I dont understand the reason of "Quality Issues" rejection, could someone please help me to know what am I doing wrong?

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July 31, 2026
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I have uploaded photos some like this, in my perspective are ok but Adobe keeps on rejecting due “Quality Issues” am I missing something? please help

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Ask yourself what buyers will use this image for commercially.

This is what you’ll be competing with for views & sales:

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=monkey 1.1 million results

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Jill_C

Community Expert

DOF is just shallow causing parts of the monkey to be out of focus - his tail for instance. The face is also out of focus, perhaps due to motion. The background also seems a bit overexposed and oversaturated.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

ZALEZPHOTO

Legend

The blurred background looks fake, if did you do that in post, Adobe rejected for that reason what lens did you use?

ZALEZPHOTO

pixelsandshots作成者

Participating Frequently

Its actually a 1.4f 50mm, not fake background, perhaps too much bokeh, im trying reducing the intensity of the greens and reducing noise...

pixelsandshots作成者

Participating Frequently

Thank you for the feedback!

ZALEZPHOTO

Legend

Interesting! I also like shooting with fast lenses close to wide open, I’ve learned that Adobe moderators tend to often reject those shots, so I’ve gotten used to closing my lens to at least f4.5.

Have you tried Topaz Labs Denoise tool? Without a question is superior to Adobe’s denoise both on Photoshop or Lightroom, so much that Adobe is buying Topaz and the deal just needs regulators approval. The key is not using over 30% intensity.

It’s so good that Everyone shooting stock should be using it “without exception”

Cheers!

ZALEZPHOTO

RALPH_L

Community Expert

Looking at the histogram, I conclude that the exposure is just fine. However, when magnifying your image it does look very grainy. You need to reduce the noise.

yamato713108855

Community Expert

The depth of field may be too shallow.
On Adobe Stock, images with a wider area in focus are more likely to be approved.
If users want to blur the background, they can do so using Photoshop or Lightroom.