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Please could I have some technical feedback on these rejected photos I submitted?

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I submitted 3 photos (attached )to Adobe stock for reivew. As I am a first time contributor, I would appreciate any comments that would help with why my images were rejected.

Thx,

Sandy.

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IMG_2421 (2).JPEG: the sky is unnatural blue. Shadows need to be lightened up. The trees show effectively a halo, probably due to sharpening. The perspective is OK, I am not convinced that the building should be vertical. Without the refusal for quality issues, you would have got one for IP violations, as surely the building needs a property release.

IMG_1782.JPEG: The bench looks OK, maybe a little oversaturated. But the smiley has artefacts. The smiley also looks like pasted in.

IMG_2411 (2).JPEG Seen at 100%, there is a disturbing double image effect on the concrete right part.

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Abambo

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IMG_2421 (2).JPEG: the sky is unnatural blue. Shadows need to be lightened up. The trees show effectively a halo, probably due to sharpening. The perspective is OK, I am not convinced that the building should be vertical. Without the refusal for quality issues, you would have got one for IP violations, as surely the building needs a property release.

IMG_1782.JPEG: The bench looks OK, maybe a little oversaturated. But the smiley has artefacts. The smiley also looks like pasted in.

IMG_2411 (2).JPEG Seen at 100%, there is a disturbing double image effect on the concrete right part.

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Thank you so much, appreciate your feedback.

Sandy.

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Abambo

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Just to say: even that your iPhone pictures are rather clean, an iPhone is not the best camera to shoot for stock.

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Abambo

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Adobe gave you a rejection reason. you should tell us the heading of that one. Most pictures get refused because of Quality issues.

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

If you are a generative AI contributor, please look into these instructions and fallow them by the letter: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/generative-ai-submission-guidelines/td-p/13549435

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But what specifically is wrong with these images in terms of quality? Since you seem to know more than the rest of us, please enlighten us instead of just dropping links. What is specifically wrong with this poster's images?

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(Obviously I'm trying to find out for myself, in terms of my own pictures. I also had some rejected for quality, figured it was due to noise or artifacting and thought I cleaned up the images well enough, but they were rejected again with no specific reasoning aside from 'quality issues'. Pic size is good, white balance is neutral, colors aren't overly saturated, etc. So I'm just trying to gather info.)

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Nancy OShea

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I assume the rejection reasons were Technical and not IP.

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects. Emphasis on commercial. Posters, billboard & TV ads, marketing, merchandise -- t-shirts, tote bags, calendars, etc...

Before submitting ask yourself these questions:

Would I buy this? What would I use it for?

Is this work as good or better than what Stock already has in inventory?

Also read your Stock Contributor User Guide. There is a lot of good information there about what Adobe Stock expects.

Better luck with your next submission. 🙂

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Hi Nancy,

Many thanks for your feedback. Honestly, Adobe refuses my photos without
giving any specific reasons, so I do not know what areas to improve on.

I guess my 2 architectural photos I submitted could need a release, although
they are not from a major recognizable building- no names to define the
property.

I met the Megapixels and Megabyte req, but am still left guessing

Do you know of a Photo stock site that is simple to navigate and where one
receives full feedback for a first time submitter using an iphone?

Thanks,

Sandy.

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Nancy OShea

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Adobe always states the general reason for rejection. Read the message again.

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RALPH_L

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I looked at the first photo.

At 250% you can see artifacts around the branches. A white halo around the building. Also the building should be vertical.

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