Quality issue

[joych@art]

Can you please help me to understand what is wrong with these photos? Thank you so much.

[kglad]

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.

<moved from using the community>

[joych@art]

I really don't understand, what do you mean? The question was in the quality issue forum. I searched for this forum a while. Where is it now?

[kglad]

you posted in "using the community" which is a forum for questions on how to use these forums.  it's been moved to the "stock contributors" forum.

if that's not where you want it, where do you want it?

[joych@art]

The first one I posted in Community accidentally and the second I posted in discussion quality issue stock contributors. I have no idea why this post end up somewhere else.

[joych@art]

Anyway thank you, I hope someone will reply. 

[ricky336]

Hello,

Your grass photo is pretty much out of focus. There is no clearly defined subject. Even the Venus flytraps are out of focus.

What is the main subject?  Regarding quality issues, I think the main reason here is focus!

For the sandstone photo - artifacts and exposure.

You can begin to see the image becomes pixelated when enlarged to 100% or more.

By the way, to ask for feedback, use this forum - Stock Contributors.

[joych@art]

What kind of artefacts because I played with exposure here and that was the best what I get, 

 

[ricky336 · Accepted solution]

JPEG compression artifacts. The highlights are also a bit overexposed.

[joych@art]

I used Jpg artefacts removing filters to remove these artefacts, where you can see them? Can you kindly point me out?

[Abambo]

I used Jpg artefacts removing filters to remove these artefacts, where you can see them? Can you kindly point me out?
By joych@art

Those filters can't do miracles. When taking your pictures, set your camera in raw mode and develop the pictures manually. That gives you much more control on the parameters and your workflow will be JPEG free until the point that you will save the asset for submitting to stock. JPEG artefacts and compression errors tend to accumulate.

[joych@art]

thanks, this is useful:)

[ricky336]

Make sure you can use DNG on your smartphone.

[joych@art]

Is this is out of focus?

[ricky336]

Not exactly, but still, even this cropped part of the flytrap is not sharp enough for stock purposes.

Did you use a smartphone camera?

This is your competition:

Venus Fly Trap Images – Browse 5,506 Stock Photos, Vectors, and Video | Adobe Stock

[joych@art]

Well, this is a smartphone. But screenshot is just screenshot, and it is always not sharp, I don't want boring photo. And this is not boring, it is an example that you can grow them in the garden. On my computer is pretty sharp. Is it something happening after I am saving them. I really don't know what is going on.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Good photography begins with proper lighting and equipment. 

While you can, under ideal conditions, get decent photos with smartphones, more often than not they are just snapshots.  That might be OK for posting on social media & email but that's not what Stock customers pay for.

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects.  Posters, billboard & TV ads, high quality printed merchandise...   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
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustr...
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/how-to/tips-stock-image-acceptance.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/vector-requirements.html

If you plan to be a Stock photographer, start budgeting for an entry level DSLR camera (new or used) and some lenses, filters and tripod.

https://www.techradar.com/news/best-entry-level-dslr-camera

That won't make you an instant photographer but at least you'll be on a level playing field with your competition.

Hope that helps.

[joych@art]

With all respect, I am not a kid that is just starting, I did this post because Adobe customer service is not listening, I literally went through 4 guys to get their attention and that didn't work. He dropped the line after repairing two things. My start as a photographer was on Hasselblad and Pentacon in 90ts. I can see that you are feeling obligate to help, that is great really. About Adobe is taking iPhone or mobile photography, I think you don't realize what is going on. Adobe is providing videos how to work in the Lightroom with mobile photography and how to submit mobile photography, Shutterstock has a special app to do that. If you want help with something, look for AI aberration in their photos. At the moment is far from perfect. I am actually surprised that you don't know that.
https://www.thewaystowealth.com/make-money/get-paid-to-take-pictures/
Have a good day

[Nancy OShea]

I am not a kid that is just starting...

I did this post because Adobe customer service is not listening.
By joych@art

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1) A 12-18 megapixel smartphone camera cannot compete with a 30-40 magapixel camera.  Numbers don't lie.   😉

2) Adobe Support handles software & subscription issues. Beyond that, they cannot help you.  Please read your Stock Contributor User Guide.

I hope you you find what you're looking for. 

Goodbye.

[Abambo]

With all respect, I am not a kid that is just starting, I did this post because Adobe customer service is not listening, I literally went through 4 guys to get their attention and that didn't work. He dropped the line after repairing two things. My start as a photographer was on Hasselblad and Pentacon in 90ts. I can see that you are feeling obligate to help, that is great really. About Adobe is taking iPhone or mobile photography, I think you don't realize what is going on. Adobe is providing videos how to work in the Lightroom with mobile photography and how to submit mobile photography, Shutterstock has a special app to do that. If you want help with something, look for AI aberration in their photos. At the moment is far from perfect. I am actually surprised that you don't know that.https://www.thewaystowealth.com/make-money/get-paid-to-take-pictures/Have a good day
By joych@art

Adobe customer service is not for suppliers. For contributors, there is Adobe contributor support. Need help? (Stock Contributor Support) 

Your pictures do not seem to be taken with a Hasselblad. (I know, it's a smartphone) I want to avoid offending anyone, but the small sensors on phones can't physically produce the same quality as a medium format camera. Even if Adobe says you can become a star photographer with smartphones and Lightroom, that's still not necessarily true for you. And you get rich primarily with a guidebook on how to get rich.

[joych@art]

https://stock.adobe.com/uk/search/images?filters%5Bcontent_type%3Aphoto%5D=1&filters%5Bcontent_type%...

this is so attractive.

[ricky336]

The problem with smartphones is that the sensor size is small, so fine for smartphone screens and sharing on social media, but not very good when you want to view them on a large screen or printing them to a large size.

This is the problem that you are having here.

[joych@art]

I really don't know if that is true, because now smartphone camera is excellent. This picture is also small size, I can try to play with exposure I am not trying to sell this photo as a big print poster. Anyway, thank you for the advice. 

[Abambo]

 I am not trying to sell this photo as a big print poster. Anyway, thank you for the advice. 

By joych@art

The customer decides, why they licence the asset. There is no possibility to filter out any use.

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joych@art wrote:

I really don't know if that is true, because now smartphone camera is excellent.

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You can get excellent pictures with smartphone cameras, but still, there are physical limits to what you can achieve.