REJECTED SUBMISSION

The question of why I was refused my images is recurrent, and 99% of them are always for the same reasons. So as an answer I have chosen to give you the probable reasons and the possible solutions in general.

However, the first Stocks were born 20 years ago. They have hundreds of thousands of images, see millions of all subjects. It is therefore essential, essential that the quality of your images be irreproachable. What is sought are images with commercial value, put yourself in the shoes of the buyers.

Here are some tips: Be objective with yourself. Did you make a flawless image. Feel free to go to the Stock library to compare your work.

https://stock.adobe.com/

Here I think you started to understand my point 😉

Of course, you can be in the right place, at the right time, in the best conditions and take THE photo….. But that rarely happens.

So, the basis is to know your equipment and your real capacities as a photographer.

Framing: good composition (rule of thirds), horizon line and straight vertical line, guidelines, odd number of subjects, free space for text, etc….

Techniques: light, exposure (histogram), white and color balance, focus.

Post-processing: removal of chromatic aberrations, noise removal, etc.

Shooting: use a tripod if necessary, wireless trigger, filters if necessary...

Your skills: vary your photographic subjects, create collections.

Wanted photos: Follow trends, fashions, seasonality. Humans (Beware of permissions), photos that are difficult to access, photos with drones, contextual images such as parties with folk costumes, daily life, textures such as wood, stone, grass (why not), work in business, food.

To be avoided except for editorial, if necessary authorization required: Recognizable Human, logos, brand, posters, shop name, certain buildings and monuments, etc….

Here you are now ready to provide the best of the best. Good luck !

@Livy258363477xly.

1. Photoshop is not a verb.  It's a trademarked noun.  FYI, Adobe are very protective of their brand identity and do not permit the use of their trademarked product names as verbs. https://www.adobe.com/legal/permissions/trademarks.html

2. Adobe Stock customers expect highest visual & technical quality for use in commercial projects.  See these links.

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustrations.ug.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/how-to/tips-stock-image-acceptance.html

3. Digital images always require some post-editing in Photoshop or Lightroom to correct white-balance, color saturation,  exposure and remove unwanted artifacts.  Some images can't be fixed in post-editing.  Set them aside or discard them and move on to other images.  With remaining images, compare your work with Adobe Stock inventory.  Is yours as good or better than what's represented?  Would you buy it?  If yes, submit it.  If not, don't.

4. Read this tongue-in-cheek post from 2 weeks ago.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/sunsets-are-so-awesome/m-p/13133674

Good luck.

In order to assess the quality, we need to see the original full size image that you submitted to Adobe. 

You seem to have posted the "rejection" thumbnail. As you may know, Adobe's checkers will look at the original file at 100%-200% and we need to do the same. Please post the original file, the exact one you submitted AND the rejection reason given for each one. Certainly the second file has no detail at 100% - Adobe require the in-focus part to be tack sharp.  See the 100% screen shot: