Stock Integrity

[keithr17355406]

I am a wildlife photographer selling images for thirty plus years. I was thinking of tentatively uploading images and video to Adobe stock but I have discovered two major problems. The first is that on checking for images of Pink footed Geese, a very high proportion of images and videos are of other species, but incorrectly labelled. This suggests poorly informed suppliers (ie. photographers with inadequate nature ID skills). The second point is that there are a lot of AI images with flawed characteristics (nearly every single one was incorrect). At least wildlife artists only rarely get it wrong. So I did the same with Atlantic Salmon and found the exact same, with lots of species new to science being illustrated. Now AI definitely has a place, but not in wildlife photography or videoing and especially of behaviour. I know this will upset some people, but I only looked at two species. Imagine if I covered them all! 

[daniellei4510]

It's definitely a buyer beware situation when it comes to AI and its depiction of breeds of animals. Like yourself as a contributor, if a buyer knows their stuff, they don't buy.

[Jill_C]

Misrepresentation and false identification in AI images is definitely a problem.  I would think that any Buyer looking for real images of real animals or birds is just going to filter out AI images entirely from their search. Keep in mind also that if you search for pink footed goose you are also getting images that have just "goose" or just "pink" in the search results unless you specify that all keywords must be matched. You should also include the Latin name of the species in your keywords. Good luck in your stock journey!

[Nancy OShea]

Most Stock contributors are hobbyists & amateurs, NOT experts. And for many, English is their second or third language. Reviewers aren't perfect, either. We all make mistakes. 

As a customer who avoids AI, I filter it out. When I come across mislabeled assets, I report the asset's ID to Stock. That's the best we can do. 

[keithr17355406]

There were a surprisingly high portion of images mislabelled. Would you consider paying a bonus for someone like me (with a reasonable level of wildlife expertise) listing the mistakes on the wildlife images and videos to allow them to be corrected?

[Jill_C]

You are not addressing Adobe employees directly here in this forum. I think Adobe's position with regard to the accuracy of metadata when it comes to flora and fauna is "Buyer Beware", and they're probably unwilling to spend more money on validating the keywords on such images. However, if you want to reach out to Adobe directly on this subject, use the "Contact Us" link on your account page.