Smartphone Microstock

Smartphone Microstock

Smartphone Microstock

Smartphone Microstock

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Overview

With an eye toward profiting from their camera-phone skills, photographers are submitting “microstock” images to stock photography companies; these Internet-based photo agencies accept royalty-free images from a far broader base of photographers than brick-and-mortar stock agencies. While the profits are quite low per sale those sales can really add up.

In this book, Chen shows readers how to tailor their shooting approach and subject selection to meet the needs of the microstock industry. From camera settings to accessory and software selection, Chen shows readers how to choose and use the tools they need to create high-caliber image results. Next, he offers photographers tips for getting through the microstock submissions process and putting their images in front of a viewing audience. He introduces a host of tools for processing images for enhanced impact, as well. Tips and images from other professional photographers round out this one-of-a-kind, heavily illustrated book.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781682030325
Publisher: Amherst Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 06/14/2016
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Mark Chen is a photographer, an Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor, and the owner of Mark Chen Photography. He teaches Photoshop at Houston Baptist Universityand Houston Community College and tours the nation giving Photoshop training sessions. He is the author of Creative Wedding Album Design with Adobe Photoshop, Flash and Ambient Lighting for Digital Wedding Photography, and Unleashing the Raw Power of Adobe Camera Raw. He lives in Houston, TX.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Billion Photos Every Day 7

What Is Stock Photography? 7

Who Sells Stock Photography? 8

Who Buys Stock Photography? 9

All Tech Considered: Amazing Cameras 9

How Do Stock Photographers Get Paid? 10

1 Do Cell Phones Really Work for Stock Photography? 12

Can Cell Phones Compete with DSLRs? 12

All Tech Considered: The Lens 12

All Tech Considered: The Shutter 13

Ease of Use 13

Automatic Features 13

Shooting Through Obstructions 14

All Tech Considered: Auto Exposure 14

It's Always There 15

Visual Grammar: What Is Composition? 16

DSLR or Cell Phone Camera: The Rule of Thumb 16

2 Keywording 18

Not a Fun Task-But Absolutely Necessary 18

A Systematic Approach 18

Identify the Top Attribution 18

Do Your Research 20

Work from the Specific to the Generic 22

Use Keywords for People, Objects, Activities, and Conditions 23

State the Obvious and the Implied 24

In This Book 24

3 Travel 25

Landmarks (or Not) 25

Visual Grammar: The Position of the Horizon 29

Tips on Tech: Cell Phone vs. DSLR 29

Cell Phone vs. DSLR Subjects 30

Visual Grammar: Open vs. Closed Compositions 31

An Environmental Theme 32

Visual Grammar: Negative Space 32

Including People 34

A Fleeting Moment 36

All Tech Considered: How Cell Phone Cameras Focus 36

4 Food 37

A Rustic Twist 37

Behind the Scenes 39

Tips on Tech: Turn That Flash Off 40

Visual Grammar: Texture 43

Tips on Tech: Light-Lots of Light 44

Food Handling 45

Exoticism 46

Re-Envisioning Restaurant Images 49

Visual Grammar: The Rule of Thirds 49

Inside the Mind of a Graphic Designer Interview with Evan O'Neal 50

5 The Wonders of Nature 54

Small Wonders 54

Visual Grammar: Open vs. Closed Compositions 55

Curious Subjects 58

Fossils 59

Zoos 60

Tips on Tech: Help Your Cell Camera to Focus 61

6 Environmental Change 62

Coal Power Plants 62

Visual Grammar: Negative Space 62

Wind Farms 64

Visual Grammar: Vanishing Point 64

The Grid 66

Drought 69

Retreating Glaciers 69

Inside the Mind of a Graphic Designer Interview with Rhonda Schaller 70

Visual Grammar: Negative Space 72

7 Parks and Landscapes 74

Yosemite 74

Visual Grammar: The Position of the Horizon 75

Crater Lake 76

The Grand Canyon 77

Enchanted Rock 78

Saguaro National Park 79

Shasta Lake Caverns 80

8 Lifestyle 82

Bicycles and Cycling 82

Visual Grammar: The Rule of Thirds 86

Visual Grammar: Vanishing Point 87

What's Special Around You 90

Watch for Impromptu Moments 92

9 Structure Over Identity 93

Leaves and Branches 93

Visual Grammar: Texture 93

Sunlight, Sky, and Metal 94

Interior Design 96

Purely Abstract 98

10 Architecture 99

Structures as Sculpture 99

The Function of Architecture 102

Conventional, But With a Twist 105

Visual Grammar: Framing 105

Look for Rare Opportunities 106

Inside the Mind of a Graphic Designer: Interview with Michael Wooten 108

11 The Keen Observer 112

The Mechanical World 112

All Tech Considered: Camera Apps 114

Reflections 116

Rarity 116

Visual Grammar: Open vs. Closed Compositions 117

Unexpected Color Balance 118

Tips on Tech: Light-Lots of Light 118

Plants 121

Hobbies 124

Pets 124

Index 125

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