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Looking for reason why images are rejected

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December 7, 2017
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Hi,

I am fairly new to photography and to adobe stock. I know my pictures are not necessarily award quality, but I just recently submitted close to 350 images and only 7 have been accepted. What surprised me that those 7 accepted are actually less clear and sharp then most of the rejected images.

I have attached a few of the rejected images. One of them is a buck and when you zoom in you can see the individual hair on his chin and the image is rejected for noise.

I have the feeling that the selection process is not very objective and almost think that as a newbie you have pretty much no chance to get any of your images on stock. In my opinion this is borderline discriminatory. I have two friends who are professional photographers and they looked at my pictures and could also see no reason why they have been rejected by adobe. Of course when you try to speak to somebody at Adobe, they tell you there is not customer support for Adobe Stock. Hmmm...

So here are my images:

20171110_133922.JPG - Google Drive

20171110_140620.JPG - Google Drive

20171110_130526.JPG - Google Drive

Any help would be appreciated.—Thanks and God bless

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Correct answer joanH

Where is this "rejected image page" ?

I only joined adobe.forums recently and for my profile images I only used artwork that I personally made by hand and several of the items got rejected but I'm not even sure which ones because I uploaded a batch. Nothing was mature, hateful, or copyrighted content.

Where are the standards or rules for this?

How about just letting this long and interconnected chat go for now. Too many different questions, photos, and rejections to make sense to a newcomer. Let's just close this one out and start with a new question.

Please, try not to post more than three photos at a time with questions. That will get a few blanket replies, our best work is on clear questions about a few rejected pieces. The replies will be better, Best,

JH

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Amani A

Participating Frequently

Hi,

If it's any consolation, I've just had 12 of my 'best' images rejected in my first submission.

I defined this batch of images as my 'best' because these same 12 images I'm repeatedly selling via Shutterstock after only being a contributor with them for a couple of weeks. I thought Shutterstock were exceptionally picky. And through their rejection process I have learned quite a lot. I went from 10% acceptance to 100% in 3 weeks with Shutterstock by really looking very carefully at their rejection reasons and working hard to rectify.

I'm not a professional photographer either, but all the 12 images I just submitted to Adobe Stock I thought were sharp and acceptable but all were rejected for excessive artefacts and noise.

If it is a case of not being the subjects they are looking for, e.g. animals, fair enough, just be honest with us.

I've just submitted 3 more images, again selling well on Shutterstock, but without any post production to see if that's the issue with Adobe Stock. I try to keep post production to a bare minimum anyway. Shutterstock do not like it to excess either.

I think the thing to do is to keep trying with a range of Stock libraries and you'll find the ones that suit your work the best. Not all are the same.

Good luck, don't give up.

CharlieVIE0104Author

Participating Frequently

Thank you for the encouragement.

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Amani A

Participating Frequently

Hi Charlie As an apology for hijacking your post and the consequential perhaps unhelpful chat that's now happening against your valid question , I give you this

https://petapixel.com/2017/07/05/want-sell-stock-photos-heres-comparison-major-services/

I hope helpful. Enjoy your photography, it's there for enjoyment and I wish you all the best

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oleschwander

Legend

The one with the trees don't look sharp to me. And the third image has a strange yellow spot on the mountain.

CharlieVIE0104Author

Participating Frequently

The spot is called a lens flare.

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oleschwander

Legend

Yes - but it is a spot with should not be there ...

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gavinr31566929

Participant

I have no idea why these images were rejected, as I would have been happy to see them on stock and would definitely have purchased the one of the buck for a children's book. I swear the process is completely automated, because some awful stuff makes it through and really good stuff gets rejected.

joanH

Inspiring

The buck has background confusion and no contrast between the rock and dry wood. Take out old wood - helps to see detail in horns.

Sohn Gottes

Inspiring

Yes I too feel so. for example if the buck was shoot in front of green bushes one not have to focus specifically on buck.

Sohn Gottes

Inspiring

What reason was given for rejection of these images.

CharlieVIE0104Author

Participating Frequently

The reason was "Artifacts Problem" (excessive post-processing and/or noise).

v.poth

Inspiring

Charlie,

You're new to photography and microstock photography... Watch YouTube videos, learn to take photos, get to know the stock business and then maybe you'll be more successful...It is not helpfull to think I am a great photographer because friends said this...This is a fault many contributers do...

Greets

v.poth

CharlieVIE0104Author

Participating Frequently

Hi v.poth, just to clarify. I did not say I was a good photographer and neither did my friends. I asked for their opinion on some of the images and they said they look great and they wouldn't see a reason why they were rejected. I fully understand that I still have a lot to learn and I do watch videos on photography pretty much every day. I did not want to come over ignorant or arrogant.

Thanks for you tip though.

-= Charlie =-

v.poth

Inspiring

Hi, Charlie,

that wasn't a personal accusation, it was just a general clue. So please don't get me wrong.

What I wanted to say is that someone have to know the microstock business, with its special requirements, before he can make a judgement about whether an image was rightly rejected or not. Of course, especially the requirements of Fotolia....

The agencies are very different in their judgement regarding the acceptance of pictures. As a supplier, you have to develop a "feeling" for which image motifs are accepted by which agency and ultimately sold best. No one can "reveal" this secret to you in general, as it is not possible to state this all-inclusive for every offerer with different picture offers and picture styles.

Greets,

v.poth

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