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Kat4Birds
Kat4Birds
Participant
February 13, 2018
Question

Please help me figure out what is non-compliant about my photography

  • February 13, 2018
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What's wrong with this picture?

I recently submitted my first images to Adobe stock, but they got rejected as "Non-compliant". I read through Adobe's guidelines and still have no idea why my pictures of birds were not accepted.  There are no identifiable people, places or things that would require a model release.  They are just close-ups of an animal. I'm open to any critiques anyone can offer.

Thanks!

Kat

KatsBirds.com

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MatHayward
MatHayward
Legend
February 21, 2018

Did you upload the file with your watermark on it (as seen in the lower left corner of the image you posted here)?

If yes, that will result in a non-compliant rejection every time.

-Mat

joanH
joanH
Inspiring
February 13, 2018

If this photo meets the sharpness @ 100% sharpness test, I think it might be a less than lovely bird. Audubon bird folk will love it.

Kat4Birds
Kat4BirdsAuthor
Participant
February 13, 2018

Thanks for your response.  Excuse my ignorance,but I am brand new at submitting photos.  Would you mind explaining the "100% sharpness" test? I've been using Lightroom, Photoshop, and other digital editing programs for a while and I understand the concepts of sharpness,noise reduction, grain, dehazing, etc. but I've never heard of the test you mentioned.

I also read the Adobe guidelines about submissions before I entered the photo,but I'm still not sure what's really wrong with the image. I used keywords, it is not offensive in any way to anyone, there are no models who I should have got permissions from (well, maybe the bird is offended by unlicensed use of his likeness, but I doubt we'll hear anything from the Wood Stork), there are no people at all, no architecture (except as provided by the Good Lord in the form of the tree... but I'm pretty sure He is not offended by showing the beauty of nature).

Is it just a bad picture? This was my first ever submission to anything, and I also included a few more "Nothing but the bird" pictures, all of which were rejected. Will Adobe tell you if they just think it stinks?  Or is "not compliant" just a euphemism for "Don't quit your day job!"?

Thanks for the tip about Audubon. I had forgotten people can post their own pictures within the app.

Have a great day!

Kat

v.poth
v.poth
Inspiring
February 14, 2018

Hi,

have you uploaded the picture with the same keywords and the description "2017 KatsBirds. com" which can be read here in the IPTC-data of the picture?

On the one hand, web addresses are not allowed in titles and keywords, and on the other hand, you only used very general keywords and did not provide any specific information about the bird species or name of the bird, which is clearly the main motif. Here you should pay attention to describe in the keywords what you can see in the picture.

You need a release for pictures of animals e. g. if you photograph them in a zoo or national park where commercial use is prohibited without permission.

I also see some technical problems in the picture, namely the bright light effect around the wings and the bird doesn't really seem to be in focus.

Greets,

v.poth

    v.poth
    v.poth
    Inspiring
    February 13, 2018

    Hi,

    please have a look at the part of the User Guide:

    Non-compliant file

    This reason means that your content doesn’t comply with our Contributor Agreement. Content may be non-compliant due to watermarks, inappropriate or irrelevant keywords or image titles, or questionable, or defamatory content. Your file is also rejected as non-compliant if you receive a reminder to submit a model or property release, or resolve a problem with a release, and you resubmit the file without addressing the issue.

    Maybe there could be the reason for the rejection.

    Greets,

    v.poth

    richp
    richp
    Participant
    February 15, 2018

    I have had a similar experience, 4 rejected for non-compliance, initially received an email saying no model release, when I checked there were model release attached which I added to the comments for moderator.

    I find it funny that some out of the series have been accepted and one sold very quickly, but they refuse the others.

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