Technical Issues - looking for feedback

[steveh29198777]

I post to another stock site (Shutterstock) as well and find myself confused about the different standards applied to the same images as regards acceptance and rejection.

I would like to understand whether the technical issues stray into territory where it is more about the content tending to the artistic and therefore not really suitable for "stock". On the other hand, if I am missing technical aspects that I can fix, then I need to know about them.

Thanks in advance

[jacquelingphoto2017 · Accepted solution]

Hi @steveh29198777 ,

All these have white balance issue. They are too cool. It appears the depth is a bit shallow for the first and second images. The third is definitely under exposed. The color of the sea is way out.

Best wishes

JG

Photographer and Nutrition Author

[steveh29198777]

Thank you - I can work with that.

[Abambo]

8702: Do a background clean-up and noise reduction. Reframe the picture around the pole, cutting away most of the right part. You may try to add a little sharpening. The sand colour is strange. If that is the problem, it's difficult to fix.

8570: No idea

8163: It's indeed too cool and slightly underexposed, but the biggest problem is that you do not have a single element in focus.

[Jill_C]

Reasons for content rejection include the following, though you were specifically advised that your images were rejected for Technical Issues. 

Aesthetic or commercial appeal

Ask yourself: “If I were the customer, why would I buy this image?"

If you can’t answer that question, we recommend that you change your approach if you want to submit content to Adobe Stock. Pay attention to the details: If you have a photo of a great-looking family enjoying a barbecue but the barbecue is covered in rust, the image's commercial value is greatly reduced. 

Note:

Common subjects like flowers, pets, sunsets, and food are already heavily represented on Adobe Stock. New submissions for these categories are approved if they stand out and show the common subjects in unique ways.