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Mesut Musaoglu
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March 4, 2023
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Can anyone help me on the quality issues of my Pictures?

  • March 4, 2023
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I tried uploading these pictures to adobe stock, but they were rejected, sadly. My best guess is that the focus is a bit too extreme, though I see that as a stylistic choice rather than a quality issue. 

  

  

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Correct answer Ricky336

Kia ora,

Predominately out of focus. This is the main issue. As far as a stylistic choice, I'm afraid I have to disagree; it is a quality issue! There is no style here -sorry! Exposure could also be better. Your composition needs work. The 4th photo - what are you showing here?

Stock photography needs to be useful. This is why your photos got rejected.

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Abambo
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March 4, 2023

Whatever stylistic choices you take, Adobe (and I suppose most of the buyers) would call that quality issues. Sorry, but you should read the guidelines and stay with them, if you are eager to work with stock.

 

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

If you are a generative AI contributor, please look into these instructions and fallow them by the letter: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/generative-ai-submission-guidelines/td-p/13549435

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Ricky336
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Ricky336Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 4, 2023

Kia ora,

Predominately out of focus. This is the main issue. As far as a stylistic choice, I'm afraid I have to disagree; it is a quality issue! There is no style here -sorry! Exposure could also be better. Your composition needs work. The 4th photo - what are you showing here?

Stock photography needs to be useful. This is why your photos got rejected.

Mesut Musaoglu
Participant
March 4, 2023

Now you've hurt my feelings 😞 /s

Thanks for the reply!

I guess you're right on the cropping and composition. I will take your critique to heart and make better photos now! 😄

Nancy OShea
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Community Expert
March 5, 2023

Brace yourself for another hard truth:

Adobe Stock's database contains close to 28 million flowers.  The likelihood that yours will be seen, much less sold is very slim.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=flower

 

Before submitting your 5 best pictures to Stock, compare with current inventory to ensure 1) the keyword is not overly represented and 2) that yours is as good or better than what's already there.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Jill_C
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Community Expert
March 4, 2023

Yes, it's a stylistic choice, but Adobe expects at least something to be in focus, which is not the case in the first few images. You've also cropped too close on most of these, cutting off parts of the flowers. While photographing and editing floral images can be fun and good skills practice, don't even bother uploading to Adobe Stock. There are already many millions of flowers in the database and the chances that yours would ever get noticed or sold are exceedingly slim.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Mesut Musaoglu
Participant
March 4, 2023

Thanks for the reply!

I am making some original content as well and had these lying around so I uploaded them just in case they might sell. 

Still good advice though!