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I can't tell you what the problem was in your case, but I have had similar experiences. 

Just my personal opinion, but I think some of the inspectors don't like to get a whole bunch of photos in a large batch.  If they inspect one or two and don't like them they are a bit more likely to toss the whole bunch.

My acceptance rates are better if I keep my batches to 10 or 15 per day.  Even better if those 10 or 15 are mixed from different shoots rather than all the same concept. 

Here is a link to some of the photos that got rejected.

http://bobbyk.smugmug.com/gallery/8818561_rXh8m/1/584031639_FTeWT

Thanks for the advice..... I will use it.

Bob Keenan

you should take care of:

low contrast
poor light
dull colors

Just seen the Fotolia blog where it seems the talk is of mass rejection of photos and acceptance of vectors. The few photos accepted are frankly shoddy quality - therefore the quality rejection excuse put out by them is implausible.

Just my 2 penneth!!

Fotolia doesn`t easily accept abstract backgrounds, so if you are giong to try and upload them they have to be top quailty and even then they will mostly be rejected.  You had some nice angles and textures but the images of bricks, and the two images with sky were a little dull thanks to the overcast sky.

Really great critiques in the above comments!  I agree with them, but will also add that  I think they are also very low demand subjects. 

Stuff you can shoot just walking around with your camera is so common and everyone and his brother uploads that.  The sites already have way more of these types of shots than they can sell. 

Don't get me wrong, Bob, your angles and compositions are great.  With some levels work and cleanup of the specs and such they would be nice looking pictures, but I don't think it is in demand as stock. 

This has already been overstated.
Rejection reasons, even as vague or canned as such you mentioned , are not really that mysterious, if you only practise a little more objectivity and lay aside your deflated ego of getting 100% rejection, or whatever.
To keep reeling over how vague the rejection reasons are is trendy and cool, but it really does nothing constructive to improve your photography , if you are that serious about working with Fotolia.

Bob Keenan has shown he was asking for inputs and he took what was provided here objectively. You can do the same too, if you want to succeed in getting more approvals. If not, as many experienced and straight shooting commentors said, then go find another site that is easy to get approval. If all you want is lots of approvals there is a whole list on the right of this forum to choose from.

Personally, I find Fotolia very picky and strict. Istock too, and all for a good reason. They want to be able to sell what they approve.  Once I convinced myself of this , I more or less get the inkling why my images would subsequently be rejected. After studying what the editors are looking for, it's really not difficult to get a fair amount approved regularly. You have to make an effort to edit your work critically and objectively.

 It won't be found simply to repeat this rant.

Correct, I was speaking in general terms as well, rather than answer to each comments individually. I contribute to those other sites you mentioned too, and yes, although I agree that some sites, incl more recently Veer Marketplace, give you an almost direct explanation to assist in re-submit.
While others are not so specific.

My point is, after a while you more or less know deep down your image MIGHT be rejected because of a certain thing. I find that nowadays after conscientiously trying to understand how each site display certain preference, dislike, ... to my images. Sometimes, you just submit the image anyway, to see if your inkling is correct. Most times Fotolia will in fact reject me on that image.

In other words, there are certain likely chances that you do get rejections, and there are other instances you know they will be approved. It comes with paying more attention to the rejections.

If I did not answer your question, it's because I wasn't. I was more or less trying to answer Bob's question, since this is his topic

Rejections are more common with Fotolia, but that's only because they are more picky to suit their buyers' need. Don't let it be negative to you, but more so, just be aware of what kinds of images they prefer. And like others said, try to stagger similar images in submission. 2 , 3 at the most per upload.
Variety works best with Fotolia.

Whatever, good luck and keep at it. Fotolia is worth it.

rofl Pixelbytes, yes I laughingly agree. When I first started in micro,  I started to drink a lot more alcohol     But nowadays with less rejections, I went from hard liquor to a casual drinker of Guinness