Here’s some of the feedback from stock photographers:
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We expect this collection will help educate and convert users of free content into responsible buyers, benefitting Adobe Stock contributors by exposing more content users to the value and peace of mind they get when they use Adobe Stock.’Īdobe Stock’s Free Collection follows on from Shutterstock significantly reducing its Contributor Earning Schedule in June, which resulted in significant backlash from contributors and the formation of the Stock Coalition.Īdobe Stock contributor relations specialist, Mat Hayward, has been assigned the tough job of justifying the move and fielding questions from stock photographers on the Microstock Group forums, who are mostly disappointed by how this initiative further devalues stock photography and drive prices lower. ‘We are committed to being a positive force in the stock industry.
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‘When customers download free content from Adobe, we have an opportunity to educate these users-many of them new to stock-about licenses, copyright, and respect for artists’ content,’ Adobe states in the FAQ. The collection is set to grow and the free content will rotate back into the paid collection over time.Ĭustomers without a paid Adobe Stock account can download up to 100 images per day, which come with the same standard or enhanced licence offered by Adobe. We expect the free collection to attract new visitors to Adobe Stock and drive more downloads from our paid collection.’Īdobe sourced the 70,000 files from its archive, and compensated contributors for the assets. Our goal is to drive greater exposure of paid assets and more revenue back to you. ‘We believe that offering a free collection will benefit our contributors and our overall business, and we are committed to doing so in an ethical way that respects you, the Adobe Stock contributors. ‘The trend of free imagery websites isn’t going away, and we want to be part of a positive solution for creators,’ Adobe explains on the Free Collection page. Adobe describes the move as also ‘supporting creatives as well as driving traffic to paid assets’.īased on this logic, if Creative Cloud customers demand free access to Lightroom and Photoshop, or use a free competitor like GIMP, perhaps Adobe will eventually buckle under the pressure and offers its apps for free?
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( Pity my bank isn’t as responsive to my growing demands for free money!) It’s a response to the likes of Unsplash and Pixabay, free stock photography platforms.
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The Free Collection is to meet the ‘growing demands for free content’ from stock photography, um, customers. This image sourced from the Adobe Stock Free Collection visualises how many stock photographers are feeling right now. Adobe Stock has announced the Free Collection – 70,000 images and videos available for free commercial use, and stock photographers are naturally unimpressed at how this further devalues their content.