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04/20/2007 10:57:04 AM · #1
I submitted a photo to Lucky Oliver, and they sent it back looking for less noise. I can see that... so I ran it through some noise reduction, cleaned some spots up, resubmitted. No problem, right? The latest rejection message says that it isn't sharp enough, AND that it has oversharpening artifacts. Um, how can it have artifacts from oversharpening if it isn't sharp enough??

I would post it, but it's in a challenge at the moment.

Anyway, I'm thinking of ditching L.O. and giving Alamy a try. I've made a whole $7 from them on fewer than 10 sales over the last six months. Although, if L.O. is getting this picky, I shudder to think what more established agencies would think!
04/20/2007 11:00:31 AM · #2
It can be out of focus to begin with then have a heavy dose of sharpening. The result would be it still isn't really sharp but has artifacting.
04/20/2007 11:04:45 AM · #3
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:

It can be out of focus to begin with then have a heavy dose of sharpening. The result would be it still isn't really sharp but has artifacting.


That's not the case here. It's an in-focus image with light smart sharpening. There are not any sharpening artifacts that I can see.
04/20/2007 11:08:22 AM · #4
Originally posted by Rebecca:

Anyway, I'm thinking of ditching L.O. and giving Alamy a try. I've made a whole $7 from them on fewer than 10 sales over the last six months. Although, if L.O. is getting this picky, I shudder to think what more established agencies would think!

I've managed to get my photos from my Sony DSC-W5 through Alamy's quality control process. It is 5MP, just like your camera. Can't have any photos that are slightly blurring or mis-focussed.
04/27/2007 11:25:15 AM · #5
stock sites are picky because they blow them up to big sizes.

So LO rejected your first pic for noise, then you ran it thru noise software.

Do you know how you get rid of noise? you blur the image...

now the picture is blurry but no noise is there. But you also sharpened the photo in the first place. sharpening looks for areas of contrast then increases the contrast between them. But overdone and you can see it really quick.

So how do you get your pic accepted?

sharpen it a little, very little if you feel it needs it.

then get your blur tool and set it to about 30% and paint over the area's of noise in your photo.

save as jpg quality 12

there you go...

Bob
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