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November 20, 2021
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can someone tell me what technical issues are in the picture?

both had good histogram

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Correct answer Ricky336

Hello,

Obviously, it is not necessary to enlarge to 500%, I think around 100-200% is enough.

5207 file, I think it lacks contrast and is too warm - so white balance issues. In the sky area, when you enlarge to 100% you can see signs of noise. Other photo, also a bit too warm.

Another point to consider though is its commercial value. What value could they have. After all, it's for the stock market, where sales are more about promoting an idea, concept, something that can actually be used to promote something. What do you think these images could promote?

When photographers talk about a 'flat' image, the image doesn't have any 'punch'. It lacks contrast. Colours are dull. Your 5207 photo lacks contrast. It is a bit 'flat'.

Ricky336

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Hello,

Obviously, it is not necessary to enlarge to 500%, I think around 100-200% is enough.

5207 file, I think it lacks contrast and is too warm - so white balance issues. In the sky area, when you enlarge to 100% you can see signs of noise. Other photo, also a bit too warm.

Another point to consider though is its commercial value. What value could they have. After all, it's for the stock market, where sales are more about promoting an idea, concept, something that can actually be used to promote something. What do you think these images could promote?

When photographers talk about a 'flat' image, the image doesn't have any 'punch'. It lacks contrast. Colours are dull. Your 5207 photo lacks contrast. It is a bit 'flat'.

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Sejin.___.BearsAuthor

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1. this helps a lot. so basicaly adobe doesnt accept the personality(color?)of the artist, but value the standard they have as "correct". like correct warm&cold, correct high&low contrast.

2. when you say image has to promote something does it meen like a apple or a banana? or like a person playing the piano? something that is easy to be understood or used in a presentation for example?

3. i take photos for esthetic purpose. maybe like a poster or a wallpaper or a postcard. if for this reason are the photos above fine or so bad even to be used as esthetic purpose.

4. to me things like not having noise and color fringing is obviously true. but cant quit understand when someone talks about "correct" warm or level of contrast. are these thing supposed to have a correct value or are people talking like this because its a stockimage site and the site does not need esthetic value? im starting to think this is not the site to be selling photos with my personal color.

thanks for the help

Ricky336

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It is best to keep the 'correct' colour as the effect can be added depending on the person's use of the photo.
Don't add your personal colour.
Stock can be used in a huge number of ways, so it is hard to define what can sell and how it can be used.
I wouldn't upload any 'artistic' type of photos. They generally wouldn't sell as stock is not an 'art gallery'.

As for colour balance read this:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/white-balance.html

and also:

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/how-to/tips-stock-image-acceptance.html?set=stock--fundamentals--adobe-stock-contributor

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html

Abambo

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1 has clearly a bad histogram:

But it's even worse as you need to expose for the sky and for the tree and both need different exposures. If you can't do multiple exposures, you need to work the exposure of the tree to lighten that part. You should also add some texture and clarity to work out the tree's structure. And the tree could have some more sharpness. The tree is not crisp sharp, despite your tripod.

2 needs more contrast on the leaves.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

RALPH_L

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in addition to what @@MNiessenPhoto already pointed out, if you view at 500%, you will see fringing around the branches on photo 1.

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beaver1234

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To enlarge a picture to 500% and prove anything on such a "picture" is a bunch of nonsense and advanced [inappropriate language].
In an emergency, the picture can be resized up to 20-30%.
But nobody will buy a picture enlarged at 200%.
500% is not even worth talking about.

Abambo

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In an emergency, the picture can be resized up to 20-30%.

By @beaver1234

I've enlarged pictures to 200%, and that was long before Photoshop gave you those sophisticated algorithms.

But nobody will buy a picture enlarged at 200%.
500% is not even worth talking about.

By @beaver1234

We are not talking about buying a picture at that size, but examining the pictures at a certain magnification. I wouldn't go so far as to magnify to 500%, but if that helps you to detect faults, you may do so. I examine my pictures at 100% and 200% and if I have doubts, at 300%.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

@MNiessenPhoto

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Hi,

None is sharp.

Additionally, #1 is too dark and warm, and IMO #2 lacks contrast.

Hope that helps,

Michael

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Sejin.___.BearsAuthor

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hi

how can a photo taken at 100mm 1/400sec on a tripod not be sharp?

do you meen part of it is not sharp or all of the photo is not sharp?

@MNiessenPhoto

Legend

How can this be the "correct answer"?

No need to waste my time explaining anything if it doesn't matter...

Michael

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Photo-editing (Ps/Lr/LrC) and photography workshops & one-on-one training (off- and online)

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