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Rejected photos due to quality issues - need help.

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May 6, 2025
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Hi, I don't understand what's the "quality" issue with these photos. can anyone enlighten me?

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Correct answer RALPH_L

I hope I dont upset you by saying I see alot of quality issues. Before I I tell you what I see let me inform you that there are millions of flowers in the Stock database so your photos have to be exceptionally good to sell.
In your photos I see problems with composition, some overexposure, some underexposure, sharpening and denoising that needs to be done.
Here is example using your strawberry photo that I feel makes it a better photo:

Notice how I zoomed in to use the composition rule "Rule of thirds"? I adjusted the lighting while watching the histogram and I sharpened the image.
What are your thoughts?

jacquelingphoto2017

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Hi @Ewelina_Wojsz8873

The subject of the first picture is not completely in sharp focus due to a shallow depth of field. The capture is also too cool. There is also evidence of motion blur, which is very distracting in the background.

The second picture is also a little too cool/blue.

The third picture also has a distracting motion blur background. You need to set your shutter speed to achieve frozen motion. The capture is a bit underexposed..

The fourth picture has motion blur, is underexposed and has a shallow depth of field. Thus, the subject is not in complete focus.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

Ricky336

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Hi, I don't understand what's the "quality" issue with these photos. can anyone enlighten me?
By @Ewelina_Wojsz8873

Sure!

Composition is a big issue in these photos - which is part of the quality rejection!

Compare your photo with those in Stock - 'wild strawberries growing in a forest'.

Your composition could do with some improvement.

Wideo Stock: Wild strawberries grow red in forest. Wild woodland strawberry with ripe red fruits in a forest. Close up. | Adobe Stock

Photos need some adjustments. In the old days, photos that were printed from a negative in a darkroom had adjustments made during the developing and printing process! Unless it was from a Polaroid camera.

RALPH_L

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Community Expert

I hope I dont upset you by saying I see alot of quality issues. Before I I tell you what I see let me inform you that there are millions of flowers in the Stock database so your photos have to be exceptionally good to sell.
In your photos I see problems with composition, some overexposure, some underexposure, sharpening and denoising that needs to be done.
Here is example using your strawberry photo that I feel makes it a better photo:

Notice how I zoomed in to use the composition rule "Rule of thirds"? I adjusted the lighting while watching the histogram and I sharpened the image.
What are your thoughts?

E

Ewelina_Wojsz8873Author

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It looks nice, though zooming in is what lowers the quality of the photo. My idea was to show wild strawberries growing in the forest, show what's around them, not to zoom in. I'm a fan of natural photos instead of those adjusted in a graphic programme. I don't know what to think of it now... honestly..

daniellei4510

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"I'm a fan of natural photos instead of those adjusted in a graphic programme"

There is nothing "natural" when it comes to the mechanics involved in taking photographs. You are converting the billions of colors of nature and attempting to convert them into a few million for screen and even fewer for paper. Adjustments need to be made for that.

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