Rejected because 'Out of Focus'

[brandinglife]

Have these people either never heard of or understand 'shallow depth of field'? Shooting a subject at f2.8 the subject is tack-sharp but of course the background has soft focus and bokeh and so seems to get 'rejected'.

[Martin Augenblick]

I have exactly the same problem. It is frustrating how many really good pictures are rejected.

[stephaniee85604894]

Hey Gerald,

can you give me an example pls.

That helps me understand why the image got rejected. Maybe we find an solution.

Best

Stephanie

[brandinglife]

And how do I do that?

[stephaniee85604894]

Hey Gerald,

in the box you write your messages in, there is a button for inserting images or you can tell me the file ID.

Best Stephanie

[shashinjin · Accepted solution]

you absolutely have to upload a full size image if you are going to voice a complaint about an image being rejected for focus.

When I started with stock nearly three years ago, focus was my main rejection. I was getting steamed up because I didn't believe the reviewers. Once I believed them, my photography improved considerably. I can't remember the last time I had an image rejected for focus now. That's simply because I've learned a) to focus better when I'm out and about and b) to see an out of focus image when I'm deciding what to submit and what to bin.

something tells me the reviewer may be right as they usually are from my experience of four different stock sites. But, occasionally they're not. Post it here and let's have a look at it.