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Problems with quality requirements

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
June 23, 2023
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I don't understand what is going on ?

Some time ago I started submitting photos to Adobe Stock.
In the beginning, several photos turned out to be rejected due to quality problems.
Gradually I learned to determine for myself which photos do meet the quality requirements.
If photos are now rejected, it is usually because there are already too many of the same images in Stock.

Until this week; suddenly almost all (out of 75) submitted images are rejected due to quality problems.
Several of those images come from series of which images were previously accepted.
In that case, the images were made with the same camera; the same settings, dimensions, etc.
They are also comparable or sometimes better in terms of image sharpness.

What could be the reason for this?

I attached two images from the same series 8591 is accepted, 8601 is not (because of quality issues)

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alessandrac7478031

Participant

I want to call attention to this issue but I am not sure where. I have been a contributor for over six years and I do not really understand the last trend of rejecting entire batches of images for "quality issues". This has turned out into a big time sink for me, since I have to re-submit images over and over again to get them accepted. Most, if not all, have not quality issues at all, and end up being accepted. However, I don't really get paid enough to submit and resubmit over and over again. Please Adobe Stock, review your review process. It not ony has become very slow, but also somewhat unpredictable and counter-productive.

Jill_C

Community Expert

Resubmitting previously rejected images can be considered spamming by Adobe and can get your account banned. I have seen several reports of large batches of images being rejected enmasse. Perhaps this is a side effect of the huge batches of poor quality Generative AI assets being submitted - Moderator fatigue??. My approach has always been to submit small batches, 4-6 at a time, and I rarely get a reject.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

Abambo

Community Expert

I have seen several reports of large batches of images being rejected enmasse. Perhaps this is a side effect of the huge batches of poor quality Generative AI assets being submitted - Moderator fatigue??. My approach has always been to submit small batches, 4-6 at a time, and I rarely get a reject.

By @Jill_C

If you get the same picky moderator for your large batch, and you have a small error in most of them, the moderator knows where to look, even if the error is not that significant. I also prefer small batches, but I also submit slowly, selecting well my assets, and submitting one by one. My portfolio grows snail like.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Just curious. Did you submit all 75 images at the same time? Seems a lot, Keep in mind the moderators are human. If I had spent the day looking at hundreds or more images and then same across a series of 75 submitted at one and the same time, I'd probably summarily reject most of them. Just a guess. Considering the number of images submitted daily, hey can afford to be choosy. I don't have a clue how the moderation process works, but I tend to submit an average of 2 to 7 a day. (The most has been 20 or so and all were accepted, but maybe my moderator was in a good mood.)

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

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gerrit5C17Author

Participating Frequently

Ok, Danielle, that makes sense.

Every now and then, I "scan" my image libaries and send in a bunch.

I'll be less "abundant".

Abambo

Community Expert

It's always a good idea, to send small batches, waiting a few days in between.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Jill_C

Community Expert

In image 8601, the face of the main subject, the horse in the foreground, is not in sharp focus.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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gerrit5C17Author

Participating Frequently

Both images of the horses were accepted.

Davida02

Inspiring

Las fotos están un poco fuera de foco

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gerrit5C17Author

Participating Frequently

Sorry, I made a mistake, 8601 is also accepted in the mean time (was still in judgement phase).

Four new ones. 8572 and 9473 are not accepted; the comparable ones, and 9475 and 8571 are rejected (quality isues)

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Rejection can be a bitter pill to swallow sometimes. Don't sweat it. Everyone has rejections.

Almost every refusal is for reasons that may not be easy to spot until when you examine your images at 100-300% magnification. Also check your Histogram panel to ensure lighting is evenly balanced.

9473 has IP issues.

9475 needs to be straightened and cropped closer to the subject. Sand in foreground looks noisy.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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gerrit5C17Author

Participating Frequently

Thanks Nancy. There's exactly the problem. I wrote it down wrong; 9475 was accepted and 9473 not.

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