Re: Sell on Adobe Stock (American in Germany)

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 29, 2016

Looked at the links really quick. Unfortunately those do not provide an answer. Basically I need to input my German address into the W-9, which the online W-9 does not take into account that there are Americans living abroad. I have no American address.....

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 27, 2016

So I want to become a contributor to Adobe Stock. However, I am an American living in Germany. Yes, I realize that I need to fill out a W-9. But with the W-9 that is provided I can not input my German address. This is really annoying. There are several Americans living abroad. So how do I continue with filling everything so that I can sell imagery? How do I input my address?

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 27, 2016

Do not worry about it and do not call yourself an idiot... sometimes even us pros forget that we are working on the wrong layer. I think as you learn more about the program your workflow will change.... and it will continue to change as there is so much that one can do with the application..... Happy Creating!

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 27, 2016

You should be able to click on that selection tool and then get the options for it.

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 27, 2016

They are exactly right. You can download an older version of Photoshop through your subscription. Yes, I know that might not be what you want to hear. But that is the way all software works. A new version of Microsoft Office might not run on an older Mac as well. I would say find the latest version that will run on your computer. If after you do not like that version then ask for a refund or to cancel your subscription. For me Photoshop is the best product out there no matter the version. Plus, there are user groups around the world that you can meet up with and learn more about the software. Which is cool. Not too many alternatives have such communities.

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 27, 2016

They are right you have to save it as a PNG. I share my work on Redbubble and Zazzle..... so in order to make it where it has a clear background I have it as PNG. Thought this article might help you.... GIF vs. JPG vs. PNG | What's the Difference? | Digital Trends But there are other article that you can look up that go into even greater detail. This way you know when to save an image in different format.

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 27, 2016

Anyone still handling this?

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 15, 2016

Join me tonight (7pm London Time/8pm German Time) for FREE #AdobeGenPro class! Talking about illustration! Adobe Connect Login

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 15, 2016

Join me tonight (7pm London Time/8pm German Time) for FREE #AdobeGenPro class! Talking about illustration! LINK: Adobe Connect Login

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 13, 2016

Last month I was invited to be a guest lecturer for the Adobe Gen Pro animation course! AGP Animation Europe Class 2 On Tuesday, I will be a guest lecturer for the illustration course! I give a lecture during the Sydney course (7pm Sydney time) and in the London course (7pm London time). The courses are FREE and hosted via Adobe Connect....... So come join the fun!!!!!!!!!!! https://seminars.adobeconnect.com/adobegenpro Plus I will host a contest.... I will give out a print to one person from the Sydney course and a print to one person from the London course!

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 13, 2016

Still highly interested...... and actually have been doing something similar already with Adobe. Adobe Generation Professional featured me as guest lecturer for their animation course in October. And I will be the guest lecturer on Tuesday for their illustration course on Tuesday!!!! The courses are hosted via Adobe Connect and are FREE!

KShinabery212 · ‎Nov 06, 2016

I think from what I have heard they working on a solution.

KShinabery212 · ‎Oct 19, 2016

Derek.... Actually it is not the worst advice. As an artist you may create artwork that original starts out as RGB for projects that will be airred on television or go online. But eventually these projects may need to be printed out. Thus, you would have to convert them to CYMK or at least should. Example... I worked for Nickelodeon on a show called U-Pick Live. During this time I created some graphics for on-air that of course were created in RGB. Later I wanted to have some of these graphics for my print portfolio, so I converted them. Also I have had a couple of publishers ask me for work that was originally in RGB for publishing and I converted them. Granted I have also printed things that were not converted as well. If you go to a professional printer and not Kinko's they can usually make the adjustments for you. The thing is you never know how you will use a graphic in the future. Another example or an issue we ran into at the Adobe Creative Meet Up Conference that I planned this summer.... we had a company produce 16 large scale illuminated versions of designs from artists who took part in the art gallery. Well, sometimes when we create graphics we only think in the present so we may create a piece that is a certain size without thinking that it may need to be blown up in the future. Needless to say we had to be very picky on the images we blew up. Now I think in more than one direction... if I am creating a graphic I tend to make it bigger than needed so it can be scaled down or scaled up. Like I said... one may or may not know how something will be used in the future... yes it may need to be converted and yes it may need to be resized. You never know how things will be used later on.

KShinabery212 · ‎Oct 19, 2016

Make sure you are working in CYMK or at least convert the RGB image to CMYK. Now your colors may never be perfect unless you are printing from home. Because you need to calibrate your monitor and the printer to match. When you go to another place to have your images printed there may be also differences in the colors (again this is because of calibration differences). If you share the design, maybe one of the ACPs can give you an idea of how to really calibrate everything better. Usually my colors are nearly spot on. But I have run into this problem when I was younger. It is all trial and error. It is frustrating.... I know. But once you figure out your monitor and printer you will be happier. Just be glad that you are not working on a project for a company like Coca-Cola who has to have the exact shade of RED. Of course then they are using professional printers to replicate their colors perfectly.

KShinabery212 · ‎Oct 11, 2016

Nancy very cool.... Actually think we both chose the same layout. I just created additional pages and reset my main page. I love seeing how various people utilize the platform as there are so many possible outcomes! It is really fun!

KShinabery212 · ‎Oct 03, 2016

We had back to back trade fairs/expos/conferences recently in Koeln (Cologne), Germany. And Adobe took part! Dmexco is the Digital Marketing Expo Conference that takes place yearly and Adobe was there in full force! The design of the booth was brilliant and was sitting right next to Google's! You could make appointments and sit with a professional to learn more about the Marketing Cloud (which I did). As that is something I am really interested in learning more about. The following week Adobe took part at Photokina (which happens ever other year). They had a big stage where they had people speaking like Rufus Deuchler, Dom Quichotte and Sven Doelle. On the day I attended we had a press event and afterwards Adobe sponsored a nice event at Rheinloft! Even some of the Adode Influencers took part such as Marianne Deiters! Since I started a new job I was only able to attend one day of Photokina, but it was well worth it! It was great seeing Adobe back at Photokina!!!!! Also Katrin Baumann from Adobe was featured in the Photokina Daily Magazine. It was a great article and a good read if you can find it. Looking forward to seeing Adobe at more events like Photokina and Dmexco! Keep up the brilliant work.

KShinabery212 · ‎Oct 03, 2016

Anyone else have new sites up or ones they are working on? Would love to see them!

KShinabery212 · ‎Aug 29, 2016

I know that disabling the right click does not solve the problem. But it does help. I can already tell you I can download the images on my cell phone. I just hold on the image and I can save it. There is no fool proof way to keep your work or even ideas safe. In fact, I had a friend create a similar project to one of mine, except with modifications. It happens. Once you put your work on the net the idea can easily be swiped. Luckily for the most part there is a collective of artists who try to watch out for each other and report it to each other when this happens. Watermarking is also an option. But when showing your work to an ad agency or when applying for a job... having a big watermark does not really help. If you lower the resolution to where it looks like crap then hiring managers and potential clients will think you are producing really poor work too. Again no fool proof answer. We deal with the problems the way we each want to. I do not see how enabling the right click option on a portfolio can really hinder someone. It would be different if it were any other site. But a portfolio I see no problem disabling the right click. I mean you are there only to view the portfolio... and should not be doing anything else. My site for example is for hiring managers and clients... most of whom do not use more advanced browser options. If if were anything other than a portfolio site then I would probably not disable it. If the content were meant to be shared and downloaded then also I would not disable it. The other thing is regardless if you do disable it...... Behance still has the right click built-in. So you still have your projects open to download. With that being said... there are flaws in every site and every platform. You just have to find the best sites that work best to promote your work. Adobe Portfolio is fairly easy for the most part and does not need a big explanation. For those who are not coding or doing anything to extravagant in their portfolio then is great solution. But the idea of this thread is simply to share links.... discover each other's work and connect. Hope we do not stray to far from that.

KShinabery212 · ‎Aug 28, 2016

Steven, Behance added the option to disable the right click when they created Adobe Portfolio. The reason being is a lot of professionals do not their work stolen or downloaded. Example... I know one artist whose work was stolen and used by a company. Since the company was not in his country it took him forever to get them to stop using his work. Second example is reason it is good to disable the right click is that there are some people who will swipe soneone's art and claim it as their own,which is sad. I know it you put your work online you run the risk of people stealing or copying your work.... but you have show your work and just deal with the catch 22 per say. As far as it looking like Word Press... because I moved to Germany, I set up the menu so hiring managers could find content relating the to the job they are considering me for. I would never have thought about cultural differences when viewing a portfolio until I moved to Europe. In Germany, traditionally you learn one thing because they want you to be an expert at it. This is different from the US where you can be talented in more than one area. Example, a German recruiter once told me an Art Director can not write copy.... which we all know is not true. Now this mindset is changing with younger Germans.... but it is something that one has still deal with. So for my Adobe Portfolio site... I wanted to clearly point the hiring managers in the right direction. Makes sense right? Hope this explains the layout I chose and why I disabled the right click.

KShinabery212 · ‎Aug 24, 2016

Nancy... I did not get back to you as so much was going on. Behance manages Adobe Portfolio. Just so you know. If you email the Behance Zendesk... they will answer all your Adobe Portfolio questions.

KShinabery212 · ‎Aug 24, 2016

John... love the Living Memories project! What did you do on it?

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

To me it does not matter the software or the camera (granted you need a quality camera). But you have to create a video that is high quality. If it is low quality no program can fix it. I say look at the best videos on Kickstarter. That is a good way to learn how to sell your business. Look which ones are getting funded. A great way to learn how to create a promotional video and how to sell what you do. No problem can make you look good.... granted good software can help make a good video. But if you shoot it in bad way then it will still look bad. If your content in the video looks horrible the video editing software can not change that. Really research the various types of ways you can describe your work and your company or what you do or what you are selling! Then choose a way. Everything else will fall into place!

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

Ha ha ha... you know I worked on the NY auditions for NBC's Next Best Thing back in the day! People really take impersonations seriously! But it was lot of fun. I really miss working in film, television and commercials in NYC! So many stories I could tell! Now I am strictly doing Advertising, PR, Events, blah blah blah in Germany. Miss the fun times on set!

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

Once you hit a time in your life... and want kids... Then you have to reconsider if freelancing is secure. Seen industries go up an down... see work coming in nonstop... also seen it dry up due to things such as 911. You can not control the industry and if something happens then your work may slow down. I like security! Now I want to work full time..... benefits... all that fun stuff!

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

You can connect with me on LinkedIn. I worked in film/tv/advertising/print.... in production, as a creative, and as talent for 13 years in NYC! You may have even seen me on tv! Especially on Nickelodeon. But you can find me on a Lonely Island Saturday Night Live Music Video as well... not naming it here as it has an inappropriate title... Hey it is SNL, it is not meant to be PG! I now live in Germany. Do a lot with Adobe and Wacom... also have written for Advanced Photoshop Magazine and Photoshop Creative Magazine. Just hosted a big Adobe Creative Meet Up & Networking Conference in Duesseldorf! Fun stuff. Also love Social Media, Analytics, and all the fun stuff relating to PR, Marketing, Brandnig, Advertising, etc. Love movies and TV... a little behind since I moved abroad.... but have my favorite shows! TWD for example! Other than that I am fun person who likes to get out and explore try new things and have adventures! Lucky my wife is the same type of person... as we try to visit new places all the time with our WHIPPET!!!!! Cheers!

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

It really depends where you are... every country is different. In the US it is easier... if you are already showing your work on Behance and other sites then you are on the right path. Belsky from Behance once said share on various sites and see what works best for you. I could say what works best for me... but that might not be the best for you. So you have to try things out. Some sites like Adobe Portfolio allow you to attach your site to Google Analytics, something every person should learn. Then you can see who is viewing your site, from where, and you can learn fast what works and what does not. With that being said you can set up Hootsuite as well to you LinkedIn, Instagram, to special Facebook page. It works like Google Analytics too. Find an internship.... something your professors should be making every student do. This can lead to a job or at least open doors. If you are in Germany, then get certified in the programs and software. They want to see that you are certified in everything. Some other countries may be similar... but Germany really wants to see you know things on PAPER (lame). But still something good to know if you ever want to live in another country. Get on LinkedIn!!! Never say you are not good or that you are still learning (we are all still learning). Never down play your skills. Never say you are not professional. Always talk up your work. Never lie... Always say the truth. But never say you are amateur, or that you are not an artist. Never say you are beginner... say you are AN UP AND COMER! Share your work via Social Media... add a new project on Behance... then promote it! Finding work is not always simple... sometimes it is... but if you are not proactive and constantly networking then you will be sitting at home on your hands. Attend any events relating to the arts and design in your city! This can help! Behance Portfolio Reviews, Dribbble Meetups, etc. ALSO NEVER STEAL SOMEONE'S WORK AND CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN! You do this and you will lose total respect! Always be honest!!!!!!!!

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

Ruy... Really great setup. It seems to be a good match for what you do. Great to see how you utilized the platform to create a site for your work!

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

Nancy... I would ask Behance directly. They will respond in 1 to 2 days. They are great about answering questions and solving problems.

KShinabery212 · ‎Jul 24, 2016

Still interested. But never heard anything back. I found out I could borrow my friends camera while he is away until October... so I have access to a camera that he has been using for his personal Twitch Stream..... I just have to get it from his wife.

KShinabery212 · ‎Jun 06, 2016

That is cool. Our teams will consist of professional teams from design studios, ad agencies and gaming companies. It will be quite interesting to see how it works out!

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