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August 9, 2025
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Subject: Inquiry About Adobe Stock Image Submission Standards

  • August 9, 2025
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I am an Adobe Stock Contributer i would like to know the exact technical and creative standards required  for images to be accepted.Please share guidelines of three or four lines.

 

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Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 10, 2025

Read the manuals. You will find there the

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exact technical and creative standards required  for images to be accepted.

 


By @Moazzam Choudri

But you need to read them all.

 

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 10, 2025

Read your entire Contributor User Guide. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.html

 

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects.

 

Good lighting and exposure, sharp focus, appealing composition (rule of thirds), straight horizontal & vertical lines, ample color saturation and proper white-balance.  No unwanted noise, or other artifacts. 

 

If you submit Generative AI, be aware that AI has trouble with details. Count fingers & toes. Ensure that hands, apparel, facial features, hair and jewelry are correctly drawn. Check perpendicular lines and angles for accuracy.

 

Compare your best work with current Stock inventory to ensure that 1) Stock needs it and 2) yours is better than what Stock is selling now.

 

Post one or two of your rejected full-sized assets here for critique.  Well give you our honest opinion as to why it may have been rejected and if it can be fixed for re-submission. 

 

Hope that helps.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
RALPH_L
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 9, 2025

Here are good and valid resources.
Quick start guide for Adobe Stock Contributors

contributor-handbook-2022.pdf

Get Started with Adobe Stock

Pay close attention to exposure, noise and sharpness.
In AI generated, pay close attention to rendering details.

Participant
August 9, 2025

Hello, I am an Adobe Stock contributor and I want to make sure my future submissions meet all of Adobe Stock’s quality and technical requirements. I work with both human-captured images (original photography) and AI-generated images.

Could you please share the latest, detailed guidelines for both types of content? I am especially interested in knowing the accepted technical specifications, quality standards, and any specific rules for AI-generated images compared to human photography.

I want to follow Adobe Stock’s standards closely so that my uploads are eligible for acceptance.

Thank you for your assistance.

Jill_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 9, 2025

Everything you need to know about Adobe Stock submissions is covered in the Learn & Support help pages at the link at the top of your contributor page. It's not possible to summarize those in 3 or 4 lines.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer