How can I improve my photos? I don't understand what's wrong...
I'm a professional photographer and wanted to try my hand at plane spotting. I understand that this community is rigorously screened before approval, but I'm not seeing the issue with all of my photos that have gotten rejected, in particular, this photo of a business jet that hasn't been uploaded to the website yet. At first (photo 538-3), I got rejected for Dark / Underexposed, Dirty Scan / CMOS Dust spots, Vignetting not allowed. So I corrected the few last dust spots that were only visible under harsh contrast filter, and brightened the photo slightly. After I uploaded the corrected photo (538-5) I got rejected due to Over Processed / Bad postprocessing, Bad Composition (bad framing / aircraft not centered), Vignetting not allowed. I see that my photo is slightly off centered, but I've seen worse on JP, and the plane simply has slight lead room, which is more aesthetically pleasing than a tight crop at the nose of the plane.
I've read all the upload guidelines and tried following every item as close as possible, but I'm just frustrated with getting rejected over and over for photos that to me, look identical to any other photo you'd see on JP. I don't feel like the effort to take and edit photos is worth it to just keep getting rejected. Can anyone give me some critiques for this photo that won't just get rejected? TIA.
I'm a professional photographer and wanted to try my hand at plane spotting. I understand that this community is rigorously screened before approval, but I'm not seeing the issue with all of my photos that have gotten rejected, in particular, this photo of a business jet that hasn't been uploaded to the website yet. At first (photo 538-3), I got rejected for Dark / Underexposed, Dirty Scan / CMOS Dust spots, Vignetting not allowed. So I corrected the few last dust spots that were only visible under harsh contrast filter, and brightened the photo slightly. After I uploaded the corrected photo (538-5) I got rejected due to Over Processed / Bad postprocessing, Bad Composition (bad framing / aircraft not centered), Vignetting not allowed. I see that my photo is slightly off centered, but I've seen worse on JP, and the plane simply has slight lead room, which is more aesthetically pleasing than a tight crop at the nose of the plane.
I've read all the upload guidelines and tried following every item as close as possible, but I'm just frustrated with getting rejected over and over for photos that to me, look identical to any other photo you'd see on JP. I don't feel like the effort to take and edit photos is worth it to just keep getting rejected. Can anyone give me some critiques for this photo that won't just get rejected? TIA.
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