Hello everyone,I'm relatively new to Adobe Stock and would appreciate some honest and constructive feedback on this photograph.This is an original photograph of a tropical flower, taken with my Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra using Portrait Mode in natural light.I did not intentionally add, remove, or generate any visual elements using generative AI. The photo was submitted to Adobe Stock but rejected under the reason "Quality Issues."I would like to understand what specifically might be wrong with the image.Could you please help me evaluate:Is the main subject sufficiently sharp and in focus? Does the background blur look natural, or does it show signs of excessive computational processing? Are there any visible artifacts, noise, or other technical issues? Is the composition and overall image quality suitable for commercial stock photography?I'm also interested in knowing whether smartphone Portrait Mode processing could affect the perceived technical quality of an image.I'm here to learn and improve my photography, so honest and specific feedback would be greatly appreciated.Thank you for your time and help!

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Request for technical feedback on a rejected Adobe Stock photograph due to quality issues.

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Hello everyone,

I'm relatively new to Adobe Stock and would appreciate some honest and constructive feedback on this photograph.

This is an original photograph of a tropical flower, taken with my Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra using Portrait Mode in natural light.

I did not intentionally add, remove, or generate any visual elements using generative AI. The photo was submitted to Adobe Stock but rejected under the reason "Quality Issues."

I would like to understand what specifically might be wrong with the image.

Could you please help me evaluate:

Is the main subject sufficiently sharp and in focus?
Does the background blur look natural, or does it show signs of excessive computational processing?
Are there any visible artifacts, noise, or other technical issues?
Is the composition and overall image quality suitable for commercial stock photography?

I'm also interested in knowing whether smartphone Portrait Mode processing could affect the perceived technical quality of an image.

I'm here to learn and improve my photography, so honest and specific feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time and help!

D

Dina RaxiAuthor

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Thank you all for taking the time to review my photo and share your feedback.

I really appreciate the honest and detailed comments. I'm still learning, and your observations about focus, depth of field, and composition have given me useful things to work on.

I'll keep practicing and pay closer attention to these aspects in my future submissions.

Thank you again for helping me improve!

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Nancy OShea

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Quality issues aside, do a search for Flowers in Stock.

Even if yours is accepted, the chance of finding views & sales are very low due to over-supply.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=flower 74 million results

Stock wants unique subjects with good commercial value for customers.
Read through the requirements in https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor.html
Use manual camera settings & shoot in RAW format if possible.
Consider enrolling in photography courses.
Learn to edit your digital photos in Photoshop or Lightroom.
If you’re serious about photography, start saving for a digital camera (new or used), one or two lenses, external lights & tripod.

Good luck.

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Ricky336

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Hello, focus is off, meaning the smartphone wasn’t able to get sharp focus. This is what happens when the phone does everything on auto. The smartphone is a point and shoot. For these types of shots you need to have more control. The smartphone generally doesn’t give you control. The portrait mode tends to blur a lot as the portrait mode is really used for selfies!

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