Pictures not being accepted - Why?

[Edward_Tising]

Hey just curious why these pictures won't go through review?

the picture above did go through, but the other won't, i thought it would be because of blur, but there are a lot of pictures without it. All pictures i tried to upload were edited the same.

This picture for example was not taken:

Could it be cause they are too similiar?

Thank you in advance!

[ricky336]

What was the rejection reason that came with the email?

[Edward_Tising]

Hey, 
quality issues/problems ("QUALITÄTSPROBLEME"), but not why exactly.

Thanks in advance!

[ricky336]

The lighting is uneven and some parts of the food are overexposed:

You could try to reduce the highlights a bit.

[Jill_C]

These look like they were lit by a flash, making the lighting harsh and unattractive. Look at the food photography of Andrew Scrivani, an Adobe Contributor for ideas on how to compose, light and photograph food. He offered a free masterclass on Adobe:

https://www.behance.net/gallery/132969797/Food-photography-and-video-masterclass?locale=en_US

[RALPH_L]

At first glance it made me hungry. 

At 200%, I could see artifacts where lighter areas touched darker areas.