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Quality Issues - not accepted

Forum|Forum|7 months ago
June 9, 2025
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Hallo Adobe Stock Contributor Community,

I ama wedding photographer, I recently uploaded some photos on Adobe Stock & i keep getting messages regarding the quality of my photos that is not good.

I have also uploaded the same photos on Shitterstock & has been approved.

Can someone tell me why my photos get flagged here?

The quality of the photos is definately not the problem.

Here is my public profile if you need to look at the quality of my https://stock.adobe.com/contributor/212709349/Ramey

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I have also uploaded the same photos on Shutterstock & has been approved.
By @Ramey Short

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Apples & alligators. Adobe has different customers with different quality standards. Stock customers are working professionals in print, TV, movies, commercials, product packaging and merchandise. Shutterstock has lower standards and pays lower royalty fees.

This is what you're competing with in Adobe Stock.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=wedding 16.6 MILION results

Read your Contributor User Guide for more tips:

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Abambo

Community Expert

(...) i keep getting messages regarding the quality of my photos that is not good.

I have also uploaded the same photos on Shitterstock & has been approved.

By @Ramey Short

Well, I suppose it was only a typo, but my experience with Shutterstock is that they accept even out of focus assets. Anyhow: Adobe's turf, Adobe's rules!

The quality of the photos is definately not the problem.

By @Ramey Short

Definitive is a word that should not really be used here. Let's see one of your works full size, as refused for quality issues. (please only one!)

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Jill_C

Community Expert

Please post 1 or 2 of your rejected images here at full size so that we community members can provide an opinion as to why they were rejected.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

Ricky336

Community Expert

Hello,

You'll need to post the original size, as the screenshot of the images is too small to give any meaningful advice.

Z

ZALEZPHOTO

Inspiring

Hi Ramey, your photos are great. The fact is that approval in one plattform or another is a total mystery for most people taking this work seriously. I think the biggest challenge for Adobe, is filtering large volumes of new work, specially what is already abundant in their library.

I've said it many times and I get harrasment from community members simply for sharing my experience. The fact is that Adobe is not consistent with the approval process. I've had many photos rejected on quality issues, when there were none, only to be approved on the 4th or 5th time. I AM NOT telling anyone to insist on resubmmiting photos and risk getting canceled, but if you are 100% sure your photos meet the standard, wait a couple of weeks and try submitting again. In the 5 months I've been here, I am noticing the approval rate improving and getting faster.

Here are two examples of recently accepted photos that were rejected at least 3 times

Francisco ZALEZPHOTO

Abambo

Community Expert

The fact is that approval in one plattform or another is a total mystery for most people taking this work seriously

By @ZALEZPHOTO

Surely not.

I've said it many times and I get harrasment from community members simply for sharing my experience.

By @ZALEZPHOTO

You are giving bad advice that may get contributors in trouble.

I've had many photos rejected on quality issues, when there were none, only to be approved on the 4th or 5th time. I AM NOT telling anyone to insist on resubmmiting photos and risk getting canceled, but if you are 100% sure your photos meet the standard, wait a couple of weeks and try submitting again.

By @ZALEZPHOTO

This is one of the bad tips.

Your first:

Wrong white balance, narrow DOF and sensor dust. The refusals were correct, the acceptance has been done by error.

Your second:

Interesting shoes…but the picture is overprocessed. My guess is that you have added a lot of noise reduction. There are countless artefacts around her right leg. Here also, the refusals were correct.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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ZALEZPHOTO

Inspiring

Thanks for taking all the time to make your points even though I didn't think you addressed my points. Mr Abambo your reply proofs exactly what I said about the harrasment I always get from people here when I share my personal experience .

The bigger picture, in my point is that the two photos I shared were finally accepted after 3 submissions, and despite your opinion there're issues with them.

If you have never experienced rejection on photos, specially ones with shallow depth of field, then by your own admission you are giving advice based on what you haven't experienced, and I'm ok with that and don't care to opine about that.

im new to Adobe and decided that I wanted to be exclusive with one agency, now most of what they reject I submit to Getty since I wish to make my presence here long term, by submitting great work, and inspire others to to the same.

BTW, you're entitled to your opinion on Ramey's photo, and I COMPLETELY disagree.

And I'm sure difference in opinions are fine by me.

Respectfully,

Francisco

38 yr Professional Photographer

🌞📸💛

Francisco ZALEZPHOTO

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oleschwander

Legend

Ramey - just a comment - even your accepted images are way too dull imo.

RALPH_L

Community Expert

Your profile only shows photos that were approved and the screenshot thumbnails are way to small. You need to post one or two of the original rejected photos for us to determine why the photo was refused.
Shutterstock is not Adobe so the comparison has no merrit here.

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Ramey ShortAuthor

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https://stock.adobe.com/contributor/212709349/Ramey