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July 5, 2022
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Looking for feedback on why this pic was rejected.

  • July 5, 2022
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Correct answer Nancy OShea

It's dramatic but the colors are over-saturated.  It doesn't look natural, too stylized.

 

In Stock photography, white balance should be neutral.  Customers will colorize images for their particular project based on what the project designer specifies, not what the photographer decides. 

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/white-balance.html

 

Read the Stock Contributor User Guide carefully, especially the DO's & DON'Ts.

 

Better luck next time.

 

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Jill_C
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Community Expert
July 5, 2022

Impressive scene, but it's quite over-processed. There are artifacts in the sky, halos along the edges of the mountains, and blurry areas, particularly in the foreground. It's also underexposed and over-saturated and it appears that you've applied a vignette which is not permitted in Adobe Stock. I've attached a couple of crops to illustrate these points.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Participant
July 6, 2022

Thanks, I made a number of changes per your valued comments and
resubmitted. Thanks again.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 5, 2022

It's dramatic but the colors are over-saturated.  It doesn't look natural, too stylized.

 

In Stock photography, white balance should be neutral.  Customers will colorize images for their particular project based on what the project designer specifies, not what the photographer decides. 

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/white-balance.html

 

Read the Stock Contributor User Guide carefully, especially the DO's & DON'Ts.

 

Better luck next time.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert