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takestock



« on: April 28, 2008, 13:06 »
Just wondering if any of you have ever had a toned image ie. Sepia etc. accepted by an agency?


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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2008, 13:41 »
I haven't even tried. It could only reduce the market size if accepted. Most users can easily tone stuff in Photoshop.


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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2008, 13:42 »
I've have one at iStock but its only had one download. Its kinda strange though

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/4264253_sepia_shoes.php?id=4264253

and one at dreamstime with low downloads too

http://www.dreamstime.com/sepia-tea-room-image996043

I think most designers can do a sepia on any color shot, but a sepia is just a sepia.

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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2008, 13:47 »
I have a few sepia and selenium toned images accepted at most agencies. The result of goofing around with the built-in Lightroom presets. Not my hottest sellers though.

Easy enough for a designer to do but I don't think the shot would have been accepted in the first place sans effect. (at least in my case)
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Lizard



« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2008, 19:59 »
Quote from: PenelopeB on April 28, 2008, 13:42
I've have one at iStock but its only had one download. Its kinda strange though

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/object/4264253_sepia_shoes.php?id=4264253

and one at dreamstime with low downloads too

http://www.dreamstime.com/sepia-tea-room-image996043

I think most designers can do a sepia on any color shot, but a sepia is just a sepia.

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Penny



I don't think so. Maybe a sepia is just a sepia , but any sepia is not even near to a properly  toned image and there are people out there there who mastered that part of photography working for hours even days on their images trying every possible solution for the final work.

And I'm sure that if they give the originals to designers,  most of them wouldn't came up to a solution thats even similar to the artist work.


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Phil



« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2008, 22:14 »
Quote from: takestock on April 28, 2008, 13:06
Just wondering if any of you have ever had a toned image ie. Sepia etc. accepted by an agency?

I have plenty, I dont think I ever get rejections because it being sepia or black and white.  And for some images sepia is a lot nicer or more appropriate than colour (IMO).   I dont think my sepia stuff sells or is accepted any better or worse than colour.  But to put that in context the images that to me lend them themselves to sepia (ie old stuff) aren't subjects that are big sellers.  (I couldn't image andresr's business / lifestyle shots in sepia  Wink)

Phil

Oh, dont submit both sepia and colour versions on same day Smiley


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« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2008, 05:36 »
Quote from: Lizard on April 28, 2008, 19:59


I don't think so. Maybe a sepia is just a sepia , but any sepia is not even near to a properly  toned image and there are people out there there who mastered that part of photography working for hours even days on their images trying every possible solution for the final work.

And I'm sure that if they give the originals to designers,  most of them wouldn't came up to a solution thats even similar to the artist work.



"a sepia is just a sepia"

What I meant was that once sepia-ed and saved as a jpg, you can't convert it back to colour, unless you have the original. As a designer, I would rather buy a colour photo and do it myself so I still have two choices. Thats all.  I love sepia, but to me its more of an art form.

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P


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