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Adobe Stock won't accept my photos

  • March 31, 2025
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Hello guys.

I am posting on Adobe Stock, but lately they won't accept any of my images, and they are taken with new lens and are far better from my first uploads. What to do next, how could I contact them to review my stuff? Because every other site like Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Depositphotos are accepting, but not Adobe.

Correct answer Ricky336

Hello,

What type of lens do you have?

From what I see, is that your lens is rather 'soft'. You don't have sharp focus. Would this be the lens that came with your camera?

and:

and:

 

Also, bear in mind that your F-stop is 1.8, which is very shallow. I'm guessing you used the widest aperture.

 

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Ricky336
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Ricky336Community ExpertCorrect answer
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March 31, 2025

Hello,

What type of lens do you have?

From what I see, is that your lens is rather 'soft'. You don't have sharp focus. Would this be the lens that came with your camera?

and:

and:

 

Also, bear in mind that your F-stop is 1.8, which is very shallow. I'm guessing you used the widest aperture.

 

    RALPH_L
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    RALPH_LCommunity Expert
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    March 31, 2025

    Looking at your first image I see it needs some sharpening and you have lost details in the highlights that need to be filled in.

    Looking at some of the others I see that highlights or shadows are the biggest problem. Also, depth of field on some of the photos is a little shallow and the photos need some sharpening. Topaz Photo AI will help. Naturaly, Adobe products will also help.

     

    daniellei4510
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    daniellei4510Community Expert
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    March 31, 2025

    You can not contact them or appeal their decisions. Other sites are not Adobe sites and have different standards for acceptance. If the reason for refusal was quality issues, you can always post a couple here, and we can take a look. More often than not, we can point out why the assets may have been rejected.

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    Playful_imagination5DB9Author
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    March 31, 2025

    Thank you for your answer. I am talking about the following images. None of them was accepted. 

    daniellei4510
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    daniellei4510Community Expert
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    March 31, 2025

    Candid pics of cats are usually going to be rejected by Adobe Stock. Do a search for cats and have a look-see at the competition. Ditto on the apparently random images of flowers and plant life. Welcome to Adobe Stock. As for the new lens, that is irrelevant with respect to composition and a variety of other potential issues. Images are sometimes accepted here that were taken with cell phones.

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