Darla Hallmark

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It seems to be working now. Nice work!

The bot they have in support has always been a bit stupid.

This is another case where I wonder if there is a crooked reviewer involved. There are many images of designer jewelry, no release, not editorial, definitely a copyright issue.

You can remove duplicate images using the catalogue manager.

I like porn. Too bad it doesn't sell well as stock.

A better description doesn't have to have more words. Just explain what the image is, for anyone who is not familiar with the subject. "yellow flower" is not a good description. "bitterweed" is better. "Bitterweed, an undesirable plant in dairy pastures" is even better. "Bitterweed, an erect, composite plant of the sunflower family" is NOT a better description. More potential buyers will be looking for uses or problems with plants, than looking for technical botanical information.

Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha ursina "Spurleg" beetles.

The cup of coffee one is even funnier. It's not printed out, it's painted. The restaurant owner paid an artist to paint the mural, and told him to use that image. So, he did exactly what he was paid to do.

What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick.

Learn the craft.

I can totally see the cheering crowd carrying protest signs in that photo. *snork*

Shutterstock contributors are the most disgruntled.

I'll try going for a walk with my camera on, randomly pressing the shutter. That ought to get me some great images for Shutterstock. I don't think they will notice a sudden increase in crap being submitted, though.

Ethical issues aside, it's lazy. It's a way to get a preconceived image made. This bypasses one of the most interesting aspects of nature photography, which is that new, un-thought of images will be presented to the patient photographer.