40 Rejected Photos - What were the quality issues?

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October 10, 2026
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40 of my nature photos were rejected and I have no idea why. It said quality issues but how do I tell prior to submission if they are high enough quality so I don't waste several hours editing, uploading, naming and key wording just to have only 3 photos accepted? I've attached a few rejected though I had to download them as a smaller file sizes to upload. I have a Sony a7iii and a sigma 24 - 70mm. Is that a good enough camera? I submitted some from when I tried my friend's Canon EOS R and around 9 out of 13 of those went through. Any help would be appreciated. I am new to this. Thanks!

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Focusing issues throughout, and too tightly cropped in many cases. Leave some breathing room so that a buyer can crop as needed or add copy. Also, there are nearly 79 million flower images on Adobe Stock, so the competition is stiff.

For this image in particular, it is underexposed, the shadows need to be opened, and the water line is slanted.

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yamato713108855

Community Expert

On Adobe Stock, photos with a wide area in focus are more likely to be approved.

Please ensure the white balance is correctly adjusted.

Photos that show the entire subject are generally better than those where parts are cropped out.

Images containing text or logos will be rejected due to intellectual property issues.
Please edit them out using software like Photoshop before submitting.

Some photos appear underexposed.