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June 6, 2025
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What Quality Problem!!!

  • June 6, 2025
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Hello, I don't think it's right that architectural photographs are not accepted on the grounds of "Quality Issues".
What is this quality issue for God's sake! You wake up at the earliest hour of the morning and take photos of houses and the city in the right light. You use a wide-angle lens for good sharpness. You process the shelf format photos in Adobe Photoshop for the right color and light. But we can't get editors to like the architectural photos.
Is there a problem with the sharpness? Is there a problem with the light? Is the composition wrong? Write what is wrong so we can fix it. There are many titles under quality issues. Good, good, but which one? Every photographer has a style. Some prefer cold colors and light; some prefer warm colors and light...
I don't think you know how much effort was put into taking the photos you rejected on the grounds of quality issues. I can't understand why one of two photos with the same aperture, shutter speed, light and composition is accepted while the other is rejected.
Every photo you reject is demoralizing. I especially ask you to be more objective in evaluating architectural photographs. Write clearly why it was rejected so that we can correct our mistake.

And you have the excuse of "Lack of property release permit". For God's sake, we take architectural photographs in public areas. How are we going to get the property permit for every building we take?
Am I right?

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 8, 2025

Architectural or old shoelaces, it's all the same to Stock. 

Whatever your image depicts, the quality has to be top-notch, or it won't be accepted.

 

Compare your best work with current inventory in your keyword(s).

https://stock.adobe.com/search/images?k=old+shoelaces

https://stock.adobe.com/search/images?k=architectural 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 7, 2025
  • Stock is not an art gallery. 
  • Stock is not a snapshot sharing service.
  • It's a global digital assets business. 
  • As a Contributor, you have a rare opportunity to reach millions of potential customers worldwide.  

 

Stock employs many Reviewers all over the world.  Your submitted assets are randomly assigned.  It's unlikely that all your assets were reviewed at the same time or by the same person.   

 

Quality consists of proper lighting, good composition (see rule of thirds), correct focus (see depth of field) & normal white balance.  A great image has all the above, plus that elusive WOW factor that makes it stand out from other inventory.

 

Read your Contributor User Guide for more tips.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 6, 2025
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Hello, I don't think it's right that architectural photographs are not accepted on the grounds of "Quality Issues".


By @Maviturna

Why can't architechtural pictures not have quality issues, like underexposure, overexposure, noise, chromatic aberration?

quoteIs there a problem with the sharpness? Is there a problem with the light? Is the composition wrong? Write what is wrong so we can fix it. There are many titles under quality issues. Good, good, but which one? Every photographer has a style. Some prefer cold colors and light; some prefer warm colors and light..

By @Maviturna

Those issues are all quality issues. If you are an experienced photographer, you are able to check these. As you are photographing for stock, your "style" should be natural. That is because the buyer would need to be able to modify the assets to his style. That's it.

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I don't think you know how much effort was put into taking the photos you rejected on the grounds of quality issues. I can't understand why one of two photos with the same aperture, shutter speed, light and composition is accepted while the other is rejected.

By @Maviturna

We can't say why, without seeing the image, but I have a lot of assets that I do not submit, because of errors in the image, even that thgey are with the same shutter speed, light, and whatever got shot. Do you drive your car always with the same speed?

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Every photo you reject is demoralizing. I especially ask you to be more objective in evaluating architectural photographs. Write clearly why it was rejected so that we can correct our mistake.


By @Maviturna

Quality issues, that's all moderators can do. They don't write extensive critiques, because of time constrains.

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And you have the excuse of "Lack of property release permit". For God's sake, we take architectural photographs in public areas. How are we going to get the property permit for every building we take?
Am I right?


By @Maviturna

You ask the property owner or the architect. Architects own the copyright on their creations. That's by law. Public areas just allows you to take pictures without an authorization. You can't use the piuctures commercially. That's the difference.

 

Post your refused pictures (one or two) here and we can have a look at them. 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
RALPH_L
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 6, 2025

I cant help you with the quality issue because you did not post the original that got rejected here so that we can review it. So, please do so. 
With you other issues I can help. 
Adobe is not here to help you become a good photographer. There purpose is to offer the buyer quality assets. We, on the other hand offer you help so that you do not keep making the same mistakes. True, we do not always see eye to eye with the moderators but my acceptance rate at the moment is nearly 100%. So I think I can help.
As far as property release goes, you need to make a difference from "cityscape" photography where there is no specific subject and "archetectural" photography where one or maybe two buildings are the main subject. It does not matter if tghe subject was photographed from a public sidewalk or not. What matters, is if the object is the main focus of the photo. If it is, the rightful owner of the obejct is due recognition. Also worth saying, if logos, names, signs or even house numbers are vissible on buildings, even in cityscapes, they must be removed. Also, if you photograph only a portion of the building, but the building is still identifiable, you may need a release. 

This is allowed:

This is not allowed without a release: