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January 31, 2023
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  • January 31, 2023
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Hello. I need your advice about the reason for the rejection of my photo. This is my first post and Im trying to understand anad learn. Thanks for any comment.

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Correct answer Ricky336

Hello,

There is another important thing to consider. The type of camera. I guess it was taken with a smartphone, right? This has resulted in artifacts - you can see the compression of the pixels, e.g:

Notice they become somewhat 'blocky'. This would be one of the reasons for quality rejection.

I think the flower needs more exposure as well. You should also try to isolate the background more. The berries are kind of a distraction!

These guides may be of help to help you understand JPEG files:

Compress images and photos to reduce file size - Adobe

Everything you need to know about JPEG files | Adobe

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Ricky336
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Community Expert
February 1, 2023

Hello,

There is another important thing to consider. The type of camera. I guess it was taken with a smartphone, right? This has resulted in artifacts - you can see the compression of the pixels, e.g:

Notice they become somewhat 'blocky'. This would be one of the reasons for quality rejection.

I think the flower needs more exposure as well. You should also try to isolate the background more. The berries are kind of a distraction!

These guides may be of help to help you understand JPEG files:

Compress images and photos to reduce file size - Adobe

Everything you need to know about JPEG files | Adobe

Nora HomeAuthor
Participant
February 1, 2023

Hello Ricky. Thanks for answering. As I said to German this is a natural photo. It is a wild flower between another plants in a kind of forest which was illuminated by a ray of sunlight that filtered through the foliage generating the backlight, the small red fruits were from another plant that was in the place. It is true that it was taken with a cell phone, but the objective was to capture the beauty of the moment. I believe that beyond the technical imperfection, artistic appreciation should be considered. Thank you for your technical clarifications. I take them for future occasions.

Legend
February 1, 2023

Adobe make the rules, not the photographers, and artistic appreciation is not considered. 

I believe this is because Adobe's customers demand perfection in every case, even for unique or lucky or rare pictures. Many customers check every pixel. They complain at faults. Adobe have to refund. The photo is removed. Adobe's reputation suffers. 

Sadly, many special moments will never make it into Adobe stock. But Adobe aren't a gallery, they are a business... I hope you do find an outlet that appreciates this marvellous picture.

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 31, 2023

Lovely flower.  However, more than 75% of this will print in black ink making it unsuitable for commercial print purposes.   See screenshot.

 

Hope that helps.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Nora HomeAuthor
Participant
January 31, 2023

Thank you Nancy. I´ll take your advice into account. Your words encourage me.

George_F
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Community Expert
January 31, 2023

at 100% view the details are pretty soft.  Parts of the flower are also underexposed and possibly blurry from a shallow depth of field.  Is there an additional plant along with the flower in this photo?  I can't tell if the green stems connect to something or if they are falling from somewhere?

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer
Nora HomeAuthor
Participant
January 31, 2023

Hello, George. Thanks for answering. This is an absolute natural phot. It is a wild flower in a forest sorrunded by plants (even the small red berries are from another plant). The flower was iluminated by a ray of sunlight passing thriough the foliage, generating that backlight, behind the flower there are more plants. I thougt it was a good photo. Perhaps I have to improve.

George_F
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 31, 2023

Perfect!  Offering insight into how the photo was created helps with more accurate feedback, so thank you for that. 🙂

 

I like the photo, but having a great photo doesn't necessarily mean that it will make for a viable commercial asset.  And along those lines a photo being rejected by Adobe doesn't mean it's a bad photo.  Creativity is often at odds with technical perfection.

 

Although there is room for creativity, read over the submission requirements in the Adobe User Guide  if you haven't already.

 

Good luck!

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer