Image upload rejected - technical issue.

Hi @dhakreyspeaks ,

The photo is noisy - both luminance and chromatic noise. Also too much is out of focus. In the future you fill the frame more with what you want to be in focus. For example this screenprint crop. Otherwise, add enough depth of field to get everything in focus. Only one of the lamps is in focus. the other is not sharp. Adobe reject artwork for IP requirements. It's luck if any slips through. Besides, it's an indoor setting. My guess is that even if everything else was ok. You'd get a rejection for the image. 

Even though you take the shot in low lighting, it is expected that your exposure is correct. Correct exposure also helps to get your image in focus, and for white balance. The camera struggles to take sharp images with poor exposure. Therefore, you need to pay attention to the indicators of your camera and apply settings accordingly to get adequate exposure for your images.

In addition you need to zoom in on your photos at between 100 and 200% to inspect for issues. If you look at the screenprint you will notice the noise/grain and that the colors are not smooth. Also you'd notice the soft edge of the lamp and blur of the rest of the image.

I do hope this helps.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

I also agree that @RALPH_L gave sound advice as to why this photo was rejected on technical reasons.

@dhakreyspeaks Adobe works under the assumption that you are a skilled photographer and by giving you a high level reason for rejection, you would be able to review your photo and see what the issues are.  If you aren't able to figure them out on your own, this forum is here of other contributors who can offer up their experience like @Test Screen Name said.

@RALPH_L gave you the reasons he saw for the rejection.  Review your photo at 100% magnification and you can quite clearly see Ralph was giving you sound information.

To give you a frame of reference regarding rejection reasons, the reviewers have hundreds of photos to review regularly.  They are very skilled at spotting issues with the photos (Technical Issues, IP Violations, Missing Model release, etc.)  Once they come across the first issue (there may only be one issue or there may be many), they will reject the photo and click on one of those reasons. Being able to select a reason off a list, rather than having to type up what they specifically saw speeds up the review process, which is better for contributors and Adobe.  Also, reviewers are from around the world speaking multiple languages.  Having a list that has been already translated into all of those languages makes it easier for contributors to understand why their photos were rejected rather than unclear answers due to language barriers and poor translations.

I hope this clears  up a few things for you.

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