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  • A useful tool for stock shooters.

    I like seeing which images have sold and, on a computer screen, where in the world they have been bought.
  • No access to video information

    I’m shocked no one has mentioned that this app is completely useless to those who are uploading and wanting to monitor stock video clips. No information or acknowledgement within the app that your video even exists. Please add video support.
  • Wrong previews

    It seems to me that some of the previews on photos from your so called experts are completely wrong! I have submitted over 40 photos and some come back with the comment that it is not in focus and this is not the case others come back saying there is noise or other interference again this is not correct! If you are going to use a program to do the previews then it needs to be updated as the software is not giving the right answer
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  • Just Average

    I’d give this app another star or two if Shutterstock provided an option to view it on a black background with white text. The app was much easier for me to read before Shutterstock “upgraded” to the current white background with black text. Lots of contributors complained & asked for the option, but a year later, here we are still waiting.
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  • Some evaluations not accurate

    Some of the evaluations are not accurate. Focus being the biggest one. Copyrights and trademarks being strictly enforced I get completely but some of the pictures rejected for being out of focus are spot on. Having said that I would say overall this is a great app and well designed.
  • Unnecessary additional compression to photos

    I check every photo I intend to upload before I do so, so I don’t get a photo not approved with a “subject not in focus” explanation when I get it back. I uploaded a picture to see if it changed the quality and sure enough, it did. And not just by a little. I took two screenshots of the same photo: one in the photos app of my tablet, and one in the Contributor app. The screenshot I took while I was in the photos app of my tablet was zoomed in quite a bit more than the one in the contributor app and was nearly crystal clear still while the one in the app was clearly blurry. If this gets addressed I may update my review. Until then, I’ll use something else.
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  • Ugh

    Standards too picky. Every other pic gets rejected. Actually ridiculous.
  • Makes it easy to submit

    I’m a stay at home mum of two young children and I love being able to submit images easily from my phone. I simply upload from the comp, keyword from the phone.

    I wish there was a couple of other features, but still great. Thanks shutterstock!
  • Couldn’t upload photo

    I tried many times to upload my photo but the app kept making me fail due to redundant keywords. When i was uploading my photo it says that I can add up to 50 keywords so I did 49 and hit the submit and failed message appeared. So i cut half of my keywords and saved submitted again but still kept failing. Then restarted app tried again failed again. Decided to decrease my keywords to 10 but still kept showing me redundant keywords message. Then visited help center which says app uploading process may delayed so I could try some time later. I tried an hour later again and still failing to submit my photo. That’s what it is.
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  • No video upload function

    I’ve used shutterstock through their website and am happy with them. This app doesn’t allow to upload video when the main website does. Why lack the function to bring in content for shutterstock to sell and for content creators to get paid. Win win.

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