Refused for technical reasons.

[Krystian29598297zpu4]

Hello community. Refused for technical reasons. Thank you all in advance for your advice.

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

First sight critique: Highly underexposed.

[Krystian29598297zpu4]

that's what this photo was about

[Abambo]

So, you intentionally underexposed the picture and Adobe moderators did not accept the asset for that reason, because they want correctly exposed pictures in their database. 

[ricky336 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Even though you intentionally underexposed this image to highlight the walnuts (?), it doesn't work. Can't see anything! It's a black mess with some bright spots. This image wouldn't print well, there's just too much black!

[Krystian29598297zpu4]

do not watch covered dark glasses

[ricky336]

do not watch covered dark glasses

By @Krystian29598297zpu4

Sorry, your sentence doesn't make any sense.

[Abambo]

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

If you are a generative AI contributor, please look into these instructions and follow them by the letter: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/generative-ai-submission-guidelines/td...

[Test Screen Name]

If you shoot a photo with a defect, and have to explain the defect, your photo is already failed for stock. There is no way to explain about your artistic intention. Good art may sell well, but it must be technically perfect in the conventional way.

[Nancy OShea]

You don't know what your customer's want.   The long shadows and insufficient exposure ruined this image for commercial use.   Save the experimental stuff for galleries and photo sharing sites. 

Stock is neither a gallery nor a photo sharing site.  It's a business. If your photo isn't fit to print on posters, t-shirts, calendars, magazines or billboards ads, it will never be accepted by Stock.  Sorry if that's not what you want hear. But at least now you know what customers expect from contributors.

Hope that helps.