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Gurti
Participant
April 21, 2026
Question

Reasons for this rejection due to quality issues?

  • April 21, 2026
  • 3 replies
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hi, adobe recently rejected my photos. How can I fix this and why?

 

    3 replies

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 21, 2026
    1. Too blurry. The delphiniums are not in focus.
    2. Too much shadow and the Boxelder bug is out of focus. 
    3. No commercial value for partial/clipped flowers.

     

    For comparison, this is what you’re competing with in Stock:

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=blue+delphinium

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=boxelder+bug

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=orange+flower  6.3 million results

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 21, 2026

    I assume you submitted these without your copyright symbol? The first one is out of focus. First and last could be cropped better. In any event, there are over 77 million search results for flowers on Adobe stock. Lot of competition even if accepted.

    Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.
    jodij28273193
    Inspiring
    April 21, 2026

    Crop the whole pictures. Make a main subject