Quality issues

[ginor82224189]

I check all of my images at 100% on a 27" monitor that is calibrated. The many images that Adobe has rejected they were accepted in other sites such as Shutterstock and Dreamstime, somehow I am skeptical that your reviewer did in fact check carefully each image. It is easy to reject now that the site has grown with many contributors in my opinion. 

[Jill_C]

Acceptance on other stock sites is no indication that Adobe will also find them of sufficient quality. There have been increasing reports of unjustified quality rejections; however, these days virtually all of my images are being accepted. I've  had only a few quality rejections lately, and in each case I was able to re-edit and get them accepted. If you would like to receive feedback from the Community members (fellow Contributors) as to the possible reasons for rejection, upload a few of your rejects here.

[ginor82224189]

[daniellei4510]

The left side in the shadows could be adjusted a bit for exposure. The grass has a bit of a bluish cast.

[ginor82224189]

When the image was taken it was darker than what you see, I lifted the shadows to balance with the surroundings w/out aking it too fake. To my eyes it looks green I didn't want to add any shades of color and I doubt because of the grass it was rejected. I submitted others taken in the same scene and they rejected it To my eyes it looks the way I saw it. everything was shot raw and edited to how I remember the scene. 

[daniellei4510]

I've never taken a photograph that looked the way I saw it. It's not even possible. 3D to 2D. But that's all philosophical nonsense. I'm just saying it might well have been the reason the asset was rejected.

[ginor82224189]

Whenever you shoot in raw it retains all the information of the image and in processing it I just work in the dynamic range of the image to bring it the way the eyes saw it. None of us here will ever know what the reviewers checking each images see or think especially if they have loads of submissions. I have reloaded the same images in the past w/out doing anything and it was accepted. Go figure.

[benoit_6392]

Hello,
I just wanted to share my experience with Adobe Stock.
Despite making significant efforts to improve the quality of my images and avoid similarities, I’ve experienced a 100% rejection rate.
I completely understand that Adobe maintains high quality standards, but it’s becoming quite discouraging.
No image can ever be truly “perfect,” and it would be helpful to receive more constructive feedback or clearer reasons for rejection in order to improve future submissions.

[Jill_C]

If you want to receive feedback on some of your rejected images, start a new thread and attach a few of the rejects.

[Nancy OShea]

Shutterstock & Dreamstime are totally different services, They also pay lower royalty fees. You can't compare Stock with other image services due to different customer bases & different quality standards. 

Show us 1 or 2 of your rejected images & the reasons Stock refused them. 

We'll provide feedback about why we think they weren't accepted and possibly how to fix them.

[ginor82224189]

To anyone that responded to my inquiry on the quality issues, I uploaded ten images for you to see that I found on the rejection piles from Adobe. I have many images of real estate for example that several have been acepted and many that where rejected for property release. I have a feel that it depends on the individual reviewer at times which I found on other sites as well. I edit all of my images at a minimum to preserve its originality the way I saw each image at the time it was taken. 

[Jill_C]

This image has chromatic aberration.

 This image has an IP issue 

[ginor82224189]

Actually when I first started with Shutterstock they were very strict and they paid quite well and that is before Adobe came into the game of stock photography. The learning curve was steep with Shutterstock and I learned a lot what to submitt and they grew exponentially through the years to which unfortunately the changes didn't go in favor to photographers. Today they have lowered the pay structure to a tenth of what used to be. I still submitt there and I have more than 5000 images and every penny counts.  

[RALPH_L]

Let us see an example.

[ginor82224189]

That is true? But what is the point you making towards the main title? 

[daniellei4510]

Are you talking about @RALPH_L 's signature? That's all it is. It's not a comment on your assets.

[ginor82224189]

Thanks.

[vali_5965]

I wanted to express my extreme disappointment with the current state of the Adobe Stock contributor experience. Everything has changed for the worse over the past two months. The moderation process is slow, strict, and frustrating. It's a sad change from when the platform was a reliable income source. If things don't improve, I will have to move all my efforts to other stock agencies.

[Nancy OShea]

You're preaching to the choir here.  This is a user-to-user community. Nobody here works for Adobe.

Contact Contributor Support directly.

https://contributor.stock.adobe.com/contact

Also read your Contributor User Guide about 'Similar Content.'

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-submit-distinct-content.html

Adobe sees no problem with their review process. So from their perspective, there's nothing to fix. 

[daniellei4510]

"I will have to move all my efforts to other stock agencies."

Well...considering all the posts I've been seeing lately about lower sales numbers, I think a lot of contributors can appreciate less competition. 😉

[ginor82224189]

I have been shooting for stock and learning the curves since 2010-11 around this time. I started with Shutterstock were they required 10 images to qualify and be accepted, that I did and my images wheren't that great then form what I do now but it helped me understand how it all works mant rejections and improvements later. Now Shutterstock isn't what it used to be and they pay pennies, and since I have over five thousand images I stay put, anything small of big helps and sometimes to my surprise some sales are quite good. With Adobe is a 50/50 situation at the moment but they have many clients and their structure is better than Shutterstock, I see sales daily and a lot better than Shutterstock. Alamy was a surprise with few sales I made more money but, it is sporadic. My take is stay calm and be patient, just spread you assets to other platforms and see how each one helps you.