July 4 of 2024. So it's natural the payout would be less if that's the case.

[mattegg]

But my portfollio in the last year is more than 5 times larger compared to previous year, and I have had far more downloads.

[daniellei4510]

Well...compared to the ENTIRE database, up against even a large number of uploads over the dates noted, would still result in a lower amount. I guess. Mine was half of last year's as well and I was also expecting more.

[Supji]

@Raul Ceron  Why won't you give us the option to opt out of AI/ML learning?

[Raul Ceron]

Hi, @Supji !

We currently do not allow for an opt-out preference for Adobe Stock content. 

Cheers!

[Supji]

@Raul Ceron Sounds good I will move my content over to Shutterstock.

Cheers!