Quality Issues (Newbie)

[Launghas]

Can someone explain why my photo was rejected?

Thank you

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Launghas ,

There is an art to capturing landscape images. The tendency is to focus way out, which is what you did. That's not correct. You needed to focus nearer to you. In doing so you'd have eliminated the blur in the forefront.

In addition, to that blur, the photo is also noisy when zoomed in at between 100 and 200%.

I suggest you do a course, or read a book that explains landscape photography.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Launghas]

if i move focus to close to me the poin of children playing will blur. its okay?

[Jill_C]

Do some reading about hyoerfocal distance to find the right focal point for landscape images. Google the topic. You'll find many resources.

[Launghas]

sure, thank you for the information and knowledge

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Launghas 

It is not okay. The forefront of the picture is out of focus.

Your focus is obviously too far.

I said "focus nearer". I did not suggest extreme. Depth of field will takes care of getting your frame in focus if you choose the correct focal point. As I suggested, to improve your ability to produce good landscape photography, you need to participate in a course, or read authentic information about it.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Launghas]

actually I use a mobile phone, maybe that influences it too.

[Jill_C]

It is possible to get mobile phone images accepted in Adobe Stock, however generally they need to be taken under ideal lighting conditions and properly edited before submission. There are few manual controls on phone cameras such as there are on professional cameras, which limits their usefulness in capturing images of the professional quality demanded by Adobe.

[jacquelingphoto2017]

@Launghas ,

Mobile phone is not ideal for landscape photography because you cannot make aperture adjustments. I believe you should take a look at some of the limitations of using a mobile phone camera for stock photography.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Abambo]

actually I use a mobile phone, maybe that influences it too.

By @Launghas

The mobile phone does not have a DOF, due to physical limitations. So most of the picture is in focus (not always sharp, but in focus). Then you have the phone software that chimes in, and simulates a decent DOF. But they do a terrible job in doing so. It looks nice on your phone screen and that's it. 

The picture you took is really demanding and to get this as it should, you would need a bigger sensor and better lenses. Phones take good pictures only when the light is perfect. Counter light as in sunset/sunrise situations is not perfect, and it stresses even good sensors with the best lenses. And you need to switch of all those fancy filters that (not realy) "enhance" the picture.

[Abambo]

You need to get the children playing in focus. The noise is the main issue, and the composition. With less foreground, you would have a nicer picture.

[Launghas]

thats nice idea and helpful

[daniellei4510]

From a compositional standpoint (which is one of the reasons an asset can be rejected, though it's not specifically listed as a quality issue in the generic Quality Issue rejection text) your horizon line is breaking the image nearly in half, rather than being higher or lower, whichever is more pleasing.

[Launghas]

i think i get the  point, its not about all quality issues, but also the image composition too basic and their not interest enough 

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Launghas ,

If Adobe has no interest in your submission you are informed with a "Lack of aesthetic or commercial appeal" refusal, not a quality refusal.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Abambo]

Composition is important, but here you have more basic issues. The noise is probably what caught the moderator's eye first. It did with my eye. But you need to get everything rtight before you should submit, because every error will trigger a refusal. There is not the situation, where you can say, that you fixed the noise, and not other issues, and the asset passes.

[Ricky336 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Firstly, taken with a mobile phone, the picutre quality will never be as good as when taken with a DSLR/Mirrorless camera - due to the sensor size.

Secondly, mobile phones save data in JPG/HEIC (in the case of iPhone), which can lead to compression artefacts.

Thirdly, the exposure in this picture isn't so good for general stock quality.

And of course, composition is a factor. In your photo, not only do you have quality issues but you also have composition issues.

Read these links to get a better understanding of the issues.

User guide:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
Exposure:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/exposure-in-photography.html
Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html
Learn and support:
https://helpx.adobe.com/support/stock-contributor.html

Quality:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html

[Launghas]

i think this very helpfull, thank you