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January 24, 2025
Question

Help regarding rejected photographs

  • January 24, 2025
  • 6 replies
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I would like to know what potential mistakes were in these photographs that led to their rejection. I'm a beginner. 

Thank you!

6 replies

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 26, 2025

Use a tripod and a larger depth of field.

https://photographylife.com/what-is-depth-of-field

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
jacquelingphoto2017
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 26, 2025

Hi @eduardo_4752 ,

The file is noisy and had a slight camera shake. 

The second image also had signs of shake and also, you might not have set the camera with enough depth thus too much of the image is out of focus.

Too much of the third subject out of focus due to inadequate depth of field.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

 

Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 25, 2025

Hello,

Another point to consider is the colour temperature/white balance. 

This is too yellow!

I guess these were taken with a smartphone camera. When submitting to stock, you have to do some post-processing in photo editing software. (Photoshop/Lightroom...)

 

White balance:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/white-balance.html

 

Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 24, 2025

Nothing is in sharp focus in the flower image.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Participant
January 24, 2025

I understand. Thks

RALPH_L
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 24, 2025

The focus in all three is a little too soft. The photos need sharpening.
Photo 1 the black feathers are under exposed and in photo 3 there are some highlights that are overexposed. 

 

Participant
January 24, 2025

Thank you very much! I will work on improving the focus and the other aspects you mentioned.

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 24, 2025

The bird is out of focus. Or perhaps there was some camera shake, as apparent in the tree.

 

The flower. Again, focusing issues. Do a search for flowers on Adobe Stock and compare yours to the results. There are millions of flower images of higher quality that you are competing with.

 

The last one (and whatever that animal is called) 🙂 Focusing issues again, lots of noise. What this enlarged and cropped?

 

 

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Participant
January 24, 2025

I see. Thank you. It is not cropped, the last one (the animal is called Quati). Anyway. Thank you. The focus issue is my main problem. Thanks again!