QC – Quality Control Score – #Alamy

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How we check your images

We’ll accept any image from you as long as it’s free from faults and meets our guidelines so please make sure you read them before submitting.

Quality Control for stock images

Images are used in a number of different ways – from small low-res web use, to large hi-res for billboards, so it’s important we check your images to make sure they meet the standards our customers need.

Our Quality Control Team (QC) look at your images at 100% to see if there are any technical errors. Check out our guidelines on how to pass QC, they’re really useful if you’re new to Alamy and we recommend you read them before sending us your images so you know what our QC team are looking out for.

For your first submission:

  • We need three images to check
  • Each one of these images must pass
  • All three images should have valid EXIF camera info

If your first submission fails, we’ll send you an email and update your submission in Alamy Image Manager (AIM) to let you know which images have failed and why.

After your first submission has passed: 

  • Check your submissions for technical faults before you submit 
  • Send us as many images as you like as often as you like 
  • We’ll just spot-check a few of your images per submission 
  • If the images we check are ok, your whole submission will pass 
  • If we find a problem with one image, your whole submission will fail 
  • You’ll receive a pass or fail email and we’ll update the submission in AIM 

During UK office hours our QC Team should have your images looked at within 24 hours. Your wait-time can be longer over weekends, or if you have a low QC Rank, and can be much less than 24 hours if you have a high QC Rank. 

Your QC Rank 

The stars on your dashboard indicate your QC Rank which is based on your pass/fail history. The more stars you have, the quicker your submissions will be checked by our QC Team. 

One Star 

  • You fail QC frequently suggesting you’re not checking your work against our technical requirements before you upload. Your work takes longer for the QC Team to review and your upload ability could be frozen for 10 days 

Two Stars  

  • You’ve passed your first submission and starting to consistently pass QC. Keep checking your work before you upload; your rank will improve, and your submissions will be looked at by the QC Team quicker 

Three Stars 

  • Your QC history is good, and your submissions will be spot checked by the QC Team as quickly as possible 

Four Stars 

  • You consistently check your work before submitting. The QC Team prioritise reviewing your submissions and we spot check less of your images 

Five Stars 

  • Well done! You obviously check your work thoroughly before you upload, and you’ve got a great QC history. We’ll only be spot checking submissions from you meaning you should fly through QC 

QC Ranks can move up or down based on your QC history and at the discretion of our QC Team. 

If you’d like more information on Alamy Quality Control then take a look at some of the blogs from our QC Team and our FAQs

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Crazy pics 2020

A newborn chimpanzee baby puts its mother's toe in its mouth at the Sao Paulo Zoo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/Rahel Patrasso
A newborn chimpanzee baby puts its mother’s toe in its mouth at the Sao Paulo Zoo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. REUTERS/Rahel Patrasso
The Qatar Air Force aerobatic display team performs during the opening of the 2020 Kuwait Aviation Exhibition in Kuwait City, Kuwait January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Assad Hani
The Qatar Air Force aerobatic display team performs during the opening of the 2020 Kuwait Aviation Exhibition in Kuwait City, Kuwait January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Assad Hani
Japanese women wearing kimonos hold balloons as they attend their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo, Japan, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Japanese women wearing kimonos hold balloons as they attend their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo, Japan, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

#HappyPongal 2020 -#HappyMakarSankranti #मकर_संक्रांति #HappyLohri

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Lord Sri Rama and his brother Lakshmana met Sabari, an ardent devotee, at Sabarimala. Sabari offered the Lord fruits after tasting them. But the Lord accepted them gladly and whole-heartedly. The Lord then turned and saw a divine person doing tapas. He asked Sabari who it was. Sabari said it was Sasta. Rama walked towards Sasta and the latter stood up to welcome the Prince of Ayodhya. The anniversary of this incident is celebrated on Makara Vilakku day. It is believed that on Makara Vilakku day, Lord Dharmasasta stops his tapas to bless his devotees.

The most famous Ayyappa shrine in India is the one at Sabarimala with over 50 million devotees visiting it every year..

The huge crowd of pilgrims that witnesses the event has been on the rise every year.[1] It is believed that 1.5 million devotees witnessed Makarajyoti light in 2010.[2] The revenue collection during the Makaravilakku period was also higher compared to previous years. The total donations were Rs.720 million in 2008 against previous year’s Rs.723 million

Twenty for Twenty – And here goes the rest of the 12 Goals

Travel/Vacation :

  • Take a break per month to unwind – even if for a day (0/12)
  • Explore local weekend getaways – try visiting at least 5 new places close by (0/5)
  • Plan proper vacations – Try to cover at least 2 from my bucket list (0/2)

Health :

  • Meditate: Meditation can be intimidating for me as my mind is always buzzing with thoughts.  I am planning to use the first 10 minutes out of my travel time to just close my eyes and think about nothing – difficult, I know – Lets see how it goes.
  • Walk at least for half hour every day (0/366)
  • Squeeze in 10 mins of yoga every day (0/366)
  • Drink more water

General:

  • Stay strictly offline after 10pm – Go to bed at a reasonable time (0/366)
  • Declutter – Let go of unwanted stuff
  • Watch a movie per week (0/53)
  • Go to a stand-up comedy show (0/1)
  • Resume Music/dance classes

A Kerala Wedding Story 2020