How would you have improved this photo?

[Ch. Freitag]

How would you have improved this photo?

[Test Screen Name]

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[Ch. Freitag]

Excuse me, I did not know the procedure, in the future I will do so. It's a rejected photo.

[Abambo]

Excuse me, I did not know the procedure, in the future I will do so. It's a rejected photo.

By @Ch. Freitag

You still should give the reason: Technical Issues, IP, ...

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[Nancy OShea]

Focus problems with foreground elements -- hand, pen, ring, cup and spoon are very blurry.

[Ch. Freitag]

thank you for your comments

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

The picture is too crowded. The empty coffe cup in the foreground is disturbing as are those cookies above. The shadows are disturbing. Nultella is a trademark. 

This is obviously a real life picture. Pictures like this, to be successfully in stock, mostly get staged to concentrate on one topic, get the light correct, and getting logos and tradenames out of view. The cup of coffee would be a design element and not a disturbing something in the front of the picture. 

[Ch. Freitag]

thank you very much for your comments

[Abambo]

You're welcome.