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Messages - rimglow
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476
« on: April 24, 2012, 12:25 »
I wonder if it would be advantageous to be able to opt in for clients to be able to contact us for Logos & PNGs?
477
« on: April 19, 2012, 07:03 »
shall one feather the selection first before saving it to a path? or save the path first then apply the feather option to make the outline looks more natural?
Do not attempt to convert your selection to a path. The path will be so inaccurate that it will be worthless.
478
« on: April 18, 2012, 13:38 »
I think we agree. When you convert the path to a selection it is not feathered. The buyer would have to do that. But, for submission purposes, the image must have a slight soft edge, even though using the supplied clipping path will bring it back to a hard edge. Kind of silly they make you go though all that.
479
« on: April 18, 2012, 09:13 »
As far as I can remember trying out paths, when a buyer selects the path it is a rough outline again so he has to feather the selection again (know what he is doing)
The saved path is never as smooth as what you used for isolation.
Or am I wrong here? does it matter to the buyer or are they already happy having a path to work with?
Thx Danny
My clipping paths are precise outlines of the isolation. It is what I use to create the isolation. There is nothing "rough" about it. The only reason you might want to feather, or blur the edge, is because no edges in photography are as precise as those created from a clipping path. Therefore, iStock requests that you feather the edge a bit to give it a more natural look.
480
« on: April 18, 2012, 07:24 »
Here's my workflow, and it gets accepted at iStock:
After completing your path, make it a selection, then Layer>New>Layer Via Copy. Now make a new Action and record: Select>Load Selection>Select>Modify-Contract 1 pixel>Select>Inverse>Click on the Quick Mask Tool>Filter>Blur>Blur>Click on the Quick Mask Tool (to exit)>Edit>Clear. Stop recording.
If you find that the edge is feathered too much, go back to your Action and check off one of the Blur actions. You'll find that the path will still be accurate either way.
You basically have taken 1 edge pixel and blurred it twice. (or once if you choose)
481
« on: April 17, 2012, 19:05 »
Clipping paths are highly desirable. Speaking as a seller and a buyer.
482
« on: April 12, 2012, 16:24 »
Wow! I just got a single download that paid $90.60. That's a record for me.
483
« on: April 10, 2012, 13:07 »
I love the Beach Boys! I grew up with their music and my band toured with them several times in the 60's and the 90's. Great memories.
Mozart did some good stuff too.
484
« on: April 10, 2012, 12:25 »
Now. We have all been crowdsoursed with our dlsr and "empty your harddisk".
... and we have put a lot of photographers out of business.
not because of our talent, but because of technology.
Boys and girls... you might be put out of business now.
Its called globalisation and we are being eaten.
Nope. Real talent always rises to the top.
485
« on: April 10, 2012, 11:02 »
Wait a minute. Cell phones are perfectly capable of taking stock worthy photos. Take a look at the sample photos on Apple's web site taken with the iPhone 4s. They would pass inspection on iStock. Just not as high a resolution as Nikon's top of the line.
The problem with the photo in question is that it is crooked, washed out, a terrible composition, and was submitted by an inspector. Not the camera. You can achieve bad photos with any camera.
486
« on: April 10, 2012, 07:41 »
The correct route is to do a search for "Teriyaki Chicken". Sort by file age. Although the thumbnail appears, when you click on it, you get an error message saying the page doesn't exist.
Looks like we have some power here at Microstock Group.
487
« on: March 23, 2012, 11:39 »
One way to compare, is which agency consistently rejects a photo that the other top ten agencies accept. In my case, it's Dreamstime.
488
« on: January 31, 2012, 14:54 »
Here's the rejection:
"Too many photos/illustrations on the same subject or from the same series. Your submission should not duplicate content already in your portfolio or content which you plan to upload separately in the future (ie. collages based on your images). Please be more selective and choose only the best shots or illustrations. Avoid submitting simple variations on the same subject or duplicating content already in your portfolio (including from collages). You can create sets of similars (several shots included within the same image)."
Maybe the flames were too similar. Seems pretty picky.
489
« on: January 31, 2012, 14:04 »
The first image was rejected by Dreamstime for too many images of the same subject. The second image is the only other candle in my port.  
490
« on: January 25, 2012, 15:02 »
On it's way to be my best month ever. 623 downloads and 8 are Enhanced Downloads.
491
« on: January 25, 2012, 10:44 »
Looks like Graphic Leftovers is now officially GL Stock Images. I love the new Dashboard. Looks like uploading is temporarily disabled.
492
« on: January 24, 2012, 16:11 »
The emergence of Holography in advertising could throw a wrench into everything. How many of us are ready for that?
493
« on: December 29, 2011, 08:56 »
My last two uploads at Dreamstime have failed to show up un the Unfinished area. I've uploaded them several times and got the Upload Successful window. The first one finally showed up (once) after 24 hours. The second one has not shown up after 24 hours and three attempts. Seems like they use to show up within 2 hours. Anybody else see this?
494
« on: December 28, 2011, 14:31 »
98% of my uploads are isolations and were accepted. The few that were rejected were for failing to meet size requirements. You can find the reason by clicking on Hidden, and then clicking on the thumbnail. The explanation is to the right of the photo.
495
« on: December 22, 2011, 09:02 »
I do it. I have two websites. I use pBase to display my freelance portfolio and direct traffic to my best paying stock site (Warmpictures). I use Smugmug to display the same portfolio and provide a gallery for me to sell stock photos directly, and have made several sales. Smugmug will provide the watermark of your choice and sell an unwaterrmarked version for print or download. Pretty easy.
The pBase website actually gets more google image hits.
496
« on: December 20, 2011, 15:56 »
I got an invitation to join the Filter Foundry. Anybody have any experience with them?
497
« on: December 20, 2011, 09:55 »
Is there a way to change the percentage to 30% on the whole portfolio, other than going back and editing each image?
498
« on: December 06, 2011, 12:35 »
Your photography looks more like snapshots rather than stock photos. Go back and check out your favorite photographers. Try to copy how they approach stock photography. That's how you will improve.
499
« on: December 01, 2011, 11:16 »
The rejections do include the reviewer's name.
500
« on: November 30, 2011, 17:28 »
Same problem with Paypal.
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