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can I get help with what I did wrong in the removal of these objects in each shot

Forum|Forum|2 days ago
July 29, 2026
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Ricky336

Community Expert

Hello,

‘Not a clean removal’:

Hard to notice, but it isn’t exactly clean. There are signs of something being removed!

You have to look carefully!!

LarryDC55Author

Known Participant

Thank you so much , I knew it meant that but I couldn’t see it ,I was looking for some ghosting and asking what is the mistake I made from the Open Mission site and that brought me to here to adobe community I knew sooner or later someone would se and tell me. Thank you again.

Ricky336

Community Expert

You’re welcome. When removing objects, you have to look carefully and closely, with a fine-tooth comb as it were! Then you will see.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

MIssion Projects have very specific goals & criteria. It’s not the same as regular content submitted for the marketplace.

I can’t comment on why your mission wasn’t accepted because I don’t know what instructions you were given.

Quality Issues & Photo Editing Best Practices are discussed in your Contributor User Guide.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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oleschwander

Legend

Looks great to me …!

RALPH_L

Community Expert

The second photo, with the smoker has:

underexposed shadows
slanted horizontal and vertical lines
a logo is shown which requires a property release
unwanted cutoff object on the left edge
needs sharpening

LarryDC55Author

Known Participant

Im sorry I wasn't completely clear with my description of my question but this was for the “Open Missions” the removal of an object submission, and I was wondering what I did wrong with these assets I uploaded bc they were rejected for technical quality reasons and I was told its not a clean removal of the object

ZALEZPHOTO

Legend

I’m with Ralph, it’s difficult to know what you’re asking. I can tell you are mastering Photoshop or Lightroom’s new AI driven tools, or is it something else? These are great help for shooting stock.

Keep in mind that we can not change over 15% of the area of an image. I’m not sure if we can add items. On the last photo did you added or removed the bench? My advice is that you don’t add items that are not in the original photo.

It’s clever to work with all the elements you have around you. Someone who lives in the city can’t do the shots you can. Is your property? It appears you are free to play in it. The issue I see with these photos is the lack of planning with each shot, if you have the control, you’re the director and use it. It’s ok to remove something you overlooked, it’s way better to spend more time thinking and observing your scene, putting yourself in the shoes of a buyer, and from one set explore and execute many different unique angles and props from one scene.

For example, the first photo of the tine tiller, what is that photo about? You could do so much with it, including putting someone using it. You could literally have over a dozen unique shots to upload.

My words are to encourage you to make structure, balance, and deliberate choices when you shoot.

You’re a lucky man if this is this your backyard. Next year is my goal for a radical transition from the city of Miami to a patch of heaven we own away from civilization, and plan to stay busy taking my time to shoot everything around me.

Cheers!

ZALEZPHOTO

RALPH_L

Community Expert

@ZALEZPHOTO If you add items, you must declare the photo as AI generated.

ZALEZPHOTO

Legend

Thanks for that information, it’s good to know, intuitively I would never do it for stock, just for a crazy client that decided to add something and didn’t want to pay to reshoot :)

Cheers!

ZALEZPHOTO

daniellei4510

Community Expert

So these were rejected? These would probably require a property release, even if you are the owner of the property.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

LarryDC55Author

Known Participant

they were rejected for technical quality reasons “not a clean removal of the objects” you see removed. I just wanted some professional advise on what I did wrong with the removal

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I’d like to know, too! Those look quite clean to me, and I remove objects from images often. I’ve never participated in a mission, so I’m not that up to date on the criteria nor have I seen many rejection texts. Is “not a clean removal of the objects” the only reason given, or were there other items listed that might have resulted in the refusal? I mentioned the need for a property release previously and I’m wondering if that was still the reason, since Adobe professes not to train AI (which is what I suspect this mission is for) on protected images.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.