Rejected photos

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

Hi, I uploaded some of my photos, but most of them got rejected, and i don't know the reason for it. Can you please help me improve my pictures to get more approvals? I attach some of them here.

[daniellei4510 · Accepted solution]

There are nearly 71,500,000 flower images on Adobe Stock. They are very difficult to get accepted, and if accepted, they would be lost in the search results. 9086 is underexposed. I like 5944, but black and white assets, while they do at times get accepted, buyers prefer color. Depth-of-field is an issue with a number of these, like 8203, which is too closely cropped as well.

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

Thank you, i'll keep in mind these!

[riet_bloemen9103]

I find it odd that when my foto's are excepted by Shutterstoch they are rejected by Adobe and vice versa. Can you explain please ?

[Jill_C]

Different stock agencies have different quality standards and different reviewing teams and methods. It's just that simple. 

[daniellei4510]

Different requirements by different Stock agencies. If you were to enter a photograph in a photography contest and it won, that doesn't guarantee it will win in every contest you submit it to. 🙂

[Jill_C · Accepted solution]

IMG_9086.JPG - very noisy 

IMG_6700.JPG - DOF is too shallow, leaving much of the bloom out of focus 

IMG_6718.JPG - again DIF too shallow, part if the bud are not sharply focused

IMG_6718.JPG - not well composed, you've cut off petals on the left side

Adobe already has many millions of similar flower images. I wouldn't bother submitting flowers unless you've found some rare under-represented species.

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

Thanks for the advices, I'll look out for these, mostly the DOF, i see, it's a common mistake for now.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

Nighttime shots are very challenging, even for experts.  To get good results requires experience and proper equipment.

It's easier to shoot in daylight. 

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

Yeah, I see now, thanks. For now I'll stick with daylight to avoid high ISO and nise. 

[Abambo]

A tripod and long exposures are helping with nighttime shots. As Nancy says, the ask for experience, but the results can be stunning. High ISO increases noise in a picture. If you can't compensate for that noise in post, it is indeed an issue for Adobe stock.

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

Thanks for the tips! Rn I don't have a tripod, but with time, I will surely get one for those amazing long exposure shots! For now, I stick with handheld. 

[Abambo]

Tripods are essential for nightshots. You can also use a table or a wall or something else, to stabalize your camera. Bur a tripod is the most versatile and it's not that expensive.

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

For example, 5944 I put my camera on a bench and used the camera connect app to avoid camera shake. I think it ended up nicely. But sometimes there are nothing to put my camera on, than a tripod is a really nice thing to have. 

[Nancy OShea]

I found a nice used tripod at my camera store for almost nothing. Also inquire at pawn shops, and 2nd hand/thrift stores.

[Ricky336 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

I think the composition could be better in this photo:

Not so good here.

There are indeed a lot of flower photos. It's been done to death.

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

I see, thanks, I'll look for more unique themes!

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

8229 is overexposed (has no blacks) and is not sharp. The exposure can be corrected in post, the sharpness is a fatal issue. 

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

I used a close up filter for that pic, I think that is the problem, because it's a pretty cheap one. Defenetly can cause lack of sharpness, when paired with my kit objective. 

[Abambo]

You did use a hardware filter for your lens? So yo basically converted with this your lens, which is not a macro lens into a macro lens?

Anyhow: If an asset is not sharp when viewed at 100%, do not submit. Sharpness is a required property, and easy to check.

[Adam.szentmiklossy]

Yes, as you said, I used a phisical filter on my lens. With it I can get really close (around 5cms), but it seems it costs some sharpness.