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Hey there, these photos weren't accepted for Quality Issues.
Can you guys tell me what I could've done differently for them to be accepted?

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Adobe Stock doesn't accept Black & White images. Customers want the full color option.

If their project requires B&W, they can grayscale it themselves in Photoshop.

Read the DOs & DON'Ts in your Stock Contributor Submission Guidelines. Pay close attention to visual & techincal quality. Stock Customers are paying for images they can use in commercial projects. Emphasis on commercial use.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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Adobe Stock doesn't accept Black & White images. Customers want the full color option.

If their project requires B&W, they can grayscale it themselves in Photoshop.

Read the DOs & DON'Ts in your Stock Contributor Submission Guidelines. Pay close attention to visual & techincal quality. Stock Customers are paying for images they can use in commercial projects. Emphasis on commercial use.

Hope that helps.

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Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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I looked into all your pictures:

You should submit them as colour images
you should lighten up the shadows

But I loaded only your first:

The histogram shows missing blacks (left):
You have a high noise level:
The focus is not on the eye, but on the cloth around the neck (not to correct)

This is what I have got by modifying the development parameters:

...and yes, for those pictures showing the face, you will need a model release.

My personal appreciation: the pictures would have been more dramatic and dynamic, when the people would have looked into the camera.

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ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Hey Abambo, thanks for the feedback. I'll adjust the photos where possible and reupload.
P.S. I have some photos where they do look in the camera 😉

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What I see is:

Black and White is not usually accepted.

Some of the photos are a little soft.

Highlights are overexposed and shadows underexposed.

Model release may be required.

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