Images not accepted - Can anyone please spot where I have gone wrong?

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
February 9, 2025
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Hi,

I was hoping someone could please spot what I have done wrong. I have uploaded 6 images in my first attempts on adobe stock, and all of them have been rejected. They are very lighly edited in Lightroom (lighting/contract/sharpness), submitted as jpegs via Lightroom and they are all my own images. I have read the guidelines and the do's and don't, but still cannot see where I am going wrong. Maybe it's just my photos are not good enough, but I thought they were 🙂 I'd really appreciate any suggestions - Thank you!!

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Jill_C

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The horse image is underexposed; too many very dark areas, as well as the blown out area, make it unsuitable for many commercial applications. The cow image is overexposed, and as @daniellei4510 indicated, the blur, intentional or not, would have been another reason for rejection. I think you could have conveyed the "snow falling" action with a much faster shutter speed.

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sharonp16725166Author

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Hi Jill, Thank you for your comments and guidance. I did deliberately expose the horse photo in that way, and the cow photo with the blurred snow effect - but that is a personal preference of mine - I now totally get that my preferences not ideally suited to here. I will take all on board and try again. Thanks so much.

Jill_C

Community Expert

Bear in mind, that Adobe's focus, and indeed that of most Stock agencies, is to provide images suitable for commercial projects - billboards, ads, websites, blogs, etc. Try to imagine how a designer might use one of your images in such a project.

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daniellei4510

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Focusing and shutter speed issues for starters.

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sharonp16725166Author

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Hi Danielle,

Thank you for such a quick response. My shutter speed on that image was deliberate - I was trying to get that effect with the snow. So slower shutter speed effects will not be accepted?

Thanks.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

It's best not to get too fancy/artsy when it comes to Adobe Stock. They are looking for sharp images.

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