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Rejected photos

Explorer ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

Hi all, 

 

Trying to learn from my errors, I would like some feedback of these rejected pictures. They were taken with a mobile phone (samsung s23 ultra), and some photos from the same session were accepted, that's why I'm not sure about the mistakes. But I'm willing to learn and improve.

Thanks in advance.

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Community Expert ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

105: Too tightly cropped. The fingertip should be included.

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Explorer ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

Noted. Thanks for the advice! 

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Community Expert ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

iv_-105.jpg - cropped too close and the skin tone is a bit yellow

iv_-108.jpg - skin tone is also rather too yellowish in this one

iv_-111.jpg - DOF is too shallow; fingers are not in sharp focus

 

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Explorer ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

Thanks for the feedback, 

 

About the yellow color, I leave it like that because that's actually my mother hand skin color... but maybe does not look good in picture. 

 

On 111 I was trying to focus on the iv, but you are right I might have focused the whole hand.

 

Thanks!

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Advocate ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

Impressive quality for a mobile phone ..! Did you submit them as commercial or editorial?

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Explorer ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

I submit them as commercial with the proper model release. The rejection was for quality issues.

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Community Expert ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

From the pictures themselves, I would guess, that a model release is optional as long as you can't identify the person. 

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Community Expert ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

What was the refusal reason?

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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Community Expert ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

Hello,

Regarding the yellow cast (white balance), even though the hand may be a bit yellow, there is a yellow cast in the photo. Did you take this indoors,  maybe under artificial light?

 

Compare:

Ricky336_0-1741108621642.png

The bandage also has a slight yellow tone.

 

with the white balance corrected:

 

Ricky336_1-1741108652162.png

 

The overall tone is better, and the hand is not so yellow. If one has yellow skin, then it is a sign of jaundice!

You should correct the white balance in all of the photos.

 

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Explorer ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

Thank you so much for your feedback and help!

 

Yes, it was taken indoors in a hospital, so a bit difficult to work with the light.

 

Now I see so clear the general yellow tone that I must be blind before... 

 

Thankfully my mum has no jaundice, just ages!!! haha

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Community Expert ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

Check the histogram. My guess is that the assets need exposure orrection. 

 

And yes, 105 is tightly cropped, but it is not that disturbing. However, if someone who wants to license this, needs more room, your asset won't be good anymore. 

 

All in all, for the sensor size, the pictures are really great. A bit tweaking here and there will get those passed.

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Explorer ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

Thank you so much for your help and feedback, I'll recheck the white balance and histogram and I'll try to do some fixes. Hopefully I'll get better results! And for sure learning for the next time!

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Community Expert ,
Mar 04, 2025 Mar 04, 2025

You're welcome. 

 

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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Explorer ,
Mar 11, 2025 Mar 11, 2025

Thank you so much for all the feedback and help. I made the changes you pointed out and the pictures have been approved. I'm learning step by step.

 

Thanks again!

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Mar 13, 2025 Mar 13, 2025
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Congratulations.

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