Author: Arthur TraceyUnderstanding Digital Photography - Why You Need To Purchase A Memory Card If you're preparing to buy a latest electronic camera for your photographic wants then you need to look after certain features. Memory can be regarded as one of the most vital sides of a digital camera. The electronic camera stores all its photos in its memory. But the memory has a certain limit. This is the reason you would like to give additional...more
Author: John M. LundEntertainment Advertising and Images We Want To See Entertainment advertising is upon us. With the advent of TiVo and technologies that allow us to zip past commercials, with pop up window blockers, with viral advertising and with such a vast quantity of, well, stuff, to choose from on the Internet, on Television and even on Satellite Radio, advertisers are increasingly at the mercy of our viewing discretion. If they want to...more
Author: John M. LundFlying Money, My First Photoshop Stock Photo I noticed, when looking through my sales history, that many of my images have a very long life. The above image of flying money, which I named many years ago, Flight of the Greenbacks, is one of those long-lived pictures. It brought in just under $400.00 over the last year. Now $400.00 in a year for a stock photo is hardly what one would call spectacular, hardly worth mentioning, I suppose. But the cool thing about this image earning that amount over the last year is that I created this image in 1990! This image was, I believe, the first stock photo I ever created in Photoshop. Hundred Dollar Bills and Wings of Egrets I photographed the money, a $100.00 bill, with a 4x5 Sinar camera using Ektachrome 4x5 transparency film. The wings came from a 35mm slide of an Egret in flight that I had photographed for part of a housing project brochure. I photographed the Egret using either Ektachrome or Kodachrome slide film, I don't remember which. The cloudy sky image was also from a 35mm slide. I had all the transparencies scanned on a drum scanner at a separation house. It cost me a hefty $110.00 a scan, and each scan was...more
Author: John M. LundStudying Sales History of Stock Photos I spent some time studying the sales history of my stock photos today. I have been keeping track of every sale since 2004, about the time I started shooting RF imagery. Up until that point, until I began shooting for Blend Images, I had limited my stock to Rights Managed images. When I...more
The holidays can represent a wide range of beliefs, traditions, and gift-giving opportunities. While the holidays are traditionally a time of religious and spiritual contemplation and rejoicing, everyone can use some humor in their life. This is especially true in today's tight economy where many families are discovering that they will be unable to...more
We had a problem at one of the organizations to which I belong. Someone had been entering the building at odd hours, and some things were turning up missing. Everyone who had a key was asked, and all of them denied entering the building. Eventually, a wireless security camera, disguised to look like and air freshener, was put in the lobby. It wasn't too long before the problem was solved and those involved were dealt with. It was sad for the organization, as trust was violated, but if it wasn't for that security camera the damage could have been far worse.I wonder what would have happened if we had the foresight to install visible cameras before the problem ever began. For the marginally honest, the mere awareness of a camera can be enough to keep them from crossing the line, and I'm all for anything that is going to encourage people to stay honest. While we would all like to be able to trust one another, the fact remains that it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunchSadly, we found that out in the workplace as well. I was on a sales team that awarded some pretty nice incentives. One month, the winner of a particular competition was going to be given a new gaming...more
What defines art is one of the oldest debates in the world, and all arguments almost always lead to the same conclusion: art, and particularly good art, is largely subjective, depending on the tastes and definitions of the individual who perceives...more
The digital photography is a revolutionized form of photography. The first camera was invented in the eleventh century. The diligent task of photographers and scientists brought a revolution in the world of photography. The photography through...more
Many people feel that photo blogging is the most exciting kind of blogging that exists. Building and maintaining a photo blog is no more difficult than creating and updating a text-based blog, and many people feel that the internet's high speed,...more
Author: Juraj SaskoThe digital photography was some time ago only another attempt how to develop the next stage of photography and possibly access digital mediums. Unfortunately for classical photography, the digital one is fully successful nowadays...more
Author: Stephanie CoxHow much do you really know about the various wedding photography services? There are a lot of questions that should be answered by the individual photographer you hire, but more than likely you are going ask these questions to...more
Apart from the CCTV and IP cameras, a USB camera is also a good alternative that works perfectly fine for all types of security needs. These cameras are very fast and reliable. These cameras are often used as webcam and the quality of the images is...more