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istock and shutterstock vs "pro stock" sites
This thread on dpchallenge says that, “istock / shutterstock are ruining the industry”.
SharQ recommends Alamy, Corbis and other sites that sell photos on a royalty basis. istock/shutterstock sell royalty free photos so photographers could be “underselling” their photos. It’s an interesting thread and worth a read.
According to their FAQ, Alamy require 48MB tiffs (24MB for “reportage material”) which my camera might have a little trouble creating. By upscaling a 2048×1920 photo to 3584×2688 the resulting uncompressed tiff file is 28MB. *ouch* It might be a while before I submit stuff to them!
Meanwhile, in the world of the amateur photographer I’ll continue to use the “royalty free” sites such as istockphoto and shutterstock.
Here’s a thread about how well some users of those sites are getting on. Note to self, upload more photos!
20D in the dark
Garret took a photo in near dark at ISO 1600 using his Canon 20D and didn’t see any banding and very little noise. Picture came out great! Me wants, me wants, me wants!
Lots of Stories..
Sheesh! I take a few days off and the rest of the world comes up with great articles and content that I just have to read! No consideration eh? 🙂
- Top Digital Camera Newbie Mistakes to Avoid
- Cold Weather Photo Survival Guide – the worst that happened to me is coming into a warm pub – the UV filter on my camera clouded over. Easily fixed.
- Digital camera users still turn to pros for prints – I’ll more than likely always get my photos printed by a shop or online store. Last night while shopping in Tesco I noticed a photo kiosk by the main door. Prints were priced at EUR0.50 each. That’s not a great price, but as an impulse buy it might tempt me to part with some cash.
- I have a number of photos on shutterstock, and even made a few sales! The US$75 minimum payout is troubling and blueneedle has more on this. Might move elsewhere if I can earn a few dollars a month!
- halftone effect – nice
- Urban Perspectives – nice shot, I’ll be in Chicago in May!
Via Photography Blog and delicious
Lazio's Workflow
This is a nice effect although some of the controls are different or missing in the GIMP. I don’t think there’s a key-combo to “select bright areas” of a photo in the GIMP is there? I’ll post an example later if I have time!
Include monitors in the frame
In this article Mark describes how to photograph monitors and tv screens. It’s a lot more involved than I imagined but the slow shutter speed isn’t a surprise, this is:
As a side note, dogs see at about 1/125th. To them, the TV is nothing but annoying colored lines unless they have slower cognitive response.
Parish Church, Sneem Co. Kerry
This is the Parish Church in the village of Sneem. Outside were several pyramids built by James Scanlon in 1987. Nearby is a statue of Isis and a plague underneath saying:
A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT
“ISIS”
TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND
—
PRESENTED BY THE AMBASSADOR OF EGYPT
H.E. HUSSEIN MESHARAFA
10TH JULY, 1993
Sunset Over Sneem, Co. Kerry
Where were you today? I spent the day in Sneem, Co. Kerry and took several photos of this picturesque village and surrounding area. Very cold today but worth the visit just to get out and away from the world for a short while!
Starting the year right..
Lots of photographic links I’d like to read up while I have time!
- Balance the light – dealing with colour correction,
Before anyone has a cow, understand all photographic processes are corrected to what the human eye sees…. My solution isn’t for everyone, but it works. Blast the heck out of all available light with a really powerful strobe at a high synch speed, on a low ISO with a small aperture (F/22 is my favorite). Then, the color of available light isn’t an issue. ;-}
- Photographs Everywhere, But Is It Really Art? – “the eye of the beholder?”
- Take Spectacular Nighttime Photos with your Digital Camera – Part I
- Tips to enjoy digital photography and safeguard holiday memories
- How to Take Digital Photos Indoors
- Current Trends in Wedding Photography via bdp
Horse and Rider on Beach
Beautiful afternoon, horse and rider out and about. Peace.