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September 9, 2021
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Photo Rejected for Technical Reasons Help

  • September 9, 2021
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Hi! I am a brand new contributor to Adobe Stock, this photo was rejected for technical reasons. If anyone can provide advice as to why that would be great! Thanks!

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Why did you choose the small green tomato to focus on? I think your depth of field is too shallow.

Cropping is also awkward, with foreground elements like the jar or sieve cut off with no obvious plan.

The knife should be in or out, and probably the parsley too.

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity Expert
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September 10, 2021

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

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    Legend
    September 9, 2021

    Why did you choose the small green tomato to focus on? I think your depth of field is too shallow.

    Cropping is also awkward, with foreground elements like the jar or sieve cut off with no obvious plan.

    The knife should be in or out, and probably the parsley too.

      Adelysa Photos
      Adelysa PhotosAuthor
      Participant
      September 9, 2021

      Thanks for your input, I had not considered these things, that is helpful! 

      J E L
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      J E LCommunity Expert
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      September 9, 2021

      @Adelysa Photos You must look at your images between 100 and 200 percent. As you can see from my screenshot at 100 percent, areas are out of focus and the knife handle is not "clean" by retouching spots and dirt. I also suggest doing some better arranging of your tabletop items. This looks too cluttered and so we don't know what to concentrate on. Also, think about the way cooks prepare items for cooking or preserving. It appears here you are documenting the process for extracting tomato seeds? The cloth with the seeds is dark so they will show up but the cloth is rather shabby.

       

       

        Adelysa Photos
        Adelysa PhotosAuthor
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        September 9, 2021

        Thank you very much Jain Lemos! I agree with you on all your points, I will keep this in mind for the future!

          RALPH_L
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          RALPH_LCommunity Expert
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          September 9, 2021

          I agree with @George_F .

            Adelysa Photos
            Adelysa PhotosAuthor
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            September 9, 2021

            Thank you very much for your input Ralph Lear!

            George_F
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            George_FCommunity Expert
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            September 9, 2021

            What stood out the most to me was the white balance appearing off (artificial lighting maybe?), and significant parts of the image being not sharp sure to a shallow depth of field.  

             

            I hope this helps!

            -George Folster

            George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer
              Adelysa Photos
              Adelysa PhotosAuthor
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              September 9, 2021

              Thank you George.Folster, that is very helpful to me!

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