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MartinBarrigaFotografia
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March 19, 2026
Question

I would like to know why my photo was rejected

  • March 19, 2026
  • 7 replies
  • 107 views

On this photo, I wanted to keep focus on the car and the church they are the main actors, others elements are not relevants. My photo was rejected by lack quality and I noticed that the trees on the foreground and background does not have focus, is it the issue? do you see other issues?

a per your experience, when we are capturing photos, we need focus on the foreground and background? if so, we need to use a small aprture? on it photo I used F4, I should chage to smallest aperture? thanks in advance

 

 

    7 replies

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 19, 2026
    1. The owner of the antique Bentley will need to sign a Property Release. Without a signed release, this image can’t be sold on Stock.
      https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/ip-guidelines.html
    2. Examine your image with the Histogram Panel in Photoshop or Lightroom.

    See below for other IP violations, marked in red.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 19, 2026

    Blownout sky, chromatic aberration, leaning verticals, and various IP issues…

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    March 19, 2026

    Hey ​@MartinBarrigaFotografia 

    I highlighted a few things that you could remove to help focus the viewers attention.
    Photoshop has the capability to remove these distractions.


    Cheers

    Nate

    RALPH_L
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 19, 2026

    The photo’s shadows are underexposed. There are no details in the sky. Vertical lines are slanted Some things (the shadow on the lower right) need removing. But, there ar several IP issues where a property releases are needed. Car plates, shop, ads on the doors, church sign.

    Ricky336
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 19, 2026

    I think another point could be composition. I think one could argue that the foreground of the bush is distracting. It would be better to remove itI think.

     

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 19, 2026

    You have some leaning verticals. That said, the license plat number needs to be removed. And even if it is your car, you would need a property release.

     

     

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    jacquelingphoto2017
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 19, 2026

    Hi ​@MartinBarrigaFotografia 

    Your photo is underexposed. It also has chromatic noise (color fringing)

     

    In addition to the identified quality issue, there are also IP issues. You need to remove the car license information and also the sign info on the wall and store names.

    You need to zoom in on your photos at between 100 and 200% to find issues.

    Best wishes

    Jacquelin

    MartinBarrigaFotografia
    Participant
    March 19, 2026

    Thanks so much Jaquelin