focus problem

[FedeGalvezPh]

Hello! I'm not sure why they reject the photograph since it is in focus, sharp and without noise. Please someone help me

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[Test Screen Name]

Did Adobe say "focus problem"? Or did they say "quality problem" - focus is only one of many things.

[FedeGalvezPh]

I'm sorry, I wanted to put a quality problem

[Jill_C]

The first image seems a bit underexposed, and the background has smudges and chroma noise. The second image has noise in the shadows.

[FedeGalvezPh]

Thank you Jill. I am new to the stock world and your help is very useful to me because there are still many details that I cannot identify. In the first image I tried to give the best light to the stone to be able to mark the interior detail and I did not take the background into account. the second time I didn't see the noise that was in the shadows.

[Jill_C]

The most important advice to a new contributor is to zoom in between 100-200% and inspect every inch of your image. The errors become evident upon such close inspection.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

First image (geode):  Insufficient lighting and almost no visible details.  Edges are poorly defined.  Background is too gray, etc...  If a re-shoot is possible, do it with better lighting and consider using a tripod to remove possible camera shake.

Second image: The cardboard torso targets blend in too much with the background.  Long shadows are distracting. I think the image would have been more interesting with different light and contrasting targets.

[Abambo]

The first image has surely an exposure problem. A correct exposure is not missing the whites, as shown here:

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I would also expect the blacks to come down a bit, creating a more contrasted picture. Also looking at 100%, the picture is not as sharp as it should be (1) and has smudges in the background (2), that need to be edited out.

Your second image is in focus, and has an interesting setting and a nice framing. You will need a bit more contrast and some selective editing of the background, the car etc.

I think you did edit out the logo on the shoes, but you did not work cleanly.

You also see here stripes:

Looking at the car's tyres, you also left over some of your editing tracks. 

(BTW: Tick only relevant topics, this is contributor critique.)

[FedeGalvezPh]

Thank you very much Abambo, for your criticisms, they help me improve everything you tell me since I am new to the stock world. greetings!

[Abambo]

You're welcome.

[ricky336]

Hello,

You need different lighting - time of day for example, and don't use cardboard targets which are the same colour as the background! You need contrast!

For the rock picture, lighting is also an issue. The edges should be more clearly defined and again a contrasting background.