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Process a JPEG as good as RAW!
posted by robinstockphotos -
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Newbies: Please skip the article if it scares you. If you are in doubt about WB or exposure, ALWAYS shoot in RAW.
The photographers of advanced levels of knowledge about color representation and compression surely know that RAW files... More... 
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$200 in about 5 months
posted by robinstockphotos -
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This is good news for the newbies who are trying to get paid for a hobby. I haven't really been putting in any efforts at conceptual stock photos and portraits, which are supposed to sell best. The main reason being I don't have proper... More...
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10.000 $ … stock .. Now what?
posted by asterixvs -
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After 2 years, 7 months and 9 days I reached the 10.000$. Now What?... I started submitting in a lucky day of September 13th and I got my first sale after 15 days….. 0.99 cents. …. For the rest of 9999.01 I did the following:... More...
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Five years, and 20,000 sales later...
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I always had a thing for nice round numbers, so it is with some satisfaction that I hit 20,000 sales right around my 5 year anniversary! When I started out I never would have guessed I would get to this point, but I also completely... More...
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Weekend portfolio case study #1
posted by robinstockphotos -
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I study a portfolio every weekend and I thought I'd share what I study. Not all of it, only some parts of it. I don't pick up images or artists from the editor's choice collection of featured photographers collection either....which... More...
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Studying the database and file age
posted by celiaak -
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When we are starters at micro stock, one of the things we must do to learn more about stock image industry is to study the database to see what is uploaded, what sells better, what are the current trends and so on.
This cannot be achieved... More...
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For those about to stock - we salute you!
posted by daddiomanottawa -
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I direct todays ranting to newbies. Not long time, experienced professional photographers new to Dreamstime itself or seeking additional income in microstock. Or microstockers already successful at other sites and new to Dreamstime.... More...
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My family hates microstock
posted by daddiomanottawa -
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Well, not exactly.
I suppose I should rephrase my title to more correctly say, "My Family Hates the way microstock has changed me".
Yup, it has. I am changed, altered.
Microstockly-speaking, I am but a shadow of the man I was fifteen... More...
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Shocked To Win the Dreamstime Assignment
posted by wisconsinart -
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I like participating in the DT Assignments, it challenges you to do photography outside of your usual comfort zone and I think it's a great way to gain exposure because your accepted images become part of a unique collection.
In... More...
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Space Copyrighting!
posted by elianehaykal -
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Check out this article, not related to photos but to music:
The Economist article
How interesting was that?! & I loved CHRIS HADFIELD :D
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Winner of the 17,000,000th Image Contest
posted by georgeskyrillos -
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DT's Contest - Who would have guessed? It really was a nice surprise :) Thank you DT, I'm finalizing some stuff at other websites and will become an exclusive here soon.
Again, thanks for the 16,999,999 photos that were accepted... More...
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189 online
posted by guernica -
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Hi plz check out photos i added recently. my portfolio contains 189 online photos from all aspects of life and collections so please check them out and put them in a suiting collection if you want i would really appreciate it. :)... More...
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Stock or not Stock? that is the question...
posted by tempestz -
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As someone who has used stock photos in a past job, I can appreciate the creative photographs some photographers see when they capture an image.
I always had something in mind when i was searching for stock photos, whether it was... More...
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Gear vs Eye
posted by mangalika -
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I often encounter a question. Well, I am so sure most of you must have answered such question. You upload a good shot in your public profile and the next question will be 'Which camera?' Might be the most irritating question for a true... More...
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700 Reasons for backing up your computer.
posted by daddiomanottawa -
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It happened again.
For the second time over the course of many, many years, I've suffered a hard-drive failure. The poor 500GB drive on my desktop unit, after enduring years of endless spinning and whirring,and for reasons unknown... More...
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How To Get Perfect Focus Every Time
posted by gwhughes -
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Click here for the Video for this article:
Some of the most interesting scenes are seascapes or landscapes that are tack sharp from right at your feet to the distant horizon. Here's how you can do it every time.
First of all you... More...
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Starting off and eager to learn
posted by teeimagination -
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I always loved taking photos and over the years I think I have created a great portfolio. The problem was that before this year all my photos were taken with a basic point and shot camera. I worked very hard and saved all my money to... More...
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What Dreamstime taught me...
posted by keremgo -
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When first time I joined Dreamstime and uploaded the photos I've took which I thought I did an awesome job with them, just rejected one and other. Not a single photo I've took is accepted. I was almost give up...
But a line on a... More...
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Looking for Inspiration
posted by vtr -
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As a photographer at times we all tend to forget that all our shots revolve around a same theme or in some cases they are so diverse that its hard to find out. It is amazing to note that paintings of great artists are so unique in nature... More...
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First sale! :-)
posted by glocoru -
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After one month (more o less) I've sold my first photo! It has been a suscription but I'm very very glad, excited...! I liked this pic since the moment I watched it after downloading in the computer :-)
By the moment, the one... More...
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