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Brian24709386erg3
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June 2, 2022
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First Time Contributor Rejections

  • June 2, 2022
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Hi, I've just submitted images for the first time and they were all rejected for technical reasons, and I'm attempting to figure out how to improve.  Could some veterans comment on any issues they see? 

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In addition, the painted rocks are the main subject of those two photos and will require property releases.

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Abambo
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June 3, 2022

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

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    jacquelingphoto2017
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    June 3, 2022

    Hi @Brian24709386erg3,

    The forest and love photos are noisy. The forest photo is has color fringing on the edges and lens distortion.

    The edge of the love stone is soft. 

    Love and lizard photos appear to be composite. If I'm correct I'd suggest that you do not do composite, but just upload the photos as you take them. 

    The late evening photo is underexposed. details are lost in the dark areas. 

    The other photo is out of focus.

    If you're using a phone camera or compact camera I suggest you select close subject since sensor size and depth of field might be a challenge when capturing landscapes or similar subjects.

     

    Best wishes

    Jacquelin

     

    RALPH_L
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    RALPH_LCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    June 3, 2022

    In addition, the painted rocks are the main subject of those two photos and will require property releases.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    June 2, 2022

    While your images are lovely to look at, Stock photo customers expect professional, high quality images for use in commercial & print projects.  Even slight defects can be very noticeable when re-sized and printed.

     

    Also the painted rocks (I assume they are trail markers) could pose an IP problem since you can't track down the "artist" who painted them and get a signed release to use the artwork commercially.  IP is a big issue because nobody wants a messy lawsuit.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Brian24709386erg3Author
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    June 3, 2022

    Thanks for the response.  The painted rocks are from a small, out of the way, local park where an unknown individual placed them.  I'll need to search the tutorials for more info on this, but the link you shared seems to deal more with well known landmarks rather than items as in my photos. You're correct, it would probably be impossible to track down the artist.   This type of situation is a bit odd because, in a way, one could consider the items to be adandoned, but I'm not familiar yet with issues of IP and how all of that works.  Thanks again for the feedback.

    jacquelingphoto2017
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    jacquelingphoto2017Community Expert
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    June 3, 2022

    Hi @Brian24709386erg3 ,

    From Adobe's perspective, they have no idea of the origin or background of any form of artwork. Therefore, all artworks are treated in the same manner, even graffiti. All artworks require releases. Outside of submitting IP it's best to submit these kind of images for editorial purposes. Apart from the fact that these have technical issues, if you are qualified, I'm not sure if these photos would be eligible for illustrative editorial, which is the kind Adobe looks for. There are however other platforms that would gladly accept this categories and behind the scene determine if they are licenced for commercial or editorial purpose. The thing is those images selected for editorial licencing might not experience frequent returns.

     

    Best wishes

    Jacquelin

    reedesign1912
    reedesign1912
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    June 2, 2022

    Hi @Brian24709386erg3 , I think in the case of these photos you shared, your phone's camera let you down.  While it isn't impossible to get great stock quality photos from your phone, there are a whole bunch of added challenges due to the small sensor size.

     

    It's always important to review your photos at 100-200% magnification on a large screen.  Images that look fantastic on your phone's small screen often reveal issues when you get to see them at full scale.  Here are a couple of examples I took from your photos - these are all at 100% magnification.

     

     

    The sunset photo has great colour and lovely silhouettes of the trees give depth, interest and movement.  The problem is in the noise in the sky.  There is a lot of noise and artifacts, detracting from the image.

     

    In your forest image, your phone has overprocessed the picture and lost all details in the leaves and bark.  When you look at the image at full scale, it seems more like a painted image than a photograph.  The colours also seem over saturated.

     

    Looking at your other images, the issues are similar in each of them.  The Love Life rock is also out of focus.

     

    Here are some resources that you might find useful:

     

     

    Best of luck with your future submissions.

    Rob R, Photographer
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