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Hi all,I have just registered at this site and think it has great potential as a player is this particular area of stock photography. I am a full time photographer and love seeing great work by other photographers, it very much inspires me to get off my a*s and get shooting. What I really do not want to see is work that the photographers in question may be very proud of, shot down in flames. We do not all see art or images in the same way. For example, the "worst" image displayed today...(if it is still there, the image facility in this forum doesn´t seem to work), may do well on other sites as it would work great as a template for many designers. There is no need to have this feature on your site, potential buyers may see it as childish playground jaunts at another persons work. It may well put them off buying from that photographer in the future too...not good! Anyway, rant over, I have registered and have 600-700 images to upload soon. April looks good and I wish this site all the best, and congrats on the new baby! Just FYI the images I will if possible, upload are smaller/original versions of these TIFF files at Alamy... http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography-search-results.asp?st=0&lic=6&lic=1&ns=1&qt=nicholas+stubbs&go=1&a=-1 Let the good times roll and all the best to everyone here... Freefly http://www.all-things-photography.com
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I tend to agree with freefly's point on the 'worst image' feature. I'm sure the intention with the best picture/worst picture feature is to show all contributors what kind of pictures are really appreciated and what has little comercial potential, but I'm not sure if the 'worst picture' really serves this purpose...
We've all taken poor photos, and constructive critisism of submitted images in private will be more constructive.
Seeing good photography is always useful, and the 'Best picture' feature could perhaps even be extended into something like an 'editor's choice' selection with highlights from the collection.
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-The idea behind the worst feature is not to bother the photographer in question, or to make fools out of contributors. It is rather an item meant to inspire and to give you an idea of what we think is not suitable for the Crestock collection of images. Let me quote "Wander"; he reckons that it provides useful information as to why certain photos aren`t appreciated as stock. This is exactly our point. We try by our worst image feature just to give an indication as to what is good stock images in our eyes. Still, we appreciate your contributions, and we also recognise that the quality of the images you upload with Crestock improves day by day. Thank you very much for that!
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Right idea wrong title. They are not "The Worst." You might not like them for your stock but they are not "The Worst!" A better word might be "Not Stock" and then explain "Here is why..."
Be nice and helpful, not condemning some unfortunate persons picture.
RK
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Tricky part - there are points on both sides. To avoid buyers to see what is in and what not rejections should be posted/discussed here in the forums in a critique section. Of course every stock site is featuring the best shots on the home page but as a contributor it is still interesting for me to see what Crestock wants andwhat NOT! Today's best/worst image always gave my a lot of inspiration and also made me aware of common mistakes beginners (like me) make. It also has to be considered that besides the contributor him/herself seeing his/her "worst" image nobody else in the community knows who submitted it. So the privacy is still guaranteed. And I think everyone of us had some kind of rejection some time in our lifes and we had to learn from it and move on... As long as we receive constructive criticism I believe it's the best thing that anyone can do!
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I realy didn`t mint the worst picture, but that was before. When a picture is given this reason: This is not a bad picture, it is just not where one wants to be when on holiday.
What is the point. If the picture is OK, but "not quite what you where looking for" don`t make it the worst picture of the day Ståle
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I agree. I think it puts the photographer in an ackward position. No one knows the name, since you don't disclose that information, but the person will feel diminished and unworthy of posting in the future. I think the best way to encourage is to post the best pictures to learn from others. I think it is a self adusting process and those that compare andudge themselves well will self correct.:w00t:
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The worst photo is not intended to embarass or offend anyone.Currently all the photos that are presented as worst are approved by the photographer.
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I wouldn't mind if one of mine ended up there .. certainly not my goal, but I would welcome the additional detailed feedback that is provided with it. Certainly, I would be a little unhappy if my name was attached, but anon. works for me. In fact, I find myself checking in each day just to see what the best/worst is for the day. Some are good for a laugh, some I gotta study for a minute, but still educational and entertaining. Kind of becoming an addiction for me!
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Got to agree, it's not really a good idea to single out the worst picture of the day, however the best picture of the day is a good idea, and may inspire others to do good work. And let's face it, it's only taking pictures, lets not get too pretentious and precious about it.
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Maybe I should not have knocked it.
I just got best photo of the day :):):):):)
Oh now I'm smug :D
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ive got an idea! a better one i think....why not change the best to "most appreciated stock of the week" and the worst to "most unstockly image of the week". and it is always better to put on captions as to why it has gained it title for that matter.:unsure:do i make any sense?:unsure:
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and hey, BTW dont delete that area....coz i find it fun and quite a relief seeing someone photo feature on that area.it is educational and i partly based my uploads to those and i think most photographers who are a member of this site would find grateful for as we have our hollywoodish hall of fame of photographers here....
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Got to agree with most of the former commments, the wording is perhaps questionable "worst picture of the day" should read something like, "not suitable for our stock". An explanations would also help, as to why it was rejected. To date I have had a number of photographs rejected, and in most cases the feedback is questionable, it doesn't really tell me what is wrong, and this I find frustrating, especially after spending considerable time uploading, labling and keywording the files.
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The best way to learn from what CRESTOCK wants is to go to our OWN rejects. I find that very useful. :D
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i'll end my comment on this as: "Let crestock do their thing, it is their job and they wanted it that way....no further objections. I rest my fingers."
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Forgiss
Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa
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Wow, Just had a look at the worst photo of the day (the pedestrian crossing)and the quote from "Judge Ross": "A rather pointless composition, in which we can see no use as a stock photo.
Rejected! " Now not to call out the judge, but a few months ago I saw a whole roadsafety add campaign using a very similiar image to promote pedestrian crossings instead of Jaywalking Maybe the Judge can have a bit more uplifting comments instead of being downright rude... actually, comments like this is what is stopping me from submitting to this site at the moment...
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Hi, Forgiss,
I have to say that Judge Ross had a bad day when he rejected yesterdays photo. He hadn't slept the whole night beacuse of sick, screaming kids, and when he finally made it to the Crestock office, through the artic winter storm, the coffeemachine was out of order. So, he was not in mental balance, to put it lightly.
I like that photo. And since I'm the Boss, I approve it.
Keep up the good work!
And to everybody; the best/worst feature is very popular and will continue. But use the forum for what it's worth. And note that if your photo ends as todays worst, or as rejected, you can argument with us and ask for a second round of evaluation.
Last, but not least. We register an overwhelming response on crestock.com, and are thrilled to see that the numbers of good images rise from day to day. Soon we will release the market plan for crestock 2006.
Thanks, folks!
Boss
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Forgiss
Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa
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Hi Boss..It wasn't my photo that the judge sliced diced and served as a smoothie, I just made a comment on what I saw.. But thanx for the feedback... I appreciate the fact... and get that coffeemachine fixed!
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I actually rather like the feature of best/worst, but I think perhaps "worst" is not the right word to use. Some of them were, umm, not good perhaps, but some have been good images, perhaps just not what Crestock wants.Today's for example (Jan 28th): the best image is a beautiful child against a sunny environment - lovely, yes but highlights on the skin that shouldn't be there, though it probably would get a lot of use. the worst: I like better as a stock image than the best. Because of the way it's shot it too can have a lot of uses - just not on crestock. The feature is helpful in defining the types of images that crestock is looking for (at least for me), though I haven't quite got it figured totally yet, with the help of the best/worst (perhaps you could change "worst" to something else) and the types of rejected images, I will get it before long (I hope) :hehe:
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