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Why has my photo been rejectied for quality?

Forum|Forum|10 months ago
May 20, 2025
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Hello,

I'm new to the contributors community and I wanted to know what were the specifis criteria for a photo to be accepted or not?

e.g. why this photo has been rejected? no blur, no noise, high quality...

Thank you

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Correct answer Ricky336

Hello,

Your drone image is saved using the JPG file format. The camera software has applied some post-processing, like adding more saturation. The result of this is what you see. For Adobe stock, it could be considered too saturated.

The sky is also a bit too blue looking:

Meaning your white balance needs to be adjusted.

It is these sorts of things that can be considered 'quality issues'.

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sylvncttAuthor

Participant

Thanks for all your answers but despite applying all of your adivce, it's still rejected, I guess I'll keep it for myself lol!

Ricky336

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Community Expert

Hello,

Your drone image is saved using the JPG file format. The camera software has applied some post-processing, like adding more saturation. The result of this is what you see. For Adobe stock, it could be considered too saturated.

The sky is also a bit too blue looking:

Meaning your white balance needs to be adjusted.

It is these sorts of things that can be considered 'quality issues'.

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VILEVI

Participant

May be size?

Abambo

Community Expert

May be size?

By @VILEVI

no!

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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VILEVI

Participant

Sorry.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Still not perfect, but a quick lowering of the saturation shows more natural looking grass.

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sylvncttAuthor

Participant

Thanks you but that's exactly what I've done and still rejected so..

Abambo

Community Expert

Sure. The drone also has a small sensor that introduces a challange on it's own. Your pictures were not that impacted by this, but it still has an influence on the picture quality. In addition to that, your editing may have introduced other quality issues, especially if you rework JPEG files.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

RALPH_L

Community Expert

It is over saturated.

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sylvncttAuthor

Participant

well... the photo has not been retouched, I guess natural colors in Switzerland are oversaturated, but thanks for the advice

Jill_C

Community Expert

If you're shooting in jpg your camera is applying in-camera processing. My iPhone jpg images are almost always over-saturated and I have to adjust them in Lightroom.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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