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dimag79683688
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June 9, 2023
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Rejected 60% photo

  • June 9, 2023
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Rejected 50 photos out of 90. I shoot with flashes at ISO 100. No overexposure, focus is accurate. I am not a beginner at all and have a clear understanding of the nuances of photography. But to me, this is an unreasoned rejection of most of the photos. Can you explain to me what is wrong with them?

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    The cause is improper lighting (exposure).  Flash is very harsh and unflattering. 

    Diffused light alone or with strategically placed spotlights offer more options & better control.

     

     

     

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    June 10, 2023

    1327 harsh light & shadows.  Try using diffused light instead of flash.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    dimag79683688Author
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    June 11, 2023

    Don't you know that harsh light is trending right now? And also, don't I have the right to shoot the way I want? That's a very strange attitude.

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    dimag79683688Author
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    June 14, 2023

    Hello,

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    Don't you know that harsh light is trending right now? And also, don't I have the right to shoot the way I want? That's a very strange attitude.


    By @dimag79683688

    Harsh light is not trending - I don't believe it. Harsh light is bad in photography!!!! (Unless modern photographers don't know how to take properly exposed photos!) It causes unwanted shadows as shown in your examples. 

    You can of course shoot the way you want to by all means. Just don't expect Adobe to accept them and then wonder why they are rejected. The shadows are simply not good here- fact! Not to sell on the Adobe platform anyway!

    Maybe other platforms don't care!

    @Nancy OShea is right to point out the harsh light, and I dare say this is the main reason - exposure!!


    Excuse me, can I see your portfolio?

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    June 10, 2023

    The first one is missing blacks:

    The second is also overexposed and is missing contrast.

     

    And the last one too.

     

    The two last pictures have also framing errors.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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    dimag79683688Author
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    June 10, 2023

    Could you show me one of these pictures with the right exposure? When I put the same histogram, in my opinion such a photo becomes very dark

      Jill_C
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      Jill_CCommunity Expert
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      June 9, 2023

      I like your images which are crisp, simple and nicely composed. I've been searching for flaws, and they're not very obvious. In the first image, I agree with @ElkinsEye that the mottled texture of the background could be confused for noise. I also don't think that the color of the background complements the subject, but that's an asthetic opinion that wouldn't necessarily be reason for a technical rejection. Applying just a bit of noise reduction in LRC reduces the effect. There's also a small spot on debris on the left side on the white tabletop. I suggested re-editing and resubmitting, and that's a very simple edit you could do to justify re-uploading the image. Note that if you resubmit the exact same image after it has already been rejected, Adobe can conclude that you're spamming the database and lock your account. 

      The second image is a bit overexposed, by about 1/2 stop.

       

      The third image is also a bit overexposed, by about 1/3rd stop. It's unfortunate that you cut off the wooden man's arm.

       

      All of these could re-edited and re-submitted and would most likely be accepted in my opinion.

       

      I would suggest uploading only a few at a time, wait for feedback, re-edit and re-submit if possible, then move on to the next small batch. A slow and steady approach has worked well for me and helped me to learn from my mistakes. Quite a few of my re-edited and resubmitted images have been accepted.

      Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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      dimag79683688Author
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      June 10, 2023

      Thank you for the parsing of the photo. Can you please tell me how to know if the photo is exposed?

        Jill_C
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        Jill_CCommunity Expert
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        June 10, 2023

        As @Abambo has illustrated, the histogram is the most essential tool to evaluate exposure. If you're not familiar with how to read it, I'm sure you can find many tutorials online.

        Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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        ElkinsEye
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        June 9, 2023

        In the first one perhaps the texture on the brown wall was mistaken for noise. Perhaps if you smoothed that out it would be accepted. For the other 2 they look fine and I have no idea. It is almost like once a reviewer rejects an image it contaminates the whole lot. I just had 20 rejected that were of many different subjects taken with different cameras years apart. All are tack sharp and properly exposed. Frustrating!

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          dimag79683688Author
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          June 9, 2023

          It's sad if the paper background is mistaken for noise. I guess the contributor needs to open his eyes and look more closely. In fact, it causes nothing but anger. Either this is amateurism or it is done on purpose, there is no other explanation.

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            ElkinsEye
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            June 9, 2023

            Indeed, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to Adobe's rejections. Especially when the same images are accepted no problem on other stock platforms.

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