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Apr 17, 2025 3:30 AM UTC
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Adobe Stock Rejections due to quality issues - Seeking Guidance

For the past few weeks, Adobe Stock has been rejecting my submissions, while the same images are accepted by other stock platforms without issue. I’ve included a few examples below and would appreciate any insights on why they might not meet Adobe’s standards.

Ricky336
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Apr 20, 2025 7:35 AM UTC

Hello,

I think you could also work on your composition. The photos are not compelling, as if there was not a lot of thought into what you are taking. 

Read about composition from Adobe.


Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html

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Ricky336
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Apr 20, 2025 7:35 AM UTC

Hello,

I think you could also work on your composition. The photos are not compelling, as if there was not a lot of thought into what you are taking. 

Read about composition from Adobe.


Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html

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Usman3434Author
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Jun 13, 2025 2:30 AM UTC

Thank you fo the suggestioin, I'll try to improve 

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Jill_C
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Apr 17, 2025 4:33 PM UTC

111.jpg - leaning horizon and artifacts in the sky 

 

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RALPH_L
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Apr 17, 2025 7:17 AM UTC

1111. The horizon is not level. There are some overexposed highlights in the clouds. There are artifacts arround the structure and people. Landscape is better in 3:1 format and needs the Rule of Thirds.

 

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Abambo
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Apr 17, 2025 6:52 AM UTC

444 Noise, exposure (especially the branch is too dark and should show more detail), composition (the leaves down left need to be edited out). I have the impression that the file is a bit oversaturated.

 

333 Contrasts are missing, the pictures is underexposed, the midtones however are too high.

 

2222: I agree with @daniellei4510. In addition, I think that if other platforms accepted this picture, that shows that they don't check the asset correctly. But even without the girl: the picture is badly composed. It looks more like one of my very bad holyday snapshots.

 

111: It's the only one in this series, where I would think that it has potential. I think the contrast is not good and the white balance needs to be a tick colder. You could increase texture and clarity. The background is a bit flat, with no structure, so I suppose that you applied a lot of noise reduction to this one. 

 

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Usman3434Author
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Apr 20, 2025 4:42 AM UTC

Thank you for highlighting all these critical issues. These will help me to improve my work. 

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Abambo
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Apr 20, 2025 10:58 AM UTC

You're welcome.

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daniellei4510
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Apr 17, 2025 4:41 AM UTC

For 222, you either need a model release or eliminate the girl in the corner completely. Blurring out the face is not an option.

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Usman3434Author
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Apr 20, 2025 4:39 AM UTC

Thank you for the help. 

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