Ed Rooney Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 And what about Stockimo food? The RF/RM issue seems need to be looked at anew of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I've set all of mine as RM. Not sure I would have made a $700 sale if it were RF. Just one sale like that makes it worth it to me. But then, unlike a lot of you, I don't understand all the ramifications of it. So I just do the safe thing that ignorance calls for. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I've set all of mine as RM. Not sure I would have made a $700 sale if it were RF. Just one sale like that makes it worth it to me. But then, unlike a lot of you, I don't understand all the ramifications of it. So I just do the safe thing that ignorance calls for. Betty Was that $700 sale a Stockimo one, Betty? Given the recent forum conversations about RM and RF, I wonder if it makes much difference which licensing model you choose for food shots since sales will quite likely end up being RM/RF hybrids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I do RM unless it's something so common or something I do at home that is easily copied or a common photo then I sometimes do RF. I'm not a fan of RF for anything though. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ventura Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I have only a few RF food shots and only because they are so generic, all others are RM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 That's been my approach too, Michael, Linda. I was just wondering if there's been a shift in the thinking (Stockimo aside). I'm thinking about food 'cause I've been watching one of the BBC mini-series of The Day of the Triffids. I've become a semi-vegetarian, but now I'm worried about plants eating us! If it happens I'll try to get a Stockimo shot of it. Or would that be a News snap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 That's been my approach too, Michael, Linda. I was just wondering if there's been a shift in the thinking (Stockimo aside). I'm thinking about food 'cause I've been watching one of the BBC mini-series of The Day of the Triffids. I've become a semi-vegetarian, but now I'm worried about plants eating us! If it happens I'll try to get a Stockimo shot of it. Or would that be a News snap? I'd say go the NEWS route on that one! L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 That's been my approach too, Michael, Linda. I was just wondering if there's been a shift in the thinking (Stockimo aside). I'm thinking about food 'cause I've been watching one of the BBC mini-series of The Day of the Triffids. I've become a semi-vegetarian, but now I'm worried about plants eating us! If it happens I'll try to get a Stockimo shot of it. Or would that be a News snap? Ed, I've been a semi-vegetarian -- a "pescetarian," actually -- for decades, and I've yet to be mugged by an enraged zucchini. I have a few shots of veggie dishes on Alamy. If I add more, I'll probably stick to RM for the most part, unless they are, as Michael mentioned, very generic. Vegetarian foods have gained popularity in recent years, so I'm thinking the market might be ripe for these types of images. Not sure that I'm enough a foodie, though, to make a decent food photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov makabaw Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I normally use RF for food unless there is something else in the pic. dov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 That's been my approach too, Michael, Linda. I was just wondering if there's been a shift in the thinking (Stockimo aside). I'm thinking about food 'cause I've been watching one of the BBC mini-series of The Day of the Triffids. I've become a semi-vegetarian, but now I'm worried about plants eating us! If it happens I'll try to get a Stockimo shot of it. Or would that be a News snap? Ed, I've been a semi-vegetarian -- a "pescetarian," actually -- for decades, and I've yet to be mugged by an enraged zucchini. I have a few shots of veggie dishes on Alamy. If I add more, I'll probably stick to RM for the most part, unless they are, as Michael mentioned, very generic. Vegetarian foods have gained popularity in recent years, so I'm thinking the market might be ripe for these types of images. Not sure that I'm enough a foodie, though, to make a decent food photographer. You've been lucky, John. Have you not noticed the similarity of a zucchini flower and a triffid? These little green creatures might not just continue to sit there on a dish and wait to be eaten. Consider the original form of the cheeseburger, a big steer with horns . . . and out west they might be long horns. Even the friendly looking cream pie can present danger in the hands of a comic. Face it, there's danger everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Just remembered...when I shoot something simple like a lemon on white, or a tomato, very generic images, I sometimes set them as RF. John, no, I have a Droid so I don't do Stockimo. The $700 sale was of a coconut pie about 2 years ago for packaging. Isolated on white, RM. I took a few shots of a lemon merengue pie I baked yesterday, but I'll have to see whether they turned out well. I'm planning one of these days to do apricot fried pies, and I definitely will shoot those and list them RM. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Apricot fried peas? You're messing with nature, Betty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Just remembered...when I shoot something simple like a lemon on white, or a tomato, very generic images, I sometimes set them as RF. John, no, I have a Droid so I don't do Stockimo. The $700 sale was of a coconut pie about 2 years ago for packaging. Isolated on white, RM. I took a few shots of a lemon merengue pie I baked yesterday, but I'll have to see whether they turned out well. I'm planning one of these days to do apricot fried pies, and I definitely will shoot those and list them RM. Betty I figured it wasn't Stockimo but thought I'd ask just in case. Miracles can still happen. That coconut pie was very good to you indeed. Do we all get a slice? Not sure I'm ready for apricot fried peas, but no doubt it's more delicious than it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 It occurs to me that I have a mini-iPad . . . and it has a camera (two or three camera app) that I think I can use it for Stockimo images. ??? I'm gonna go out now and take a few pictures with a standard camera, if that's still okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 And what about Stockimo food? The RF/RM issue seems need to be looked at anew of late. Ed,I just tried to send you a PM but it says you can not accept any more messages! I think we have a limit of 50. You might want to read and delete! L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Oh! I'll see what I can delete. Wow! That was full. Have an empty box now, Linda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Oh! I'll see what I can delete. Wow! That was full. Have an empty box now, Linda. I emailed you the info! L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 If the food is by Feran Adria or Raymond Blanc, I would go RM (assuming decent lighting etc)..... If the food is by Ray, the guy would asks you if you want to 'go large' with that order, I would go RF. Specialist food agencies tend to be RM but that's almost historic reasoning (as per most specialists), I know I would have great difficultly with a more commercial agency shooting other than RF for most food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Apricot fried peas? You're messing with nature, Betty. You all's dyslexia is rearing its ugly head. Read my post again. "Apricot fried pies". I do apple, apricot and peach. But the peach is a tad mild for my taste, the apricot has more flavor. And apple? Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Peas, pies, must you hold a candle to my shame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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