Technical Issue Rejection

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April 12, 2022
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Hello, just another inquiry on what the exact technical issues are. I have a hunch but am interested in hearing what experienced contributors have to say. Thanks for your time.

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Correct answer Abambo

7451 is quite nicely done, but it's missing detail and sharpness and bears artefacts introduced by your phone, because of the small sensor size and post-processing. I could also get some more contrast.

3361 some highlights are blown out, the light on the table is too strong. There is noise in the shadows, and the noise reduction has taken out detail and introduced this painterly look. I love the composition, but again, your camera and in-camera processing did a bad job to catch the nice features of your set-up.

1023: Much what I said before is true also here. Just have a look at this painterly impression from your phone's noise reduction (seen at 200%):

0976: Same issues (here seen at 103% from inside the forums tool):

0037: Noise reduction destroyed the details:

I think you need to change to raw shooting. The iPhone 6 may be capable of that. That could improve your pictures because you could apply your post-processing, instead of the in-camera processing. This would help to preserve details. But it is probable, that the camera is reaching its physical limits with this type of pictures and the light conditions. The photographs are nice, but the quality is not good enough.

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Abambo

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7451 is quite nicely done, but it's missing detail and sharpness and bears artefacts introduced by your phone, because of the small sensor size and post-processing. I could also get some more contrast.

3361 some highlights are blown out, the light on the table is too strong. There is noise in the shadows, and the noise reduction has taken out detail and introduced this painterly look. I love the composition, but again, your camera and in-camera processing did a bad job to catch the nice features of your set-up.

1023: Much what I said before is true also here. Just have a look at this painterly impression from your phone's noise reduction (seen at 200%):

0976: Same issues (here seen at 103% from inside the forums tool):

0037: Noise reduction destroyed the details:

I think you need to change to raw shooting. The iPhone 6 may be capable of that. That could improve your pictures because you could apply your post-processing, instead of the in-camera processing. This would help to preserve details. But it is probable, that the camera is reaching its physical limits with this type of pictures and the light conditions. The photographs are nice, but the quality is not good enough.

If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Thanks so much for your in-depth reply. It is much appreciated and so more informational than the general site links, although they are useful. Many of your other comments here have also been beneficial during my research. And thanks for the compliments!

I have a Canon EOS 50D that has been collecting dust, maybe I should bring it back to life. But I assume the technology in the iPhone (swapped 6 for 13 recently) is of higher quality. I'm currently looking at apps that will allow RAW format (I guess only 13Pro has ProRAW :(. Thanks again, cheers!

Abambo

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Thank you @jacquelingphoto2017 and Abambo. I agree, the lens is such an important factor. All these years I've been shooting with inferior lenses. I'm seeing the poor result while sifting through thousands of photos with a newly acquired keen eye for technicality for stock worthy prizes. Out of focus mostly...and that's not to say there is no operator error, like shake. For the most part just nearly imperceptible blur that goes unniticed when printing fairly small for shows (3'x6'). I got away with it and even sold some!

I'm going to go on a verbose tangent with too much information, no worries if you don't feel like engaging. I've recently had some down time due to a broken ankle, so I thought why not go through my photo backlog to see if I can make passive income in the stock game. I got excited about stock many years ago, did a little research, gathered my best images but then realized it's not the kind of shooting that energized me. So I gave up on it, and then tried the art game with shows which was REALLY fun but really expensive with little payout. SO here I am, in 2022, entering the stock world with the idea that it will most likely be passive...as in I don't imagine I'll post 10-20 photos per week. I am excited about fine tuning the woodworking/metalworking photography (thanks again for the tips) but the worldwide stock pot is SO saturated I wonder if even that amount of effort is worth it, regarding time spent/money made. I am not retired.

I feel like I should end this with a question. The million dollar question all those YouTubers are trying to answer. What is your opinion on the future of stock photography?

Don't do stock photography if you want to become rich. Some people get a decent income from it, I do it as a fun thing. I'm using pictures that I have anyway, and I'm posting them and occasionally, I see them back on the web or elsewhere.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer