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Did you post this one before? This looks a bit familiar to me... uhm.
Yes this is a comment to a post that came from long ago. I'm so pleased that people are going back to the old blogs and reading them either for the first time or again. But one of these days I will probably repeat myself as sometimes I wonder what in the world is left to write about! But then something occurs to me and off we go. - posted by
Boughn
on July 09, 2008 |
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Did you post this one before? This looks a bit familiar to me... uhm. - posted by
Dersankt
on July 08, 2008 |
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There isn't a general rule of thumb...just negative space somewhere in the image large enough to hold a headline or short tag line. - posted by
Boughn
on July 08, 2008 |
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Thank you for the informative article. I am completely new to stock photography and would appreciate some information on how much area to leave for type space. For example, if I take a photo of an apple against a pure white background, and it is 3000 x 3000 pixels cropped to the edges of the apple, how much should I increase the canvas size to allow for the type. (how much negative space should I leave around the apple). Is there a general rule of thumb for this? Thanks. - posted by
Srm
on July 02, 2008 |
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I'll reiterate the 'don't crop' sentiment - forget your artistic sensibilities, make your image usable to the greatest audience - let the user crop as they need. I’ve had to overlook so many otherwise promising images because the photographer has cropped the image too heavily. And variations - produce variations - again I’ll see an image I like, but the facial expression, for example, isn’t right - variations, variations, variations boys and girls! - posted by
Coastweb
on January 17, 2008 |
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coppyspace is a big deal when buying so it is almost a must when shooting - posted by
Brybry57
on January 16, 2008 |
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Amen! I was just about to set up my own blog and write about this. Please let me do the cropping. Sure an image looks cool when cropped BUT sometimes - no actually 99% of the time I need the full shadow or that edge of the plate or what ever the subject might be.
I just downloaded an image to use on page, image taken in portrait orientation BUT the photo aspect ratio does not fit the aspect ratio of a letter sized page. Had the photographer just given me more of the background it would have worked. Now again I have to spend time in Photoshop creating the missing part of the image, which could easily have been in there.
Best regards
Bo - posted by
Astrup
on January 07, 2008 |
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Yes!Leave some room for type elements! - posted by
Lihui
on December 18, 2007 |
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Thanx for the tip...I certainly will keep these things in mind when taking photos and submitting them. - posted by
Gabre
on December 03, 2007 |
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Great article! Thanks for the information!
pam - posted by
Pamtriv
on December 02, 2007 |
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I found that successful photographer is not only take good pictures but they take pictures those sell.
Thanks for a very good article - posted by
Sutprattana
on December 01, 2007 |
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Very nice advice. When I plan my photos I always think of them as a finished ad, and maybe thats the reason some of them doesn't sell they way I'm expecting (and someones really does).
Very interesting, I will take your advice when planning new photos and illustrations. Thanks! - posted by
Sextoacto
on November 30, 2007 |
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Great this article! Very interesting and usefull to see our images in a new way... Thanks! - posted by
Amaranta
on November 30, 2007 |
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Just remember that the client often wants to 'finish' the image themselves and so often leave negative space for type etc.
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Boughn
on November 01, 2007 |
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I use both completed and unfinished photos for my artwork. Sometimes it is a really big help to have those "finished" specific ones when a client is requesting a specific photo. - posted by
Hozzi19
on October 31, 2007 |
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Great article. Sometimes it's hard to fight the urge to "complete" the photo by having it contain "everything." Simple suggestion/insight... but oh so spot-on. Thanks! - posted by
Bcbounders
on October 28, 2007 |
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Very very interesting. Thanks!
Rob - posted by
Roberto1977
on October 19, 2007 |
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I'm not very good at composing pictures but I am creative in a different way. For example, I took a very plain Jane photograph here
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and took it to CorelDraw with a logo and created the following picture
http://www.abouthomes.info/pics/Michael-Michelle.jpg
to use in a question & answer document about a new service that I offer.
I had looked in lots of places on the Internet before I found Dreamstime, which has the best selection of "incomplete" stock photos. - posted by
Russel77
on October 15, 2007 |
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yes something is wrong with the images...checking on it. Thanks for the head's up. - posted by
Boughn
on October 11, 2007 |
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There must be something wrong with those pictures in this blog. Is somebody hacked this? There are strange td tags also... - posted by
Maigi
on October 11, 2007 |
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Am I missing something ? The images I see do not correspond to the article at all... I see legos, a electrical tower and a design... no spas !! ;O) But, thank you for the advices; it is something I try to keep in mind when shooting... this and text space... - posted by
Cathysbelleimage
on October 11, 2007 |
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very very nice blog title, useful, thanks for sharing - posted by
Yemeky
on October 04, 2007 |
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Very useful, thanks a lot! - posted by
Valeria73
on October 01, 2007 |
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REALLY AMAZING.. - posted by
Kruain
on September 28, 2007 |
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REALLY AMAZING.. - posted by
Kruain
on September 28, 2007 |
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Thanks for the advice. I'm just starting and this is something that makes a lot of sense but I never thought of. I will start looking at my pictures differently now. - posted by
Sailawayagain
on September 27, 2007 |
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Ok... I´ve never realized that....in regards with leaving your composition ¨Incomplete....¨ was a complete composition in stock photography. Anyway.... I LOVE Photography....
Thanks for the Tips! - posted by
Tazzzy
on September 18, 2007 |
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YES, YES, YES! I've been doing graphic design for nearly 15 years and I have to say you are absolutely correct. Sometimes less is more. Leave some room for type elements! Thank you photographers and Illustrators, your talents are very appreciated! - posted by
Supersaver
on September 17, 2007 |
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YES, YES, YES! I've been doing graphic design for nearly 15 years and I have to say you are absolutely correct. Sometimes less is more. Leave some room for type elements! Thank you photographers and Illustrators, your talents are very appreciated! - posted by
Supersaver
on September 17, 2007 |
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I'm quite interested in shooting stock-oriented picture. Advices like this one are welcomed:) - posted by
Omegatransfer
on September 14, 2007 |
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