Getting your initial submission accepted to a Microstock Photo Library is a daunting task.
When you first read the info and then study the requirements you can't wait to get your submission in.
You are so eager to get your images online.
Some of you will be so eager to submit your images you fail to ensure that the standard isn't up to scratch.
And you get the dreaded rejection email.
So what do you do? Well you take stock of your submission.
Sort out the weak photo's from the strong.
I know how hard it is to be honest about some of your shots.
Like the one that you lugged your camera and equipment three miles in a snow storm for the shot of the lonesome tree.
O.
K.
it's a little under exposed and the focus isn't what it should be, but what the heck, after what you went through to get it, it was worth it! The reviewers don't know any of this and quite frankly they don't care.
They judge any image on its quality and content.
You must do the same.
You have to learn to be honest with yourself and be very selective about your choice.
Fortunately you do get second chances.
So learn how to take them.
Another group of photographers that I come across are the ones who suffer from procrastination.
They are going to submit their image tomorrow or they always need one more to complete the submission.
Write a date in you diary when you are going to submit your images whatever.
You must submit them on this day and you will work towards this target.
I can't put into words the feeling when you first hit the send button of your portfolio.
You feel a sense of relief and fulfillment.
You know that you have done your best with the images and you are confident that you will be accepted.
Even if you are rejected on the first occasion, don't worry.
You have achieved far more than the procrastinator.
You rejection is simply a foundation for a better submission next time.
One more note on the subject of rejection is that I have submitted the same image to five libraries and been rejected by four.
On other occasions, all but one library has accepted my images.
A lot depends on the individual taste of the reviewer.
The secret to getting you images on-line and making sales is don't give up - keep submitting - it's worth the effort.
And I don't just mean financially, I mean as a sense of achievement and the purpose it brings to your hobby.
When you first read the info and then study the requirements you can't wait to get your submission in.
You are so eager to get your images online.
Some of you will be so eager to submit your images you fail to ensure that the standard isn't up to scratch.
And you get the dreaded rejection email.
So what do you do? Well you take stock of your submission.
Sort out the weak photo's from the strong.
I know how hard it is to be honest about some of your shots.
Like the one that you lugged your camera and equipment three miles in a snow storm for the shot of the lonesome tree.
O.
K.
it's a little under exposed and the focus isn't what it should be, but what the heck, after what you went through to get it, it was worth it! The reviewers don't know any of this and quite frankly they don't care.
They judge any image on its quality and content.
You must do the same.
You have to learn to be honest with yourself and be very selective about your choice.
Fortunately you do get second chances.
So learn how to take them.
Another group of photographers that I come across are the ones who suffer from procrastination.
They are going to submit their image tomorrow or they always need one more to complete the submission.
Write a date in you diary when you are going to submit your images whatever.
You must submit them on this day and you will work towards this target.
I can't put into words the feeling when you first hit the send button of your portfolio.
You feel a sense of relief and fulfillment.
You know that you have done your best with the images and you are confident that you will be accepted.
Even if you are rejected on the first occasion, don't worry.
You have achieved far more than the procrastinator.
You rejection is simply a foundation for a better submission next time.
One more note on the subject of rejection is that I have submitted the same image to five libraries and been rejected by four.
On other occasions, all but one library has accepted my images.
A lot depends on the individual taste of the reviewer.
The secret to getting you images on-line and making sales is don't give up - keep submitting - it's worth the effort.
And I don't just mean financially, I mean as a sense of achievement and the purpose it brings to your hobby.
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