Reason for rejects

[billy_4463]

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to upload some of my film photos and looking for some feedback as to why some were rejcted for quality issue however others were accepted?

Accepted:

Boat sunset photo

Nightime on the slopes

12 Apostles Horizontal

Rejected:

Seals

Boat during the day

12 Apostles vertical

Obviously all are on 35 mm film so a bit grainy. I dont take the photos with this in mind but thought it could be nice to put them up here so juts wanted to get a better idea on why they may be getting rejected? is it just a bit of a luck of the draw?

Sorry if the format of this is not thje best

Thanks!

[Jill_C]

I'm actually surprised that any of these wrestlers accepted. It's rare for scanned film photos to meet current quality standards. All are grainy, softly focused, have artifacts and some have leaning horizons.

[daniellei4510]

You answered your own question. Excessive grain. Lack of clarity with seals. Film stills usually won't get past the moderators. I'm surprised the boat sunset especially was accepted, since the horizon line is tilted.

[Abambo]

All of your assets should have been refused. Those that got accepted, got accepted by error and the first buyer will complain about them. There is no need for an extensive critique here:

• they all contain excessive noise
• none of them is focussed
• Suzuki is a trade name that needs to be removed.
• you need to clean your slides before scanning and check after the scan for any leftovers.

After several months of digital photography with my then new Canon EOS 20D with that cheap kit lens, I went back to sort out some of my slides and film pictures. I was astonished how fast I got used to the clear digital images, and I stopped pixel peeping my digital shots. None of my film pictures were sharp enough, even that I used a great lens at the time. Then later, with my 5DMark IV and my prime lenses, I had again a new view into sharp pictures.

Unfortunately, old film pictures are rarely meeting the quality requirements for stock. And that is independent of your photographic talent. The most prestigious photographers of the time would not get one asset approved, by stock quality terms. Well, that was true until shortly, before Adobe added numerous inexperienced moderators.