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Learning about rejection by artifacts

Forum|Forum|11 months ago
February 11, 2025
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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! 🙏

Abambo

Community Expert

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.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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HoracetronAuthor

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Thank you very much 🙏! So, using the full spectrum in the histogram seems to be very important for Adobe Stock standards, I try not to overexpose so no information is lost, but I imagine Adobe Stock is looking for an immediate commercial asset.

Abambo

Community Expert

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.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

RALPH_L

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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:

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HoracetronAuthor

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Thank you for taking the time 🙏! So, should the histogram cover the full range from black to white?

RALPH_L

Community Expert

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.

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daniellei4510

Community Expert

Something odd about the positioning of this apple.

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