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Quality Issues

Forum|Forum|30 days ago
May 22, 2026
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Sorry for my english, I’m italian, I’ve been publishing my photos in adobe stock since 2019 and I have about 900 photos in my portfolio, but the last 10 pictures have been rejected due to quality issues. My style is always the same, as the subjects, so I wonder why, it happened only a few times and now apparently they reject all the pictures.

Thanks for the help!

Cecilia

Correct answer Nancy OShea

Read your Contributor User Guide. It contains important information you need to know.

For your images to have commercial value, they should be well-composed, appropriately lit and exposed, well focused, and processed in an inconspicuous way. Natural looking photos sell well. Over-processed photos don’t.

Before you submit, compare your best work with current Stock inventory. This is what you’re competing with.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=dogs 11.6 million results

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=collie 287K results

Hope that helps.

ceciliaz96161668Author

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I want to thanks ALL OF YOU for the constructive criticism, I’ve been doing dog photography since 2014 and of course it’s a neverending process, thanks!

RALPH_L

Community Expert

My first impression is too much saturation and the shadows need to be lightened up some.

ceciliaz96161668Author

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thanks, I will consider this next time!

Ricky336

Community Expert

Hello,

Probably not good for stock. One could argue that they have too much saturation and the use of filters is a bit too much. Perhaps too much contrast as well.

ceciliaz96161668Author

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thanks, I don’t use filters because I do all the editing in LR and PS , but maybe I did it too much

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Most ad agencies require written permission to use people or pets as models.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

ceciliaz96161668Author

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thanks, I read the rules, in this case the dogs are not unique or famous so I think it’s somewhat a quality issue, thanks for your time :)

Nancy OShea

Correct answer

Community Expert

Read your Contributor User Guide. It contains important information you need to know.

For your images to have commercial value, they should be well-composed, appropriately lit and exposed, well focused, and processed in an inconspicuous way. Natural looking photos sell well. Over-processed photos don’t.

Before you submit, compare your best work with current Stock inventory. This is what you’re competing with.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=dogs 11.6 million results

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=collie 287K results

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

ceciliaz96161668Author

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thanks a lot, I missed the sRGB rules, I always send in AdobeRGB and this has never been a problem until now, as regard my personal style, it was never a problem with the stock until now, I will keep some version more “natural”, thanks a lot

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

The acceptance standards have changed.

Stock has almost 1 billion assets now.
There’s more competition from GenAI.
Stock has more contributors.
People are using better equipment & software.

It’s not the same as it was a few years ago.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

jodij28273193

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Very oversaturated, not good for stock photos. Looks more like Art. Dog supplies, or dog food, would not pick these photos.

ceciliaz96161668Author

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thanks a lot, I do photography for people who wants to print and keep the picture as a piece of art, so I’m glad that you say so :) I will create more “natural” version of the pictures for the stock, thanks a lot!!

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