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Messages - Perry
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« on: November 22, 2009, 08:52 »
I still don't think buyers really want "authentic looking images of real people".
I think they do. At least here in Europe. The lack of "real" looking people in micros is the main reason that something gets bought at macro sites. "Real" doesn't need to mean "fat ugly people without makeup.". I think it means more like "normal weight attractive people with light makeup doing things with natural expressions" I think micros could sweep in much of the good stuff if they changed their image review policies. If I try to send them images that look "natural", they get rejected for composition, uneven light, harsh shadows, color balance, focus, motion blur etc etc. It's easier to shoot something in studio against one colour background and f/11.
1127
« on: November 22, 2009, 06:41 »
Exactly why I don't understand the use of the reflection. Let the designers do their own. You cant fake a REAL reflection. REAL reflections are many times quite complicated. And they don't look tacky in same way as reflections done in software.
1128
« on: November 21, 2009, 07:40 »
I have a few images with reflections that are doing fairly well. But they are not done with "effects", the reflections are REAL.
1129
« on: November 19, 2009, 16:57 »
I see everyone is eager to join Photocase. With so many recent new sites failing, or at least not fulfilling its promises, what makes people so positive about them? It's different.
1130
« on: November 19, 2009, 13:12 »
I have a couple of Elinchroms from 1994. I still use them now and then and they are compatible with my newer Elinchrom stuff. The price was quite steep at the time, but I have zero regrets 
1131
« on: November 19, 2009, 11:20 »
Buy ONCE and save in the long run.  Yes, It's better to cry only once
1132
« on: November 19, 2009, 07:56 »
Lights are your most important piece gear invest in something that you'll be able to work with for years.
Lights are a much better investment than the latest digital SLR. Also if you have a gut feeling you are going to shoot for years, you should think studio lights as a system. Buying gear with a well-known brand will secure that you can get more softboxes, reflectors and spare parts later on.
1133
« on: November 18, 2009, 16:09 »
5100 x 3310 should be fine. If I remember correctly there is a clear message if the image is too small (happened me once). Now there has just happened some "processing error". I once had an image that didn't go trough their processing before I saved it again (this was the third attempt for the same image)
1134
« on: November 17, 2009, 07:12 »
If you are going for isolated shots, muslin backgrounds are painful to use. Smooth cardboard or plastic is much better.
150Ws isn't very much effect, it may or may not be enough depending on how big things you are shooting and at which aperture is needed and if you can use higher than ISO 100.
Don't save on light stands. Quality lightstands (for example Manfrotto) are durable, sturdy and will last for years, they are perhaps the best investment one can do in the field of photography.
You can save on reflectors, any white styrofoams will do. Many different sizes is needed here. Some can also be painted black to darken the shadows when needed.
A Boom stand allows you to place the lights as you want. There are many light positions that cannot be made with regular stands.
1135
« on: November 11, 2009, 12:37 »
This is just a humourous musing, but something to think about:
With a new site seeming to pop up every week, I think the money to be made with these new sites is to register as many domains as possible with the word "photo" or "stock"in it and then just squat on those domains so you can sell the new upstarts the domain they want for a profit. You are at least 10 years too late with your idea... That is, until they start picking name like Lucky Oliver. 
Or Dreamstime....
1136
« on: November 11, 2009, 10:01 »
Level 12 jpg is almost identical to 8bit tiff, so that's what I use. Except when a site (for example SX) has a size limit, then I either resize smaller and/or save at 10 or 11.
The quality difference between 12 and 11 is really small, but the size difference is quite noticeable.
1137
« on: November 10, 2009, 10:53 »
Uploaded regularly - RPD down, income down
Yes, it's a sad story.
1138
« on: November 05, 2009, 05:13 »
ooooh a low/ no earner AND high rejection rates!
As I wrote earlier in this thread, Photocase has one of the highest RPIs (for accepted images, that is). I have made more money with Photocase than for example Featurepics, Canstockphoto, VeerMP, Scanstockphoto... and my Photocase portfolio size is under 5% of those sites...
1139
« on: November 02, 2009, 08:30 »
I've also thought about the outsourcing of graphics creation, but how long until these same artists realize what you're doing with the images, and decide to start sell stock themselves? I don't think this is a big problem as long as it's the buyer of the work that supplies the artists with sketches and ideas.
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« on: November 01, 2009, 13:34 »
btw, anyone any sales there recently ?
Biedy
I have about 2 sales a week (port size 1200 images). It's not much, but uploading is very easy so I keep dumping my portfolio there.
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« on: November 01, 2009, 13:27 »
Does some of the following sites have EASY uploading? That means NO categories, NO clicks on separate images needed, FTP upload (or very easy web form without having to select files separately or submission by DVD) I know 123rf, canstock, scanstockphoto are that easy, but are there others? (veer and stockxpert are quite easy too...) Pixmac MicrostockPhoto Fotomind Photosociety How easy are the above sites to upload? Thinking about more places where to dump my portfolio...
1142
« on: November 01, 2009, 07:34 »
Total earnings: BME, only slightly above september BME earnings.
1. IS BME. Very strong, over double the earnings from the next (SS)
2. SS BME. Helped by more ELs than usual.
3. Fotolia Solid month, not quite BME but almost.
4. DT Still getting weaker...weaker...weaker...last time DT was this weak was december 2007 (portfolio size over doubled since then)
5. SX a better month, rising a bit from the summer lows Still pretty weak compared to some earlier levels. This is the first time SX is actually quite close to DT
1143
« on: November 01, 2009, 07:17 »
PS. How would you build a 27" iMac from PC parts?
The same way you 'build' a 27" Mac. Buy it straight from dell or gateway or some other company.
The point here were that the poster told he built himself a PC cheaply. That wouldn't help a bit if someone wanted something as beautiful, simple and space-saving as an iMac.
1144
« on: October 31, 2009, 11:14 »
I just upgraded my computer and built a quad-core machine (Intel Q9550 w/ 4 GB RAM) that is super-fast for under $500. If I had to do it from scratch, it would have cost less than $1000.
Mac quad-core computers go for over $3000.
How many hours did your project take installing hardware and windows? (from-scratch-version) I don't think Macs are expensive. You get a lot of reliability, design and bells and whistles with the money. PS. How would you build a 27" iMac from PC parts? PS2. Mac quad cores for $3000 is misinformation, Here you can clearly see that 27" iMac QuadCores are from $1999, and that INCLUDES a 27 inch screen. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac
1145
« on: October 31, 2009, 06:19 »
what is not so great is Apple's software offerings...they seem lightweight compared to MS Office, Adobe etc. You can get MS Office for Mac too. And what Adobe software doesn't have a mac version? Why would you insist using Apple's software? I switched from Windows to Mac a few years ago and never looked back. My Mac(s) just work; they very seldom crash, freeze, have viruses or some unlogical weird problems. Life seems just much easier and brighter with a Mac (And I get my work done, too)
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« on: October 29, 2009, 12:52 »
If they are going to replace ODs with BigStock, I wish they had an option to move whole SS portfolio to BigStock with a couple of clicks. (I have only a part of my portfolio uploaded at BigStock, and no easy way to tell what I have uploaded and what not)
1147
« on: October 29, 2009, 11:47 »
Photocase seems to be out of their beta phase, that happened today or yesterday. It's a very interesting site, with a decent RPI (somewhere between stockxpert and dreamstime RPIs for me) The "problem" is that they reject almost everything and give images also against free credits (that means the photographer gets zero). Still a good RPI and no categories or stuff is needed before an image is accepted (I wish other sites had that too...) I just wish they had FTP so I could dump my whole portfolio there, now I have just picked some of my most photocase-looking pics that I have sent. That is propably their strategy: they don't want their review department to be flooded with typical micro stuff. They really want the stuff that looks interesting and would be rejected on other sites for noise, composition, subject matter or over-filtering As a bonus for those that do both photography and graphic design is that you get free credits for every accepted image, those credits can be used for purchasing images for projects.
1148
« on: October 22, 2009, 10:52 »
I guess photobucket did downsize although it does give an 100% option. Weird. So how to I post 100% crop?
You crop, and then post. (Or you find a hosting for full size images)
1149
« on: October 21, 2009, 07:21 »
The problem is when I smooth the skin for that (near) perfect skin complexion, my images get rejected for out of focus or blurry. To be clear; I make sure I dont over-filter. If your filtering is visible (appears blurry), then you are over-filtering. As some other said, just correct the places with spots, wrinkles or blemishes, don't do any filtering stuff. And yes, 100% images or crops would help us to judge.
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« on: October 16, 2009, 06:13 »
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