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11/15/2006 05:59:10 PM · #1 |
I have never tried submitting a picture for a stock website. Recently I got an opportunity to take some shots. Aurora (the model) and her mother loved the shots and signed a Model Release form for me.
I was wondering if any of these shots are even worth considering to be put on a stock website?
    
Thanks to everyone who commented on these shots before!
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11/15/2006 06:15:23 PM · #2 |
| Aurora.jpg would probably be most suitable. |
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11/15/2006 06:15:35 PM · #3 |
I would upload all of those to a stock site. They don't get across any particular message that lends itself naturally to selling products, but they're really nice photos and certainly good enough to use for general advertising purposes. Good luck!
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11/15/2006 06:17:02 PM · #4 |
| Thanks Mark and Philip! I will try uploading these shots, worse they will get rejected..and if they get accepted - I will have a direction to start ! |
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11/16/2006 07:16:03 AM · #5 |
They look good vikas. First and last seems to be the most promising, but with stock you'll never now.
Personnaly I really like the first
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11/16/2006 08:09:01 AM · #6 |
Hi Vikas;
These are OK shots. To me there is no WOW factor. They may or may not sell. They are good enough to be accepted. If you could get this model again, you should try for some lifestyle shots. Tell a story. Present an idea, even if it is generic in nature.
The shot on the left - all you need is some young guy walking past her from right to left while she is checking him out with the stance and glance she has.
Get her mother involved, both sitting at a table outside a cafe laughing, talking and having a good time.
Get your model to dress business like working on her laptop, or talking on the phone, in different locations.
All these things will take some effort, but will be leaps and bounds ahead of just static shots. Try to think of "slice of life images". Images like these are always being sought out. You want to be interactive with the viewer.
Cheers
Don
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11/16/2006 10:09:51 AM · #7 |
Thanks Stefan and Don for the inputs!
@Don - I get the point about telling a story through the shots! I will see if I can get her to model for me again and execute such shots! She was modelling for the first time, I was doing a photo-shoot of this sort for the first time, the only person not nervous there was her mom :)
How about the lighting of these shots? I chose an overcast day, with sun peeking off and on. Any suggestions if these need any improvements as far as lighting in concerned ? Like using a reflector, fill flash?
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11/16/2006 11:54:56 AM · #8 |
Vikas;
Overcast days (not heavy overcast) are great for shooting anything with people, unless you want the hard shadows of a sunny day. Just ask any wedding photogs.
To add a little spark to the subject, just kiss it with a little fill flash. How much? This is something you'll have to experiment with, given each situation can be very different. It doesn't take a ton of light. Thank goodness for instant digital review. To get really good and consistant at stuff like this it does take some time, practise, and a whole bunch of mistakes.
Good Luck!
Don |
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11/16/2006 12:10:16 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Sykes:
Vikas;
Overcast days (not heavy overcast) are great for shooting anything with people, unless you want the hard shadows of a sunny day. Just ask any wedding photogs.
To add a little spark to the subject, just kiss it with a little fill flash. How much? This is something you'll have to experiment with, given each situation can be very different. It doesn't take a ton of light. Thank goodness for instant digital review. To get really good and consistant at stuff like this it does take some time, practise, and a whole bunch of mistakes.
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That's good advice. One thing I was noticing (in a couple of the shots) was a lack of catch-lights in the eyes. It takes very little flash to put a sparkle in the eyes. If you aren't using flash for fill, running the flash at it's lowest poer will provide enough light to add a catch-light to the eye.
This shot in particular would have benefitted from a bit of fill and the addition of catch-lights.
Message edited by author 2006-11-16 12:12:42.
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11/16/2006 12:15:27 PM · #10 |
| Sharpen a tad and adjust the contrast and they'll be fine |
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11/16/2006 12:18:13 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by bood:
Sharpen a tad and adjust the contrast and they'll be fine |
Don't sharpen too much, Shutterstock, for example, upsizes their images and wants the photos to have little sharpening.
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