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TaylorGC
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February 13, 2026
Question

Quality issues with first submission

  • February 13, 2026
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Hi, I’m new. I submitted a ton of pictures and none of them got accepted. Wondering what could be the issue. Here’s a few.

 

 

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 13, 2026

    Since you’re new here, I urge you to compare your best work with similar Stock inventory to see what gets accepted.

     

    As you can see, DOGS are generously represented in Stock. With so much competing content, your work will need to be extra special to get accepted & sold.

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=dog  11 Million Results.

     

    Also read your Contributor Use Guide. It contains important information about what’s required by Adobe Stock. 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html

     

    Good luck.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 13, 2026

    Composition is suboptimal in each of these. The first image is cropped too close, omitting part of the dog’s head. The DOF is too shallow. The second image should be cropped tighter and straightened. The third image is also cropped too tight and is leaning.

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    RALPH_L
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 13, 2026

    Slanted images, bad cropping, lack of contrast and some sharpening required. The goat is over exposed.
    Notice the difference:
     

     

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 13, 2026

    Keep contrast in mind when editing. The goat and the grasshopper: It’s never a good idea to slant your verticals and horizontals when it comes to stock. The dog is cropped too tightly and the leash is distracting.

     

     

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