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Quality Issues in High Res with blur background.

Forum|Forum|9 months ago
June 10, 2025
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Anyone can give expalnation about some of my photo rejection with Quality Issues.

I've take foto in propper light and some natural lens bokeh efect . But, mostly rejection. Thanks for your answer.

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Ricky336

Community Expert

Hello,

You have a dust spot, and I think you can reduce the highlights a bit - the white is overexposed.

and histogram:

Image 00014 - shows the overexposed whites - it's a bit too much.

And you do have camera shake!

1/20 sec is too slow to handhold!

And - 00057:

f/1.2 is too shallow, as you can see, this part is blurred.

For the composition, I think it should be sharp.

Ricky336

Community Expert

PS,

Perhaps replace the plant with something more in line with the image, e.g a cup and saucer. 😊

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

As an intellectually curious human, I'm not feeling the vibe. As a customer, I wouldn't buy this.

3 random objects that have no relationship to each other. Why?
Backwards facing letters AYU. Why?
Horizontally & vertically skewed letters on a distressed board. Why?
What is the message you're trying to express here?

For context, this is what you're competing with:

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=thank+you 2 MILLION results

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Jill_C

Community Expert

DSC00057_1.jpg Lacks sharp focus

DSC00014.jpg - the clock has a logo (IP issue) and the background is mottled

DSC00245.jpg - DOF too shallow.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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oleschwander

Legend

A friendly remark from a graphic designer - the letters A,Y and U are mirrored ... :0)

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ZALEZPHOTO

Inspiring

Use a tripod and the shutter release timer in your camera!

The 1st photo you shot at 1/20 sec and has camera shake. The second has too shallow depth of field... You could add a message on the white board, and not only help with the focal point, but also add value to your photo illustration. The 3rd, by itself has no major issues, it could be that it got thrown in the pile of the other two, but the glasses do seem in better focus than the thank you.

Re shoot the three and re-submit, that's what I would do!

Francisco ZALEZPHOTO

Abambo

Community Expert

You could add a message on the white board, and not only help with the focal point, but also add value to your photo (...)

By @ZALEZPHOTO

Putting a focussing aid on the white board could be a great idea, but writing something on it would be contra-productive. You would write in what language? Your assets are getting sold worldwide!

As a side note: You can add your attached pictures in-line, that would avoid having the people needing to click them. Original refused pictures should be posted as attached images, however.

As a side note-2: I hope you have the right to post those two slides. If not, that could represent a copyright violation.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Abambo

Community Expert

First:

Your DOF is too small.

Your main object should be completely in focus for the picture being of use.

Your second is noisy and not in focus.

Your third is also out of focus:

...and you should clean the glasses before taking pictures. You need to avoid these reflections in the glass. Finally the picture has exposure issues.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

RALPH_L

Community Expert

Why did you upload two of the three photos to two different posts?

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Imago MediaAuthor

Known Participant

Hallo Adobe Stock Contributor Community, I recently uploaded some photos on Adobe Stock & i keep getting messages regarding the quality of my photos that is not good. I have also uploaded the same photos on another microstock & has been approved. Can someone tell me why my photos get flagged here?

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yamato713108855

Community Expert

The focus is too shallow.
Try narrowing the aperture so that a wider range is in focus.
Try zooming in to 100% and you'll see what I mean.

Ricky336

Community Expert

I deliberately chose to focus on certain objects only. For example, in the first image, the focus is on the blackboard with a bokeh effect on other objects.

Hello,

Even though you deliberately chose to have a shallow DOF to achieve the 'bokeh' effect, it hasn't worked. What you have ended up with is the items being out of focus. My attention is distracted by the out-of-focus items. Bokeh is an overused term, and I believe people often misunderstand its meaning.

It would be better not to have it if you want the viewer's attention on the board.

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