New to Adobe Stock - Rejected Due to Technical Issues

[JayDeePurdie]

Hi ... I'm new to Adobe Stock and I'm tryiung to get a feel for why one of my photos was rejected for "technical issues". It is a sunset photo of the city (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) where I live. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance ... Jay-Dee Purdie

[RALPH_L · Accepted solution]

There are atrifacts throughout the photo. These are caused by too much noise reduction or JPEG compression.

[Gary Culley]

Wow Jeff, thanks for that.  I'm new also and watching.  I thought the focus point may have been on the bridge more than the buildings.  So slightly off on bldgs.  Your input for Jay-Dee is very helpful to me also.  Do you have any go-to numbers in Lightroom or a specific app preference for noise reduction?

Thanks again,

Gary

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Hi @JayDeePurdie

In addition to Ralph's comments about artifacts, I feel the white balance needs adjustment.  It's too orange/brown.

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

You have some stiff competition in this category.  Compare your work to that of other Stock contributors.

Cityscape at Sunset

Adobe Stock customers expect highest visual and technical quality. See links below. 

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html 
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

Better luck with your next submission.

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @JayDeePurdie ,

In addition to the noise, and white balance issue, the photo is also a bit under exposed. 

Best wishes

JG

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[JayDeePurdie]

WOW! Thanks to all the folks who responded to my question. What a great challenge I have ahead of me, and a lot to learn. Much appreciated ... Jay-Dee 

[jacquelingphoto2017]

You are welcome @JayDeePurdie