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Hi everyone! I would like to talk with some one who knows about images from the forest/montains because I would like to start to work with this and I would like to ask something about it. Thank you very much for the attention.

Forum|Forum|20 days ago
September 11, 2026
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Hi everyone! My name is Ché Costa, I'm from Brazil with over 20 years of creative experience — and I recently moved to a mountain forest region called Serra da Mantiqueira, between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. I have daily access to rare Atlantic Forest scenery: waterfalls, rivers, wildflowers, birds, farmland, and mountain landscapes that most contributors never get close to. I'm brand new to stock photography and just starting to explore this world, but I have a trained artist's eye from decades in music and visual production, and I'm ready to invest in proper camera gear once I understand what actually sells. I'd love any guidance from this community: what nature and forest themes are you seeing the most demand for right now, what should I avoid because it's already oversaturated, and any beginner mistakes I should skip entirely. Thank you so much for having me here!

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Regardless of which equipment and lighting you use, your content must meet Stock’s very high visual & technical quality standards. Acceptance is only the first phase. To be successful, your content has to be in demand to generate sales interest.

Start by reading through the Contributor User Guide.These should help answer most questions about what Stock customers are looking for.

Before submitting, compare your content with similar Stock inventory. Botanical content is well represented in Stock. Strive to submit unique content. Or present it in new ways that no one else has thought have.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=tropical+jungle 7 million results.

Good luck.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Regardless of what camera gear you use, from high-quality to cell phones to the most expensive cameras available, all are capable of producing acceptable stock images provided they are edited properly in post as needed. Purchase the best equipment that you can afford and what you enjoy using the most. If you already have said equipment, start with that and start taking photographs and start submitting

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jodij28273193

Inspiring

I'm not sure if the inspectors really care about the description. They look at the picture. So it really doesn't matter how unique your description is. A flower is a flower to them. A waterfall is a waterfall. Start by submitting a few and see what happens. Don't submit a batch of 10 or 20.

ZALEZPHOTO

Legend

My advice is that you add human elements to your work. From hiking gear and outdoor elements, to using actual people in your shots. This will maximize your sales potential. Also, anything you photographed also shoot short 7-12 second video clips in 4k. And if you’re not familiar I strongly recommend you learn.

Share some photos of your paradise.

Best of luck.

ZALEZPHOTO

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I would add, avoid portraits.

Humans or animals in motion adds more visual interest & energy to Stock images. That’s more useful to buyers in commercial sectors.

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daniellei4510

Community Expert

@Nancy OShea I was not going to respond, since the OP appears to favor landscapes and such, but of my first 3 dashboard pages, nearly 1/3 of my sold assets and repeated sellers are portraits, two of which are straight-on head and shoulder shots that were purchased with extended licenses. Yes, there are varying background, expressions, poses, clothing, body types, kids, young, old, and older still. But I continue to submit them now and then, despite an occasional similar content rejection. I submit what I enjoy creating, while attempts to deviate from my usual fare gets accepted more often than not, but has yet to sell as well as what I actually enjoy producing and submitting. Stock is fickle, to the say the least.

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yamato713108855

Community Expert

There is no way to know for sure what will sell; if we did, we would be filthy rich by now.

You can check how many assets are currently registered for a specific keyword by searching Adobe Stock.
For instance, there are 2 million assets registered under "sunflower," so it is best to avoid that theme; however, "sunflower + windmill" yields fewer than 8,000 results, suggesting there is still potential there.
The choice of theme is crucial.

Furthermore, if you want to boost sales, diversity in your keywords and themes is also essential.

https://stock.adobe.com/search/

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