Why I built the Adobe Stock Workflow

I built TheProvenLab after spending countless hours on repetitive tasks that could run without me sitting at my laptop. The aim is to make quality work easier, so there is more time for the things that move the work forward.

The Adobe Stock Workflow puts that idea into a specific process. It brings reusable prompts, spreadsheets, instructions and a Photoshop finishing script together, with a defined handoff between each stage.

A workflow needs more than a prompt

A prompt can help with a task, but it still needs the right inputs and somewhere to put the outputs. If those pieces are missing, you can end up rebuilding the same setup the next time.

That is why the product includes a topic log, a prompt-sheet template, examples for metadata, numbered instructions and a finishing template. The files are designed to work together as a sequence.

You still configure your file locations and check that your workspace has the necessary tools. Prompts cannot enable tools or permissions that are missing.

The five stages, in order

1. Topic research: identify five topics and keep the topic log updated.
2. Prompts and metadata: prepare scene prompts, a completed workbook and a matching CSV.
3. Image generation: generate and save the original PNGs with their batch documents.
4. Upscaling: start a 4x JPG batch in Upscayl and wait for it to finish.
5. Photoshop processing: use the filters template and script to produce the finished JPGs.

The default planning setup is forty scenes for each of five topics, giving two hundred planned images. That is a batch size, not a promise that every image will be suitable for submission.

The filenames connect the stages

Each image keeps its batch and sequence identity through the process. The originals, upscaled files, finished exports and metadata can therefore be traced back to the same item.

The folder structure separates the stages while keeping them inside one batch. Source documents stay with the images so the next task does not start with a search for a missing sheet.

You can see that structure in the guide to organising an Adobe Stock image workflow.

What the finishing tools do

The Photoshop script places each upscaled image into the supplied IMAGE FILTERS template, keeps its filter group and exports a JPG into the finished folder. It preserves the image identity needed by the metadata CSV and records export outcomes.

The template remains editable. Its canvas and filters affect the finished files, so they need checking before a large batch. Different shapes can crop at the edges when an image is fitted to the canvas.

The Photoshop batch-processing article explains how to approach that check.

What stays in your hands

You choose which results are worth keeping. You inspect the final images, correct metadata, check rights and submission settings, and upload to Adobe Stock yourself.

The workflow does not submit images for you. It does not guarantee acceptance, sales or a particular amount of time saved. Adobe reviews submissions, and individual images still need individual attention.

That review belongs in the process. Repeating a finishing step is different from deciding that an image is accurate, useful and ready to submit.

Check the software before starting

The early stages need an AI workspace with web research and tools that can create spreadsheets and CSV files. Image generation also needs generation and local file tools. The Upscayl stage needs computer-control access to the installed application.

The finishing stage uses desktop Adobe Photoshop on Windows or Mac. Excel is optional for viewing the workbooks. An Adobe Stock Contributor account is needed for the final upload.

These applications, accounts and any required subscriptions are separate from the digital files. Check the product’s software requirements against your own setup.

A better starting point for the next batch

The goal is a process you can return to: a fresh batch number, the latest topic log, clear inputs and a consistent place for the outputs.

Explore the Adobe Stock Workflow to see the included files, or visit the creative-workflow guide to identify a repeatable task in your own work.