The Jury of the Academy
The jury of the academy corresponds to the image selection process on Fotolia. All images submitted by the photographers and designers pass through the jury. The jury, composed of all the members of Fotolia, decides if a photos quality meets Fotolia’s marketability criteria. The jury decides if the photo is sold on the Fotolia database or free section.
If the jury recommends that the image should be placed in the free section, only the photographer may decide to offer their photos in the free section.
The quorum corresponds to the number of votes necessary before the final selection decision. Accepted images will have a high percentage of passing votes and a quorum of votes reached (the number of votes needed).
The jury has the authority to alert Fotolia of any problems with images that violate any legal or moral issues (see below for more information)
To learn more about the type of images sought by Fotolia, please consult the following link.
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The following system of judging has been constructed to rate the commercial potential of a photograph.
- 1: non existent
- 2: low
- 3: medium
- 4: high
- 5: excellent
The commercial potential of an image is determined by critiquing an image based on the following categories Quality, Originality, and Theme. The following outlines how we define each category. Please review and then make your own judgment.
Quality
The quality evaluation corresponds to the esthetic and technical appearance of the image. While reviewing the image for esthetic values please take into account the following:
- Composition/framing
- Exposure/contrast/lighting
- Colors/saturation
- Focus/Depth of field
While considering the technical qualities please look for the following potential problems:
- Quality of the image (pixilation, technical problem, noise)
- Quality of the background specifically for photographs on white
- Presence of frames, of signature, of aggressive special effects or filters
Originality
Originality is an important criteria when evaluating a photo. A photos originality not only focuses on the subject in the image but how the image was composed, lit, and captured. Photos of nature or simple and basic items like office equipment most often lack originality. However, higher ratings in originality may be achieved depending on the setting, situation, framing or lighting.
Originality extends beyond the context of physical subjects in the photo. Unoriginal images capturing things like light bulbs or pencils can have commercial potential if they display something like an abstract business idea.
To help you understand potential commercial photo value, we invite you to review the following article.
Legal Alarm
A legal alarm may be activated during the image selection process if an image seems to break one or more of the following laws :
- Industrial property rights (logos, company trades, custom and unique designs)
- Intellectual property (Copyright, scanned or photographed artwork, architecture, ect)
When sending an alarm to the moderating team you can write a short message to provide more details about the photo.
Moral Alarm
A moral alarm can be activated when a photograph displays a violent character, racist, pornographic, child nudity or breach of morals.
We do not seek to degrade the creativity of photographers and designers or to propose sterile and stereotyped images, but we decided to respect fundamental ethical rights.
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