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monsalex
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March 12, 2025
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Rejected due to quality - feedback appreciated!

  • March 12, 2025
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Hi. I'm new to Adobe Stock contribution, and got a bunch of photos rejected due to quality. I wonder if anyone can give me feedback on some of the pictures? 

PS: I did get photos from same location with same style, exposure, framing, etc., accepted, so find it hard to analyze the reason for the rejection of some. See the two photos called Approved1 & 2 for the ones approved by Adobe. 

 

Appreciate the feedback! Thanks 

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Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 12, 2025

8-DSCF4456.jpg - underexposed shadows 

1-APC_3096.jpg - oversaturated 

4-IMG_7857.jpg - overexposed and monichrome

6-DSCF3855.jpg - blownout areas 

 

 

 

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daniellei4510
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March 12, 2025

I like the composition, but the blues are over-saturated, it's underexposed, and the flowers in the foreground are out of focus and could be removed entirely.

 

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Ricky336
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 12, 2025

Hello,

  • 9DSFC5223 - probably because of the colour cast and exposure - it's a bit underexposed
  • DSFC3855 - probably because of this:

  • IMG 7835 - Black and White - don't convert to grey scale
  • IMG 8448 - writing on the boat  - IP restrictions
  • APC 3096 - exposure of the water - overexposed and perhaps a bit too saturated:

 

  • DSCF 4456 - exposure and white balance- it's a bit too yellow looking

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 12, 2025

Different moderators may have different thresholds for approval.

 

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
yamato713108855
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 12, 2025

If people's faces are recognizable in the photo, a model release is required.
Please get permission from the people in the photo before posting.

Boats with text on them will not be approved.
If there are text or logos on signs or other items, please erase them before posting.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 12, 2025

7-IMG 8448 has at least IP issues, because of the ship's name. To check the asset correctly, however, you will need to post the full-size asset as submitted, and not a downsized version of the asset.

 

Do not post many pictures, one or two should be enough, to give you an impression of how you need to check the assets. We won't tell you why something got accepted, we will tell you where the issues in your files are.

 

Black and white processing is not allowed:

Keep your files in colour. The buyer can easily convert to black and white, if they intend doing so, but bringing back the colour is impossible.

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer