Even though the quiz may seem quite eazy, but if English isn't your native language, it could be very hard. To help you, I have prepared the good answers for you, but you still should read the Stock Photographer Training Manual, it is important that you know how to take good iStockphoto photographes. If you don't, there is a chance your uploads will not pass cause you will not be aware of all the regulations of acceptance on iStockphoto.
Before you answer the Quiz, take your time to think if iStockphoto is really your best way to go for it is one of the biggest, but the one that pays the less. Personally, I prefer and use Shutterstock.com
1.
Files
downloaded from iStockphoto (including yours once you pass this test) are
offered with a royalty-free license, which describes how the image can and
cannot be used:
True
«
When
iStock clients download an image they must first agree to our royalty-free
content license agreement. »
2.
iStockphoto
images are downloaded under two different kinds of royalty-free licenses: our
"standard use" license, which allows for all kinds of commercial,
personal, and editorial uses, and our "editorial use only" license.
True
« iStock
now has an editorial use only license in addition to our standard content
license agreement. »
3.
All
recognizable faces in images with the standard use license require a model
release, including those in crowds:
True
« All
recognizable human faces require a model release, including public areas,
crowds, self portraits and vintage photographs. »
4.
Logos
are acceptable in wide angle photographs under the standard use license:
False
«
Any
visible logo should be removed in royalty-free stock photography. »
5.
Identifiable
design marks, such as the 3 stripes for Adidas or the Nike swoosh, are allowed
in images under the standard use license if the name is removed:
False
« All design elements that are recognizable to a
company may also be protected by trademark, and should always be removed for
royalty-free stock photography. »
6.
Landmark
buildings such as the Sydney Opera House require a property release to be used
in images offered with the standard use license:
True
« Famously
recognized buildings and modern architecture may require a property release.
Questionable buildings should be researched prior to uploading. »
7.
A
model release is required for a self portrait:
True
«
recognizable human faces require a model release, including public areas,
crowds, self portraits and vintage photographs. »
8.
The
photographer can witness their own Model/Property Release:
False
« The
photographer can witness their own Model/Property Release:
A model or
property release cannot be witnessed by the photographter »
9.
A
simple snapshot is acceptable; iStock does not require quality in composition:
False
«
The iStock collection is a selection of the highest quality, both creative and
technical, images submitted. Simple snap shots will not be accepted. »
10.
It
is acceptable to protest a rejection in the iStock forums:
False
« To
protest an image, it should always be addressed through „Scout“, located in the
Support section. »
11.
It
is acceptable to copy the composition of another photographer`s work
False
« iStock
respects the creative value of each original image and does not condone
mimicking the work of others. »
12.
Photographs
should be upsampled or interpolated to the maximum XXL size:
False
« iStock
will not accept images that have been upsampled or interpolated above their
native resolution. »
13.
The
above example contains:
Compression
« Compression
can be spotted in a photograph by the „chunking“ of colors. »
14.
The
above example is:
Unacceptable lighting
« Harsh
light or distracting shadows unintentional to the composition will be declined
from the iStock collection. »
15.
The
above example is:
Unacceptable
texture detail
« The
use of noise reduction should never create a „watercolor“ or overly smoothed
appearance. »
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