July 31st, 2008 by Rasmus | No Comments
Microstock has become a standard expression in the media industry, but it was iStockphoto that started it all. Including, as you may know, my own journey into photography. In the following, I would like to give you an introduction to becoming a contributor at the website, that has changed my life in too many ways [...]
July 22nd, 2008 by Rasmus | 8 Comments
The life of an image inspector for iStockphoto is one shrouded in mystery. Some of that is for good reason, since we don’t want to give away all our secrets to the competition, but there are parts of what we do, that I don’t mind sharing with you all here.
For those who have no idea [...]
July 15th, 2008 by Rasmus | 2 Comments
Think light, vibrant and “pow”. That is the result you’ll want to aim for, if you are looking to process your photos for maximum salability as stock images. In the following, I will be going over some of the most useful tools for attaining this look.
This is not meant to be a Photoshop tutorial. There [...]
January 31st, 2008 by Rasmus | 1 Comment
Do you brainstorm before going on a photoshoot? Do you mind-map and plan your sessions? If you’re going to sell your photos, doing these things is a must.
I freely admit it; sometimes I go the easy route. I improvise and wing it, and even like to think that doing so makes me smarter. That it [...]
