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Title: Looking for images
Post by: Bateleur on April 04, 2008, 10:40

For once the boot's on the other foot for me ... I'm looking for suitable images.

I've written a book on photography, which is due to be published in the UK later this year, and I'm trying to illustrate it with as many photos of my own as possible.

But I can't cover everything. So I'm looking for  images to illustrate certain techniques.

At the moment I'm on the sports photography chapter and I need:

1)  A photo of amateurs playing a sport, any sport. That doesn't mean to say that they must be doing ridiculous things, but they must clearly be amateurs. So, a shot of footballers in a packed stadium just won't work.

2)  Two images of some high-speed sport (e.g. motor/motorcycle/horse racing) one using a low shutter speed and panning to give motion blur, the other at a high shutter speed to freeze action. Must be the same sport for both.

3)  Players or spectators showing some sort of emotion - anger, joy, frustration, etc.

4)  An alternative sports image, strong graphically - track markings, equipment, seats in a stadium or similar

5)  An image of an offbeat sport - tiddelywinks, cheese-rolling, bog-snorkelling, dwile flonking, whatever.

If anyone on the forum's got anything suitable let me know. I'd like to give first chance to fellow microstock groupies (and it saves me searching endlessly  :)  ).

The publisher has an account with Fotolia, so it would be simplest if stuff is with them. But I may be able to persuade them to use another agency or even go private if the image is right.

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: lobby on April 04, 2008, 11:08

take a look at these images

that's from my fotolia portofolio

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: leaf on April 04, 2008, 11:13

(http://www.dreamstime.com/galloping-horse-thumb4258382.jpg) (http://www.dreamstime.com/galloping-horse-image4258382)

(http://www.dreamstime.com/running-horse-thumb3370106.jpg) (http://www.dreamstime.com/running-horse-image3370106)

all barrel racing pics (http://www.dreamstime.com/search.php?srh_field=barrel+racing&firstvalue=barrel+racing&lastsearchvalue=barrel+racing&x=0&y=0&s_ph=y&s_il=y&s_sm=all&s_rf=y&s_ed=y&s_st=new&memso=y&s_cf=0&s_catid=&s_cliid=&s_colid=&memorize_search=1&s_exc=&s_sp=leaf&s_sl1=y&s_sl2=y&s_sl3=y&s_sl4=y&s_sl5=y&s_rsf=0&s_rst=7&s_clc=y&s_clm=y&s_orp=y&s_ors=y&s_orl=y&s_orw=y)


(http://www.dreamstime.com/rock-climbing-thumb2788870.jpg) (http://www.dreamstime.com/rock-climbing-image2788870)

Rock climbing pics (http://www.dreamstime.com/search.php?srh_field=rock+climbing&firstvalue=rock+climbing&lastsearchvalue=barrel+racing&s_ph=y&s_il=y&s_sm=all&s_rf=y&s_ed=y&s_st=new&memso=y&s_cf=0&s_catid=&s_cliid=&s_colid=&memorize_search=1&s_exc=&s_sp=leaf&s_sl1=y&s_sl2=y&s_sl3=y&s_sl4=y&s_sl5=y&s_rsf=0&s_rst=7&s_clc=y&s_clm=y&s_orp=y&s_ors=y&s_orl=y&s_orw=y)

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: Pixart on April 04, 2008, 11:52

Ichiro frequenst this forum and has some great hockey shots.  A few with motion blur as well.  Here's his link at DT, sorry no time to search at FT.  If you narrow it down to just hockey, about 3 pages.

http://www.dreamstime.com/ichiro17_info (http://www.dreamstime.com/ichiro17_info)

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: cfarmer on April 04, 2008, 13:59

here are a few that may work...

running track
http://us.fotolia.com/id/6111206
http://us.fotolia.com/id/6111156
http://us.fotolia.com/id/6111148
http://us.fotolia.com/id/6125651

outdoor basketball net
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4936193
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4936170

outdoor tennis court
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4898508
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4898463
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4898404

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: madelaide on April 04, 2008, 18:40

A request in MSG, how nice!  :)

Here are my submissions:
Water aerobics - 1 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/1951762) - Water aerobics - 2 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/1951764) - Water aerobics - 3 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/1951766) - Water aerobics - 4 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/2386822)
(http://static-p4.fotolia.com/jpg/00/01/95/17/110_F_1951762_GOlzN2PQwJpCEkc8sFldeX3mfXY4wK.jpg) (http://static-p4.fotolia.com/jpg/00/01/95/17/110_F_1951764_Hp3nJKCibyL0st4RJKLMNtHvIKqDj7.jpg)  (http://static-p4.fotolia.com/jpg/00/01/95/17/110_F_1951766_82m91PmIohZaxTUVXY4nJph5JKrrFG.jpg)  (http://static-p3.fotolia.com/jpg/00/02/38/68/110_F_2386822_u0F7UWtGHnf3mfXRXmAXYZ5phRxKi5.jpg)
 
Stadium seats (http://us.fotolia.com/id/4131511)
(http://static-p4.fotolia.com/jpg/00/04/13/15/110_F_4131511_bjShu4g26BZ88xLDrrEtLuX2gwuwNy1o.jpg)

Tennis court (http://us.fotolia.com/id/2728533)
(http://static-p4.fotolia.com/jpg/00/02/72/85/110_F_2728533_aXvIJxLMsFGQnGwJphD5cLVstPZwKL.jpg)

Swimming pool - 3 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/2889414)
(http://static-p3.fotolia.com/jpg/00/02/88/94/110_F_2889414_Fe1k70Ntl91kGnAg3RxpCDjk8rNtHn.jpg)

This one was rejected in FT long ago.  I'll try to resubmit it.

Marathon man (http://www.stockxpert.com/browse.phtml?f=view&id=335446)
(http://images.stockxpert.com/pic/m/m/ma/madelaide/335446_46650330.jpg)

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: Bateleur on April 05, 2008, 12:37

Thanks everyone. I knew you'd come up trumps. There's a whole pile of pictures to look through. I wish I could use them all  :-) 

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: Peter on April 05, 2008, 12:52

for your 4th request:

how about this one (please by large size, hehe, just joking! :D)

http://www.fotolia.com/id/6309575

(http://i32.tinypic.com/2j2jdl1.jpg)

also available blue version:
http://www.fotolia.com/id/6309730

other:

amateur sailing:
http://www.fotolia.com/id/3817027

(http://i32.tinypic.com/2zr0pab.jpg)

stadium seats:
(http://i25.tinypic.com/291gvma.jpg)

http://www.fotolia.com/id/3427033


maybe a title for your chapter:  ;D

(http://i30.tinypic.com/30llx6f.jpg)
http://www.fotolia.com/id/4392640

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: vikavalter on April 05, 2008, 13:05

(http://69.90.174.248/photos/display_pic_with_logo/74708/74708,1189750988,2.jpg)  (http://69.90.174.249/photos/display_pic_with_logo/74708/74708,1167246538,2.jpg)

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: vonkara on April 05, 2008, 14:19

I have an Olympics lightbox that I made a for while now. There some of mine and other people.

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=2888748

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: le_cyclope on April 05, 2008, 19:52

Quote from: forwardcom on April 04, 2008, 11:08

take a look at these images

2 women 50 meters race

www.fotolia.com/id/401942
www.fotolia.com/id/401724

Hey Vangelis,
I really like your race shot!  ;D

(always double check!!! )

Claude

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: w7lwi on April 05, 2008, 20:15

These are on BigStock, DT, IS and SS.  If any interest, drop me a pm and I'll send you the link.

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: Seren on April 06, 2008, 04:43

I can try and push everything through to my fotolia portfolio if they want to buy it...

Got this one for motion panning if you like...
(http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2486176/2/istockphoto_2486176_playboating.jpg)

And this one for an amateur doing sport?  Got loads that could fit this brief too, rock climbers, could even dig through my sunday league football shots if you wanted something like that.

(http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3676862/2/istockphoto_3676862_archery.jpg)

Some sports (http://"http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&text=sport+or+adventure+or+kayaking&oldtext=&textDisambiguation=&oldTextDisambiguation=&majorterms=%7B%22csv%22%3A%22%22%2C%22conjunction%22%3A%22AND%22%7D&fileTypeSizePrice=%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22Image%22%2C%22size%22%3A%22All%22%2C%22priceOption%22%3Anull%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22Video%22%2C%22size%22%3A%22All%22%2C%22priceOption%22%3Anull%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22Flash%22%2C%22size%22%3Anull%2C%22priceOption%22%3A%22All%22%7D%2C%7B%22type%22%3A%22Illustration+%5BVector%5D%22%2C%22size%22%3Anull%2C%22priceOption%22%3A%22All%22%7D%5D&showPeople=0&printAvailable=0&exclusiveArtists=0&extendedLicense=&illustrationLimit=Exactly&flashLimit=Exactly&showDeactivatedFiles=0&membername=&userID=943030&lightboxID=0&downloaderID=0&approverID=0&clearanceBin=&color=&copySpace=%7B%22Tolerance%22%3A1%2C%22Matrix%22%3A%5B%5D%7D&orientation=7&minWidth=0&minHeight=0&showTitle=1&showContributor=&showFileNumber=1&showDownload=1&enableLoupe=1&order=Downloads&perPage=&within=1")

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: digiology on April 06, 2008, 09:51

some stadium seats
http://www.fotolia.com/id/1304079
http://www.fotolia.com/id/1304072

hockey
http://www.fotolia.com/id/6124415
http://www.fotolia.com/id/2262500
http://www.fotolia.com/id/1737253

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: madelaide on April 06, 2008, 19:16

They approved Marathon man (http://us.fotolia.com/id/7051288) this time:
(http://static-p3.fotolia.com/jpg/00/07/05/12/110_F_7051288_VsPyypwPVj7nCI3lxhMHXYztg1nCbFMw.jpg)

I have just observed that images in the "Infinite collection" show a black FT logo next to them in searches.

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: Bateleur on April 07, 2008, 00:36

Thanks once more everyone. You've given me a great selection to look at and send to publisher.

Quote from: Seren on April 06, 2008, 04:43

...  could even dig through my sunday league football shots if you wanted something like that.

Sure. If you're willing, that sounds interesting. I'm particularly keen to find an image that clearly says 'amateur sports'. Unfortunately I'm also running up against a deadline  :(

Thanks again everyone.

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: cfarmer on April 07, 2008, 12:10

Here are a few from my port for youth/amateur sports for baseball and football...
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4724501
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4692029
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4682025
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4724690
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4958357
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4958368
http://us.fotolia.com/id/4958386

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: Peter on April 07, 2008, 12:23

Quote from: cfarmer on April 07, 2008, 12:10

Here are a few from my port for youth/amateur sports for baseball and football...
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4724501[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4692029[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4682025[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4724690[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4958357[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4958368[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4958386[/url]

you are funny man. those links are wrong. only you can see those! lol! hhhhh. put links from your portfolio.

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: Bateleur on April 07, 2008, 15:03

Quote from: cfarmer on April 07, 2008, 12:10

Here are a few from my port for youth/amateur sports for baseball and football...
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4724501[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4692029[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4682025[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4724690[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4958357[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4958368[/url]
[url]http://us.fotolia.com/Member/IndexContent/4958386[/url]

Sorry ... those links take me nowhere

Title: Re: Looking for images
Post by: cfarmer on April 07, 2008, 15:53

I corrected the links.  Sorry about that.  I'm new to the forums and still learning about posting.