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Quality Issues

Forum|Forum|3 months ago
November 12, 2025
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I’ve been submitting photos to Adobe Stock, but many of them keep getting rejected for quality issues.

Could someone help me figure out what might be causing these rejections?

Are there specific things Adobe reviewers usually look for when flagging “quality issues”?

I can share a few sample images if that helps. Any feedback or tips would be greatly appreciated!

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Correct answer Abambo

Your first and your last are not sharp, and you did even not post the original size pictures. The butterfly has artefacts that let me think that it is a cell phone picture. There is partially no detail, especially around the head of the insect.

jacquelingphoto2017

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Hi @Daffodils 1

The first and last images have what appears to be compression noise around the edges. The forefront of the first photo is out of focus. You need to capture what's in the forefront with a camera depth of field settings that will capture your entire subject in sharp focus.

The butterfly is not completely sharp.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

Abambo

Correct answer

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Your first and your last are not sharp, and you did even not post the original size pictures. The butterfly has artefacts that let me think that it is a cell phone picture. There is partially no detail, especially around the head of the insect.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Jill_C

Community Expert

The first one is not well composed and mostly out of focus.

The second one could be cropped a little tighter.

The subject in the third one is out of focus and the frame could have been cropped tighter.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Are you comparing your best work with available Stock inventory before you submit?

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=moth

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=butterfly

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=hornworm

Stock contains over 800 million assets. They're being more selective about what they accept.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

daniellei4510

Community Expert

The flowers are out of focus at the top. Depth of field should be less shallow so that the frame made by the composition of the image is in sharp focus.

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