Adobe Stock submission quality issues

[nebiyus52581152]

Hi all, I am brand new with adobe stock and submitted my first image a few days ago- unfortunately it was not approved for quality issues. I am also a new photographer, so I would appreciate any feedback on the picture I submitted so that I can keep those things in mind for my next picture. Thank you!

[George_F · Accepted solution]

Greetings!  This appears to be a thumbnail sized image, so it'll be tough to check for things like sharpness, noise, and artefacts.  For the best advice, post the same sized photo you sent to Adobe.

The histogram shows the blacks of the photo is missing information, and the contrast looks a bit faded to me.  Adjusting the black point may fix the contrast, or further exposure correction may be needed.  This is assuming this is able to be fixed.  The sun flares takes away from the composition in my opinion.

The histogram should have info from edge to edge, black to white.

This wouldn't be a Quality Issue, but the American Flag may be Intellectual Property and need a release.  

Good luck with future submissions 🙂

[nebiyus52581152]

Thank you very much!

[Nancy OShea]

4 U.S. Code § 8

(i) The American flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/4/8

Quality issues aside, whatever you submit to Stock is for use in commercial projects.  Therefore the flag disqualifies it.  Sorry.

[reedesign1912 · Accepted solution]

@Nancy OSheaI think you may be mistaken about the flags.  According to Adobe's known image restrictions page (https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/known-image-restrictions.html), it states:

Certainly how the flag is depicted matters.  I doubt it would be an issue in the image provided here.

@nebiyus52581152I would agree with @George_F regarding the missing blacks and lack of contrast.  The other issue are the sun spots/flares which are often grounds for refusals.

You may want to check out some of Adobe's resources here:

• Content submission requirements (https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustrations.html)
• Reasons for rejection (https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html)

Best of luck in your future submissions.

[Abambo]

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

If you are a generative AI contributor, please look into these instructions and follow them by the letter: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/generative-ai-submission-guidelines/td...

[Maja29137601x3km]

Thanks for the given info

[nebiyus52581152]

Thank you all for the tips and information! It is super valuable to me both in adobe stock and as a photographer

[George_F]

Absolutely!