Are vintage and antique photos sold on here?

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January 3, 2025
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Greetings, I have a question concerning some photographs I shot and edited that resemble antique or vintage photographs. My question is would Adobe Stock approve them? I know I would have too have signed releases for them, however I'm just wondering if they'll be approved. I submitted three or four photos along with a video clip of some of my mothers Christmas decorating and although the video was approved the photos weren't. They all were shot under the same lighting conditions and had a signed PR. Here are three sample images. Many thanks for any help. Cheers and Happy New Year's!

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Correct answer Jill_C

Adobe Stock is focused on images for commercial use, and these won't meet their quality standards. They might also be deemed to lack commercial appeal.

KDJ Imagery and GraphicsAuthor

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Many thanks for the feedback! They have in fact been edited via software that makes them look the way they do. I wasn't sure if they'd pass and I didn't want too waste Adobe's time by uploading them. I thought I'd ask for help in the community first. What about images of traditional artwork? The same principles would apply, yes? Thanks again for the feedback!

Abambo

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What about images of traditional artwork?

By @KDJ Imagery and Graphics

If the pictures are of good quality and you have a property release for the artwork, then they may be accepted.

BTW: I have tons of images that I took before the digital age. None of them would pass the quality check today, even that some of them were of excellent quality at that time. You see the difference between the clean digital images of today and the grainy and less sharp film images from years ago.

Even if you check work from famous photographers at their time. You see the technological advances.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Jill_C

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Adobe Stock is focused on images for commercial use, and these won't meet their quality standards. They might also be deemed to lack commercial appeal.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

daniellei4510

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These are great family keepsakes, but they wouldn't pass Adobe's standards for high quality assets. While the scratches are probably in the original, they would come across as being a filter added in post. Toning is not allowed, nor are borders as in your third image.

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