Rejected Photos

Forum|Forum|10 months ago
May 22, 2025
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Hi,

I had a lot of submissions rejected within a day of when I submitted them. Would anyone be able to help me figure out why they were rejected? Other similar photos were accepted.

Thanks in advance!

ZALEZPHOTO

Inspiring

All the photos are a bit soft in focus. I think too much to be fix with AI sharpening tools.

Try using the selection tool in Photoshop or lightroom to only brighten your subjects

Also, keep an eye on the details, the pinky finger on the girls hand is an easy fix. imperfections lihgt that will matter.

My best advice is to invest in a tripod and quality lenses.

I fixed this photo for you... it's better but I'm not sure enough to be accepted

Don't get discourage, fine tune your craft! Best of luck

ZALEZPHOTO

Abambo

Community Expert

I had a lot of submissions rejected within a day of when I submitted them. Would anyone be able to help me figure out why they were rejected?

By @Frost_Photography4466

Adobe tells you why they got rejected. You should publish the header of this rejection reason here. Often it is quality issues.

Other similar photos were accepted.

By @Frost_Photography4466

They may be OK, or the moderator did not see the issues. Furthermore, there is a certain variance in this, as moderation is done by humans, and what is a clear refusal for someone in the morning, may be a narrow pass in the evening. It's not always easy, but the big majority of pictures that I saw were refused for reason.

3545: nice picture, but underexposed, and it's missing local contrast (texture and clarity):

in addition, you have a sensor dust mark:

(BTW: the clarity and texture will augment the local contrast so that the image appears sharper. That would correct some focussing issues, as mentioned by @Jill_C )

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer