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03/24/2015 10:20:47 AM · #26 |
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03/24/2015 10:26:36 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by sjhuls:
Originally posted by RKT:
It's time again for you to put yourself in the shoes of a freelancer trying to sell your work to a stock photography company. Make your photograph sellable, but be as original as you can.
...nowhere in there does it say "microstock" aka shutterstock,istockphoto, etc. There are many different kinds of stock photography companies that deal in a wide range of imagery...editorial, reportage, creative, vintage, etc. |
True but I think you are going to see most people voting with the microstock mindset. Otherwise it is just a free study, and no matter which type of "stock photo" you decide to do they all have very strict requirements about lighting, focus, and noise and you rarely see black and white photographs in any kind of stock shots. |
I think if people realize that "stock" photography can be, and is so much more than the typical microstock fare it's a good thing. Perhaps it isn't total FS territory, but it is a bit more expansive then crispy focused noiseless food shots, etc. I personally have sold B&W images through stock, all automotive, and the below shot is a fairly recent "stock" sale, though not via microstock. If the powers that be wanted this to be a microstock challenge, I'm sure it would have been included in the description?
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03/24/2015 11:44:36 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by RKT:
Originally posted by sjhuls:
Originally posted by RKT:
It's time again for you to put yourself in the shoes of a freelancer trying to sell your work to a stock photography company. Make your photograph sellable, but be as original as you can.
...nowhere in there does it say "microstock" aka shutterstock,istockphoto, etc. There are many different kinds of stock photography companies that deal in a wide range of imagery...editorial, reportage, creative, vintage, etc. |
True but I think you are going to see most people voting with the microstock mindset. Otherwise it is just a free study, and no matter which type of "stock photo" you decide to do they all have very strict requirements about lighting, focus, and noise and you rarely see black and white photographs in any kind of stock shots. |
I think if people realize that "stock" photography can be, and is so much more than the typical microstock fare it's a good thing. Perhaps it isn't total FS territory, but it is a bit more expansive then crispy focused noiseless food shots, etc. I personally have sold B&W images through stock, all automotive, and the below shot is a fairly recent "stock" sale, though not via microstock. If the powers that be wanted this to be a microstock challenge, I'm sure it would have been included in the description?
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You are right you can and I have entered shots to stock sites that are not your typical "stock" shots even some black and white. However soft focus or noise would never get accepted on most stock sites. I am just pointing out that most people are going to look at this challenge the microstock way so if you go into it prepared that you might not score as well if you decide to go a different route then whatever you choose to do is fine.
By the way you never mention where you sell your photos. I am curious.
ETA: the shot you gave an example of is actually something I would submit to a stock site as long as it met noise and focus criteria as far as the challenge goes I don't know.
Message edited by author 2015-03-24 11:46:58. |
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03/24/2015 11:59:09 AM · #29 |
Problem with this challenge is you can't follow the editing rules if you photograph something with a logo, business name, etc.... because you would have to remove it for a stock photo.
Message edited by author 2015-03-24 11:59:44. |
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03/24/2015 11:59:23 AM · #30 |
Pic of the Eiffel Tower on a semi-clouded day? Stock. Pic of the Pyramids? Stock.
Pic of cows? Live-stock!
Pic of a tree? Wood-stock!
Pic of socks? Stock-ings!
Message edited by author 2015-03-24 12:00:49. |
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03/24/2015 12:07:44 PM · #31 |
Ryan, this is serious matter please keep your fooling around to other areas .
Time is money in this game.
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03/24/2015 12:09:27 PM · #32 |
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03/24/2015 03:57:41 PM · #33 |
"...if people realize that "stock" photography can be, and IS so much more than the typical microstock fare it's a good thing." " If the powers that be wanted this to be a microstock challenge, I'm sure it would have been included in the description?" Thank you, Rachel.  RKT
The emphasis on the "is" in Rachel's quote is mine.
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