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« on: September 13, 2008, 00:37 »
Main reason im posting this is because of the lens I have on the camera. It was stowed away and just came across it 10 minutes ago  It has a Canon Zoom lens on it, 35-80mm lens 1:4-5.6. Is this worth keeping to put on my XSI if for any reason I feel like trying it out? Or will it be a waste of time and maybe I should just sell the camera and lens together. Reason being I read some reviews that say the image quality is good and others say its only beginner don't bother with it. It's got no IS but hey, what the heck if its from a 35mm camera and now I'm using digital, I can always discard pix right? Anyone used the lens even in the past or has a comment on it? Thanks!
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« on: September 12, 2008, 00:05 »
Seeing as I'm just starting out, I'd just like to know some of the successes some have had with microstock? I understand there's never a get-rich-quick scheme but approx how much cash can this bring in? AND I MEAN IT WITHOUT THE "well if you work hard the possibilities are endless". And as far as that's true, the reality is we can all improve in one way or another, thus never meet the get rich quick. SO... How much do people make and in what period of time? Is it enough for new equipment or hardware, tuition fees, expenses etc? I'd essentially just like in the end to cover costs of buying a new dslr however more is good
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« on: September 11, 2008, 17:53 »
The thing about cameras is that unless you start with the best pro equipment, most developing shooters will outgrow these serious/advanced amateur cameras in a year or two anyway.
One thing that concerns me right now is that full frame sensors will likely become the norm and my everyday lens ($1500) is DX, (whew, the only one!). It would be a shame if you invested in good digital format lenses and had to buy new lenses as well when you get your next camera.
This is the exact thing I don't want to have happen. As much as I would like to be cost efficient I would also like to have decent equipment to make some money. It's the tradeoff to keep saving and hope to have enough at some point for a nice dslr or go with the XSi and start saving again with the earnings from the stock photos I put up. Maybe my profits would help pay for a new camera / equipment?
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« on: September 11, 2008, 11:10 »
@Karimala
Are you saying that with the XSi, I wouldn't get the quality good enough to have success with stock photography? Should I be looking to a more expensive/pro camera?
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« on: September 10, 2008, 21:56 »
I'm new to this but was this a noticeable trend over a longer period of time compared to a month or two? In essence stock photos are just like a market place with demand and supply so at times, your photos may have been in demand until a certain point in time when either supply rises (more alternatives) or demand falls. This could be just a lull for the time being and could easily pick up. If this is over a longer period of time though, I wouldn't have much to say as I have just got on the stock photo trail.
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« on: September 10, 2008, 21:54 »
If I should be looking to get a better lens than in the kit, what specific ones are recommended? The reason I ask is I don't have much money as of yet, only enough for the kit and getting started. Possibly in the future if photography works out, I will invest in additional lenses to build up my hardware.
Are there affordable and reliable (good quality) lenses that you would suggest for the 450D in particular (noting its specs and no build in image-stab).
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« on: September 10, 2008, 16:52 »
@whitechild
Thank you for the kind words. I am ambitious and really feel like I can get into this. I know when taking those pictures (like the one I attached) total form and lighting and photographic principles were not in my mind. I'd taken the picture on a trip with family and thought I'd try something different with depth-of-field.
Anyhoo; It's nice to have the encouragement so thank you again for that. I'm getting a good deal on the camera kit so hopefully if all goes well I'll be shooting in no time.
How long was it before your pictures began earning you even a tiny bit of money? Putting it into the correct categories and popular areas along with skillful and arful work helps I assume?
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« on: September 10, 2008, 16:49 »
This is a simplistic question but hopefully would like to get indepth experiences and maybe what people think of this camera. I'm a first time buyer keep in mind, but feel that I can take in knowledge very quick and am ambitious. In that sense, I want something that has lots of features and will keep me busy a long time, rather than me getting good (let's hope) and having to buy a 'pro' or 'prosumer' camera in a year or two. This is mainly due to money constraints as I'm just looking for small ways to help out tuition funding and would rather not spend it all on another camera in the near future. Anyway... Has anyone used the camera and recommends it? I've heard good reviews and read good ones too but if stock photography is going to be the main focus (I'll use it everywhere I guess) will this perform well and on par with other pictures that go up? I assume its in the skill of the photographer too, but skill aside? Thank you very much, and excuse the confusing and un-structured post, I assure you the pictures I'll take will have better form! 
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« on: September 10, 2008, 14:01 »
This is a great resource and I'll refer to it a lot now that I see it. It's great to have all that information there and it's very helpful. I'm 100% new and am still not signed up to a service so your homepage was perfect right off the bat! Great work!
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« on: September 10, 2008, 13:36 »
Hello to the photography world!
I'm taking this up as a hobby and just need a little information and thought I'd ask here! Hopefully you can help me out.
I was taking some photos and enjoyed the feeling but my hardware isn't so great when I compare it to what's out there. I've attached a sample photo that I think is one of the better ones I have taken. With only minor levels adjustments in my editing software I resized it for upload here. Hopefully quality doesn't deteriorate. Critique would be nice but I understand there's another forum for that; however I still post it for another reason also.
Right now I use a Konica Minolta Digital Camera. Pretty crappy 3.2 Megapixel 5 year old thing that I thought i'd give a shot at taking some nice photos with. That's the camera I used to take the attached photo. Now I plan to purchase a Digital Rebel XSi DSLR camera and have a basic question, will a better camera (even compared to my konica) give me better results in photos and thus better rates in the stock photo world? Will the upgrade of hardware be a key in helping me perform better out there? I assume it's true, but just opinions and a comment on the attachment would be nice =).
P.S- The attached picture is resized from 1852x1262.
Thank you very much and excuse the n00bness, just started reading about all this about a week ago and haven't let go since =).
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