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hifografik
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September 19, 2026
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I have uploaded many JPEG images to Adobe Stock, but once again, several of them have been rejected for “Quality Issues.”

  • September 19, 2026
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I have uploaded many JPEG images to Adobe Stock, but once again, several of them have been rejected for “Quality Issues.”

Unfortunately, I do not understand what exactly is considered to be insufficient quality in these images. The same thing happened with my previous upload. I have carefully checked the files myself, but I cannot identify any obvious technical or quality problems that would explain the rejections.

In addition, I selected the submitted images carefully. They do not contain any visible logos, trademarks, or other clearly identifiable protected content. I also paid particular attention to the landmarks and locations shown in the images and, to the best of my knowledge, avoided subjects that may be subject to specific intellectual property restrictions.

I am aware that certain buildings and landmarks, for example in Dubai or in some European countries, may be subject to specific legal restrictions. This is precisely why I take these aspects into consideration when selecting images for submission.

Could you therefore please explain specifically what was considered a “Quality Issue” in the rejected images? For example, is the issue related to sharpness, noise, exposure, compression, artifacts, or another technical problem?

The general reason “Quality Issues” does not help me understand what I need to improve. More specific feedback would be very helpful so that I can correct any problems before submitting further images.

At this point, repeated rejections without a clear explanation are becoming quite frustrating, and I am starting to lose motivation to submit more images.

Thank you for your help and clarification.

    19 replies

    yamato713108855
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 20, 2026

    Sharpness, noise, and compression artifacts become difficult to detect when the image is downscaled. You need to check the image at its original submitted size.

    Regarding image rejections due to intellectual property (IP) issues when text is present: this can occur if company or product names are protected by trademarks or if the font itself is subject to copyright. Therefore, if an image contains visible text, please edit it in Photoshop before submission.

    Ricky336
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 20, 2026

    For what it is worth, rather than quality, I would suggest that it is more to do with IP. The ’quality rejection’ seems to be an all-inclusive rejection reason!

    IP for example:

    Avoid signage!!!

    And as pointed out the boat name ‘Praha CZ’. That will most likely be an issue!!

    hifografik
    Known Participant
    September 20, 2026

    That is neither a logo nor any specific identification of the container. It only shows the weight and the city name “Prague, Czech Republic.” As for the boat name “Praha CZ,” I don’t see why that should be an issue.

    Furthermore, Adobe rejected the images for poor quality, even though they are high-resolution 48 MP images.

    Ricky336
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 20, 2026

    Nevertheless, it can still be an issue!! We can discuss this until the cows come home, but it won’t change anything.

    By the way, were these taken with a smartphone?

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 19, 2026

    Praha CZ is an IP violation.

    Examine images closely at 100-300% and remove all identifiable markings, people, etc... that could pose IP or privacy issues.

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    hifografik
    Known Participant
    September 19, 2026

     

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 19, 2026

    Then again, this one ISN’T over saturated, so I should probably just wait until I’m on a decent computer. :)

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    hifografik
    Known Participant
    September 19, 2026

     

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 19, 2026

    Maybe oversaturated? I made this edit on my original consumer grade MacBook Air, so it may look different on a decent monitor, but you might take it into consideration. 

     

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    hifografik
    Known Participant
    September 19, 2026

    I would also like to add that I generally do not heavily edit or over-process my images.

    My editing is mainly limited to normal photographic adjustments. When necessary, I only retouch small distracting elements from the image. Apart from that, I do not make any major alterations or manipulations to the original image.

    I also try to keep colors, sharpness, and other adjustments as natural as possible and avoid excessive processing.

    I generally use Adobe RGB as the color profile for my images.

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 19, 2026

    We are contributors like yourself and do not have access to your rejected assets. Upload a couple here and we can take a look. There is a 5MB upload limit, so you may have to reduce them slightly prior to uploading.

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