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natureloving_naturalist
Participant
May 11, 2026
Question

Why are all my pictures being rejected because of quality issues?

  • May 11, 2026
  • 4 replies
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I am new here and even my best pictures are being rejected while mediocre ones were accepted.

    4 replies

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 11, 2026

    Don’t waste energy on things you have no control over. Instead, focus on your OWN WORK and ways to improve content for commercial success. 

     

    Unfortunately, trees, bricks, flowers and sunsets have generous representation already. The likelihood of getting accepted and making sales later is quite low due to so much competing inventory.

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=flowers 76 million results

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=sunsets 33 million results

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=trees 81 million results

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=bricks 6.6 million results

     

    To succeed at Stock photography: 

    • Look for less well-represented subjects that customers can use in commercial projects.  
    • Think outside the box. Experiment with new ways of looking at old things.
    • Express a message or emotion in a visually interesting way.
    • Create pictures that tell a story and invite viewers into the world you’ve captured with your camera lens. 

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    May 11, 2026

    Hey ​@natureloving_naturalist 

    slugs on Adobe Stock 365000+ images
    Brick Wall  13+ million images
    Tree bark  943 000 images
     
    2nd… consider your audience who is your target audience? What problem or solution is/are your images solving? When would your image be used?

    3rd Adobe has raised the bar considerably for Stock Photography. 

     

    Cheers

    Nate

    ZALEZPHOTO
    Inspiring
    May 11, 2026

    Like Ricky said, this photos can’t be assessed due to small size.

    On your other comment about “mediocre ones were accepted”, I have seen very bad photos on the buyer’s app doing my own research, my only explanation is that these were photos uploaded a while back in Adobe Stock early days,

    and for various reasons slipped through the cracks.

    Now consider that out of my current 3000 photos and videos, I have not sold a single landscape image, and frankly mine are above average. I recommend that you push yourself to shooting things and people that will have greater demand from buyers.

    Best of luck!

    ZALEZPHOTO
    Ricky336
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 11, 2026

    Can you post them individually?  They are too small to make any comment.