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« on: May 01, 2015, 21:55 »
No idea why images are that big....sorry
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« on: May 01, 2015, 21:54 »
Alright, Well messing around with my photo tent again and made a wood prop. Submitted these today but don't feel they are good enough. Thoughts from the pros?  
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« on: April 27, 2015, 14:18 »
Are you thinking of people shots? If so its worth thinking about occasionally hiring a studio imho
I want to do both. Mainly product shoots for stock but occasioanlly people.
You will find product shots more enjoyable since they never talk back, never ask you to make them look like they were back in high school, and they show up on time without asking to be paid... 
Haha. Thats what im leaning towards
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« on: April 27, 2015, 10:52 »
Are you thinking of people shots? If so its worth thinking about occasionally hiring a studio imho
I want to do both. Mainly product shoots for stock but occasioanlly people.
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« on: April 26, 2015, 22:43 »
Perfect! Thanks a lot!
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« on: April 26, 2015, 21:43 »
Hey guys. New to microstock and wanted to get into more studio type shoots. Any of you guys have home studios where you create your shots? I mainly shoot landscape and have been shooting some light tent shots, but need a set up for the inbetween. Any suggestions? Or recommendations?
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« on: April 24, 2015, 18:07 »
objects on white don't need to have room for text. White can be added very easy by the buyer using it. Different story if you shot those tools so on a wooden bench or table...
Just now learning that. Thank you!
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« on: April 24, 2015, 15:09 »
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« on: April 24, 2015, 14:09 »
If you dont want shadows then its not good as there are shadows. Light tents can be tricky, most pros advice against using them. You want a clean isolation so that the buyer can lift the object from the background easily. That also means you dont need to leave room for text as the buyer can add the isolated object to any composite image they want.
Great info. Thats exactly where I'm trying to go with my isolation shots. Im really new to shooting with a tent and noticed I'm always getting shadows. Know of any tricks, websites? Im currently just shooting with two bulbs/lightstands on each side and sometimes ill toss a flash to see what it will look like. I just got my spanners shot accepted. But don't see any use in it for the buyers. Getting rid of logos you need the clone tool, healing tool, and sometimes you need to recreate an area by painting. And practice! 
I tried cloning and it came out mushy. Practice practice practice I guess
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« on: April 24, 2015, 10:03 »
- Different white balance is due to your flash tubes fluctuating in white balance; this is common for cheaper flashes. Pro flashes are much more consistent. Just put in a grey card on all your shots, do the white balancing automatic on that in adobe camera raw (og whatever you use), and clone the grey card out of the image once you've used it.
(Note: if you shoot in JPG, you need to lock your white balance to 5500K in your camera)
- Perfect white background requires post processing here. It should take around 1-2 minutes for each image with Photoshop. Using Photoshop CC, simply:
1) With Quick Selection Tool (shortcut: w) select the part you want to keep.
2) Use Select > Refine mask (shortcut: ALT+CTRL+r) and adjust radius until it looks perfect. Use this mask to couple a mask layer on to your background layer (unlock it first). Put a layer of perfect white underneath it.
3) If any trouble areas still exist, use a Wacom digitizer or similar tablet device, to manually take care of it.
Thanks for the feedback. I didnt use flash just lights. I also have canon 530ii flashes. I will try the editing technique. Thanks Do you want shadows or not?
No shadows. On first, too much white space to left, not enough below. On second, way too much on left. Logo on black plastic part. Both white areas not pure white.
I was going for room for text. Bad idea? Also, was a little concerned about logo. Any suggestions besides clone? Looked like crap when I cloned it out?
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« on: April 24, 2015, 00:45 »
I also notice the two different white balances in the images. Both shot same time of day right after each other
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« on: April 24, 2015, 00:38 »
This is another image that I'm a little concerned about, as it has a symbol on it. But that shadow underneath is there any technique I could use to minimize it more? 
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« on: April 24, 2015, 00:33 »
Ok, Hopefully the image shows up. If not ill have to find another way. But basically need some help with isolation shots. Been working with them for the past week, after getting my light tent. Any thoughts on this? 
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« on: April 16, 2015, 01:00 »
Portfolio developing nicely.
Thank you.
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« on: April 14, 2015, 18:45 »
Welcome.
If you look at well covered subjects like the Golden Gate bridge (over 7,000 images on SS already) I think you'll quickly realize that for stock, you're better off focusing on things that are less plentiful in the collections but which may still be in demand.
Your locked water tap is a good example. It's the fourth image on the first page of a search for california drought (which has about 1,400 images). If you have access to things that illustrate the drought, measures to deal with it, etc. that's a much better use of your time (for stock) than tiger pictures.
Black and white generally doesn't sell well (any designer can make a b&w from a color image).
Good luck!
Thanks so much for your reply. I get what your saying and have been trying to find more images which are "rare" and in the news. I posted all the golden gate pics because thats all I really shot before getting into micro stock. Thanks for the advice on BNW
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« on: April 10, 2015, 22:16 »
Hey everyone. I'm new here and fairly new to photography. Ive just recently started shooting in October. I picked up my first camera (Canon 70d) and went on a landscape shoot with some friends. I instantly fell in love with photography. Ive just recently started shooting stock photos. After being shut down twice on SS I finally got 8 approved images on April 1st, So I'm a super newbie. Over the last 9 days ive been submitting some of my old stuff and some new stuff. Im currently up to 50 images and 2 videos. Have a few DLs here and there. I have currently purchased a table top photo studio for some isolated shots of products and also working with a few restaurants on getting their menu a make over. Anyway, Im here to learn and be a successful microstock provider. Here is my portfolio www.richlonardo.comHere is my SS acct: http://shutterstock.com/g/richlonardoIf you have any suggestions, websites, books or anything that could help a newbie out feel free to pass it along. Thanks Rich
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