"I was attacked by a Siamese bat."


"A Siamese cat?"


"No, a Siamese bat. They're far more vicious."

The composer comes with the double glass, but I did also get the optic kit that has the single glass, a plastic one and the pin hole. Haven't tried them yet, pin hole is my mission next week...

Hi Guys,


I was just wondering about iStock's plans for marketing iStock_Audio. I subscribe to a few creative magazines and the photo side is always being advertised and promoted (free stock photos etc) and it got me thinking . . . is iStock planning something for us audio contributors? :) Can you give us the heads up?


Cheers


Zofia

Your question is vaguely similar to something I asked last week, wondering about generating alternate formats from 5DII video. Nobody replied, so I'm assuming 5DII shooters are not bothering with PAL and NTSC. I converted a few video clips to PAL and NTSC with Streamclip, but they are still in the queue.

It surely can't hurt to keep saying we'd love that functionality! ;-)

If you can't get approved then there's no hope at all for the rest of us!

Ethan,


Today was great looking foward to tommorow and thanks for the Thumb Curve !

(Edited on 2009-11-06 22:54:18 by DOUGBERRY)

with these bugs running around I just suspected lots of people were sick :(

If you'll excuse a photographer intrusion, I wondered whether Christmas foliage - garlands of greenery - with ornaments would be usable?


Someone suggested Christmas Stockings - are they OK?


Last question: what about non-traditional trees with ornaments - say a small palm hung with Christmas baubles?

Wow, that is SO nice!

Awesome EC!

Hey fritz where are ya ? :)

One more

I love the fact that in the normal file listings (search results, browse recent etc) we can hover over files to see a good sized loupe thumbnail.

For me it'd be brilliant if the loupe was available everywhere that files are shown. For example, CN recent files, in our uploads listings, on thumbnails of related files that we link to on the file view page, on the newest uploads bit of the Vetta page etc...

I suppose there could be issues for users with limited bandwidth, but there's already the control panel option to exclude loupe view if needed.

If I remember right, the loupe was available from the small thumbs for the Punctum shortlist files, and it was great to be able to browse through them without loading up each page individually.

An der Fotoakademie hier in Köln, wo ich Workshops gebe, kennen die meisten Teilnehmer stock/microstock nicht und diejenigen die schon mal von microstock gehört haben, nur die uns allen bekannte Konkurrenz. Nur diejenigen die als Grafik oder Webdesigner arbeiten kennen und nutzen istock. Also selbst bei angehendenden Berufsfotographen im ersten Semester und ambitionierten Laien der Fotoschule gibt es noch viel Werbebedarf.


Ich bilde übrigens nicht die Konkurrenz aus...die meisten können mit Werbephotographie (pfui, kommerziell!!!) nichts anfangen und träumen davon als künstlerischer Photograph oder Editorialfotograph erfolgreich zu werden...;-)

COuldn't think of another way to say it. I made it up in my head. Imagine this but with red peppers or something... Check it

The best way to experiment with the CV is to use the search and see what comes up.

exposure is efffect noise. Under exposure make a lot of noise.Be careful shadow,it very easy content noise,so if shadow very dark,it always have heavy noise.

This video comparison may be a good starting point. Also read this freehand anonymous article (including the comments) on Creative Review. That should give you a good idea why some people prefer Freehand.

Having used Freehand for years, I generally find it to be more intuitive to use. Also FH has multiple page support (Illustrator's multiple artboards just don't compare), easier manipulation and selection of paths and bezigons, runs faster / less sluggish with less strain on the system, has a less clunky interface... etc, etc.

But it boils down to what you are used to, I'm sure seasoned Illustrator users would disagree. It's a bit like the Mac vs. PC debate.

I have both and use both. Illustrator is lot more compatible when it comes to final output for print. I think that is exactly why an Illustrator 8 EPS is the requirement for vector submissions on istock.

Most clients have no idea what to do with a symbol and as all of us know, creating effective type with balance and proper weight for a logo requires a bit of skill. A single standard for either using or not using fonts should have been nailed down way before submissions were allowed in my opinion instead of an either/or.


How about someone creating a lightbox or a network of logos and their source which have already been accepted. Through the network, others can know which logos have been accepted, where were they bought the price and contact info for the owner.

It al depends on how much you want to spend. For example Calumet have the following:


http://www.calumetphoto.co.uk/item/999-522K/


As long as you stay with UHF you should be Ok - but avoid VHF - there are too many things that interfere with it.


Another thing to consider is a good shotgun microphone that you can point at the speaker but is wired directly to your camera.

To light the main subject you would normally use some sort of light modifiers like softboxes which make the light soft and diffuse and eat up a lot of power. For the background you don't need softboxes, therefore you can use the power more "efficiently".


You can try to move the background lights as close as possible to the background. An dinally, as YinYang said, the light spill from the main subject lights to the background works in favour of you. So to me it makes perfect sense to go with the setup you mentioned, you only have to adjust it to the circumstances.

Photomatix isn't free.

This one?