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Nov 2, 2026 4:22 AM UTC
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Beginner looking for advice from experienced Adobe Stock contributors

Hello everyone,

I am a beginner on Adobe Stock and I want to learn how to build a successful portfolio. I have read about the dynamic submission limits and I am working on improving my approval rate.

I would be very grateful if experienced contributors could share some advice:

1. What type of content sells best for you (photos, vectors, video, or AI-generated)?
2. How did you start, and how many files did you upload in your first months?
3. How did you improve your approval rate and reduce rejections like "similar" or "technical quality"?
4. How did you increase your submission limit over time?
5. What mistakes should beginners avoid?

Also, if you know any good YouTube channels or videos for Adobe Stock contributors (about keywords, titles, what to shoot or create, and how to avoid rejections), please share the links or channel names. I will follow them step by step.

Any guidance would mean a lot to me. Thank you!

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    daniellei4510
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    Nov 2, 2026 4:35 AM UTC
    1. People and food are my most popular sellers.
    2. I had been playing with AI at least a year before Adobe began accepting it, so I had a fair amount of material to submit in the beginning. I now submit anywhere from 2 to 5 per day.
    3. A lot of photographers, videographers, and vector artists all face the same issue when it comes to similar content.
    4. Submitting only the highest quality assets.
    5. Submitting photographs or images that they haven’t edited properly, with respect to composition, color, noise reduction, etc.
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