Adobe Stock started refusing to accept photos

[serg27048016vx7f]

My Adobe Stock began to refuse to accept photos for quality control, although these photos passed quality control on all stocks, including such well-known ones as Shutterstock, iStockphoto and others. Does Adobe Stock have any acceptance requirements that are different from other stocks? Attached two photos for example in the refusal. They passed quality control on all stocks, but they were not accepted at Adobe Stock.

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[Abambo]

Congratulations for getting them pass on other stock providers. That is, again, a good example that quality control is more stringent here than elsewhere and that the potential buyer has more chances to buy a correct picture here. 

Your first has an artefacts issue and is underexposed as seen on the histogram. 

Your second is simply missing details in the shadows. It's a nice picture, but you need to redo that one with some light on your main subject.

[serg27048016vx7f]

These are not artifacts in the photo, the snow had a slightly pink tint, I don't know why it had such a color. But it was because of him and some kind of natural inclusions that I photographed this branch. By itself, it would not have been of interest to me if it was just with white snow. And in the second photo, I specifically darkened the shadows.

[Abambo]

These are artefacts, probably from sharpening:

This is chromatic aberration:

On the histogram, you see that the whites are missing (underexposure):

[serg27048016vx7f]

When I edit photos. then I enlarge the image by 100 percent. As photo stocks require. You enlarged the picture by 500 percent and saw aberration. And I adjusted the histogram so that pink shades stand out first of all, and not white ones. Anyway, thanks for the advice, I have no more questions.

[Abambo]

You enlarged the picture by 500 percent and saw aberration.

By @serg27048016vx7f

I saw at 100% that there was a problem, enlarging helps to make it visible on screen. That's a difference. 

Your histogram needs to cover the whole range, without peaks at the borders. 

[serg27048016vx7f]

This is true?

[Ricky336]

No!

Too dark and colour is wrong!

More like this:

[Jill_C]

The pink tones are a white balance issue. I just got back from Antarctica with many, many images of snow and ice and have to adjust WB in almost all of them. 

[Nancy OShea]

You went to Antarctica??  That's not exactly a tourist destination for most people. Did you see penguins? 

[Jill_C]

Oh yes. 3 different kinds: Adelies, Gentoos and Chinstraps. But it was the icebergs and glaciers that mesmerized me. The scenery is truly stunning, grand and majestic. I'll pm you my Youtube channel URL if you're interested in looking at the slideshows I've completed so far...

[Abambo]

Get the link in the lounge! 😉

[Jill_C]

okay. will do. didn't think of that !

[Abambo]

We all love to see penguins… 😄

[Ricky336]

Well, Adobe Stock is more careful in what they accept. In my view, these other Stock providers accept almost anything; iStock and Shutterstock are not nearly as picky as Adobe. (From my experience.)

So, for your snow photo, in my view, you have white balance issues. Snow should be white. And the exposure needs to be corrected just a bit. In the other photo, I think you should lighten up the photo a bit more and allow more shadow detail. At present, it is just too dark in the corner. Also, I think you could alter the white balance as well. For stock, the white balance should be correct. People who download can add their own colour effect.

[serg27048016vx7f]

The snow had a slightly pink tint, I don't know why it had that color. But it was because of him and some kind of natural inclusions that I photographed this branch. And the white balance was just completed for this natural shade. By itself, it would not have been of interest to me if it was just with white snow. And in the second photo, I specifically darkened the shadows.

[Abambo]

 And in the second photo, I specifically darkened the shadows.

By @serg27048016vx7f

No problem with that, but it does not improve the picture. You should keep structure in the image.

[serg27048016vx7f]

And you try to lighten the shadows in the picture yourself. and you will see that the composition becomes ugly and the photo becomes bad. The shadows are darkened on the subject because they do not carry any information for the general photo. There is nothing in the shadows that is needed to lighten them. My bet was on the overall composition. Try to lighten and see that the photo becomes unaesthetic.

[Abambo]

 Try to lighten and see that the photo becomes unaesthetic.

By @serg27048016vx7f

It's the main subject in the picture. It needs to have structure. I did take it into Photoshop and a light lift of the shadows brings out the details of the device. it's necessary, because the eye needs to have something to look at. A black blob is not good.

[serg27048016vx7f]

I stop arguing, you like the details in the shadows, they interfere with me. Everyone has their own opinion on the photo.

[Abambo]

Oh, its not about liking, it's about getting this accepted! I have a lot of pictures, that I like, the way I edited, but they won't pass stock moderation if submitted. I submit my assets specially edited for stock, and even then I fail from time to time. 

[serg27048016vx7f]

Thank you for your advice. I started with Fotolia, but for 7 years I did not photograph anything, I was in the hospital. Blood leukemia... Then there were complications on the bones of the legs. And now I walk a little and take a little photograph. Adobe Stock has become my favorite stock, but I don't have the strength to argue with it. Therefore, you may have to focus only on other stocks.

[Nancy OShea]

Criteria for Stock acceptance is well described in your Stock Contributor User Guide.

Did you read it?

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects.  Emphasis on commercial use.

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustr...
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/how-to/tips-stock-image-acceptance.html

Hope that helps.