SnapVillage Dead or Alive?

SnapVillage Dead or Alive?

by: Randy McKown

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For those of you who haven’t heard of SnapVillage, it’s the attempt by Corbis, to compete in the microstock arena. Corbis was late making the move into microstock, extremely late. Before launching SnapVillage there was a lot of excitement in the microstock community. This was a venture by Corbis after all, a stock photo giant. [...]

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Pricing Your Photography

Pricing Your Photography

by: Randy McKown

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This is an extremely common question I hear. How do I figure out what to charge for my photography? There are several things to take into consideration. However, the first thing is that you’re in business to make money, pure and simple. Turning a profit is the primary goal of any business. Sure you want [...]

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Complementary Color

Complementary Color

by: Randy McKown

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When was the last time you thought about the color wheel? Remember, it was that thing in grade school that you told yourself you would never actually need to know. Well, guess what .. you need to know it now. The color wheel can be more accurately thought of as a mathematical model. However, I [...]

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Inspiration Monday

Inspiration Monday

by: Randy McKown

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It’s Monday morning, the weekend’s over and now it’s time to get back to work. I know, it doesn’t sound like much fun. Mondays can sometimes drag on and on. Well, to help motivate you and get those creative juices flowing again, here are some amazing images I found by some of the best photographers [...]

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How To Photograph A Waterfall

How To Photograph A Waterfall

by: Randy McKown

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I have always had an interest in waterfall photography. As a young photographer growing up in Missouri, I never had the opportunity to photograph them. This made the waterfall appear even more magical to me. We have all seen images of beautiful waterfalls where the water appears as silk flowing over the rocks. Over the [...]

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$500 For Every 500 Photo Guarantee

$500 For Every 500 Photo Guarantee

by: Randy McKown

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30th January 2009 – Prague, Czech Republic, EU– Pixmac is starting a unique promotion - offering all contributors an opportunity to get money for their pictures even before they’re sold.
Great Opportunity for photographers!
From 1st February 2009, all contributors who upload their pictures on Pixmac will get a $500 sales guarantee for 2 years for [...]

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Famous Photographers Speak Out

Famous Photographers Speak Out

by: Randy McKown

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It’s Friday and a lot of you are anxious to grab your cameras and head out for the weekend. Before you do, take a moment to read these quotes from some of the greatest photographers the world has known. Then think about them while you are out shooting and see what inspiration they can bring [...]

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Get Paid Shooting Nothing

Get Paid Shooting Nothing

by: Randy McKown

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When photographers think about what type of photos they can sell online, they think of beautiful people, trendy business concepts, extravagant food displays and award winning landscapes. Then there are the photographers who think their photos are too good to sell on microstock in the first place. What if I told you that you could [...]

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Is Photoshop Cheating?

Is Photoshop Cheating?

by: Randy McKown

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This seems to be the latest buzz on the internet. Every photography forum I seem to visit has a discussion going on where people are debating on the use of Photoshop in photography and if using it makes you an unskilled cheater. While I like to write posts that actually offer something useful, I feel [...]

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How to Photograph a Sunset

How to Photograph a Sunset

by: Randy McKown

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Let’s see a show of hands, how many of you have tried to photograph a sunset at some point in time? Did it come out looking like the 20 billion other sunsets you can find on the internet? There’s a lot more to learning how to photograph a sunrise or sunset than simply pointing your [...]

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