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Quality Rejected on sunset yet similar one accepted

New Here ,
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

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Hi, Pic1 was recently accepted but Pic2 was rejected for generic quality message.  Can anyone help me understand the reasons?  I had several other ocean sunsets rejected as well so trying to find what I can do better.

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Community Expert , Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

No more sunsets please. Adobe Stock has over 12 million sunsets. More than they need.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=sunset

 

To be successful at Stock, submit subjects that have less representation. Avoid low percentage sellers like sunsets, clouds, flowers, plants, trees and pets. 

 

Submit only your highest quality images. Compare yours with current Stock inventory. Is yours as good or better than what Stock has?   Read these links.

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Community Expert , Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

Pict2: sensor spot on the left side:

Abambo_0-1688156564389.png

Unnatural blending of the clouds into the background (right side):

Abambo_1-1688156636516.png

Sun area: Clipping of the whites.

Abambo_2-1688156800245.png

 

Pict1 does not have the spot, the blending of the clouds is natural and the clipping, even if present, is less disturbing. However, the moderator did not see the colour noise in the water:

Abambo_3-1688157170026.png

 

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Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

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The shadows in photo two are underexposed and there are some sensor spots.

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Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

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Thanks!

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Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

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No more sunsets please. Adobe Stock has over 12 million sunsets. More than they need.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=sunset

 

To be successful at Stock, submit subjects that have less representation. Avoid low percentage sellers like sunsets, clouds, flowers, plants, trees and pets. 

 

Submit only your highest quality images. Compare yours with current Stock inventory. Is yours as good or better than what Stock has?   Read these links.

 

Hope that helps.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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New Here ,
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

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Thanks Nancy.

 

Interesting though... Sunsets are some of my better sellers on Adobe and other services. Most of those are mountain sunsets though.

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Jul 01, 2023 Jul 01, 2023

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Great. I mean, great for you.

 

Nancy does not say that sunsets don't sell. But she says that due to competition, a sale of a specific sunset photo is not probable, except if it has some prior sales, which will put it ahead in search requests. That's how stock and stock search works.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Jul 01, 2023 Jul 01, 2023

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To add to what @Abambo said, whatever you submit to Stock should contain some unique properties & keywords that differentiate it from other sunsets. Colorful sail boats, hot air balloons or kites are just a few examples.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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Pict2: sensor spot on the left side:

Abambo_0-1688156564389.png

Unnatural blending of the clouds into the background (right side):

Abambo_1-1688156636516.png

Sun area: Clipping of the whites.

Abambo_2-1688156800245.png

 

Pict1 does not have the spot, the blending of the clouds is natural and the clipping, even if present, is less disturbing. However, the moderator did not see the colour noise in the water:

Abambo_3-1688157170026.png

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023

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Thanks!  I see I missed the dust by submitting the wrong variant of the photo.

 

I'm not seeing the white clipping.  I had to completely blow out the whites before I saw any clipping.  Here is my histogram. 

ikephotos_0-1688161211316.png

 

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The histogram on Pic2 (Camera Raw 15.4.0.1508):

Abambo_0-1688449250195.png

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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