Confused.

[FridaysMyDay]

I recently joined. I had submitted some images that I edited from my 'liquid' macro photos. I have been using them as planets in other photoshopped images and photographs I take.  My confusion lies in the first four being accepted, with my signature on the 'planet' (flattened from a psd to a jpg) and my name is in the title, and my name and copyright number in the key words. At first I got a generic refusal, then got the non compliant use of another artist's name (I am the only artist)

and it is NOT undeclared generative AI content... its macro images of soap, paint, oil, ink, milk, water etc. Also the content not compliant with overall guidelines.... really not sure what that means. BECAUSE the first four were accepted, and the next 100 not accepted? It is not AI, it is MACRO photos edited into a round planet. (I typed in "marco images" by mistake in the first 50- but caught it and corrected it.) Can I have my signature on images?

Can my name be on the "file name"? Can my name be in the key words?

Also, I just spent 3 days making my AI images larger to post here. Should I bother making the rest larger?

I am a copyrighted artist, but read that I can't add effects like sun rays. So is my 'photo shopped art' of my photography out as submitable? 

I am a pro band photographer- so I can't post any of those without a release? Even the ones who have passed away? 

Any help would be appreciated. 

[daniellei4510]

So many questions. 🙂 Yes, you need a release from each band member, including any who deceased. Which, of course, means those in particular cannot be posted on Adobe Stock. No, you can not use any names, including your own, on the art, the keywords, or the titles. If I'm reading your post correctly, it sounds like some were accepted despite being signed. That was wrong on the part of the moderator, who should not have accepted those assets. The non-compliant refusal is most likely only referring to the use of your and not the other bulleted points listed.

[FridaysMyDay]

Thank you! I was going nuts trying to figure out what was wrong after the 4 being accepted! 

So the AI I made bigger? Post the larger version or not?

[daniellei4510]

If the AI assets help up during upscaling, yes, I'd post the larger ones. They key here, do they hold up? Be sure to review them at 100% or even 200% and review the asset from corner to corner.

[FridaysMyDay]

Can my name be on the uploaded files?

[daniellei4510]

Good questions. I wouldn't think it would matter in theory, since the titles of images are changed to the asset number. But you could conceivably get a moderator that might confuse them, since I'd be willing to bet they see the original titles. Maybe someone else has a more definite answer.

[Abambo]

Can my name be on the uploaded files?

By @FridaysMyDay

Filenames?

[Jill_C]

Have you read any of the Adobe Stock Contributor Learn & Support help pages? A lot of your questions are answered there; nevertheless, I'll answer a couple:

- You can't have your watermark on a stock image

- There's no need to put your name, nor a copyright symbol in the keywords. It is assumed, and in the terms of the Contributor Agreement, that you own full rights to every asset that you submit and that you created them yourself.

- Putting your name in the keywords may confuse the Moderators that perhaps you are submitting the works of another person/artist, which if course is forbidden.

- You definitely cannot post images of band members, or any person, without a signed model release from them. Their image doesn't pass into public domain until 70+ years after their death.

[FridaysMyDay]

Yes, I had read the contributer page guidelines. My confusion came when 4 got accepted with my signature on them and my name on the FILE and in the KEY WORDS. Thanks for clarifying. Too bad about the bands. 

[Abambo]

Yes, I had read the contributer page guidelines. My confusion came when 4 got accepted with my signature on them and my name on the FILE and in the KEY WORDS. Thanks for clarifying. Too bad about the bands. 

By @FridaysMyDay

• In the key words: you can edit those out, even after acceptence. You can use your name in your profile, so that would be as good.
• As a watermark on the file: delete the accepted assets, delete the watermark and submit again.
• If your name is in the filename: don't worry, that is irrelevant. Adobe replaces the file name with a generic name.

All refusals are generic, moderators refuse on the first error they see, and they just select a generic refusal reason, giving you an indication, what could be wrong. But even so, they sometimes err, and the refusal is due to someting else, mostly "quality issues"

[Nancy OShea]

Upscaling images is risky as it can introduce or amplify unwanted artifacts that can make an otherwise good image unusable.  Use a light hand with AI upscalers.  Double or triple check your work afterward.

Suggest you read the image DOs and DON'Ts in your Stock Contributor User Guide.

• 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
• Model/Property Releases:
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/model-release.html
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html
  
  

[Abambo]

My confusion lies in the first four being accepted, with my signature on the 'planet' (flattened from a psd to a jpg) and my name is in the title, and my name and copyright number in the key words.

By @FridaysMyDay

They got accepted by error, and you better have to delete them, remove any signature, watermark or whatever, and resubmit.

And as stated, if you have people in your photographs, you need a signed model release, even if the persons are deceased. You will need also a property release if your assets are taken inside a recognizable private space, like a kitchen, living, a concert venue etc. 

Here, we are stock contributors and you do not control thze use of the assets. The buyer can use them for any use they intend. 

[FridaysMyDay]

Thanks. I got clarification.