Several fellow photographers have been asking me about Stock Photography and Microstock Photography, so I found it time to write a little compendium. While I understand that there are several Macrostock photographers out there who dismiss the Microstock model, I feel like it has a not insignificant earnings potential. While you need to upload at [...]
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How and Where to make money with Microstock Photography
Posted: 30th March 2010 by Svenler in PhotographyTags: Comparison, iStock, Make Money, Microstock, Photography
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Why do photographers charge so much?
Posted: 20th February 2010 by Svenler in PhotographyTags: Charges, Photography, Price, Quality, Rates
I bet many of you have heard a quote along this line before, usually followed by “Target only charges (insanely low amount) for a portrait.” I tell those clients to go to Target to have their portraits taken and come back to me when they aren’t happy with them. Other people ask, why I charge [...]
Model Photography: How touchy can or should you be?
Posted: 20th February 2010 by Svenler in PhotographyTags: Comfort, Models, Photography, Posing
First of all, if you don’t know the difference between touching and groping, you may want to look it up. Some photographers seem to be very concerned about touching a subject, I am more concerned to keep models from touching me. Just joking. From my experience, touching a model or any other subject can ease [...]
Model Posing Guide: How to pose a model
Posted: 20th February 2010 by Svenler in Modeling, PhotographyTags: Beauty, Fashion, Model, Photography, Portraits, Pose, Posing
While most professional models know how to pose and are very aware of their surroundings and the lighting, many amateur models are unaware of their bodies and have problems finding a pose that goes with their body type and your concept. Ideally, the model will pose on her own until you tell her to hold [...]
How to create realistic HDR images
Posted: 1st January 2010 by Svenler in PhotographyTags: HDR, Photography, Photomatix, Photoshop, Software
Many of you probably have seen HDR (high dynamic range) images in the past. Oversaturated images with strong shadows and highlights that look very surreal. To do such a thing, simply go into Photomatix Pro and play with the adjustments. Doing so is not the purpose of this article though. We will be talking about [...]