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« on: December 02, 2008, 04:38 »
Well done, Leaf! That's good going.
No sales for me either.
It's quite a big risk they're taking, trying to start up in the cut-throat world of microstock, what with the current economic climate.
But, they're easy on the eye, and easy to upload to ... so I'll give them a chance.
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« on: December 01, 2008, 13:03 »
What you're saying couldn't really happen though, as "inching forward slowly" and "quite badly damaged" don't jibe.
I disagree. You can do a surprising amount of damage to a car travelling at no more than a walking pace. A few years ago I was waiting to enter a roundabout. I inched forward and stopped again as someone came hurtling around it at high speed. A 'boy racer', in a BMW, immediately behind me, probably thought I was going, roared forward and was unable to stop when I did. I guess there was no more than a metre between us, but he hit the back of my car (a Renault Espace) hard enough to rupture both his radiator and oil cooler. There was oil and water all over the road, and his car was immobile. It had to be towed away. The back door of my Espace was wrecked and couldn't be opened. No one was hurt. But ... anyway ... the reason I posed the question was because it raises interesting ethical points. I wondered what the consensus was.
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« on: November 30, 2008, 07:13 »
You are standing on a bridge over a jammed up highway, photographing the line of cars that's inching forward slowly. Your camera is on a tripod and you're using a long lens, so it's attention-getting.
A driver, below, stares up at you curiously as he begins to pass beneath the bridge. As he's looking up, he fails to see the car in front has stopped and runs 'crash!' into its rear end.
No one is hurt - it's a low-speed collision - but both cars are quite badly damaged and steam comes out from under the bonnet of the rear car (he's obviously punctured his radiator.) The occupants of both cars get out and start discussing the crash beside the road.
What do you do?
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« on: November 28, 2008, 16:17 »
And the really BIG question ...
What's it gonna cost?
Around 5500 euros it say here. But everybody could have found an approximative price quite easily. Anyway here's the link
http://nikonrumors.com/2008/11/28/nikon-d3x-price-expected-to-be-around-5500.aspx
They must have heard me. That post wasn't there when I checked. Hmmm ... 5500. A bit expensive for me at the moment.
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« on: November 28, 2008, 13:47 »
Wouldn't be a better personal strategy to consider why you're getting rejected, and work to overcome that?
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« on: November 28, 2008, 13:38 »
And the really BIG question ...
What's it gonna cost?
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« on: November 24, 2008, 04:04 »
Check this one out ... six photos from the French edition of Vogue. Same model in every one.
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« on: November 21, 2008, 18:20 »
Thanks folks. Just what I wanted. Got it now.
I knew I could rely on this forum to come up with the answer.
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« on: November 21, 2008, 16:24 »
This is a bit of a specialist topic, and only peripherally connected to photography, but does anyone on here know how to generate a bar code from a given number?
I have been given an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for a book of photographs and poems of mine that I am self-publishing, and I need to print it as a bar code on the back cover.
Any idea on how to do it simply and cheaply without going to a specialist agency or buying software that I'm only ever going to use once.
Thanks
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« on: November 17, 2008, 04:43 »
If you know your way around photoshop you should be able to create somewhat interesting raster illustrations. They accept pretty much every illustration so that is an easy way to get through the application.
My friend drew this pig in paint to see if SS would accept it as a joke. And sure enough...
Is it selling?
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« on: November 11, 2008, 18:06 »
Thanks
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« on: November 11, 2008, 14:48 »
Its nice, but i prefer this one. http://arcurs.com/keywording/
I've been using the Arcurs one, but this one looks a whole load better. I'm going to switch. Thanks for setting it up, a really great facility. The only addition I'd suggest is the option of adding your own keywords (as in the Arcurs one) and the program removing any duplicates. But, apart from that, it's great! Thanks
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« on: November 10, 2008, 14:50 »
Watch carefully. Some of those Serious Professionals who claim it's beneath them actually practise 'stealth chimping'. Here's a video on the subject. 'Stealth chimping' is shown in the second part.
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« on: November 09, 2008, 15:43 »
Chimping is a colloquial term used in digital photography (especially when using a digital single-lens reflex camera) to describe the habit of checking every photo on the camera display (LCD) immediately after capture.
Some people say you need the Oooh! Oooh! Aaaah! Aaaah! sounds, together with bobbing up and down and showing to others, for it to be true chimping. Not that I'm suggesting anyone on here does that 
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« on: November 09, 2008, 15:38 »
I don't use these things either, but if the images you create with them are original and unique I don't see that there's a copyright issue. The plug-in is a tool.
If, for example, someone sells a certain type of stamp that gives a decorative effect in pottery, they can't copyright the pots made with that stamp.
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« on: November 09, 2008, 15:26 »
Chimping is scorned by Serious Photographers. It's seen by them as a mark of the amateur. But be honest - this is an anonymous poll - do you engage in it?
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« on: November 05, 2008, 14:52 »
I can only guess that most people would just type dog white collar instead of dog AND "white collar" NOT person, although certainly many people also use these advanced options. Judging by DT's keyword reports, it seems most searches are done with only one or two words.
Regards,
Adelaide
I would guess that too. Given that most people who are looking for images are pressed for time (they probably have a client who wants the brochure, web site, ad, whatever 'like yesterday') they're not going to spend time setting up Boolean searches. They're probably just going to type individual words that represent the image they're seeking.
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« on: November 03, 2008, 16:31 »
A few days ago a 15-year old schoolboy called Fabian Sabbara was stopped and searched by the UK police for taking a photograph of Wimbledon Station (in South London). He was doing it as part of a project for his GCSE Exams (a UK national qualification) and was dressed in school uniform at the time. Here's the photo he took ...  Yikes! About a year ago I was standing outside Wimbledon Station in almost exactly the same place, raised my camera and ...  Guess I'm lucky no police were around. (Read the news article about it here, and I comment a bit more on my blog here.)
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« on: November 03, 2008, 12:55 »
... as a little backup p&s camera to carry everywhere and be unobtrusive, I'm tempted by the G10. Read this review on Luminous Landscape, where it was put head-to-head with a $40'000 Hassy. If you've already got a G10, sounds like you've got yourself a bargain.
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« on: November 02, 2008, 11:57 »
Still giving me an error message.
Maybe it's because I'm not an exclusive :-)
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« on: November 01, 2008, 15:00 »
Has anyone any experience with this site? ArtbreakThey accept photographs and seem to have some interesting stuff ... not so much junk on sale, as there is with some other sites.
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« on: November 01, 2008, 13:47 »
I was wondering what was happening. I used to have stedy sales, but in last 7 days, almost none! 123rf is doing better than IS. I wonder is it worth to upload any more. Non-exlusive.
It sounds like ... slowly but surely ... iStock is tightening the screws on non-exclusives.
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« on: November 01, 2008, 13:42 »
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« on: November 01, 2008, 02:34 »
Forgot to ask, what's the most beneficial way (to you) for us to buy it if we want to.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate your support. If you want to buy it, the most beneficial way for me is directly from me. Exact price depends on postage costs (I live in Switzerland) but I can probably come very close to what Amazon would charge.
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« on: October 31, 2008, 11:46 »
Great news! For me, anyway  After nearly 2 year's work my new book has been published today.  You can take a peek inside by clicking on its cover hereOkay ... so most of the tips in it are probably known by all you gals and guys on here - though I'll wager it's got one or two you don't know - but I wrote it with the beginner in mind. Hardback, 200 pages, fully illustrated in colour, I think it's a bargain at less than 10 (even cheaper on Amazon). But then I'm biased For the photos in it that are not mine, the publisher has used stock sites - principally Fotolia and Dreamstime. I've included the photo credits page in the preview (the link above). If you see your name there drop me a message and I'll happily send a copy of the page with your image on.
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