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April up or down?
K. L. Howard replied to Reimar's topic in Stock photography discussion and contributor experience
Had an awesome month! 21 sales and one of the sales to be used for a large mural wall in a Nashville country music museum. One licensed for television, a nice change from the bread and butter sales of editorial websites/newspapers/magazines and travel guides. -
Many times you don't have to offer a print, just a medium-res digital file will work. In this day of the "it's all about me" facebook life style, hand the person your card with the picture file number on the back. Tell them you will send them a picture that they can use for facebook or what ever (watch their eyes light up) if they send an email and make sure they mention the day and file number. Also tell them if the picture is good enough after processing it, you might even ask them to sign a release to use for your portfolio or even get published. Many times they will sign a release right th
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Variable ND filters
K. L. Howard replied to Inchiquin's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Betty, that article uses a Hama variable ND lens as an example. Those will run you about 50 bucks, and are truely worthless. A good Variable ND filter will set you back $300 - 400 and worth it. You should look into some reviews on B+W, or Heliopan filters. http://philipbloom.net/2011/06/04/the-best-variable-nd-filter-i-have-used/ http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/765517-REG/Heliopan_707790_77mm_Vario_Neutral_Density.html -
Thanks, good to know. Whats a VB Vswab?
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Pet packaging and advertising pays well (pet food, toys, treats, etc) but a release is almost always required and with all t's crossed and i's dotted. Companies pay a small fortune for design and development for thier packaging and don't want to be set back with image rights issues. For editorial use no release required.
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Variable ND filters
K. L. Howard replied to Inchiquin's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
They are great to have in your bag, saves a lot of time in switching filters. My advice is to buy only the best either Hoya or Heliopan, well worth the extra money. The less expensive Chinese versions tend to have a color cast and can make images a little soft. -
I've gotten rid of most my digital stuff from before 2008 when I was using 6 and 8 mp cameras. I went through some old files from 2009 and 2010 on exhd's and found a lotta shots that I over looked because I was in a hurry and some with poor color or not exposed quite right. A little photoshop and fixed 'em right up. There are some great shots I would have thrown out, glad I didn't. I have a ton of 35mm and 6x7 negatives I need to scan and digitize some day. That's a whole nother story!