Looking for critiques. Amateur photographer. Thank you

[ArcherDad]

 

[Fabiobtex]

You need to show us the original photo as an attachment, this thumbnail is too small to analyze

[Nancy OShea]

What @Fabiobtex said.  Thumbnails don't have enough detail.

Did you submit this to Adobe Stock? 

If so, what was the rejection reason?

[ArcherDad]

The rejection was quality issues.  I am a beginner and learning so any tips is greatly appreciated.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Examine image in Photoshop or Lightroom at 100-300% magnification.

• Lighting & colors are uneven.  Needs a levels and/or curves adjustment layer.
• Subject is too purple.
• Subject's face lacks sharp focus.

Read these links:

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustr...
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/how-to/tips-stock-image-acceptance.html

[Jill_C · Accepted solution]

It's quite blurry, and the white balance is not right - too pink. It appears to be straight out of the camera. Virtually all images require some editing before submitting, so you will need to learn the basics of editing, though in this case editing would not have been to fix the focus issue.

[Abambo]

Tip: Get the eyes in focus!

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

If you are a generative AI contributor, please look into these instructions and fallow them by the letter: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/generative-ai-submission-guidelines/td...

[Ricky336 · Accepted solution]

Kia ora,

Unfortunately, it won't pass Adobe quality criteria. There are two many issues:

• focus - not sharp as it could be
• artifacts - compression artifacts
• white balance - it's too magenta
• exposure - you need to make the photo lighter. It's because you used a telephoto lens, and in addition to that, you have got vignetting - light fall off from the lens. Lighter in the centre, but darker around the edges
• noise - you have a high ISO - 12800
• you're missing contrast as well. No whites or blacks

This is a 100% crop:

histogram of the whole photo:

Again the result of using a telephoto lens. You have to balance out the exposure in post.

By the way, did you use digital zoom at all?

[Nancy OShea]

I don't know what kind of camera & lens you have or how many photography courses you've taken. But if you're new to digital photography these links may help you.

ISO, Shutter Speed, F-stop & Light:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/looking-for-a-bit-of-critique/m-p/1358...

How to get clean images from high ISO photos 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/fyi-how-to-get-clean-images-from-high-...