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I am new to uploading to contributor and my first images were all rejected?

Forum|Forum|5 months ago
January 5, 2026
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Could someone please share some insight as to why and what I can do to get my photos submitted. I enjoy taking raw photographs with minimal editing.A Crowd Through The Thistles.jpgFigures Through the Thistles.jpgThistle Plants on a Beach at Sunset.jpg

Correct answer daniellei4510

No. 1: Slated horizon. And the blurred plants in the foreground do more to distract than add to the composition.

No. 2: Nothing is in focus.

No. 3: Focusing issues.

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Also, you're competing with many millions of coastal images in Stock inventory.

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

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

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

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

To be successful at sales, find other subjects to photograph that have less competing inventory. Mundane items like food storage containers and shipping cartons can surprise.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert