I have an old copy of corel draw installed (ver 11) and have been playing with a few vecotr's. I enjoy learning new skills and would oike to upload for stock (a great way to get motivated and the harsh requirements make you learn).

I did something but when I converted to AI using a guide I found on the web it looked shocking compared to the original.

Does anyone else use coreldraw (succesfully) for their stock vectors?

Hi all, I have just been accepted at SS (thanks to the people who offer advice on the critique forum, I've learnt a lot from the advice offered there over the last few months).

I'm guessing the 7/10 that were accepted are already on sale, although they don't show up in my portfolia or keyword searches yet, the site is reporting that I have one d/l already ?

I downsized all my pics for teh application to just over 4mp, is this the best way to go from now on or is there an advantage in trying to get larger image sizes accepted?

TIA

Sponner.

I have just bought an Olympus E620 with two kit lenses 14-42 and 40 - 150mm to replace an E510 that I liked.

I haven't had time to really play with it but the few images I have taken haven't fared well at FT (I think sharpness is the issue even with the 50mm f.2 lens, probably user error though.)

I have the opportunity to buy a second hand Canon 50D with an 17-85mm IS lens from a trusted source for about the same money I would get for my nearly new olympus and the two kit lenses.

I would get decent money for the 50mm f2 prime that I have for the Oly allowing me the option to buy a similar lens for the Canon (i'm guessing).

The question is from an image quality pov is this a wise move?

Anyone who isn't as clueless as me have an opinion?

I'm new to photography never mind this crazy stock world but I am having fun.

My question concerns trademarks and licensing. I have noticed on Alamy there are a lot of images as RM where trademarked items are the main focus, on other sites (RF) this would be a complete no-no (as i understand it).

I was wondering in what circ's it is OK to upload and sell such trade marked photographs. E.g. I have bought a selection of a particular brewers bottled beers. I can see photographs of them being used in a pub/restaurant ad, in a newspaper article surrounding the share price of the company etc. etc. In other words there may be a small market for these pics.

But.... by uploading them am I exposing myself to a risk if the pictures are used in a way teh brewery doesn't like?

Hi,

I am a complete newcomer to photography having picked up my first dslr on fleabay a couple of months ago.
I am having a bash at stock photography as a way of trying to learn and have been uploading to some of the sites with limited success, at the moment I am really enjoying just trying to get pics accepted, the handfull of sales are a bonus.

My dreamstime pics are http://www.dreamstime.com/resp2709173-free-images 

and fotolia http://en.fotolia.com/p/202044759

Any observations are more than welcome.

This one http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14783063/cow6.jpg was turned down at crestock for Artifacts and/or Compression flaws. I can't for the life of me see what they mean!