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Hi, at least tell us the reason where are athe issues

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May 26, 2026
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Correct answer ZALEZPHOTO

-There’s a lot of misunderstanding about file size and what makes a good print, 5mg means nothing all things consider.

-f 3.2 on a 70mm will not give you much dof, about 3-4 inches front and back. This photo is overall too soft, and the sharp areas lack detail I know is there. You might also have a lens issue, and you need adjustment.

-I like the concept of the photo. For fine art, anything goes, but that odes not apply for stock

-you didn't address my point on who buys this, and how do they find it.

But I save my biggest advice for last. I still get frustrated with Adobe Stock moderators who reject photos that have no issues whatsoever. Then I make small adjustment, and on a second try they get accepted.

Already you have committed too much energy on why this photo should have been accepted.

Again, I understand the frustration. I was there one year ago, and some of the volunteers here can tell you I behaved committed to my opinion just like you. That will not serve you at all.

Make a commitment to shooting and submitting work every week and every month.

This is a numbers game that requires discipline and pragmatism.

And of course, I’m just expressing my personal opinion and experience, that I hope you understand.

Cheers!

Community Expert

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I’m guessing this was refused for Quality/Technical issues which is described more below.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

The image is blurry.
It lacks sharp details.
Insufficient contrasts (light & shadows).
The image is clipped, there’s no visual white space for copy (messages).

For comparison, this is what you’re competing with in Stock inventory.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=driftwood

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

ZALEZPHOTOCorrect answer

Inspiring

-There’s a lot of misunderstanding about file size and what makes a good print, 5mg means nothing all things consider.

-f 3.2 on a 70mm will not give you much dof, about 3-4 inches front and back. This photo is overall too soft, and the sharp areas lack detail I know is there. You might also have a lens issue, and you need adjustment.

-I like the concept of the photo. For fine art, anything goes, but that odes not apply for stock

-you didn't address my point on who buys this, and how do they find it.

But I save my biggest advice for last. I still get frustrated with Adobe Stock moderators who reject photos that have no issues whatsoever. Then I make small adjustment, and on a second try they get accepted.

Already you have committed too much energy on why this photo should have been accepted.

Again, I understand the frustration. I was there one year ago, and some of the volunteers here can tell you I behaved committed to my opinion just like you. That will not serve you at all.

Make a commitment to shooting and submitting work every week and every month.

This is a numbers game that requires discipline and pragmatism.

And of course, I’m just expressing my personal opinion and experience, that I hope you understand.

Cheers!

ZALEZPHOTO

Inspiring

Let's say I’m a buyer… I’m looking for a picture like this… What exactly am I looking for? What title did you give this photo?

Look, this could probably make a great abstract print on water color paper mounted on a light wood frame, and loved by an interior designer, for the colors and monochromatic tones that matches the space they created.

But that’s one buyer, who else is looking for this that you think would give it high demand?

Unless your upload lost sharpness and detail, your photo has too shallow depth of field, and is not in focus, obviously the f stop you use, and I bet a bit of camera movement. Had the bark on the right be razor sharp, it would have given a beautiful detail to the wood, and contrast to the blurred side on the left.

Demand a lot more from yourself Nico, you will need that to succeed selling stock and make it worth your time.

Good luck

ZALEZPHOTO

nikosc88861925Author

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thank you for your time, this is a pic of 5mb print screen obviusly…
has has some dof indeed f3.2 70mm iso100 1/160 on tripod
of course is not the best photo of the month, its something maybe max 1 person would like to use it for something.. but others that i upload it said to me… “sorry too common we have plenty of those similar” so i must find something less common to try…
plus is in focus and no camera movemt, if can see from under 5mb print screen
as i read… the rules are not to make heavy edit on photo, so i prefer to upload it as i take it or
good luck to you too

Community Expert

Community Expert

You won’t get any specific details from the Adobe Moderators - they simply don’t have the time to spend that much time on each asset. It seems that the main reason is the very limited DOF which has rendered most of the image out of focus. Composition could also be better - there’s no reason to include that blank sky in the upper left corner.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

nikosc88861925Author

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ok thank u for ur time… but i can’t agree… about composition and sky…

Community Expert

Community Expert

The eye is drawn to the sky. Is this what you want?

Community Expert

Community Expert

Did you get a reply saying quality issues?

There are a few quality issues–exposure, composition:

The sky in the corner is distracting.

nikosc88861925Author

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the exposure? highlights are not burned… and blacks not under limits…

Community Expert

Community Expert

The photo is rather flat. I think you could add more contrast. Exposure is not only about highlights and shadows.

This is the histogram of the image. You can see that due to the sky, it has given a peak on the right side of the histogram.

If you cropped the image like this:

You get a more even exposure:

and bring more attention to the subject. This is what I mean by composition.