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amanda_1020
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February 12, 2025
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HELP!

  • February 12, 2025
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Hi Adobe Community,

 

I recently submitted my first photo to sell on adobe and they denied it for 'quality issues' which I dont understand because from my eye the picture is perfection! Please view the photo in question which I have attached to this and give me any and all feedback you may have.

 

Thanks

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Jill_C
Jill_C
Braniac
February 12, 2025

It is a pretty scene and could be improved for your own use; however, it still won't meet the quality standards for Adobe Stock. The small sensor on your phone camera is the chief culprit. Zoom in a bit and look at those banks of trees which have a sort of impressionistic blur with just blobs of color and no detail. That happens because small sensors just can't capture enough detail.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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amanda_1020Author
New Participant
February 13, 2025

Thank you for your feedback! 

daniellei4510
daniellei4510
Braniac
February 12, 2025

This is still far from perfection, but this is closer to the tonal range you need to reach.

 

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Abambo
Abambo
Braniac
February 12, 2025

As there is no fine detail in this image, I would not invest much into adjusting the other parameters. The colour could even be close to the real situation at the time of taking the picture, because I've seen similarily odd colours in the past.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
daniellei4510
daniellei4510
Braniac
February 12, 2025

Agreed. There is not enough detail in the original to correct this asset. But I got the feeling the contributor has had little if any experience checking out the histogram.

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    Abambo
    Abambo
    Braniac
    February 12, 2025

    Sorry, but your asset is far from perfect. It's overprocessed and out of focus, has a weird white balance. It's also overexposed. Blacks are missing on the histogram. The camera was probably a small sensor camera as all fine detail has been "optimized".

     

    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

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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      amanda_1020Author
      New Participant
      February 12, 2025

      I took this photo myself with an iphone.

      Abambo
      Abambo
      Braniac
      February 12, 2025

      Sure. The iPhone is a small sensor camera, producing great pictures for you to publish on Instagram and similar, but quite unfit for stock. If you want to use your iPhone for stock photography, you should avoid fancy situations, that may confuse the in camera processing. The light situation needs to be optimal and the processing needs minimal. And if you are able to shoot raw, do so. 

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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