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Rejected photo. View it and help me understand please.

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
October 1, 2025
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Thank you for giving us the opportunity to review your image. Unfortunately, your image does not meet our quality standards, and therefore we cannot accept it into our collection.

Examples of common issues that can affect technical image quality include incorrect exposure, soft focus, artifacts/noise, or excessive use of filters. You can find out more about our technical requirements here.

Learn more about the type of content we are looking for on this page.

This is the message i got.

Community Expert

Community Expert

Hello,

You took this with a smartphone, so detail can be lost when enlarged. For example, you have this area:

It looks a bit smudged, which is what you get with smartphone photos when enlarged.

The smartphone also enhances colours, sometimes making them more vivid—depending on what setting you use—than what they are in reality.

So, due to this, you received the quality rejection email.

Some may say this is nitpicking, but it is what it is!

Community Expert

Community Expert

Oversaturated. The colors are not natural.

Correct irregular white balance in Photoshop or Lightroom.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Community Expert

Community Expert

It also seems to be oversaturated, and you have a thin white border on the right side.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

Community Expert

Community Expert

Look at your histogram. Adjust for the shadows and highlights.

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