Adobe Stock started refusing to accept photos

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February 22, 2023
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My Adobe Stock began to refuse to accept photos for quality control, although these photos passed quality control on all stocks, including such well-known ones as Shutterstock, iStockphoto and others. Does Adobe Stock have any acceptance requirements that are different from other stocks? Attached two photos for example in the refusal. They passed quality control on all stocks, but they were not accepted at Adobe Stock.

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Criteria for Stock acceptance is well described in your Stock Contributor User Guide.

Did you read it?

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects. Emphasis on commercial use.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

Ricky336

Community Expert

Well, Adobe Stock is more careful in what they accept. In my view, these other Stock providers accept almost anything; iStock and Shutterstock are not nearly as picky as Adobe. (From my experience.)

So, for your snow photo, in my view, you have white balance issues. Snow should be white. And the exposure needs to be corrected just a bit. In the other photo, I think you should lighten up the photo a bit more and allow more shadow detail. At present, it is just too dark in the corner. Also, I think you could alter the white balance as well. For stock, the white balance should be correct. People who download can add their own colour effect.

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serg27048016vx7fAuthor

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The snow had a slightly pink tint, I don't know why it had that color. But it was because of him and some kind of natural inclusions that I photographed this branch. And the white balance was just completed for this natural shade. By itself, it would not have been of interest to me if it was just with white snow. And in the second photo, I specifically darkened the shadows.

Abambo

Community Expert

And in the second photo, I specifically darkened the shadows.

By @serg27048016vx7f

No problem with that, but it does not improve the picture. You should keep structure in the image.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Abambo

Community Expert

Congratulations for getting them pass on other stock providers. That is, again, a good example that quality control is more stringent here than elsewhere and that the potential buyer has more chances to buy a correct picture here.

Your first has an artefacts issue and is underexposed as seen on the histogram.

Your second is simply missing details in the shadows. It's a nice picture, but you need to redo that one with some light on your main subject.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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serg27048016vx7fAuthor

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These are not artifacts in the photo, the snow had a slightly pink tint, I don't know why it had such a color. But it was because of him and some kind of natural inclusions that I photographed this branch. By itself, it would not have been of interest to me if it was just with white snow. And in the second photo, I specifically darkened the shadows.