Need help with rejected photoes

This is what you’re competing with in Stock inventory:

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=blankets 20 million results

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=towels 3 million results

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=textile+throws

Hello,

As far as i can tell, the photos are actually colour and not B&W. There is colour, it’s just that the towels/blankets are grey and cream against a grey background.

I don’t think the background is a good choice. Makes it look like grey scale!

I think composition could be better in these examples. They need a bit more room; they are tightly cropped!

Well, that’s my view.

Your first problem is monochrome. Adobe has stated that assets should not be submitted in monochrome. Your shadows and depth of field may also be problems. You may also have an IP issue because the towels are the main focus of the image and can possibly be identified. 

​@MargoTen 
Those are gorgeous towels. Have you considered using a model to show them off?
Those would look amazing on green grass/ park setting.

Finally, remember who is your target audience? Who is going to use these images? How would they use the images?

Cheers

Nate

Hi ​@MargoTen

This post belongs in the Stock Contributor user forum where we discuss submissions.

https://community.adobe.com/stock-contributors-36

Stock rarely accepts grayscale or B&W photos. Most customers want full-color images for commercial use. If needed, they can easily convert to grayscale in Photoshop after purchase. 

Also, these appear to be slightly underexposed, and the camera focus could be better. 

Read your Contributor User Guide for more details about what’s expected.

• Photo Submissions 
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-photos/photo-submission-overview.html
• Quality & Technical Issues
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/content-moderation/quality-technical-standards-reasons-content-refusal.html
• Photo Editing Best Practices
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-photos/photo-editing-best-practices.html

Hope that helps.

Where do you focus when taking photos?
Adobe Stock rejects photos that are out of focus or have too shallow a depth of field.

Also, towel patterns are protected by copyright, which could be the reason for rejection.

Furthermore, there are already 3 million towel assets registered, so the review process may be strict.