Seemingly out of the blue, iStockphoto announced a major change in stock photography royalty rates starting in 2011.
Gone are the days of when a contributor’s canister level (based on number of total downloads) determined the royalty rate received by the contributor. Starting in 2011, the royalty rate will be based on annual “targets” of redeemed credits. [click to continue…]
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Just a heads up – I received a tip that the previously leaked Canon G12 should be announced tomorrow. There shouldn’t be any real news about it that we don’t already know – other than the price tag, of course. I don’t expect it to veer too far off of the standard $499 retail price though.
Hopefully, we’ll see the final update on the G12 at midnight. Stay tuned.
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Taking Stock: Make Money in Microstock Creating Photos That Sell is a new book from photographer, Rob Sylvan. In Taking Stock, Sylvan addresses “how to shoot, edit and keyword photos that sell” on microstock sites like iStockphoto.
If you’ve ever tried your hand at microstock photography, then you understand how challenging it is to acquire the right formula for image upload acceptance, let alone sales. Sylvan is an iStockphoto inspector and well-respected member of the iStock community, so picking up this book might be a good idea for those who need to brush up on their stock photo skills.
Taking Stock: Make Money in Microstock Creating Photos That Sell carries a retail price of $29.99; however, it can currently be found on Amazon.com for $19.79.
More details in the full press release below.
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The Samsung NX100, which should be arriving soon, has surfaced on many a forum and blog post in recent weeks. This time, some pretty solid product shots and specs have leaked out and leave little to the imagination as to what this camera will look like when it ships. [click to continue…]
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In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, I provided an introduction to this autofocus evaluation, as well as a brief overview of the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3S AF systems. If you have not read the previous installments in this series, you can do so now by clicking the links below:
In Part 3 below, we will look more in-depth at images captured during basketball games with the 1D Mark IV and D3S. [click to continue…]
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Canon has a quick hit of instant rebates for several DSLR, lens and flash combos that lasts only through this Saturday, September 11, 2010.
The instant rebates apply if you purchase a Canon 7D, 5D Mark II or 1D Mark IV with any of the following lenses or flashes. [click to continue…]
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