All about Assignments
posted on 8th of june, 2010
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Participating in the (more or less) monthly assignments on DT is great fun, and challenges you to go beyond your regular photography. It is rewarding in several ways:
- your accepted images are escalated to level 5 at once, wich will not only increase the price, but also results in a better search placement. It will receive 100 artificial downloads at once, although unfortunatly, you do not receive any money for those 100 downloads ;)
- participating will result in extra exposure for your picture and with that extra exposure for your entire portfolio;
- and from personal experience, I can add that getting a picture accepted into the assignment is a great feeling, and winning one even more so!
With each assignment, the same questions return on the boards. So hopefully here are some useful answers:
- You can only enter once you have 50 files online;
- Yes, you need regular model releases as with all RF pictures on DT;
- Yes, illustrators can participate, just as photographers can;
- Your images have to remain exclusive with DT for a year;
- Yes, you can upload a file already online: first upload the file for the assignment, and IF it is accepted, disable the old file. Due to the higher standards for the assignments, acceptance is not a certainty.
- If you choose the 'sell the rights' option, you will sell your picture to DT. You will never be able to receive any earnings from it. Also, DT can decide not to buy your picture, and ask you to re-upload it, choosing the 'escalate to level 5'option.
- Yes, your file will be reviewed, although occasionally even after the assignments' closing date. ETR does not play a role here, because the assignment files enter another pending list. Anything from 5 minutes to 10 days is entirely normal. If your file states 'assignment file' in your pending list, all went well, just be patient. If it does not have that tag in your pending list, something went wrong, and you need to re-upload it in the assignment.
- About the voting: 1 point is worst, 5 points is best ;) Voting will usually continue for about a week after the assignment is closed. This week you will spend praying for a good result;)
I hope this blog will be of some use. Please feel free to add anything I have forgotten!
Hope to see your entries in the coming assignments!
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Comments (13)
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Hey Martine.
I'm the new kids on the block.. very very new.
Have been working recently with Lightroom 3.
Need a good list of keywords for inspiration.
Do you have one? Or is one available on DT somewhere?
Thanks mucho.
Groetjes Maud Boom
Is
- posted by
Mauddixyboom
on October 25, 2010 |
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Yes, that is true Rabac. It dares you to come out of your 'comfort-zone' wich is a great thing! Thanks!
One other addition that I've just read is that editorial images are NOT accepted in assignments.
- posted by
Martinedegraaf
on June 21, 2010 |
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Great article. The best thing with assignments (in my opinion) is that you are pushed to the edge of creativity. And also you portfolio is increasing. This is the best thing. It doesn't meter if you win or not.
- posted by
Rabac_liviu
on June 18, 2010 |
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Thanks all for your comments and additions!
Don't give up Frantab!
Trottola and unteroffizier, hope tou see one of your pics in an assignment soon!
Tough one this time, btw...;)
- posted by
Martinedegraaf
on June 11, 2010 |
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will keep on trying till i manage to get an acceptance :) thanks for sharing
- posted by
Frantab01
on June 09, 2010 |
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Great article :)
- posted by
Justmeyo
on June 09, 2010 |
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Indeed the assignment is a great challenge for the members to be more creative also!
Left to say that winners are three places & images that get more than 2.5 points means they had more high votes than low ones (1 or 2)...
Thanks for this summery about the assignment :)
- posted by
Mani33
on June 08, 2010 |
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Good article!
Thanks.
- posted by
Jianbinglee
on June 08, 2010 |
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I look forward to reach 50 uploads to partecipate. For the moment I love to look at the pictures in assignments and to give a vote to all
my favourites!
- posted by
Trottola
on June 08, 2010 |
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I have never participated in assignments before. These information summarized and consolidated as one within a blog really helps.
- posted by
Unteroffizier
on June 08, 2010 |
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Very useful article! Thanks for sharing!
- posted by
Mariaam
on June 08, 2010 |
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Thanks for the info! :) Hope to have at list one photo is this contest :)
- posted by
Thanatonautii
on June 08, 2010 |
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Good tips from an assignment veteran! Another point on voting is that you can vote for every image, and you can rank more than one with a 5. I can attest that my assignment entries have significantly outperformed my regular uploads, whether they did well in the assignment or not...
- posted by
Bradcalkins
on June 08, 2010 |
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Martine De Graaf
(Martinedegraaf)
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>Starting uploading in august 2008, Dreamstime has grown it's way into my everyday life, and more and more, it gave direction and purpose to my passion for photography. From august 2010 the dream continues, as I am enjoying a place in DT's remote editors team.
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