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September 2, 2026
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My photo was rejected due to quality standards. Could you please help check exactly what is wrong it? I would appreciate specific feedback on how to improve it meets Adobe Stock requirements. Thank you

  • September 2, 2026
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Hello everyone
My photowas rejected because it doesn't meet the quality standards. The reason given was: exposure issues, soft focus, noise/artifacts, or excessive filtering. I followed all the correct steps: used the original file from camera, removed metadata correctly without re-saving, did not over-edit, and size is over 4 MP. Could you please look at my photo and tellme specifically exactly what is wrong?Is it focus, light, noise, or something else?I want to fix it properly before resubmitting.
Thank you very much you help.

 

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 2, 2026

    Nice plant. But I’m seeing grain & lack of sharpness, due to the low light conditions. This is not suitable for commercial use.

     

    For reference, this is what you’re competing with in Stock.

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=donkey+tail+succulent

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=succulent+hanging

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    jodij28273193
    Inspiring
    September 2, 2026

    That is a great picture of a burro's tail succulent, especially if you are growing it. From what I understand  looking at other pictures on the internet, the color should have more depth to it, but it does grow in different shades of light green.  I do like the even color you got without overexposing certain areas. I would adjust the crop so the whole plant is in the picture. I do feel this is a special example of this older plant, which some inspectors might not understand. After you make the adjustments, depending on your description, you should point out the age of the plant and how slow growing it is. I am assuming this is a real picture.

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    https://images.openai.com/static-rsc-4/R8O_FlLqIq0UNwqpvU6YG4KJUc5tWeZkF0ls4YXFWLRUGO5yEIGAy8cI1FDOt9ID415wu8PeHHj_-5fFHQmw9j08Z2zjLptLYor_0qbZfeJ4Q9_ex1ykpid3Mj_ZAAoJg0Z0GNEgeIRt7dDzxkJUwL68TYd8n2pFhOwFds_ERkjeHPvwBOJrSt8oGtllq1H6?purpose=fullsize

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 2, 2026

    First and foremost, too tightly cropped with respect to composition. Leave room for the buyer to crop as needed or to add text. 

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    ZALEZPHOTO
    Legend
    September 2, 2026

    Your cropping is… uncommitted. Plus, it seems the light is behind the plant, which means you’re shooting the shadow area, it’s dull lacking color and contrast. If you didn't shoot from other angles or tighter it’s hard to see it passing approval.

    At this point I’m not suggesting adding contrast, saturation or crop tighter will get it approved, only trying to encourage you to shoot a lot more options whenever you encounter something of interest to you.

    Live & Learn!

    Francisco

    ZALEZPHOTO