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Ale90BsAs
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April 4, 2024
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Quality Issues thoughts?

  • April 4, 2024
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Hi everyone!

 

I'm pretty new to Stock photography and to photography in general.

I would like to ask you for feedback in this image, which was rejected because of Quality Issues

 

Can you please help me to understand what is/are the problem/s with this one?

Thanks in advance for the feebdack! It's great to have the opportunity to learn from all of you!

 

Have a great day!

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

Great stock photos begin with proper lighting, neutral white balance and a clear theme or subject that customers can search for by keywords. In Stock, less is usually more.   See screenshot from Photoshop.

 

 

Compare your work with current Stock inventory.  That should help you understand what gets accepted.  Also read your Stock Contributor Use Guide.

 

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects.  You will need signed releases for identifiable people and property in order to use them commercially.

 

Hope that helps.

 

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Ricky336
Community Expert
Ricky336Community Expert
Community Expert
April 9, 2024

Hello,

Composition needs work. The bike is a distraction to the photo. The photo is also very flat. 

If you want the 'rent-a-bike' part of the photo, make the bike part of the composition, or if it is more about the street view, don't include the bike.


Exposure:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/exposure-in-photography.html
Composition:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/photo-composition.html

    Abambo
    Community Expert
    AbamboCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 8, 2024

    The first is the high noise level.

    The second is composition. Either the bike in the foreground is the subject, or it needs to go.

    You can also do minor adjustments to the exposure, but in general, it's OK.

    Focus is also OK, I think you have focussed the wall.

     

    A different issue is the people. Some of them are recognizable or would surly be recognizable without that noise. For each of them, you will need a model release. You won't have that, so you cannot use the picture.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    jacquelingphoto2017
    Community Expert
    jacquelingphoto2017Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 7, 2024

    Hi @Ale90BsAs ,

    The photo also has grain noise. You need to zoom in at between 100 and 200% to look for the issues.

    Best wishes

    Jacquelin

    daniellei4510
    Community Expert
    daniellei4510Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 4, 2024

    What the others have mentioned, and you have a slaned horizon line and some lens distortion going on. Here is the image with some minor corrections for that.

    Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.
      Jill_C
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      Jill_CCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 4, 2024

      The image is underexposed and not sharply focused. There are probably intellectual property issues as well - signs and recognizable people - but it's too dark to properly evaluate.

      Jill C., Forum Volunteer
        RALPH_L
        Community Expert
        RALPH_LCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        April 4, 2024

        I think the primary problem is the focus. The photo is too soft and slightly out of focus.

          Nancy OShea
          Community Expert
          Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          April 4, 2024

          Great stock photos begin with proper lighting, neutral white balance and a clear theme or subject that customers can search for by keywords. In Stock, less is usually more.   See screenshot from Photoshop.

           

           

          Compare your work with current Stock inventory.  That should help you understand what gets accepted.  Also read your Stock Contributor Use Guide.

           

          Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects.  You will need signed releases for identifiable people and property in order to use them commercially.

           

          Hope that helps.

           

          Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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