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Rejected Photo Samples

Community Beginner ,
May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021

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I am new to this community and uploaded a substantial quantity of photots to get my portfoio going. 75 of them were rejectwed, and I have attched a few to get an idea what technical difficulties would get these rejected, as Adobe provides no input for rejection.

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Community Beginner , May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021

Signatures or watermarks are not allowed.

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Community Expert , May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021

Like @kirkandmimi said, watermarks are not allowed.

Your photo is nice but here are the problems. Look at the photo below and you will see what I mean. The left side is your photo; the right side has my alterations.

The second photo has similar issues plus to much color saturation and a touch of magenta on the horizon.

 

1. The horizon is not level.

2. The photo is overexposed.

3. The details in the sky are missing.

4. There is no depth (caused by lack of shadows) in the wave.

5. Lack of details

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May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021

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Signatures or watermarks are not allowed.

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Community Beginner ,
May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021

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Thanks for the tidbit!

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May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021

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Like @kirkandmimi said, watermarks are not allowed.

Your photo is nice but here are the problems. Look at the photo below and you will see what I mean. The left side is your photo; the right side has my alterations.

The second photo has similar issues plus to much color saturation and a touch of magenta on the horizon.

 

1. The horizon is not level.

2. The photo is overexposed.

3. The details in the sky are missing.

4. There is no depth (caused by lack of shadows) in the wave.

5. Lack of details in the water dropplets.

 

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Community Beginner ,
May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021

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Thank you for the info and tips. Not sure why it is appearing like this on your side, as my image is much like the image on the right, with the exception of the horizon is fairly whited out. Also I do not have the amount of definition on some of the water droplets, as you mentioned, but he water coloring is almsot completely identiticle. Great detail on the sky and droplets, and I will get back to the "Drawing board"! Also to undo all my signatures!

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Community Expert ,
May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021

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As you can see, there is a difference. Could it be that your monitor is not calibrated?
For photography, it is especially important. Here is the device I use.
Color Calibration for Photographers and Designers | Datacolor

After all, you want to be seeing what the consumer is seeing.

The sky is because I decreased the highlights which brings back overexposed details.

I increased the sharpnes of the water drops.

 

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Community Beginner ,
May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021

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Thanks for all the feedback. I appreciate our points and will definitely check that calibration tool out. I am working off a Surface Studio 2 and it was night and day from my Surface Book. Next step will be to ensure color calibration! 

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Community Expert ,
May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021

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To add to @RALPH_L's analyses: Your picture is grainy, has a lot of noise:

Abambo_0-1620925473148.png

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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Community Expert ,
May 12, 2021 May 12, 2021

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I agree with the previous feedback regarding the quality of the image. My approach when I first started submitting images was to go slow. I submitted 6-10 per day, waited for feedback, studied and corrected the rejected ones if possible, then reassessed whether the next batch was "good enough". I had previously submitted images to Getty, but I have found that Adobe is far more discriminating. Throughout this process, my eye became trained to detect defects that I had never noticed before. Now, I get 90-95% of my images accepted, whereas in the beginning 25-30% were getting rejected.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Community Beginner ,
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Thank you for your feedback. Great points to work a few at a time. Now that I understand some of the rules a little better, I am on this approach. Also between schoolwork and work work, I have little time to work extra projects! I also agree, after really focusing on some images taken, they need more work.

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