I don’t want to complain, I just want to learn how to avoid these mistakes in the future.
Here are some of my latest photos that have been accepted or rejected. Some of them are very similar, so I’d like to understand why. Thanks! 🙏🏻
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Something odd about the positioning of this apple.
I looked at your last photo and this is what I see:
-- It lacks contrast and has no all whit pixels.
-- The background is distracting.
-- The photo is not sharp.
-- The composition should leave space for text.
I altered these points in LR and PS for this example:
Optimal, there should be a full range with the most in the mid-range. This is not always possible if a low- or high-key photo.
But you should try to get contrast and as much mid-range as possible. Here you see there is black and white in the histogramm even though they are not promonent in the photo.
Just checking the 2 apple pictures:
Both are not excessive sharp, but the sharpness is OK. But if you check the exposure, you see a difference:
So the green apples are underexposed, the red ones are correctly exposed, even that both could be pimped up a bit.
The histogram is still correct:
New:
Old:
You should use a background that is less prominent. You could enhance the local contrasts (called Texture and Clarity in Camera Raw and Lightroom) and add a bit of sharpness. If you shoot raw, the modifications here should not be an issue.
but I imagine Adobe Stock is looking for an immediate commercial asset.
By @Horacetron
Sure.
I try not to overexpose so no information is lost
By @Horacetron
That's correct. I always do several pictures at different exposures. I can then choose the asset that is the nearest to the ideal exposure, and I can take parts from the other pictures to enhance the picture. When there are moving parts, that last is more difficult, however.
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