Well, I failed my first quality control (QC) at Alamy. It was one of my artichoke pictures. I'm not sure which because I don't use a common naming scheme between Alamy and my Flickr account. I've got the image at home and I can figure it out there.
The rejection reasons were:
Interpolation artifacts
Soft or lacking definition
Well, perhaps they didn't like my depth of field regarding the Soft or Lacking Definition. I'll have to take a closer look regarding the interpolation artifacts too.
It looks like I should drag a strobe out to the garden for my next shots. There wasn't a ton of light for this artichoke and thats why I used a large aperture and hence the shallow depth of field. Again, when I get home I'll confirm exactly which artichoke picture was rejected and throw that one up here.
I was starting to think I was invincible on Alamy... no sales though. I am up to 15 views. The nice thing about the views from Alamy is they tell you what the key words were, this helps you to figure out what the customers are actually looking for and if you're missing the mark.
UPDATE: I had a second rejection on another artichoke shot so I pulled them and resubmitted. That submission was approved this morning. I guess I'll go back with more light or take another look at the shot to get some more dept of field in there.
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