Capturing Magical Youth. Shutterstock or hold out

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/02/2005 03:05:25 AM · #1

I've been submitting a lot to shutterstock lately, and have been reading a lot fo the threads about how it dilutes the market and cheapens your images.

I just captured these shots at the beach today and really feel like holding out now. Do you think these could do better outside of Shutterstock? I definately want to frame the last one. Its my favorite!

Thoughts?

nsbca7

02/02/2005 08:15:27 AM · #2

Patience is a virtue. In this business it can mean the difference between being known as an average photographer as a reflection of the first images you hastily published or being seen as a great photographer later in time based purely on your mature images.

Brent_Ward

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM

02/02/2005 10:14:03 AM · #3

My Mentor (who's on team Canon) once told me that the major difference between a professional and an amateur was this. A professional will only show the best images of the roll. Letting the viewer think that every shot on the roll was great. An amateur will show you every shot he took on the roll. Letting the viewer think that the amateur just got lucky since only a couple of the shots on the roll were great.

Message edited by author 2005-02-02 13:12:08.

02/02/2005 12:36:35 PM · #4

Patience definately is a virtue. Then, when you capture that one amazing image, the wait was worth it!

Chris

02/02/2005 03:44:10 PM · #5

Bump...but also a question.

Do you think the last image of the boys running away into the water is too cloudy and soft? I didn't really do much in PS. I like it the way it is...but I'd love to here other people's opinions.

Chris

arpita

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

02/02/2005 03:48:46 PM · #6

Originally posted by Montereykiddo:

Do you think the last image of the boys running away into the water is too cloudy and soft? I didn't really do much in PS. I like it the way it is...but I'd love to here other people's opinions.
Chris

I would have liked everything to be sharp, not just the first little boy. At least I would have liked the second little boy to be sharp too.. I do like shallow DOF shots pretty often, but this is one in which I would like it a lot deeper.

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/02/2005 04:03:24 PM · #7

Thanks for the opinion. I need a longer lends! :)

Chris

nsbca7

02/02/2005 04:09:44 PM · #8

Originally posted by Montereykiddo:

Thanks for the opinion. I need a longer lends! :)

Chris

A longer lens won't help this situation. You need to stop down.

02/02/2005 04:43:07 PM · #9

Stop down for depth of field?

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

02/02/2005 04:45:19 PM · #10

Errr. wait. I was thinking longer lends for a more shallow DOF. But for everything to be sharper I should ahve stoped down? Wouldn't that just cut back the light?

Imagineer

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/02/2005 05:05:41 PM · #11

Originally posted by Montereykiddo:

It's simple for me. I have gigabytes of shots - some good but not personally meaningful. These are the ones I put up for stock (provide I feel they could meet designers' objectives in some way).

If a shot is precious to me then no one gets it!

nsbca7

Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera

02/02/2005 05:16:53 PM · #12

Originally posted by Montereykiddo:

Stop down for depth of field?

Stop down.