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Quality issue

Forum|Forum|8 hours ago
September 21, 2026
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Hi all,

I recently submitted this shot to Adobe Stock, but it was rejected for "Quality Issues". I would love some constructive feedback on the technical execution so I can improve my workflow.

Technical details:

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Focal length: 46 mm
Settings: $f/13$, 1/50 sec, ISO 200, handheld (no flash)
Format: In-camera JPEG

Where did the issue(s) come from?

Thank you:)

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

This appears to be an art installation created by another artist.

Do you have a signed Property Release giving you ownership rights to use this image commercially?

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-photos/technical-legal-requirements-photo-submission.html

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daniellei4510

Community Expert

Could be, although I interpreted it as the side of a building with two staircases.

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Modern architectural design is also protected property.

It would be helpful to have more context.

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

You need a stable tripod for anything slower than 1/125th second.

I don’t care how carefully you hold a camera, subtle shake is inevitable.

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ZALEZPHOTO

Legend

Cool shot! I agree with the prior comments. Remember that you need smaller f stops when you need greater depth of field. Here you sacrifice 1/50, which is borderline close on the slow side, specially with your camera which doesn't have image stabilization. You could have gone f9 still get enough depth of field, and increase the shutter to 1/100

Read the material I’mm attaching from my photography course, if you’re still new to photography it will help!

Like I said, it’s a nice shot, you took the time to get what you wanted, and you should be proud it’s your own.

Cheers!

ZALEZPHOTO

yamato713108855

Community Expert

Since the shutter speed is 1/50s, I suspect it is either blurred due to camera shake or has lost resolution from diffraction (softness caused by the small aperture) because the aperture is set to F13.
It is slightly blurred.

Searching for assets using terms like "rock wall tile" yields 400,000 results, so any asset with even a minor issue gets rejected immediately.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

You might also want to consider increasing the contrast.

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daniellei4510

Community Expert

While the image’s vertical and horizon lines appear very symmetrical in the middle, the corner lines start to become slanted. That’s one possibility. If you can correct that issue, you can resubmit. But hold off and let another contributor add their opinion.

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