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Feedback on rejected images

  • October 20, 2025
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Could I have some feedback on these images?

Thank you in advance

6 replies

RALPH_L
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 21, 2025

427 too dark, not focused and should not have been cropped.

sara_3277Author
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October 21, 2025

Thank you!

Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 21, 2025

Hello,

I'm afraid for stock purposes these shots won't pass muster.

You need to work a lot on your composition as well as exposure. They are poorly exposed and poorly composed!

Do some background reading about composition and exposure. These links will give you a start.


Exposure:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/exposure-in-photography.html
Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html

 

sara_3277Author
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October 21, 2025

Thank you! I'll try to improve

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 21, 2025

Great Stock photos start with proper lighting & good composition of the subject you're trying to capture. 

Point & click might be OK for snapshots. But it rarely works well for commercial use. 

 

Compare your best work with current Stock inventory to see what you're competing with. 

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=seagull  17 MILLION results

 

Also read your Contributor User Guide for more tips. 

Hope that helps.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
sara_3277Author
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October 21, 2025

Thank you!!

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 20, 2025

One more: the couple holding hands. The edges are soft and extremely underexposed.

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sara_3277Author
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October 21, 2025

Thank you! In my inexperience, I thought it would be artistic or something

Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 20, 2025

06 Matalascañas (37).jpg - blurry, noisy and not well composed

_DSC0405.jpg - appears to be an unedited snapshot; there is chromatic aberration, among other issues...

_DSC0423.jpg - underexposed and poorly composed

 

 

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
sara_3277Author
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October 21, 2025

Thank you! I'll work on that

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 20, 2025

0420: Logo needs to be removed.

0427: The cropping is questionable; more of the bird should be visible.

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sara_3277Author
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October 21, 2025

Thank you so much!!