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I am now totally frustrated!!! I work hours on my own images AI. and they keep getting rejected for similar

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June 7, 2026
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I am now totally frustrated!!! I work hours on my own images with AI, and they keep getting rejected for similarities. I put each image into TinEye, and they always return 0. Not only that, but I don’t spam the system. Furthermore, I might put up six photos a week.

All were rejected, not for problems but because they had too many. They should let clients decide which picture they want if there is nothing wrong with it. And what photographer they would like to work with, I spent credits on these. Time on these, I am getting so frustrated. Kitchens and bedrooms sell really well. I don't want to create wild, crazy stuff that is just going to sit in my portfolio. How do I handle this frustration? What is the marketing strategy behind this? Can someone help me with my frustration? And all the money I spent generating these images. The small images are just to show you what they turn down, not to critique. I'm really not looking for a critique on these images. They just turned them down because there were too many. And like I said, as of TinEye, it showed zero images that looked like this.

Correct answer ZALEZPHOTO

I don’t mean to bum you out further… The problem is not so much with your images, (which have plenty of errors) The reality is that AI imaging is advancing super fast. Any small size company with a subscription is able to hire people who’s part of their job description is creating AI imaging with Firefly and other apps.

Adobe is clearly navigating new waters, and are very focused in increasing enterprise clients and small shops, while Adobe Stock has become inundated with AI work, in a very short amount of time… That’s a double edge sword for them, and I belief is the number one reason we keep reading of so much AI work getting rejected today.

I also think it’s Great news for people who create real photos and videos!

Regardless, my advice is that you don’t feel like you’re wasting your time. You are learning

a new skill that you will be able to offer directly to those who need it.

Best to you!

jodij28273193Author

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I just got 6 AI images accepted, so I am sure I am learning something from this thread!

ZALEZPHOTO

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CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🍾📸

ZALEZPHOTO

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Congratulations!!!

jodij28273193Author

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Now this is getting totally ridiculous! I went through 100 pages on Adobe Stock, and yes, there are countless horses, but nothing even compares to this picture. There is no girl on a horse in front of a red barn standing still, especially a Black girl. This absolutely should have been accepted.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

No, it should not have been accepted. There’s a yellow cast, the girl’s hands are mangled (one of the fingers turns into the reign, and the saddle and blanket are in need of improvement and finer decorative detail.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

jodij28273193Author

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I just recreated this. Does anything look wrong without nitpicking? I followed everyone's directions.

jodij28273193Author

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How do I close this thread?

daniellei4510

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Closing a thread is at a forum moderator’s discretion.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

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I don’t mean to bum you out further… The problem is not so much with your images, (which have plenty of errors) The reality is that AI imaging is advancing super fast. Any small size company with a subscription is able to hire people who’s part of their job description is creating AI imaging with Firefly and other apps.

Adobe is clearly navigating new waters, and are very focused in increasing enterprise clients and small shops, while Adobe Stock has become inundated with AI work, in a very short amount of time… That’s a double edge sword for them, and I belief is the number one reason we keep reading of so much AI work getting rejected today.

I also think it’s Great news for people who create real photos and videos!

Regardless, my advice is that you don’t feel like you’re wasting your time. You are learning

a new skill that you will be able to offer directly to those who need it.

Best to you!

ZALEZPHOTO

RALPH_L

Community Expert

There are a lot of errors:

jodij28273193Author

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Thank you for that. I saw it. But unless it is a staged photoshoot or an obsessive homeowner, plates wouldn’t be stacked evenly, so I left them as is for realism. My style of regular photography is realistic. I don’t do photoshoots. I shoot slice-of-life with real people and objects. I see that it isn’t a perfect fit here, where every picture is set up with smiling or other setup pictures.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

You’re not selling a house. You’re submitting to stock. Adobe wants perfection, clearly. Even the large bowl is not shaped properly.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Trends come & go rather quickly which can date your content significantly. I mention this because the open cabinets & floating shelf concepts are passé. Designers pivoted back to closed cabinets to hide clutter.

Also, pot faucets were a sort-lived gadget that looked cool, but few people had much use for them. I have a magnetic knife strip on the wall which is much more functional than a pot faucet.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

jodij28273193Author

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That is funny; I am redoing my kitchen right now for 47,000, and we are using open shelving. It is a modern, high-end look. White kitchen, range hood, and open shelves on both sides, and I am getting a pot filler in a million-dollar house in Florida

I’m not being smart. But none of them are out of style. I am a realtor as well. These pictures, maybe not perfect, according to Adobe, but they were accepted at 2 other agencies, I guess, for concept or close enough to sell.

Jill_C

Community Expert

You must zoom in and inspect each image carefully. In the first one, the faucet handles are mismatched, the woven backs on the counter stools are inconsistent, the white bowl on the shelf to the left of the window is transparent… there are other inconsistencies, but I stopped looking after this image.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

It’s not hard to understand why you’re getting refusals for “similar content.” You’re competing with over 28 million kitchens in Stock inventory.

Why persist in this uphill battle?

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

This reminds of the guy who ate spicy hot chicken wings until his mouth was on fire then complained about the pain. When something hurts, stop doing it, try something else.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

jodij28273193Author

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They should take any kitchens as long as they are not the same picture. Some buyers like to work with specific photographers. All of them were accepted at two other sites

daniellei4510

Community Expert

If you entered an image in a contest and won, do you believe it would win every other contest you entered it into? :) Adobe’s standards ARE much higher than other stock sites. Bottom line, even the plates are poorly shaped and stacked, and the moderator took notice.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

daniellei4510

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I know you didn’t ask for a critique, but I’m going to give one anyway, since you come across as someone who very much wants to succeed submitting to Adobe Stock. The issue isn’t that you’re spending a lot of money creating your assets, but that you aren’t spending enough. I took a square portion of your original image (on the left) and ran it through Gemini asking to have the quality and details improved. This is a screenshot taken at 300% and the improved version still holds up even at 300% magnification. So even had it bypassed the similarity issue, it would have be rejected for quality issues.

There are dozens of other areas in the image needs similar attention right down to the plates and knobs on the stove but, as you’ve seen, Adobe feels they have enough images of kitchens.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

jodij28273193Author

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Thank you. I blew the image up to 200% and thought it was clear. But after seeing yours, I see it isn’t. Maybe it’s my 68-year-old eyes. I do want to succeed very much. Thanks again!

daniellei4510

Community Expert

tineye.com won’t help you. tineye looks for EXACT or at least nearly exact copies of the image uploaded. tiny is where one might look to see how their purchased images are being used and where.

Instead, go to adobe.stock.com and drag your image into the window. I took your top image, dragged it into adobe.stock.com, and it found 19 and a half million similar images.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

jodij28273193Author

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How do you do that? I would like to do that too. Thanks

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Go to stock.adobe.com and drag your image into the browser window.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

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