Can anyone help me understand why my photos were rejected?

[lily_6485]

And what to do to fix it?

[daniellei4510]

The purple flowers. Nothing is in focus. 

[Jill_C]

IMG_2048.jpg  - the entire image is blurry

IMG_0316.jpg - nothing in sharp focus 

Boat.jpg - focus seems to be the problem here also

cat.jpg - very little in focus and not well composed 

[Ricky336 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The main issue, I think, with your pics is exposure, composition and focus.

Have a read of these guides from Adobe - it might help to understand what they are looking for.

User guide:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
Exposure:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/exposure-in-photography.html
Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html
Learn and support:
https://helpx.adobe.com/support/stock-contributor.html

Another important thing is the commercial usefulness of the images - how can they be used commercially?!

[RALPH_L · Accepted solution]

The cat photo is underexposed, cropped too close to the top, the photo (fence) is not straight and the photo needs sharpening.
To fix it, I would do this: