efk11 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Hi I have my first QC fail after uploading over 3000 photos. Seems harsh, the 10days rule perhaps but my QC dropped to one star based on one in 3000? Harsh? Am I blacklisted now ? I mean do I need to expect problems going forward with every upload and only upload small batches? Any advice would be really good. Thanks Elaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Only a disaster if you fail with a single star only: http://www.alamy.com/blog/alamy-qc-how-it-works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Until recently, we used to get a month in the Sin Bin. Count your blessings. The way to move forward is to understand the reason for that one image's rejection. Alwayys look at all your submissions at 100%. The path to success is learning from your mistakes. Good luck, Edo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Just pay attention to your own QC and everything will work out just fine. Alamy, as far as I know, doesn’t blacklist anyone. They may scrutinize your submissions closer for awhile. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Until recently, we used to get a month in the Sin Bin. Count your blessings. The way to move forward is to understand the reason for that one image's rejection. Alwayys look at all your submissions at 100%. The path to success is learning from your mistakes. Good luck, Edo Off topic, excuse me. But Edo, I periodically take a peek at your images to see the well-presented food. Just did that, and now my appetite is kick-started. I’ve lost weight due to illness, maybe I’ll gain back a pound today. Always a pleasure. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Thank you, Betty I'm sorry to hear about you being ill. I enjoy shooting food. It let's me play the air director, something that's hard to do with Street. But tabletop meals are not my best sellers. I'm trying to figure out what would improve sales. Overall, my food images include: produce in markets, food on shelves in stores, alfresco dining, and tabletop. Most of what you see I cook and shoot at home. Restaurants have become very expensive here. At home I use one window light -- I'm the Vermeer of Munchies. And you do very well with food yourself. Edo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Niels Quist said: Only a disaster if you fail with a single star only: http://www.alamy.com/blog/alamy-qc-how-it-works I've never had more than one star. A couple of fails last autumn made no difference to my QC time, they still go through overnight. 46 passes in a row has made no difference to my star rating either- still only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Ed Rooney said: Thank you, Betty I'm sorry to hear about you being ill. I enjoy shooting food. It let's me play the air director, something that's hard to do with Street. But tabletop meals are not my best sellers. I'm trying to figure out what would improve sales. Overall, my food images include: produce in markets, food on shelves in stores, alfresco dining, and tabletop. Most of what you see I cook and shoot at home. Restaurants have become very expensive here. At home I use one window light -- I'm the Vermeer of Munchies. And you do very well with food yourself. Edo They are slow sellers. I’ve only sold 22 of food or drink in 10 years. I do have repeats of certain ones which will remain a closely guarded secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 23 minutes ago, spacecadet said: I've never had more than one star. A couple of fails last autumn made no difference to my QC time, they still go through overnight. 46 passes in a row has made no difference to my star rating either- still only one. Yes, Mark. One star for me and mine are passed overnight in as little as 10-12 hours. And I’m like you, with many passes/no fails. All I can say is pay attention to your own personal QC and don’t obsess. I will add, though, if you’ve checked for dust, CA, noise and that’s ok, but you study an image trying to decide if it’s sharp enough, it probably isn’t. Tossing those is when my passes became consistent. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Ed Rooney said: Until recently, we used to get a month in the Sin Bin. Count your blessings. The way to move forward is to understand the reason for that one image's rejection. Alwayys look at all your submissions at 100%. The path to success is learning from your mistakes. Good luck, Edo Ah yes, the infamous Sin Bin. I have fond memories of those 30-day vacations. Those were the days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efk11 Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 Really grateful for the feedback thanks everyone. Initially, I used to always check all photos at 100% but lately just run the size checker tool on them, so will take your advice and use more vigilance going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 17 minutes ago, efk11 said: Really grateful for the feedback thanks everyone. Initially, I used to always check all photos at 100% but lately just run the size checker tool on them, so will take your advice and use more vigilance going forward. Good for you. It is easy to become complacent. That’s when you will get bit in the nether regions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 39 minutes ago, efk11 said: Really grateful for the feedback thanks everyone. Initially, I used to always check all photos at 100% but lately just run the size checker tool on them, so will take your advice and use more vigilance going forward. Good on you, Elaine! Yes it's tedious and time consuming, but it has to be done. I spend a lot of time doing PP. I'm a three-star fabulous dude now, but in the past my fails have all been because of something I missed in PP. Betty -- I too have had 22 tabletop food sales! But my food-related images are 25% of my sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 8 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Good on you, Elaine! Yes it's tedious and time consuming, but it has to be done. I spend a lot of time doing PP. I'm a three-star fabulous dude now, but in the past my fails have all been because of something I missed in PP. Betty -- I too have had 22 tabletop food sales! But my food-related images are 25% of my sales. Weird, that! I haven’t done the %. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 24 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: I'm a three-star fabulous dude now, but in the past my fails have all been because of something I missed in PP. To my surprise, I was promoted to a three-star general as well last year. No doubt, one or two false moves and that can easily change. Glad to hear that the locked-out time has been reduced to ten days, though. The old 30-day banishment was a very large sword hanging over our heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 3 hours ago, efk11 said: Really grateful for the feedback thanks everyone. Initially, I used to always check all photos at 100% but lately just run the size checker tool on them, so will take your advice and use more vigilance going forward. Always, always check at 100%. They do, so you must. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Lewis Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 8 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Yes, Mark. One star for me and mine are passed overnight in as little as 10-12 hours. And I’m like you, with many passes/no fails. All I can say is pay attention to your own personal QC and don’t obsess. I will add, though, if you’ve checked for dust, CA, noise and that’s ok, but you study an image trying to decide if it’s sharp enough, it probably isn’t. Tossing those is when my passes became consistent. Betty Very wisely stated Betty. As I become older, the camera somehow has become less steady. I caught myself doing just what you said, just the other day. And, you know what; I tossed it! Slight motion blur, or soft, images are killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Going back to the dark recesses of 2007 to revisit keywords, I encountered a number of failed images (they never go away, my slate is marked!), mainly due to dust bugs. In those days you were not sent to jail, could have been my misdemeanours that started that trend. On the advice of another contributor whose name, sadly, I can't recall, I generally use a high contrast filter to show up the muck. I always double check at 100%, it's surprising what you miss on the first pass. Here's my PS action, called Filter. I've little idea what it does but it works! Make an adjustment layer Mode linear burn Slot color orange Type photo filter Filter color Lab color A:32 B:120 Density 25 Preserve luminosity Select layer background You can tone it down if the skies are too dark, click on the layer and reduce opacity. Don't forget to switch the adjustment layer off, I've uploaded an image ( which passed QC) with it left on, Doh...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efk11 Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Super, will try this ! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisah2006 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I'm new to all this and didn't know they would/could blacklist people! Good to know. I haven't had an issue yet, but just did a shoot where there is just too much grain to use the images. I'm glad I didn't even try to upload them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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