impeccable photo quality versus substance

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
July 10, 2023
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here is a "dilemma" I have been "torn" about for some time now and wondering if others have similar questions to themselves: I have many old photos - going back say about 7-8 years - that I took with a decent (back then) "pocket camera" and depicting good subject matters, but naturally they can't stand up to todays photo technology! but these photos sell quite well at other sites! (they are fine in terms of digital size (8-10-12 Megapixel), is it worth to gamble acceptance (especially considering the recent very stiff "standards") or forget them and be happy that they sell elsewhere (for pennies though)? My angle that keeps me from "gambling" with such submits here is that I don't want to risk the 51% required acceptance rate required by Adobe for handing out the free annual Photoshop subscription! i.e.: I can produce a perfect (near perfect) technical quality, but the substance may not be there (so what's the point of submitting)? I can't possible recreate or duplicate those old photos. any thoughts? Tx.!

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RALPH_L

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There is no 51% requirement.

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EzyRider_IIAuthor

Inspiring

hi Ralph,
we were referring to the requirements to receive the free Photoshop or Lightroom subscription from Adobe. I am almost certain it was a criteria for getting that last year.
did you not used to post at the old shutterstock forum before it was shut down?

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

The criteria for receiving free bonus subcriptions is based on how many of your qualifying assets were downloaded in a calendar year.

If you have 250–5,999 downloaded qualifying assets, you can choose your complimentary one-year plan from these options: Creative Cloud Photography (20GB), Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, or After Effects.
If you have 6,000+ downloaded qualifying assets, you’ll get complimentary access to Creative Cloud All Apps for one year.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html Scroll down to Bonus Program.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Jill_C

Community Expert

If you are certain that they meet the quality standards, upload a few, perhaps 4-6, and see if they're accepted. If they're rejected you'll know that your own assessment of quality doesn't match Adobe's.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

EzyRider_IIAuthor

Inspiring

That's a thought. Tx. I might try it with maybe 3-4. That should give me an
indication. I don't wanna push my luck. Incidentally, is the info anywhere
available what your acceptance ratio is? As Adobe gives you your lifetime
or weekly "position"? Or I have to count all my uploads (hard to pinpoint
it for this year) and also count the rejects and manually calculate it? It
would be a useful number. I don't wanna get close to 1/2-1/2 obviously.

Jill_C

Community Expert

I've never read any specific policy about whether acceptance ratio is calculated on a perpetual basis or annually.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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