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by Douglas Freer
Microstock Photography
Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Understanding the Microstock Revolution
About Stock Photography
Shop Until You Drop
The Early Days
Extinction of the Dinosaurs
Microstock is Born
The Opposition
Comparison with Traditional Libraries
2 How to Make Dollars from Cents
No Pain, No Gain
Sales Models: The Choices
Royalties And Licenses, or “Where Is the Cash?”
Submission Strategies
3 What Sells and What Does Not
Business and Lifestyle Images
Fashion
Seasonal and Festive Images
Food
Landscapes and Travel
Architecture
Cityscapes
Objects
Flowers
Vectors
4 How to Make Sure Your Pictures Win
Composition
The “Rule of Thirds”
Crop Tightly
Use Bold and Complementary Colors
Use the Best Aperture and Shutter Speed Combination
Get Down Low—;Or Up High
Use Unusual Focal Lengths
The Winning Formula
5 Technical Issues: Killing the Gremlins Before they Kill Your Pictures
The Microstock Inspection Process
Read the Rules!
Kit
The Raw Deal
16-bit Manipulation
Shoot at Low ISO
Noise
Artifacts
Chromatic Aberrations
Moiré and Color Noise
Removing Copyright Symbols and Logos
Sharpening Your Images
6 Equipment
Film or Digital?
The Best Digital Camera for You
The Big Guns: Medium-Format Digital
Scanning Backs
Scanning Film
Summary
7 Setting Up a Home Studio
Table and Window Setup (Available Light)
Macro Lenses
Simple Studio Setup
People Shots
Business Shots
More about Isolated Images
Clipping Paths
Software Shortcuts
Advanced Lighting Techniques
Slave Relay
Color Balance
Final Note
8 Twenty Tips and Tricks to Winning on Microstocks
Tip 1: Buy the Best Equipment You Can Afford
Tip 2: Decide If Artist Exclusivity Is for You
Tip 3: Buy Decent FTP Upload Software
Tip 4: Buy and Use Adobe Photoshop
Tip 5: Buy a Macro Lens If You Own a dSLR
Tip 6: Buy a Tripod to Go with That New Macro Lens
Tip 7: Join the forums
Tip 8: Get an Independent View by Joining Independent forums
Tip 9: Set Up Referral Links
Tip 10: Check What Is Selling—And What Is Not
Tip 11: Enlist Friends and Colleagues
Tip 12: Upload New Work Regularly But In Small Batches
Tip 13: Set Key Words accurately
Tip 14: Use Selective Focus
Tip 15: Challenge Your Creativity
Tip 16: Use sRGB Color Space for Submission
Tip 17: Read the Manual!
Tip 18: Don’t Crop Too Tightly
Tip 19: Shoot the Light
Tip 20: Get Networking!
9 Mixing It with Rights-managed Stock
Specialized Libraries
Cultural Differences
What to Do
10 Case Studies
Stephen
Jo Ann
Carsten
Colin and Linda
Marianne
Wrap Up
11 Copyright, Trademarks, and Model Releases
Copyright
Registration
Infringing Others’ Rights
Privacy
Trademarks
The Practicalities
Property Releases
Model Releases
12 The Future of Microstock Photography
The Gap
The Wolf Eats the Lamb
Consolidation
Diversification
Predictions
Appendix 1 Microstock Library Links
Appendix 2 Model and Property Releases
Appendix 3 Useful Links
Traditional Stock Photo Libraries
FTP Software
Noise-Reduction or Modification Software
Color Artifact Removal
Sharpening Software
Third-Party Raw File Decoding Software
Copyright Resources
General Photo Sites of Interest
Stock-Related Discussion Groups
Lighting Tips
Miscellaneous
Index
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