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Seeking Feedback on Rejections for "Quality Issues"

Forum|Forum|5 months ago
October 9, 2025
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Hello everyone,

I am a new contributor and I'm trying to learn and improve my photography for Adobe Stock. Many of my recent photos have been rejected with the reason "Quality Issues".

I'm not always sure what the specific problem is. It could be soft focus, noise, or lighting, but I would be very grateful for feedback from more experienced contributors.

Could you please take a look at these 10 examples and help me understand the main reason for their rejection? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your time and help!

Sakol U.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

A few words of advice for new AI contributors:

1) Buy a paid member plan that gives you full ownership rights and use Stealth Mode to hide your AI prompts and output from public view. Otherwise, your work will be subject to use by anyone who wants it. This could come back to bite you later.

2) AI is notorious for making mistakes. Carefully check AI output for accuracy and defects. Fix all defects if you can, or discard & start over.

3) You're competing with millions & millions of other AI assets in Stock. Strikes for "similar content" are common. Check your work against current inventory before you submit. Ensure that your work is distinctive and as good or better than what Stock is selling.

4) Read your Contributor User Guide carefully. It contains a lot of important information that you need to know.

Good luck.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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sakol_5556Author

Participant

Hello Nancy O'Shea,

This is an amazing and invaluable collection of advice. As someone new to this, your post provides a perfect roadmap to follow. Thank you for being so generous in sharing your expertise. This summary should be essential reading for every new AI contributor.

Thank you again!

Sakol U.

Jill_C

Community Expert

In addition to @daniellei4510 advice, zoom in to at least 100% on each image and inspect every inch of the image carefully. If there are drawing errors that you are unable to correct using editing software, discard the asset.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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sakol_5556Author

Participant

Hello Jill_C,

Thank you for your valuable input. The advice to zoom to 100% and inspect every inch of the image is a game-changer for me. I understand the quality standard much better now.

I appreciate the help from both you and @daniellei4510.

Sakol U.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Now for the details. Look for errors like this and correct them if you can.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

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sakol_5556Author

Participant

Thank you again for this extra tip! I see the error now. I will be more careful with the details in the future.

Sakol U.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

First, these are not photographs, they are AI, and I assume you tagged them as such. A couple of these assets still have a watermark in the bottom right corner, which need to be removed. The default square format of AI should be avoided, as it leaves the buyer with no room to crop or add copy if desired.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

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sakol_5556Author

Participant

Hello daniellei4510,

Thank you so much for your clear and helpful feedback! I understand now, especially about the watermark. I really appreciate you taking the time to help me.

Sakol U.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Happy to be of help! Good luck.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

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