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Really tired lately of getting rejects with claims they have found noise, or purple fringing.

There is no way any of this is viewable at 100%. They must blow up to 200% at least.

DOes anyone know.

27
Off Topic / All the way with BO
« on: November 05, 2008, 00:14 »
Looks like Obama slammed the MAC.

28
Shutterstock.com / Well that was money well spent
« on: October 28, 2008, 21:45 »
Just had my first batch of photos taken with my new 24-105mm f4 IS L Canon lens and the new Sekonic light meter rejected.

Taken at 100 ISO.

"Noise and artifacts and poor lighting".

29
Off Topic / Poor photography students need your old gear
« on: October 27, 2008, 01:06 »
I just found a site of an Australian photographer who goes to New Guinea and is after old camera gear to teach students.

I figure, since some of you guys are probably like me and hoarding old bits and pieces we could never sell in a fit, it might be a good thing if you looked at that locally. This fella is www.pidgin.com.au but I am sure there would be something like it where you live.

The other thing I thought of, was I sent my Nikon D1 off to a university because I remember being a broke journo student and never having anything to use.

Been trying to sell the old Nikon and get sick of dealing with people. I figure it is more value to a student, just to learn all the buttons and stuff.

30
Off Topic / How low will the Aussie go?
« on: October 26, 2008, 17:12 »
Last night it got hammered, dropping to .613 USD.

Saw charters on the news this morning suggesting it can fall to below .40 USD.

So 2.5 sales for each stock sale ... Yah!

Will not be too many Australians heading overseas soon however.

31
Cameras / Lenses / Your recommendation for a point and shoot?
« on: October 19, 2008, 17:08 »
I am looking to get a little pocket sized camera to have with me at all times, especially when I cannot be lugging the DSLR etc.

Looking for something that can shoot with very low noise at least 400ISO. What are your experiences.

32
iStockPhoto.com / Local girl sells 140,000 a year on iStockphoto
« on: October 05, 2008, 00:05 »
Just read this story in an Australian newspaper. This girl is just over the river from a few of us.

The great thing about stock, you can be anonymous.

Great to see someone so young really kicking butt.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/how-tos/stock-in-trade/2008/09/10/1220857557470.html

33
Canon / Cheapest Canon 5D (old model) I have found
« on: October 02, 2008, 22:14 »
I just bought a lens from this Australian mob.

They have advertised Canon 5D: Our Price: $1,694.05AUD

That comes in at $1338 AUD on today's exchange rates.

www.e-tech-direct.com

34
Canon / Best price you have seen for a Canon lens
« on: September 29, 2008, 23:43 »
Looking for a 24-105L IS

35
Cameras / Lenses / Futureshop offering 10% discount on Canon 50D
« on: September 27, 2008, 18:30 »
Hey Leaf, not sure if they have an affilliate program. Might be worth a look.

When you put the item in the shopping basket it discounts the price.

Not sure if this is an online online  thing just for the weekend.

36
Off Topic / Your best Nigerian email scam
« on: September 22, 2008, 21:47 »
Since many of you are bored, I thought we could have a little competition.

How about we create out best pseudo email scam letter and put it up for critique by the other members and visitors.

So we need some rules.

1. Email scam must be limited to the following subjects: (a) Former Ministry of Finance has hidden gold, (b) your uncle owns oil wells there,(c) reader has inherited $32million USD from a ex-patriot who lived in Nigeria and has been killed by rebels.
2. No other rules

Get to it.

37
StockXpert.com / I'm in to StockXpert. Yeeeehah!
« on: September 19, 2008, 01:49 »
Thanks reviewers and Steve-O.

Finally. Now, anyone got any tips about how to upload 1000 or so images?

38
Currently there is a $300 rebate at some stores to bring it down to $1800. There are plans to reduce the price to $1500.

Supposed to be others as well. They want all stocks of 30D, 40D, 5D, 400D, and 450D gone gone gone.

39
Cameras / Lenses / Cool Canon competition for Australians
« on: September 16, 2008, 19:26 »
Sorry dudes, you have to have an Oz home address.

http://www.canon.com.au/photo5/default.aspx

40
Cameras / Lenses / Cease and desist from Canon
« on: August 27, 2008, 21:09 »
www.canonrumor.com has received a Cease and Desist following their latest leak. They have to change their domain name now ... copyright infringement ...


41
Alamy.com / Has anyone tried Alien Skin to upsize?
« on: August 26, 2008, 23:20 »
I see a Photoshop add on called Alien Skin which promises great things for upsizing pictures. It has a month free trial. Has anyone tried it.

www.alienskin.com


42
Video Equipment / Sofware / Technique / Canon 50D on the way
« on: August 25, 2008, 19:49 »
Photography Bay managed to grab the details of the new 50D before the page was taken down. I grabbed the photo and there is the EXIF data from it.



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I joined http://www.printbusinesscards.com/Community.php?do=JoiningArtistsCommunity&src=litifeta a while ago. My images sat there for ages without a sale. Now I am getting regular sales.

Because the template is so small, you can cut bits and pieces out of your poorest photos and still have something big enough for a business card.

They pay you $5 each sale, and the payment is to PayPal and is immediate.

Check them out.

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Cameras / Lenses / My next purchase with stock money
« on: August 11, 2008, 23:30 »


This year I have bought with my stock money:

580EX flash
Sigma 10-20 EX lens
Canon 50mm f1.8II lens
Flash kit
Set of plastic sheets for continuous backing
8 meg card
10 books

Waiting waiting waiting for my first L lens. If only I could get accepted at Alamy and StockXpert.

45
Lighting / Amazing studio flash kits under $300
« on: August 10, 2008, 04:56 »
I am amazed at the quality of these lights I have just purchased. They are at least as good as my Alien Bees.

There is a short review on my blog here: http://stockphotoz.blogspot.com

Gino has been appointed the overseas sales representative and deals directly with stock photographers. You buy these direct from the factory and they change the plugs on site to suit your country's electrical systems. This is a direct email contact for Gino.[email protected] He will email you a full price list on request.


46
Bigstock.com / BigStock to take editorial images
« on: August 07, 2008, 17:42 »
Notice when I logged in today that BigStock will soon take editorial.

I went and took about 500 to submit to Yay. Might get some sales.

47
Yaymicro / Cannot make the sales graph at Yay work
« on: August 05, 2008, 22:09 »
No matter what I do, whether I choose daily, monthly, or yearly sales the graph stays at 0.

This might be an undocumented fault with their site?

48
Off Topic / Finally built a blog
« on: July 30, 2008, 18:22 »
In the hope I might get some referrals etc.

http://stockphotoz.blogspot.com

49
Dreamstime.com / Taste of DT buyers has changed, any clues?
« on: July 17, 2008, 16:24 »
At the same time I have increased my portfolio by 100% at DT, my sales have decreased by the same percentage.

I have checked keywords, loaded more photos to suit the best sellers, but something has changed over the past 12 months.

DT buyers are buying something different. Now checking out what is popular seems to show "all time popularity". Is that true? Am I missing something?

Any thoughts on what is selling these days?

50
StockXpert.com / Help required for StockXpert submission
« on: July 15, 2008, 03:12 »
It is that time again when Ijavascript:void(0);
Insert Hyperlink am allowed to submit to StockXpert to see if I am accepted.

I was hoping a few of you who sell on StockXpert would look over my portfolios and maybe make a suggestion for what I should submit.

I have heaps more newies, but not online anywhere yet.

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-79468p1.html

http://www.dreamstime.com/litifeta_portx80

Thank you

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