Ideas Regarding Rejects in a Stock Bank…

Today I present a translation of an interesting article from Dreamstime about what you can do with rejects, meaning images that have been declined by the stock bank inspectors.
So, here are a few ideas regarding rejects on stock sites… Consider these as alternative options instead of just sending rejects to other stock banks (for non-exclusive authors) or simply deleting them from the “Send to Dreamstime” folder (or any other folder in your system. In my case, it’s the “Send to X..” folder (yes, this is actually what the author’s folder is called)).

What to Do with Rejects in a Stock Bank

Here are a few examples of what I have done.

1. Concepts.

Use rejects to create an entirely new concept. I used several of my declined files to create a “media room” concept (which sells quite well!).

However, I don’t always use only rejected files for concepts; sometimes I use accepted images from the stock bank if they fit a certain concept.

By the way, you can similarly create a concept about the four seasons or the four elements.

Resubmitting images without making corrections is prohibited by stock bank rules and is not welcomed, but these same rules say nothing about using rejected images to create new concepts or using them as part of another image.

Some images rejected for “too many on site” or “too many in this series” can be very useful when used together 😉

2. Collages.

Although Dreamstime recommends making them from similar images, some photographers don’t like this, as they feel they are giving away too many images for the price of one. For me, this is a way to earn from images that Dreamstime previously rejected.

Some of these images are accepted and sell quite well on other stocks, but since they were turned down here at Dreamstime, I want to make them useful, as happened with my autumn collage, which was sold twice under an extended license.

3. Retouching.

Retouching images that were rejected. Sometimes, after an image is declined, you can retouch it and resubmit for approval. This is what I did with my homemade coffee image.

Initially, this image was not accepted when the coffee cup was isolated on a black background, so I worked on the background and resubmitted it with a note for the inspector. And it was accepted.

4. Using Frames.

Create a frame or background from an image that was not accepted or its part. I took a ladybug from an image that was previously rejected, isolated it, made a ladybug frame, and it’s selling! 😉

I also tried making frames from isolated flowers and leaves. If you see a cute element in an image that was not accepted, isolate it, and create a new image with it!

Sometimes, to uncover the advantages of certain images, you just need a little imagination. If you can’t improve those advantages or save them, then just delete those images from your upload folder and move on! 😉

Author: Ingrid Prats
Link: dreamstime.com/2011/10/24/some-ideas-of-what-to-do-with-your-rejected-images-_art36406