Photo Shooting Table
Photographing glass, bottles or anything semi-transparent is easy with the right set-up.Home build rig designed to allow me to photograph a piece of glassware, a bottle, or even moldy bread…
The Campaign that wouldn’t die!
All I gotta say!I composited this image from some stock images... Apologies to Mr Christopher Lee (had to replace your head), and to vampire fans everywhere.
A rant
I’ve got to address this. I hear way too dang many people mis-using the term "Footage" when talking about video. The term “Footage” when applied to digital stock video is…
Maybe the perfect lens
When shooting for stock, or doing portraits, no lens is better than the old manual focus Nikon Series E 100mm lens. I used one for many years, from 1996 through…
Nutless Wonder
(Republished from April 29, 2008) Manny the cat, which this image is a best seller for me at ShutterStock, has returned home from being neutered. At the age of 9…
ShutterStock
In a single month of being with Shutterstock, I have managed to generate 200 downloads, and almost enough for a payout. Almost. Other folks I've talked with in the forums…
Updates
This post is simply a test of uploading content via Adobe's Contribute. I've also updated by main website - in case you're linked direct to this blog and have missed…
Surreal Images
These images are also known as Ultra-Real, Illustrative, and Hyper-Real. Some good examples come from photographer David Hill. The effect is helped along by proper lighting. For outdoor shots, it’s…
The Century Mark
As of yesterday, I had over 100 images approved on ShutterStock, arguably the 2nd hardest agency to get images approved at. Maybe the 3rd. iStock is the 2nd, with the…