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Hi! How are you? First time I see your blog, curio...

2011-05-18T19:33:47.799-07:00

Hi! How are you? First time I see your blog, curious we started stock at the same time (April 2009), I have found from Augusto Cabral (stock illustrator) your blog, I have found that you are exclusive at IS, why did you went that way how do you feel about it? have a nice day :)

Congrats Milan! After talking with other friends i...

2010-08-30T12:42:38.328-07:00

Congrats Milan! After talking with other friends in the stock business, it's clear that the decision of whether to go exclusive or not is a difficult one. Please do keep us posted about how it goes. Thanks again for the kind words on my blog. Hope to keep in touch!
Best!
JIMMY @sloshots

With a subject that will hold still, I usually do ...

2010-06-20T10:06:31.745-07:00

With a subject that will hold still, I usually do focus with the center spot, then recompose. Unless I am close with a shallow DOF, where recomposing could move my focal plane enough to throw my focus back off again...

With my models, however, I have better luck moving the selected focus point to something nearer their face/eye, and using that single point instead. You're right, the area focus (although pretty good) doesn't always make the "right" choice.

Still, with a peripheral focus point selected, the D90 was giving me a fair number of slightly out-of-focus shots. The D300s is better. Maybe it just focuses better in general, or maybe the outer focus points work better. Whatever it is, I'm happier. :)

Interesting point about autofocus, Milan. I'm ...

2010-06-20T00:16:26.016-07:00

Interesting point about autofocus, Milan. I'm never sure how I feel about the whole concept of that! I had always had manual focus cameras (Olympus OM1/Mamiyaflex C330 twin lens etc) until I went digital. My Nikon D80 has eleven autofocus points but I always feel a loss of control when using them. The camera is deciding the important focus point -not me. I virtually always now just leave it set on just the centre focus point. Focus where I want it first and then reframe to get the composition I want. Regards, David.

Thanks!

2010-05-16T09:28:20.675-07:00

Thanks!

What a cute girl! Congratulations

2010-05-16T06:09:23.711-07:00

What a cute girl! Congratulations

Congratulations. More will come... :-)

2010-04-12T23:36:55.647-07:00

Congratulations. More will come... :-)

Congratulations Milan on your first payout at Shut...

2009-11-11T05:52:42.670-08:00

Congratulations Milan on your first payout at Shutterstock! May there be many more in the future. I'm hoping to hit my first one shortly ($3 to go!). Regards, David.

Love thi shoot too!!! Answering your question I to...

2009-11-01T05:42:16.276-08:00

Love thi shoot too!!!
Answering your question I totally love my images the day I make them, but one day later I hate all of them lol
cheers

Acceptable or not, that is a beautiful photograph!...

2009-10-23T18:08:29.825-07:00

Acceptable or not, that is a beautiful photograph! :-)

Thanks. I'd just been assuming that Lightroom ...

2009-10-01T17:07:19.227-07:00

Thanks. I'd just been assuming that Lightroom flagged as red only that which was 100%. Actually not so much an explicit assumption so much as just blind, unthinking, untested belief.

I'll look at the settings and see if it's adjustable in lightroom. For now though, Photoshop is a sure fix.

-m

Some programs show the clippings at 95% percent, n...

2009-10-01T00:22:53.109-07:00

Some programs show the clippings at 95% percent, not 100%. The adjustment levels slider will give you the full 100%. Some programs like CatureOne allow you to select at what percentage the clippings will be marked. Maybe you can adjust the Lightoom levels from 95 to 100% as well, I am not sure.