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retinal_camera

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« on: September 11, 2009, 18:11 »

I would like these photos reviewed so that maybe I can actually get into one of the stock photo website without getting all of the pictures rejected. I don't really like waiting 30 days to retry...it sucks. So I come to you fine fellows to critique my pics.

1
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3910948838_95a4cd0e8a_b.jpg


2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/3910224327_7841d51141_b.jpg


3
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3910223349_da3d1ec1ef_b.jpg


4
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3911004922_39df7cb991_b.jpg


5
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3910221577_e2fb81d6f8_b.jpg


6
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/3911003934_e26a405e23_b.jpg


7
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/3910219895_ab60abd7c4_b.jpg


8
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3911001186_6c45bacbaf_b.jpg


9
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3910998644_42f5d5c10a_b.jpg


10
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2667/3910213947_7355764f3c_b.jpg


11
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3910991028_7e66088161_b.jpg


12
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/3910204783_574198457d_b.jpg


13
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/3910980764_3c446cfe67_b.jpg


14
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3910979240_ea309db027_b.jpg


15
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/3910194863_0426ce1043_b.jpg


16
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3910976222_31c9468801_b.jpg


17
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3910192895_a368a612e1_b.jpg


18
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/3910974710_d4b5923dcf_b.jpg


19
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2572/3910191399_34d3d2e7bb_b.jpg


20
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3910972284_486a3bd730_b.jpg


21
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3910971836_c742004b1d_b.jpg


22
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3910970678_5d1faeff41_b.jpg


23
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3910187819_748919499b_b.jpg


24
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3910948838_95a4cd0e8a_b.jpg



Thank you for your time. Please let me know which ones have a chance and which ones do not and why.


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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2009, 19:16 »

If this is for ShutterStock, I think it would be very good to post these pictures on their forum itself. They have Photo Critiques section and their review are usually very good and ShutterStock oriented. I posted it in the forum a few times, until I got critiques that were good enough.

If this is for iStock, it is also good to get someone to post pictures in their forum.

In both cases, they are looking for a variety of subjects because they want you to prove that you can shoot diverse subjects and situations. I thin it would definitely help you to get some pictures with people in them.

Now, about some specific pictures:

1. The clouds behind are a bit burned.
3. Too tightly cropped. Might pass if supported by other subjects in the application.
5. The pole is not vertical. Try looking at every image involving the horizon or vertical lines and try to rotate the images to fix that.
9. Fix lighting in the corners (vignette).
10. Burned sky. Too tightly cropped.
11. Subject too centered.
15. Lighting. Too dark.
16. Lighting. Visible flash.
21. Too tightly cropped.
22. Nice image. I would clone out the distracting poles on the bottom of the image. Noise needs to be removed too.
24. Same as 1?

Some of the background images might be good for stock but I wouldn't submit them in the application. Overall, pictures 1, 7, 20, 22 seem like the most interesting, but I would submit a maximum of 2 or 3 for Shutterstock, or 1 for iStock.

I hope this helps.






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madelaide
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2009, 19:25 »

Retinal,

Watch out for the overexposed skies. I think 9 has a potential (perhaps not for first submission), lighting from flash on 19 is a problem. Vignetting is very strong in some images (2, 9, 18).  The edition in 7 doesn't look ok even at thumbnail, maybe because the sunshine doesn't "reach" the brick, and in it and its siblings the bottom of the sign is almost aligned with the grass edge (maybe not a big problem but makes composition a tad odd to me)

As GA said, 20 has a potential in terms of subject.  I have the impression however it suffers from purple fringing. 


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