Stock Contributors

Respectfully, I’d like to offer a small suggestion for the Adobe Contributor program that could benefit both Adobe and contributors. Instead of Account Deactivation of contributors when irregular earnings are detected, consider implementing an adjustment system similar to what Shutterstock uses. As shown in the attached image, Shutterstock makes minor adjustments (e.g., -$0.10) and reduces the download count if a fraudulent or invalid transaction is identified.This approach offers several benefits: Benefits for Adobe:1. Protects platform integrity by still addressing fraudulent activity without over-penalizing users.2. Reduces support overhead by minimizing account termination disputes and unnecessary appeals.3. Builds stronger contributor trust, which can lead to higher quality submissions and long-term platform loyalty.4. Maintains consistent content flow, ensuring Adobe Stock remains competitive with a steady supply of diverse assets. Benefits for Contributors: 1

Hi there, I am a designer and new to this game and thought I might try upoad some unused images to see if they get picked up by other designers. I uploaded a bunch of images only to find that most of them have been rejected. I am struggling to understand why exactly. Any help on this would be really appreciated. Please see attached image. Thanks in advance 🙂 cheers,Richard

Hi everyone! I’ve noticed, like many others here, that recently a lot of photos are getting rejected — and most of the time the reason is just “quality issues.” But it’s not always clear what exactly is wrong and how the reviewers decide. I have a few questions and would really appreciate if anyone could share some advice: Is there any official description of the review process?Maybe some kind of checklist or guideline that would help me evaluate my own images the same way moderators do? ( not just check focus, check noise etc, more details how to do it and what is criteria because picture is always have some noise and some not in focus )How to check color accuracy properly?Are there any formal methods or tools to make sure the colors are correct — not just judging by eye, but using some objective criteria?How to control white balance more accurately?At the moment, I either adjust white balance visually or use the white point picker tool, but is there a better way — for

Hello. I also share my approved images from Adobe Stock on Facebook and Bluesky, and I plan to share them on other platforms when I have time. I'm wondering: what if someone else on these platforms, who has a grudge against me for whatever reason, fraudulently buys my images by opening test accounts, and my account gets banned for Suspicious Activity? How can I protect myself against such a possibility? I don't know. The only thing I can think of is that when I notice something like this, I immediately contact Adobe and write something like “I didn't organize these fake sales, I was probably set up by someone who has a grudge against me, please cancel these sales and close the fake accounts that did this”. But I don't know how much good that will do. Thank you. 

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone knows if there has been a change in criteria for image quality recently? I've been contributing to Adobe Stock for a couple of years now and used to rarely get images rejected due to quality issues. Lately, MANY of my photos are being rejected for this reason. I have not changed cameras, lenses, or editing techniques. I would post some examples here, but there are so many that I don't think that's going to be helpful (to scrutinize on a photo by photo basis). Any thoughts? TIA for your ideas or information. 

Why did I get rejection? reason is Quality issues attached my images

Hi everyone, I've been contributing AI-generated content to Adobe Stock for a while now with over 10,000 assets in my portfolio. Despite this volume, I'm struggling to get even 1 sale per day. Could you please review my metadata strategy and suggest improvements? Here are examples from different AI-created niches I work with: Coloring Page Example:Title: Penguin in winter snow scene, Printable ColoringCategory: AnimalsKeywords: coloring book, black-and-white coloring book, outlined coloring book, book coloring, colouring book, holiday, winter scene, craft, outline, holiday card, snowy landscape, simple, snow, cute, festive, children, waddle, penguin, card, easy coloring, winter, book, wonderland, thick lines Pixel Art Example:Title: Pixel Art Pixelated gaze, a woman's face in muted squares.Category: PeopleKeywords: pixel art, 8-bit, pixelated, cream background, brown, blue filling, brown staircase, background, green square, woman face, cream, eye, minimalist, pink s

Hello, I have a few videos I captured while on a trip to Hawaii. I titled the video below "Aerial drone view of Jeep driving along coast Hawaii Big Island". My main question is, is it worth removing Jeep from the title and resubmitting this video? or is it possible that because the Jeep is such a main part of the video that it is considered to be the main focus?  Thank you for your time!

Hello, I'm new to Adobe Stock as a contributor. I've submitted a couple hundred photos over the past few months and none of them have been selected. I can understand if it's a formatting or quality issue, but the consistency in what photos are selected leaves me scratching my head. I submitted this image of Thun, Switzerland that was rejected. I thought maybe it isn't large enough, but other similar photos at larger sizes I submitted were rejected. Then I see photos on Adobe Stock that look like this: So I'm wondering what specific criteria I'm missing? Are the photos I'm submitting too saturated? Are they too small? Thanks in advance.

Hi, My name is Shourav Das. I have a question can anyone help me please. "I have a baby girl, who is only 14 month old. how can I prepare a model Releases from for her." please help me.   [Moderator moved the thread to the correct forum]

Hi, I just joined as a contributor in January 2025 and currently have 541 assets in my portfolio, but only 3 downloads so far. Is this normal? Do I need to reach a certain number of assets before customers start discovering my portfolio?

These are just a few images that were rejected. I try to level the horizont, not use too saturated colors and adjust the exposure, but maybe I'm missing something. I wish there was a test tool before submitting. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with these?

I noticed couple of duplicate contents on my profile. Is there a way to select and delete them?Thank you for your reply!

My sell going downward i didn't know where is issue can i anyone guide me. my sell down at serious level

Bonjour à la communaité, je cherche un fichier unique qui litste tous mes téléchargements de phtoos (licence standard) sur le site Adobe Stock depuis mai 2017 (9 497 fichiers) car le support d'Adobe est incapable de me le donner depuis plusieurs jours.Merci de votre aide.

Could you please help me understand the reason for rejecting this image? If it can be resolved, how should I address it? 

Hi, A few days back, I uploaded 10 annual report cover designs in vector format to my Adobe Contributor account, and all of them were approved. However, while adding gray backgrounds to the designs, I reduced the opacity of the background in two of them by mistake. As a result, even though the files were approved, those two designs are now showing the "PNG download option" in addition to the AI/EPS and JPEG formats (screenshot attached).   My question is: Should I delete these two files and re-upload them after fixing the background opacity to 100%? Or is it nothing to worry about? This happened unintentionally, and I want to clarify that I had no intention of enabling the PNG option to gain an advantage. I just want to avoid any misunderstandings or potential warnings from Adobe in the future. Thank you.   [Moderator cured the subject for clarity.]

Hello! Any feedback for those pictures that were refused for quality issues are welcome. Thanks a lot 🙂

Could you please help me understand the reason for rejecting this image? If it can be resolved, how should I address it?

Kent Life Magazine used my photo on the front cover of Kent Life March issue which they accredited me for as purchased from Adobe Stock. I am though very disappointed that they chose my image but then cloned the driveway into grass which was not the photo they purchased and credited me for. Is this allowed as I feel my artistic value is lost when this happens. 

 any got rejected, any reasons?

What would be the reason for rejectiong these images. How should i correct it ?

Hi all,This photo gets rejected due to quality issue. Can someone provide some suggestion why this is the case. It is just saying due to "quality issue".  Thanks,

Hey there, Adobe Stock community!I'm facing a bit of a challenge with some of my recent content submissions being rejected due to "Quality Issues." Upon review, I realize these are aerial photos taken with a drone, and I intentionally used a slightly longer exposure to capture the beautiful motion of the air.I truly believe these images hold unique value, especially within the realm of tourism and natural beauty. Has anyone else encountered similar issues with drone photography and longer exposures? I'd be incredibly grateful for any insights or advice on how to address this and potentially get these photos accepted.Thanks in advance for your help!