Plz help with the Quality Issue with flora motif photos

[YUYU7788]

Hi contributors! Could you please help me to understand why these photos are not accepted because of quality issues? I thought these photos had high pixels and enough sunlight. Should i use design tools to adjust photos? 

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[RALPH_L · Accepted solution]

Focus, exposure and composition are your biggest problems.

The focus must be crisp and there must be enough depth of field. 

The exposure must be adequate to show most details. In your photos, highlighted areas are overexposed and shadows are underexposed.

Unwanted objects in the background should be removed. Lines and corners of the walls should be straight. Zoom in on your subject.

[YUYU7788]

Thank you so much! very helpful

[Abambo]

Quality issues are not the pixel count.

Check these resources: 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 follow them by the letter: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/generative-ai-submission-guidelines/td...

[YUYU7788]

Thank you! These links help a lot.

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

Just one example (seen at 100%): out of focus and blown out details, due to too much light (or bad exposure) of this scene:

As a third point, I would have framed this picture like this:

[YUYU7788]

🤝 I really appreciate that u help me point out the detail of my image

[Abambo]

You're welcome.

[Jill_C]

While photographing and editing floral images provides useful practice of your skills, I wouldn't bother uploading them to Adobe stock. There are already millions of images of every common flower type. Unless you find a very exotic flower that is underrepresented in the database, yours will never be seen or purchased.

[YUYU7788]

Thank you!! that's true, and may I ask what type of image would u think has more potential to be seen or purchased?

[Abambo]

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@YUYU7788 wrote:

Thank you!! that's true, and may I ask what type of image would u think has more potential to be seen or purchased?

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• Family in natural environment.

[Nancy OShea]

...what type of image would u think has more potential to be seen or purchased?

By @YUYU7788

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See this link for ideas:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/looking-for-inspiration-what-to-submit...

[Jill_C]

Look at the Insights and Artist Hub tabs in your Dashboard for some ideas. Also subscribe to the Discord channel where there are occasional calls for content.

[YUYU7788]

Thank you!!

[Jill_C]

scroll down to the bottom of this Help page you'll find the link:

https://helpx.adobe.com/support/stock-contributor.html

[rebeccap13768581]

Can you please provide a link to the Discord channel?

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Even if you do get these edited to acceptable levels (focus, cropping, etc..), the flower category contains 22 million entries so you won't make many sales from flowers. 

Successful Stock photographers look for unique subjects that customers are likely to buy. Or they take mundane objects and show them in a whole new way.  It's challenging to do what nobody else has thought of.  But sometimes that's what it takes.

Best of luck on future submissions.

[YUYU7788]

Thank you so much! Wish you the best of luck too!