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M1 Mac-leonhansenfoto
M1 Mac-leonhansenfoto
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July 22, 2025
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Images not approved! QUALITY PROBLEMS?

  • July 22, 2025
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I have had most of these discarded due to quality issues. 
I really want to know what the problem is with these photos..??
    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    Not much more to add, except:

    1) Model Releases 

    People must sign a model release form to use the image commercially. Underage models need permission from their parents/guardians. Child protection laws are very strict about that. 

     

    2) Be more selective about what you submit to Stock. 

    Stock almost never accepts a whole series of similar images from the same shoot. They expect us to critique & filter content down to 1 - 3 of the very best shots. If you have more variants than that, hold them back and submit at a later date. 

     

    See your Contributor User Guide for more tips:

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    8 replies

    Ricky336
    Ricky336
    Adobe Expert
    July 24, 2025

    Hello,

    In these shots, what did you have in mind for commercial use? Snorkelling in cold water? 

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      M1 Mac-leonhansenfoto
      M1 Mac-leonhansenfotoAuthor
      Known Participant
      July 24, 2025

      I don't think you should worry about that.. best regards

      Abambo
      Abambo
      Adobe Expert
      July 24, 2025
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      I don't think you should worry about that.. best regards


      By @M1 Mac-leonhansenfoto

      It's a legit question, because there is a refusal for that. But generally speaking, most of those assets are getting accepted and never sell.

       

      You should also consider @Nancy OShea's contribution here, concerning model releases (1) or database spamming (2). 

       

      As you submitted this with all those logos still in the picture, you seem to be a stock-beginner (not even an Adobe stock beginner, as the rules are the same for all microstock sites). So getting advice from experienced stock contributors may be helpful to you. (Just saying)

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
        Nancy OShea
        Nancy OSheaCorrect answer
        Adobe Expert
        July 23, 2025

        Not much more to add, except:

        1) Model Releases 

        People must sign a model release form to use the image commercially. Underage models need permission from their parents/guardians. Child protection laws are very strict about that. 

         

        2) Be more selective about what you submit to Stock. 

        Stock almost never accepts a whole series of similar images from the same shoot. They expect us to critique & filter content down to 1 - 3 of the very best shots. If you have more variants than that, hold them back and submit at a later date. 

         

        See your Contributor User Guide for more tips:

         

        Hope that helps.

         

        Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator
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          oleschwander
          Brainiac
          July 23, 2025

          Even the recognizable design of the bathing suit will get the images rejected if they are submitted as commercial images.

          Jill_C
          Jill_C
          Adobe Expert
          July 22, 2025

          Logos need to be edited out

          Jill C., Forum Volunteer
          Abambo
          Abambo
          Adobe Expert
          July 22, 2025

          Your first: the quality issues refusal is the exposure, as seen in the histogram: 

          Shadows and blacks are missing (left of the histogram). There are also artefacts in the image, probably introduced by stong noise reduction and sharpening. The logos would trigger an additional IP violation, but as the moderators refuse on the first error they see, they refused for quality. 

           

          Your second: there are also issues with the histogram:

          And you have artefacts, similar to the the first one. In addition I saw chromatic aberration. 

          The logos also need to get edited out. 

           

          The third: the histogram is not great neither: 

          There is an outline around the child's head, probably because of a lot of sharpening. 

          In addition you see chromatic aberration. Needless to say that I have magnified a lot here, so that it is good visible, but you see the defects at 100% without any issue. I also think that all of your assets are too noisy, so even that you did noise reduction and sharpening, it has not been done correctly.

           

          Here too, the logos need to go away. 

           

          I will stop here, as I guess all assets are the same.

          ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
          RALPH_L
          RALPH_L
          Adobe Expert
          July 22, 2025

          The logos and names must be removed. 

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          MD_ZIHAD_HASAN
          New Participant
          July 22, 2025

          If you zoom in the photos you can see it's not quite visiable & I think you should try to upscale

          Abambo
          Abambo
          Adobe Expert
          July 24, 2025
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          If you zoom in the photos you can see it's not quite visiable & I think you should try to upscale


          By @MD_ZIHAD_HASAN

          No, you should avoid upscaling. This is real photgraphy, not generative AI.

          ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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            MD_ZIHAD_HASAN
            New Participant
            July 25, 2025

            okay, thank you for letting me know

            yamato713108855
            yamato713108855
            Adobe Expert
            July 22, 2025

            If there is a logo or text in the photo, your application will be rejected.
            Either remove it in Photoshop and then submit, or take a photo so that it does not appear in the photo.

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