“I started to work with Stock agencies in January 2006. The year went pretty well and this is a review of 9 stock place where you can sell your work. The revenue per picture greatly depend on your portfolio content; mine was travel oriented and then I started to focus on stock images such as every day objects isolated on white background. Also I’d like to emphasize that I believe Microstock and Regular Stock are two different markets with different customers. I would never sell my ‘better’ (or I should say my ‘rarest’) pictures with micro for just a quarter. I sell newly taken “microstock oriented” (i.e everyday object on white background) or travel shots that did not meet Alamy technical requirements (due to lower resolution). If you check my portfolio with Alamy and with any Micro Stock you’ll see what I mean. I obviously prefer to sell a unique picture for a decent amount of money, but I also enjoy getting paid for my ‘not as rare’ pictures.”
Jim Bumgardner’s Time Graphs
“Our friend Jim Bumgardner has been creating some lovely graphs using data mined from Flickr. This one is titled ‘Solstice to Solstice’: ‘To build this graph I collected about 40,000 thumbnails of photos that have been tagged ‘Sunset’. I positioned each thumbnail horizontally according to the day it was taken, and vertically according to the hour it was taken.’”
How to Create Professional HDR Images
“I’ve come to believe that there are few things in the digital photography world that Photoshop can’t do better than most other programs. HDR turns out to be one of them. Photoshop CS2 has a little-known (it seems) built-in HDR assembler that, while lacking the “make my photo look like an acid-trip” tone-mapping features of Photomatix, is capable of creating extremely realistic or extremely surreal HDR images. I’ve been using Photoshop CS2 for most of my HDR images, and lots of people have been asking me what I do and how I do it. Wonder no more! It’s actually pretty easy. Let’s get started.”
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photofront – a better frontend for your photos
“Photofront aims to fill the gap between Flickr’s photo sharing and social networking with a more professional look and feel. Photofront offers the feel of a photography portfolio with the ease of your flickr account.”
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JPG Magazine 2.0
“Exactly two years ago today, JPG Magazine began with a simple mission to honor the amazing work coming out of the online photographic community. Today, after six issues, on JPG’s 2nd birthday, JPG has been reborn.”
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Camerapedia.org
“This site is a free-content encyclopedia of camera information, a repository of information about all still camera brands and models. To learn more about this project, read the About Camerapedia.org page. By contributing, you can share your knowledge of camera equipment with everyone. If you would like to add or correct any information on this site, sign up for a user account…”
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25 things you must know before buying digital camera
“Buying a digital camera to get started in the world of digital photography or to replace your old camera? Read tips on getting the best digital camera for your money.”
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10 Ways to Make Your Digital Photos Last Forever
“Photographs taken with film fade with age, and even negatives yellow and become brittle. Digital photos, on the other hand, retain the same brilliant color and clarity every time you pull them up on the computer screen–until your hard disk crashes and you instantly lose every photo you’ve ever taken.”
Through the Viewfinder: A Tutorial
“If you use a DSLR, you’ll need a macro lens. If you use a point and shoot digital, it’ll need to have a macro setting. Some folks at flickr’s TtV group use a 50mm lens with close-up filters. The object is to make as big an image of the top of the viewfinder with your digital camera as possible.” (Thanks kottke.org!)
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Modern HDR photography
“In this Saturday morning post, I explain HDR photography with the help of some articles. This post includes step by step ways to create your own HDR images. Be advised that they can be quite hard for beginners to get interesting results. But where there is a will, there is a way! And by experimenting, you will get some good pictures. Also, remember that to see the end result, you have to get through some initial steps.”
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