Understanding the concept of "Similar Images"

[coffeeman_L]

Hello.

The above pencil tiger portrait failed review due to "Similar Images Already Submitted".

When I searched my archive of images named tiger that I had previously submitted to Adobe Stock, I found the following:

I still can't understand what is meant by "Similar Images" and what is not.

For example, about a week ago, another friend opened a topic on the forum because he couldn't see his own work, me and other friends said that he couldn't see it because there were some restrictions for Turkey, maybe you remember.

When I looked at that friend's archive, his approved visual portfolio consisted of a groom and a bride's designs, in the form of drawings from beginning to end, with small differences. Hundreds of images like this.

Or at one point, I somehow came across another participant's portfolio, there were maybe 30 photos of a young woman and a young man in a factory, again with small differences, approved: The location is the same, the people are the same, their clothes and accessories are the same, etc.

As I said at the beginning, what are "Similar Images" and what are not, how can I learn this?

Thank you.

[daniellei4510]

No one can understand this recent development. Over the past seven days, I've had two dozen "similar" images rejected. Mostly photorealistic portraits, which I specialize in, but never of the same model. Poses can be similar, yes, but they simply don't "jive" with the description of what is meant by similar (e.g., different colored backgrounds of the same image, or the same model in similar poses, and no more than three, etc. My abstract and wallpaper images (which I loathe making) have been regularly accepted. I also suspected some portraits would be rejected along with others, but they were accepted.. There is simply no logic or pattern that I have been able to determine as to why this is happening.

A month or two from now, I will be resubmitting a couple of the rejected images, along with new titles and more extensive keywords, to see if anything changes.

[coffeeman_L]

Moreover, this issue is quite important, as far as I know, the "Similar Images" problem can even lead to the closure/suspension of the participant's account.

[daniellei4510]

No. Won't happen. I suppose that if I re-submitted all 24 rejections to date, without making any changes, that might raise a flag. But given that so many individuals are experiencing this issue at the moment, that's not likely to happen. Email contributor support. I have. Maybe if enough contributors experiencing this issue do so, Adobe will look into the issue. Maybe. 

[coffeeman_L]

Just now, my minimalist image - the jumping fish on the left above - was rejected again for similar content. When I searched for "fish" among my previous submissions, I found the following:

I couldn't find anything similar in searches like "minimalist", "vector", "dolphin", "sea".

I can't understand anything.

[daniellei4510]

It's gotten so bad, I went ahead and created a whole new category in Lightroom.

By the way, for some silly reason, I can't "Upvote" anymore. Anywhere, including Reddit. Except from my laptop. So just assume I upvoted any of your posts until I figure this out. 😉