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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Newbie Discussion => Topic started by: Dan on November 20, 2009, 10:54
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Are photos with mirrored effects stock worthy? I have a few - just wondering. Should i upload one here for you to see?
edit: changed the title of the thread.
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Yes, some mirrored with water shots are quite popular.
also, check out this thread about giving your threads a good subject :)
http://www.microstockgroup.com/newby-discussion/things-to-remember-when-starting-a-new-thread/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/newby-discussion/things-to-remember-when-starting-a-new-thread/)
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Are photos with mirrored effects stock worthy?
If you mean full-body standing models or products isolated over white with a faint reflection under it in the white: it looks nice on thumbs but for the designer that wants to make a composite, it's more work to re-isolate the bottom of the object.
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Be sure to use the "flood" filter too. Inspectors love that ;) .
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I have a few images with reflections that are doing fairly well. But they are not done with "effects", the reflections are REAL.
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sorry....what is the flood filter? ::)
thanks,
simone
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Are photos with mirrored effects stock worthy?
If you mean full-body standing models or products isolated over white with a faint reflection under it in the white: it looks nice on thumbs but for the designer that wants to make a composite, it's more work to re-isolate the bottom of the object.
Exactly why I don't understand the use of the reflection. Let the designers do their own. But it also mean that there is probably lots of bloggers or newbie designers, because many of those sell...
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Only one way to find out, submit them. Remember DT will punish you for having images rejected by lowering your standing in the search so submit everywhere else first to see if it;s worth a try there.
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Thanks for the info. (DT would never get them after the way they treated me - but that's another story).
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sorry....what is the flood filter? ::)
thanks,
simone
http://www.flamingpear.com/flood.html (http://www.flamingpear.com/flood.html)
BTW, I am quite sure that Sean was being sarcastic :)
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Thanks for the info. (DT would never get them after the way they treated me - but that's another story).
Good, I have nothing but bad things to say about them. But for other new contributors DT is one that will push your images to the back of the search if you have a low acceptance rate, as far as I know no one else will do this. If you want to experiment with new ideas or go out of your comfort zone I wouldn't risk it by submitting them there.
About that flood filter, I know it was soooo two years ago but do the images sell that's the important thing?
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About that flood filter, I know it was soooo two years ago but do the images sell that's the important thing?
Lol I seem to remember that effect being quite popular with buyers back then. I've played with that filter a bit on other software that has it but in the end it just screams "tacky" to me. Perhaps someday soon another filter shall rise in favour amongst the buyers that everyone in turn will copy.
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Exactly why I don't understand the use of the reflection. Let the designers do their own.
You cant fake a REAL reflection. REAL reflections are many times quite complicated. And they don't look tacky in same way as reflections done in software.
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Good, I have nothing but bad things to say about them. But for other new contributors DT is one that will push your images to the back of the search if you have a low acceptance rate, as far as I know no one else will do this. If you want to experiment with new ideas or go out of your comfort zone I wouldn't risk it by submitting them there.
i never knew that. how low is the acceptance rate before they start to penalize you?
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Here is mine from two day before, without flood filter... ;)
(http://thumb7.shutterstock.com.edgesuite.net/display_pic_with_logo/208108/208108,1258572795,1/stock-photo-landscape-in-hdr-technique-with-calm-water-and-reflection-on-it-41170987.jpg)
or this:
(http://thumb10.shutterstock.com.edgesuite.net/display_pic_with_logo/208108/208108,1258572215,1/stock-photo-panorama-with-boats-somewhere-in-croatia-adriatic-sea-41170978.jpg)
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sorry....what is the flood filter? ::)
thanks,
simone
[url]http://www.flamingpear.com/flood.html[/url] ([url]http://www.flamingpear.com/flood.html[/url])
BTW, I am quite sure that Sean was being sarcastic :)
Thanks for that - I also had no idea, but now have people looking at me strangely because I can't stop laughing. I love this line: "Inundate the landscape and submerge your friends. "
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Good, I have nothing but bad things to say about them. But for other new contributors DT is one that will push your images to the back of the search if you have a low acceptance rate, as far as I know no one else will do this. If you want to experiment with new ideas or go out of your comfort zone I wouldn't risk it by submitting them there.
i never knew that. how low is the acceptance rate before they start to penalize you?
That one I don't know. I stopped uploading there and mainly only deal with IS and SS now, both of which I'm pretty sure don't penalize you for your acceptance rates but IS does keep a record so maybe it affects you there too?