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« on: June 04, 2013, 23:44 »
I think the "every man and his dog" comment is a big part of it.
portrait and wedding photographers are also moaning about the price drop they have to make to stay competitive with those non-pros who've entered their world, dropped standards and dropped prices.
477
« on: June 04, 2013, 20:31 »
Newspapers are probably the most used reflecors in photography at all times.
I remember at college our teacher saying something like this but personally, AFM the styrofoam box lid far outweighs the newspaper as a reflector. yes, I think SS and iS (and DT) have their own styles, I don't see that as a bad thing as it gives each site its own flavour. I sell things on 123 that don't sell anywhere else, it's weird but I like it that way. It means most of what you shoot will find a home somewhere.
478
« on: June 04, 2013, 17:36 »
ja, with the right angle you could have used the paper as a reflector.
then you would have gotten no shadows on his neck and a couple of steps that would have kept the paper in dof.
at that angle the paper would still be reflecting light. i doubt very much a reflected newspaper would remove that shadow caused by the sun. and your subject would probably be squinting... dunno, perhaps they just didn't like it, but they don't have a "we're just not that in this" button to press?  someone does have something like that "we aren't interested in this image"... is it DP? makes me smile.
479
« on: June 04, 2013, 05:04 »
i'll have to look into it one day, when I feel like banging my head against something - i dislike making websites.
480
« on: June 04, 2013, 03:20 »
adds a little diversity to your port on different sites
This is a good philosophy!
I should learn to think more like this 
it's either that or bang your head against the table. (wasn't the ponke's last avatar) yeah, it's a bit of a rubbish reason, but they don't want it.
481
« on: June 03, 2013, 19:32 »
I predict Xanox won't leave this site, no matter you say.
482
« on: June 03, 2013, 19:03 »
I've got all of my stock site bookmarks set to open to the earnings. Maybe I'm missing something here! 
if you set DT to the home page you get an overview of what's going on, plus the assignment, plus the free pic, plus you can see if your earnings have changed. there's even a pop up box that informs you of sales, although it's usually 24hours behind real time (or is it cos I live in the future? ).
483
« on: June 03, 2013, 18:56 »
^ I wonder what happened, that was over a year ago.
484
« on: June 03, 2013, 18:20 »
i've had a few weird rejections, asking for artists' property release on generic items. I recently did a little shoot for a giftware shop and anything that was generic enough I threw into stock. some of the stuff is no doubt banged out by the millions in China, hardly a bespoke artistic item! (another was a "yum" tag on a cupcake) meh, their sandbox; others have accepted them. adds a little diversity to your port on different sites
485
« on: June 02, 2013, 21:18 »
Have gotten much more use out of my gorilla pod than than my monopod ... but, the monopod is more useful for action, moving targets, longer lenses.
If it's something you would use a tripod for ... I vote for the gorilla.
i have a gorilla pod, never used it... i think i really want the monopod for using my 80-200, it's just so heavy.
486
« on: June 02, 2013, 20:22 »
There you go.
But when you are out and about, with stock in mind.
There are difficult shots, such as those that collide with your family, and then there are easy stock photos.
Roadsigns, waste, aircraft engines and conveyor belts.
Dont forget the easy ones.
A mosquito in the bathroom may be many times more valuable than the splendid view over the habor in Hong Kong.
And some blurred shallow dof shots down the aisle of the plane might earn back the tickets.
not sure why anyone gave you a - for that. great advice. and I couldn't agree more, I'm still hoping to take that "easy" shot that sells and sells (I shot my feet at the beach last summer that is selling every day at SS, but hardly paying for the fuel to get there yet). I won't bother with landscapes, NZ has been done to death. plus, they really aren't my thing.
487
« on: June 02, 2013, 20:14 »
I have my top 4 stock sites open each morning so I check in and see what I earned while I slept. and I get to see what kooky photo DT have featured for the day. always a surprise.
488
« on: June 02, 2013, 06:19 »
^ thanks for that Beach Bum, was feeling a bit alone here.
489
« on: June 02, 2013, 06:07 »
I have had a monopod for years... some kind of manfroto thing. I rarely use it. Whereas I use the tripod all the time.
A monopod is almost useless, without a ball head, and the head from my tripod cannot fit onto the monopod.
So I suggest you look into both ballheads and pods.
The 1/4 inch screw is the most important thing, and in metric countries its not so easy to find.
Then monopods dont really stabilize the camera as a tripod does. It helps, but it wont work in low light conditions as would the tripod.
If you have a VR lens and a relatively modern camera, that alone should compensate enough and you wouldnt need a monopod. The advantage of VR far supercedes a monopod.
And if everything else fails, then just take shaken "authentic" photos, they are in demand many places. ;-)
actually the monopod i'm looking at will take the head i have my current tripod. or the camera (or lens) will just screw in. that's pretty convenient.
490
« on: June 01, 2013, 21:04 »
we don't have global laws (even though many US "rules" are adopted by other nations), but Google isn't a monopoly, there are other search engines, just not as good.
ditto for MicroSoft. They weren't a monopoly at all, just offered a good product at the best price and the US govt saw a loophole for a cash grab? pretty shameless really, although it's certainly what the Aussie govt would do.
Google offer a great service and if weren't a photographer I'd be thrilled with the new ways to download images off the internet. At my girls' Primary School they are learning that the way you get images is to search on Google Images, and the teacher even said, "if they're on Google images you can use them". OMG. the misinformation! think about that: hundreds of millions of future consumers being misinformed like that from such a young age.
491
« on: June 01, 2013, 19:53 »
well i'm still small fry, building port so it's no surprise, May was a great month with a few BME and BMY.
492
« on: June 01, 2013, 19:47 »
Gillian
Keep at it - that is the only secret I know.
I just produced a graph that I will post a bit later today that plots the number of online files on SS against the earnings per online file. The number has grown over the past 2 years (more than doubled the number of files for sale), and the great news is that the earnings per online file has stayed static - maybe even gone up a bit. It was $0.25 in May, but is normally around $0.22.
What all that means (for my sort of portfolio at least) is that my income is almost directly proportional to the number of images I have available for sale - take more pictures (of the same quality) and you get more money.
Steve
thanks for sharing.
493
« on: June 01, 2013, 19:43 »
oh thanks for all the replies. i don't want to take my manfrotto tripod as we're a family of 7 (taking grandparents too), we are flying, and we are all travelling super light with very small bags (think: fitting that many bags in a car) and my manfrotto bag is large. the monopod will easily slide into my suitcase. we're travelling to Sydney and Melbourne this winter but in our own car, so I can take my serious tripod no worries. yes, i watched Yuri's vid on a monopod for shooting and I couldn't agree more: using a big lens requires the extra stabilisation IMHO. i bought my 80-200 2.8 years ago and couldn't quite afford the 70-200 with image stabilising. such is life. an $89 monopod is a good solution. Also remember there are plenty of places now that no longer let you set up a tripod. I am getting one, so no need to talk me out of it. 
494
« on: June 01, 2013, 19:33 »
mine's at 20/day, that's still plenty.
495
« on: June 01, 2013, 03:41 »
lol, so true! it's an insult to us that writers can take good photos, like anyone with a camera is a photographer (reminds of the statement made by yahoo woman last week).
496
« on: June 01, 2013, 02:10 »
oh that's ludicrous, surely after their first batch of blurry, poorly lit images they'll realise their folly?
497
« on: June 01, 2013, 01:40 »
ja, let's keep it OT. i've never shot kissing people but i'll put it on my "to do" list
498
« on: June 01, 2013, 01:04 »
lol at you guys, when did i say kissing is euwww. I said those images of the kissing are a bit icky.
perhaps look at The Notebook for a wonderful kissing shot that is full of far more emotion that the one up the other day. s'ok, it's gone now. DT certainly does have an interesting style about it, so not my style.
499
« on: June 01, 2013, 00:44 »
I'm heading off overseas in a few months and as much as I would like to I won't take my Manfrotto tripod so as to reduce luggage in the hire car. I've been wanting a monopod for ages so this trip will finally force me to purchase one.
But, which one? my local camera store has the Manfrotto 294A3 for $89. It only weighs 53g and is compact at 59cm. however for the same money i can order online elsewhere and purchase the 680B (3 or 4 sections).
We do get slightly diff versions in Australia versus elsewhere and one tip the clever geek informed was that the 294 has a 'standard' chair foot rubber size, meaning when the bottom rubber inevitably gets lost, i can go to my local hardware store and buy a replacement for a few bucks, whereas the other sizes are european and so unlikely to be as easy to find.
Of course i'd love the cool one with the squeezy grip, and I know choosing a tripod on its weight is wrong, but in this case i've got travel weight limits to consider. I'm not buying a head for it either, as I want it to slip inside my suitcase with ease.
500
« on: May 31, 2013, 23:28 »
congratulations, love your varied port!
I was super thrilled to crack $100 for the first time, lol. onwards and upwards, your port is 7x bigger than mine, so I'd better get back to work.
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