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Why they rejected all my picutes?

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
March 27, 2025
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Hi,

I recently decided to become a collaborator in a couple of stock photo sites. Not to list the other two but most of my pictures have been accepted. The only ones that were rejected had brands or intellectual property issues. I never had a picture rejected over quality. Yet Adobe Stock rejected every single one I submitted and I am curious of why. I heard they tend to be more picky than other platforms but I don't know where I got wrong in those.

Correct answer daniellei4510

Such a decision can depend on which moderator you get. Moderators are human and can make errors. Some are stricter than others. They make snap judgments, probably to fill a quota for the day, and have only a few seconds to select a reason for approval or refusal. And they can only pick one reason out of many, even when multiple issues occur.

Abambo

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lifeguard: colour noise and white outlines due to oversharpening.

I just marked some of the issues here. Indeed the whole building should be rejected due to quality issues.

Adobe is master on its own turf. And it's indeed picky about quality issues, at least for photos.

As a tipp posting here: less is more. You get better analyses if you post only 3 assets instead of 10, as fully analysing an asset takes time, and we are doing this on our free time. You should be able to check your other assets on your own, by looking for similar artefacts at 100% or even 200%.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

RALPH_L

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Here are some tips:

Remove identifying markings.

Remove unwanted objects.

Compose for the Rule of Thirds.
Place emphasis on your subject.

Correct or remove overexposed and/or underexposed areas.

Sharpen for crisp photos.

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Diogo_Beltran2091Author

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Thanks for the feedback

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mazhar_4720

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I need help with all my pictures assets

daniellei4510

Community Expert

gado3008: sun glare

whitepeakcock: depth of field too shallow

queenbutter: needs sharpening

reptcheca: model release required

hungria: depth of field too shallow; peppers in front should be in the sharpest focus in this case

Just picked a few at random. Adobe Stock has very high standards compared to other stock sites. We get a lot of posts here from people saying along the lines of, "other stock sites and have accepted these and they have even sold." But that is not a guarantee Adobe will accept their assets.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

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Diogo_Beltran2091Author

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Hi,

Thanks for your feedback. But some of those aspects were artistic choices (sun glare and the choice of which pepper was the sharpest). I understand if it isn't what they are looking for though. But the one in the tram wasn't a matter of release form. They actually accepted a similar picture (attached below) where you can sort of see the driver.

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Gary Gray

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Such a decision can depend on which moderator you get. Moderators are human and can make errors. Some are stricter than others. They make snap judgments, probably to fill a quota for the day, and have only a few seconds to select a reason for approval or refusal. And they can only pick one reason out of many, even when multiple issues occur.

Some moderators are not always paying attention and correctly applying reasons for rejection. I recently had a rejection for an image due to it being too similar to a previous image I submitted, which was total BS, because I had never submitted an image that was remotely similar. I don't worry too much about it, it's just one photo, but it does irritate me a little to get a rejection reason where it is obvious the moderator isn't paying attention. I just stop submitting images for a while and hope maybe that person will go away.

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