marc Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I have a number of images which use blurring to focus on a single moving object. Often vehicles or cycles. I have seen lots of this type of stock images in newspapers, and a couple on alamy - trees in this case, very nice from a forum member. Will these be failed on upload? I don't want to risk a fail for deliberate use of motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 If the blurring is obviously intended and it is not just a bit soft especially if there is something sharp in the image thern it does not seem to be a problem. I have several recent uploads of clearly blurred people walking by a shop or building that is sharp. I also had a completely and dramatically blurred image the start of a marathon not rejected in a recent news upload. May not be a formal QC process but they are reviewed - the news team often change headline image and take a view of which they will send out. That said I would probably have not uploaded it through the usual QC route but I felt it made sense in the context of the other images in the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhandol Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi, QC know the difference between deliberate motion blur and camera shake, and the use of deliberate camera shake/motion to achieve an effect. The shots below had deliberate camera motion combined with slow shutter speed: moving camera up and down with slow shutter speed. Twisting camera around the point of focus resulting in this tunnel vision look. and a pan of cyclist with slow shutter speed. So I woudn't worry about uploading if the motion is obvious. Good luck. Parm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 This one sold in September for $180. The QC people are aware of all photo tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffydd Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Just make sure it is very obviously blurred. In photography, "a little bit" will always look like a flaw. If necessary, overdo it with Photoshop (filter > blur > motion blur). Cheers, Philippe I'm regretting uploading an image at the weekend that had motion blur: I think it has probably failed. I wish I had taken Phillippe's advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov makabaw Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I have a number of deliberately blurred images uploaded without QC problems. I believe that as long as the subject is pin sharp or the whole image is clearly deliberately blurred then you should not have anything to worry about. dov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thanks for your posts everyone. Very helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Had this one pass QC a few years ago. Never sold, zoomed or even viewed as far as I can remember! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Have you seen todays front page on Alamy? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Baker Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 And 11 pages of more: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/B5520D1F-31EF-4397-97AB-A2F96138057A/blur/7/0/0/1/Richard+Baker.html Yes - if it's deliberate and/or creative, they surely will pass. Rgds, Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciprocity Images Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 On the Alamy Honmepage: (Image Ref: E3M21X / Contributor: Mark Graf) Based on the Image REF, it seems to have been uploaded recently. -Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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