👉 Need Guidance to Improve Image Quality After Adobe Stock Rejections

Hello,

I think reading about photography, understanding what it actually is.

Composition is really, really important. You have to get the elements in the frame suitably arranged. That can take some skill.

Then, after that, more technical stuff like exposure and depth of field!

Read about composition and exposure for a start!

Exposure:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/exposure-in-photography.html
Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html

Take some photography courses.  Join a photography club for feedback.

Closely examine work in Photoshop or Lightroom at 100-300% magnification and utilize the onboard tools to check image quality. 

Great Stock photos begin with proper lighting (highlights, midtones & shadows), appropriate focal distance from the subject that provides good focus (depth of field), as well as an aesthetically pleasing composition.

All the rest is just technical stuff that can usually be corrected with minimal post-editing.

Re-read Stock's submission requirements. Some things have changed recently.  

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustrations.ug.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-submit-distinct-content.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.html 
• Model/Property Releases:
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/model-release.html
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html
  
  

Hope that helps.

Hi @Beelal313 ,

If you attach about three of the refused images as you submitted them to Adobe, we will be able to help you identify the issues that could cause the refusals. However, in the mean time you could look at a few of the tips tabulated hare that could help you assess you own work.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

We can't be of much help unless you post a couple of your rejected assets here, at the same size as originally submitted.