Wooden mannequin mastering a challenge © Carsten Reisinger
Everyone – every single photographer had images rejected at some point so you are not alone.
In most cases the reviewer or image inspector did a proper job of evaluating your image(s) and found problems that he/she may or may not disclosed to you in the rejection notice.
In most cases you get a reason for the rejection. This gives you a good start to find the problem with the image. Your best bet is to take the rejected image, put your own watermark on it and upload it (in full resolution) to a site like Photobucket, so you can post in the critique forums and ask others for their opinion.
It’s necessary that people can see the full resolution image. This way you will get quickly a better idea what was the issue with your image.
Again, you’re asking for critique in a public forum so be prepared to get responses that might not sound very pleasant (although all members are supposed to answer in a polite way).
Once the problem has been isolated you might be able to fix it in post-processing or you have to re-shoot with the suggestions you’re being given in the forum. Then upload it again or take it as a learning experience and do it better next time you’re taking pictures.
