Aesthetic unattractiveness

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June 17, 2021
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Photo rejected for unattractive aesthetic and commercial reasons. An image with a real hermit's hideout in the forest. Is it interesting?

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

I suppose it might interest other hermits who are living off the grid. 😉

But for the rest of us who use Adobe Stock images for commercial projects, not at all.

Better luck next time.

Jill_C

Community Expert

Perhaps it's interesting in the sense that it's a peek into another way of living; however, the Adobe Moderators have a good sense (and a list of guidelines) of the types of images that they know will sell and have sold. I have also had images rejected on the basis of aesthetics, and it's certainly frustrating, particularly when you know that your image is technically well executed. Remember this isn't an art gallery; it all comes down to what is saleable.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Stas5E2BAuthor

Known Participant

Thank you. I myself have written hundreds of articles, which I illustrated with my own and others' photographs. These were often very unexpected decisions. No one can determine the commercial value of an image only if there are many duplicates.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

...I have written hundreds of articles, which I illustrated with my own and others' photographs.

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@Stas5E2B,

"Editorial Use Only" is a totally separate license. Adobe Stock gets their EUO images from trusted partners and news agencies only. Individual contributors cannot submit EUO images.

Anything you submit to Stock must be commercially suitable for use in product packaging, merchandising, marketing, commercials, social media, websites, email, videos, etc...

https://stock.adobe.com/license-terms#visualAssets

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert