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TamasSzabolics
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March 16, 2026
Question

What is the problem with this photo?

  • March 16, 2026
  • 3 replies
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Dear Community,

I wanted to dip my feet into the ocean by uploading my first photo to Adobe stock but unfortunately it got rejected because of quality issues. I checked the guide, read it what could this mean but to be honest I could not find any of those problems with it.

 

Do you see any particular reason why this photo was rejected because of quality issues?

Any help, hint would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you in advance,

Tamás

 

    3 replies

    jacquelingphoto2017
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 17, 2026

    Hi ​@TamasSzabolics 

    Too much of your picture is out of focus. It also has chromatic noise and is pixilated. 

    Out of focus

    Chromatic noise (Color fringing) and noise grains

    Zoom in at between 100 and 200% and you will be able to identify the quality of your images.

    Best wishes

    Jacquelin

    TamasSzabolics
    Participating Frequently
    March 18, 2026

    Thank you very much for your feedback ​@jacquelingphoto2017. All the best, Tamás

    jacquelingphoto2017
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 19, 2026

    You are welcome ​@TamasSzabolics .

    Best wishes

    Jacquelin

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 16, 2026

    A good attempt at framing the subject, but the foreground leaves are out of focus.

    Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.
    TamasSzabolics
    Participating Frequently
    March 16, 2026

    Thank you ​@daniellei4510. Okay I see the problem more clearly now. So the bottom out of focus part is too much and that could have triggered the rejection. I will take extra care for those as well before uploading photos then. Thank you for your time to have a look.

    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 16, 2026

    The DOF seems to be too shallow, causing most of the image to be out of focus.

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
    TamasSzabolics
    Participating Frequently
    March 16, 2026

    Thank you ​@Jill_C. I was framed like this to be the monkey in focus. But in general too shallow DOF is a problem when uploading photos? Most of the photos should be in focus?

    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 16, 2026

    It’s not necessary for the entire frame to be in focus, but Adobe seems to prefer that more of the frame be in focus, particularly the foreground. In fact, the blurry foreground is the first thing I noticed in the image, not the monkey.

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer