help with understanding image rejections

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July 23, 2018
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I'm trying to understand why some of my images have been rejected.

some say: grain/noise, yet are shot at ISO400 on a Canon 6Dmii, and are accepted to other sites.

or they say under exposed, and I clearly disagree.

I wonder if the images are being scanned by a computer or a human.

Any thoughts or help is appreciated.

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oleschwander

Legend

... and don’t use flash ..!

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CinBrandonAuthor

Inspiring

Thank for the advice. Currently don't own a flash, but had been debating. thanks

Ricky336

Community Expert

In your first shot, it is a bit under exposed, the top area is a bit too dark. You have to lighten up the shadows. In your second shot, also think about your white balance. You have to correct for artificial lighting.

jacquelingphoto2017

Community Expert

To get a better understanding of what Adobe is looking for it is good if you read through the Guidelines as stated at tagproducts_SG_STOCK-CONTRIBUTOR_i18nKeyHelppagetitle . Follow all the links. The "Adobe Stock Contributor Guide" takes you to a pdf of the same name that you can download for reference. At the end of the "Adobe Stock Contributor Guide" are some useful links; it would be good to read them all. You will get a good overview of what Adobe is looking for, and thus understand some of the reasons for rejections. Before uploading your work it would be good to zoom them at up to 200% and inspect the dark and smooth areas for grain and noise before uploading. You can look at other areas such as edges for chromatic abrasion.

I assume the railway was one of those rejected for underexposure. In my opinion, it is a little dull and dark, and could be viewed as underexposed. Try using your editor to improve the exposure a little. You could also add some vibrancy. The table top of the second seem a bit grainy. Also you could try to remove your reflection from the spoon.

Here are some other useful links:

Do's and don'ts for selecting and editing photos for Adobe Stock

Create better photos for Adobe Stock with 7 tips for success |

On the subject of what or who scan pictures: To start with, we submit our work via a computerized system. In my experience different computer software has unique effect on their subjects. The effect Adobe software has on our work is another matter. That is left for us to guess based on what exit our computers, and what our work is rejected for. Even though I was informed that the reviews are purely done by human, I discovered recently that the portal does more than the usual checks for number of tags, and caption. For example a work of mine would not move from "New" to "In View" because of two double tags I included. Another photo that I thought was noise-free was flagged at that same point of upload for "grain/noise, or compression". It is now left for you to read between the lines, bearing in mind that the same general effect/rule applies to where ever photos are reviewed. It would be based on the internal policy that makes the difference. Despite the computerized effect there might be on our work, I believe human is also included in the review. The time log between upload and approval/rejection is what I use to draw this conclusion.