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Rejected for Technical Issues. Need your feedback to learn.

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May 25, 2022
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I enhanced my photo in lightroom and I am not sure if that has created an issue with the rejection of my photo. Usually, some portions of my photos are either out of focus or grainy.

It will be great to learn from your feedback.

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Ricky336

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Hello,

Using the Enhance feature in Lightroom did not cause the 'artifacts'- it can actually reduce them. The Enhance feature is useful if one wants to print or display large sizes and for showing fine details; this helps more on sensors that have the X-trans filter array. Not so noticeable in the Bayer array as you have with the Canon cameras. Fuji cameras use the X-trans filter array. I really wouldn't bother with this feature to upload to stock.

Easily enhance image quality in Lightroom (adobe.com)

I think the main issue in your shot is with the lens. I suppose you used the kit lens that came with your camera. Due to cost savings, (making the camera affordable) the kit lens isn't that good. It produces a soft image as you see. It is fine for personal usage, but for stock, I'm afraid you will need a better/sharper lens - 3rd party such as Sigma/Tokina/Tamron.

reedesign1912

Inspiring

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I was referring to upscaling the image. This would have caused the issues. Your camera produces 10MP images, but the one you shared is almost 40 MP.

Rob R, Photographer

reedesign1912

Inspiring

Hi @Gentle.Cam , did you by any chance upsize your image? When I looked at the preview at 100%, the image looked pretty good, but when I downloaded it and looked at it at 100% magnification, this is what I saw:

There are a lot of artifacts in the image - perhaps resizing and oversharpening? This would have been the reason for rejection, along with what @Jill_C mentioned.

Rob R, Photographer

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Gentle.CamAuthor

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Thanks for the feedback.

Yes, you are right. I used the enhance feature in lightroom which I think doubles the pixels. Should I avoid using that? If so then what is the point of that feature in lightroom?

reedesign1912

Inspiring

There are certainly times you would use that feature for personal work, but it is not desirable for stock photography. Here is an excerpt of some "Do' and Don'ts" from Adobe's submission guidelines - https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustrations.html

Before you submit

Do: Zoom in 100% and check your file before submitting.

Don’t: Compress files too much — this creates irreparable pixelation.

Don’t: Enlarge files.

Don’t: Add text or watermarks.

Regarding the sensor spots that @Jill_C pointed out, yes it is very important to look at your images on a larger screen at 100-200% magnification. It is so much easier to see technical issues and you know the reviewers will be doing the same thing.

If you start with your original image again, I am sure you can easily make the necessary corrections to resubmit it and have it accepted.

Here are some other resources that you might find helpful:

Reasons for rejection - https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
Contributor quick start guide - https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
Contributor tutorials - https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html

Best of luck with your future submissions.

Rob R, Photographer

Jill_C

Community Expert

All photos need at least minimal editing in Lightroom or Photoshop, particularly if you're shooting in RAW which is recommended for professional results. Focus issues are caused by a shutter speed that is too slow, a depth of field that is too shallow for the subject, camera movement, subject movement, a poor quality lens or a combination of these factors. While you can sharpen your photos a bit during editing, you really can't fix bad focus. Grain / noise is caused by shooting at a high ISO (how high you can shoot depends on the quality of your camera's sensor). Noise can be removed to a certain extent in editing, but if you go too far, the image is softened beyond the point of acceptability.

I don't see noise in your attached image, but I do see focus issues and chromatic aberration. You also have some lens spots or sensor spots in the sky - zoom in to at least 100% and scroll around to detect those.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Gentle.CamAuthor

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Thanks for the feedback and nice catch on the lens spots. How did you figure that out? Do you have a large screen or do you have software that automatically detects it? It was difficult for me to find it.

I think I had the camera on f11 which may have caused some aberration. Could HDR also cause that?

Jill_C

Community Expert

I view images on a 24" monitor zoomed in between 100-200%. I ALWAYS scroll around the sky portion of my images, because if there is even a tiny dust spot on a lens or a sensor spot it will show up in a blue sky. In fact, cleaning your sensor involves shooting a blue sky to confirm that you've cleaned it successfully. HDR does not cause chromatic aberration; it's a function of the lens and the amount of contrast in a scene. It is frequently present in scenes with tree branches against a blue sky. Easy to fix in Lightroom, and if not fixed will guarantee a rejection from a Moderator because they know how and when to look for it.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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