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July 17, 2022
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Photo rejected - technical issues

  • July 17, 2022
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Hi, the photos I attached were not accepted. Can anyone tell me what's wrong?

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Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 18, 2022

Hello,

To reiterate, the lighting is bad! Don't use incandescent light (or tungsten from a normal light bulb) as they give out a yellow light which is what you have in your pics.

So from a photographic point of view (technical issues),  problems with white balance as well!

 

Read this about adjusting white balance:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/white-balance.html

 

 

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 17, 2022

I looks like you used incandescent lamps.  You might get better results with high efficiency LED or fluorescent lamps which emit cooler light. See below.

https://improvephotography.com/69933/best-light-bulb-for-photography/

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
RALPH_L
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 17, 2022

Looking at the first two photos it is easily to see that the focus is too soft, the shadows are underexposed, there is some color noise in the background and the coffee bean shadows from the harsh light are not good.

Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 17, 2022

Your light source gives an odd, unrealistic color tone to the image, and, as Ralph noted, the light is too harsh, creating sharp shadows. Perhaps you could try this series again with more controlled lighting.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer