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  1. Armstrong
    From the same page where you see Alamy Measures/sales graph etc there is a link to this page. http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography-link-to-alamy.asp From that page you can copy the link to your collection.
  2. Armstrong
    Rob, Sorry to hear that. I agree with MDM's comments so maybe after a break you will find it worth trying again.
  3. Armstrong
    Thank you Michael, your help has been encouraging, supportive and constructive, it's appreciated. I'll take it from here and perhaps post to a new thread when I have moved it on. Thanks again. Robert Thanks Robert, You're very welcome. I've had lots of help from the forum before!
  4. Armstrong
    That's quite a big difference! I'd stick to Level 12 until you have your workflow established and are passing QC each time. What's really important now is to be working from a sharp RAW file. You could go back through your archives or you choose to shoot some new ones for your next submission. Usually the forum recommend removing as many variables as possible to help you. So... think about using a tripod, having a really strong focal point that isn't moving and try and exclude that moves naturally like leaves. Shoot in good light, in RAW, use a low ISO, cable release. Focussing manually with Live View in manual can really help. The bottom line is that any images you submit have to pass QC but this way you are setting a baseline of sharpness that you know is acceptable for Alamy. Once you've got this established in your mind it makes going through your previous images much easier. You'll know straight away if an image is worth processing. Hope that helps!
  5. Armstrong
    I personally think that with storage getting ever cheaper and broadband getting faster these days there are less reasons to compress the file size. I upload at level 12 so the client has the option of the biggest possible file. My recommendation would be to not try and submit from that particular RAW file. There is another thread running about using Aperture. There is nothing wrong with it but as it's a legacy product other products will quickly surpass it.
  6. Armstrong
    As you have only tweaked the CA, have you uploaded these as an example of how you are saving them (as per your chat with Mark/spacecade re size? Are these as you would upload? Without going too much further my first observation on download is how small the JPG is (3.3mb). That is way too small for an image which is over 5000 on it's longest. I opened your TIFF in PS and saved as a Level 12 JPG. That gave me a 9mb JPG. I then did the same with the TIFF but at Level 10 JPG. That gave me a 3.5mb JPG. That 6mb difference is missing pixels which is all image detail!
  7. Armstrong
    The thumbnail should be clickable and link to my Photobucket page. You should be able to get the full size file from there. Let me know if it doesn't work! The options button doesn't include download. Thanks Mark. Try this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w9szdica47zbtqs/IMG_1092%20Edited.jpg?dl=0
  8. Armstrong
    Perhaps I should have another go and ask here before sending to Alamy as I want to avoid another failure. That's a great idea!
  9. Armstrong
    The thumbnail should be clickable and link to my Photobucket page. You should be able to get the full size file from there. Let me know if it doesn't work!
  10. Armstrong
    I agree with this especially regarding Landscape mode. I don't have a Canon but I'm guessing that it selects the autofocus points. As MDM says this won't help you with sharpness. My focus points for this sort of shot are set up so that there is one single autofocus point. I can then move it around using the back paddle (dial on Canon??). I have set it up for single focus (not continuous). In your photo I would have focussed on the Chapel Building on the sports field at F8. You don't necessarily need to crop the foreground bush out to remove it. Content aware fill in PS would likely do a good job on this. Just remember to tick 'digitally altered' if accepted by QC.
  11. Armstrong
    Michael That is a very kind offer, thank you. I would appreciate it. By all means post it here. Thanks Robert Alternate link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w9szdica47zbtqs/IMG_1092%20Edited.jpg?dl=0 Processed in Lightroom CC. That took a quick couple minutes work in LR - faster if you use a preset as a starting point. Issues such as CA in the trees were solved by a simple click of a tick box. Your JPG is 3.4mb. This one is 9.5mb which means much more detail if submitted.
  12. Armstrong
    I think a small tweak to your technique and improved processing will have you in a position to be fine with Alamy QC. I think you are losing some sharpness due to diffraction. My cropped sensor Nikon DSLR is sharpest at F8 and starts to diffract at F11.
  13. Armstrong
    Robert - would you it be okay for me to have a go at editing your RAW file and letting you know the results? If it is let me know - I can post a sample on the forum or send to you privately via PM.
  14. Armstrong
    Firstly, Thank you for posting a 100% crop. I agree this is SaLD. Have a look at the trees. There is no real detail and they have a painterly effect. There is also CA in the trees - have a look at the far right. The colour also seems muddy. Here is a sample of one of my images already on sale (EYN43G): Hope this helps - thank you for letting us critique.
  15. Armstrong
    It's a way of allowing the forum to view an image or sample of an image at 100% view (actual pixels). Some people don't want to paste the whole image so some make a crop of that image. Ideally as much as the image as possible should be available but definitely the area you feel is sharpest. I use Photobucket to upload to the forum. You can embed a thumbnail that clicks through to the full file. You could also post a Dropbox link etc.
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