HELP!

[amanda_1020]

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

[Abambo]

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
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[amanda_1020]

I took this photo myself with an iphone.

[Abambo]

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. 

[daniellei4510]

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

[Abambo]

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.

[daniellei4510]

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.

[Abambo]

Sure.

[amanda_1020]

ya, histogram? never heard of it! lmfao. thanks for the feedback tho!

[Abambo]

ya, histogram? never heard of it! lmfao. thanks for the feedback tho!

By @amanda_1020

See here for the general definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histogram

See here for the use of the histogram in photography: https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/how-to-read-a-histogram.html 

[daniellei4510]

The histogram is your friend. If this was taken with a cell phone, then no, it would not have a histogram. 

[Jill_C]

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.

[amanda_1020]

Thank you for your feedback!