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Photo refusée, je ne comprends pas pourquoi

Forum|Forum|27 days ago
August 14, 2026
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Hello everyone, could you tell me why this photo was rejected? The issue cited is its technical quality, but I don't understand where the flaw lies; when I view it at 100% magnification, there are no blurry areas (or at least none that I can see). Thanks to everyone for your replies.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

@AgTar.

It’s a nice subject that wasn’t ideally executed for Stock.

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

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=surfers 550K

For reference, review the 4-part photo requirements in your Contributor User Guide.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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AgTarAuthor

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Merci Nancy. J’avais déjà lu tous les liens que tu m’as envoyés. Sans vouloir t’offenser je ne pense pas que ce soit une bonne idée de vouloir comparer ma photo à ce que tu m’as montré. Je ne cherche pas de photo de surfers en action, par exemple. Je pense que le sujet de ma photo n’a rien à voir - à part le thème du surf - avec ce que tu m’as montré. Je ne cherchais pas l’action mais l’attente, le calme. Et je voulais juste savoir pourquoi, techniquement, ma photo avait été refusée. Mais ça y est, j’ai compris :-)

Cela dit, je te remercie d’avoir pris le temps de me répondre, j’apprécie beaucoup la gentillesse des membres de cette communauté.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

It’s not what you or I think that matters. It’s what customers are willing to pay for.

Remember, Stock is a global assets service, not an art gallery.
Rejection is not personal. It’s a business decision.
Stock doesn’t profit from rejections. They profit from sales.

Good luck.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

jacquelingphoto2017

Community Expert

Hi @AgTar

Too much of your photo is out of focus due to too much of a narrow depth of field.
There are also areas with chromatic noise
The overall image quality is poor.

Best wishes
Jacquelin

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Not saying this is a perfect edit, but here’s what I mean about the last of contrast.

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AgTarAuthor

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Oooh, merci !! C’est très très sympa de prendre le temps de m’expliquer aussi bien ! Je comprends beaucoup mieux maintenant !

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I think the contrast could be improved. The colors appear muted.

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AgTarAuthor

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Merci Danielle,

Tous les avis sont importants pour moi, c’est vraiment sympa d’avoir pris le temps de me répondre :-)

RALPH_L

Community Expert

I loaded the photo in Lightroom where I could see that Blacks and Whites are both missing from the histogram. When I adjusted to correct this, I noticed magenta blotches in the sky that also need to be repaired.m

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AgTarAuthor

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Merci Ralph, je suivrai ce processus désormais pour mieux voir mes défauts - enfin, les défauts de mes photos :-) Super conseil, merci.

ZALEZPHOTO

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This is a great photo, in my monitor it looks as it should. ½ stop brighter and it would be too bright in my opinion. It’s not clear to anyone how Adobe is using AI to pre screen assets, in my opinion it’s crazy to think they are not using it. Last week I uploaded about 35 new photos and ½ were rejected. Yesterday afternoon I uploaded 15 new ones plus 10 rejected lack week. To my surprise this morning all the photos rejected last week were accepted, and 15 of the new ones too, the rest are pending.

That’s the way it is, and we have to other recourse but accepting it, and not let it keep us from making this work for us. Maybe try making it a bit brighter without loosing the white detail in the crashing waves, then resubmit at a different time and day of the week.

I said this is a great photo… and every time I see it I like it more and more, I would hang it on my wall.

Don’t stop shooting… shoot a lot more!

Cheers!

Francisco

ZALEZPHOTO

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AgTarAuthor

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Thank you very much for your feedback and encouragement.

I focused on the surfer, not the foreground, so I really don't understand.

And I deliberately chose this exposure; it suits me.

Well... I'm going to keep taking and offering photos!And maybe I will try to send again this photo.

Excuse my English; I'm French, and this is an automatic translation.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply, and thanks again for your encouragement.

jacquelingphoto2017

Community Expert

Hi @AgTar

I’d suggest you do not resubmit this photo. Too much of it is out of focus. Landscaping need a smaller aperture setting than what your camera is set at. Keep practicing and try to improve your photography.

You can gather more information here about what is required for successfully getting your files accepted.

yamato713108855

Community Expert

The exposure is too dark.
The focus is on the shoreline in the foreground, so the waves and people in the distance are out of focus.

If the subjects' faces are recognizable in the image, a model release is also required.

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AgTarAuthor

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Merci pour ta réponse yamamoto.

yamato713108855

Community Expert

If the monitor brightness is too high, you will not be able to view the image at the correct brightness level.
When checking the focus, please zoom in to 100% on your PC monitor.
You should be able to see that the focus is set on the sandy beach in the foreground.

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