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Found this picture. Have you had this much fun lately?


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No, I can honestly say I haven't. Well captured.

All that moving bubbly water makes a superb backdrop to the little boy so obviously enjoying the water park on a sunny dayThe patterns of the water seem to make a splendid picture on their own.

Wow what a picture.  No I don't remember having that much fun.  I love the water drops. 

Well done.

Yep.  Spectacularly good shot of pure enjoyment.   This is one that you should send to a stock photograpy company.   It would be a sure hit.

Quote from: Barbarian on April 26, 2009, 09:12:54 AM
Yep.  Spectacularly good shot of pure enjoyment.   This is one that you should send to a stock photograpy company.   It would be a sure hit.

What is a "stock photography company"?

Online stock photo sources.   Photographers submit pictures to be placed in the catalogue.   And people go there to buy or lease them for specific uses like ads, brochures, etc.    You get paid by the use.

You can do a google search on "stock photography."    Here's one such:

http://www.istockphoto.com/?gclid=CObKs72vj5oCFSQeDQodYmpUGQ

Read the conditions carefully, to be sure the particular site works best for you.   People do make money at it.

Wow way to go.  If you can earn some play money this way that would be a real blessing!

Quote from: JudyB on April 26, 2009, 04:59:58 PM
Wow way to go.  If you can earn some play money this way that would be a real blessing!

I use stock photography quite a bit in my business (I'm a designer) and we use shutterstock.com. They have spotty quality but some good photographers. We use their subscription service and get 25 downloads a day. Apparently its a good deal for the contributors if you have good photos. Might not be a lot of money but money is money no matter how much you earn.

Scott, how does it work?
Do I upload pictures and I get paid per download? I am new to this. Will I know what they are using my pictures for?
Please explain. About how much do you make per download?
Thanks.

Quote from: CMH on May 12, 2009, 12:19:58 PM
Scott, how does it work?
Do I upload pictures and I get paid per download? I am new to this. Will I know what they are using my pictures for?
Please explain. About how much do you make per download?
Thanks.

Just sent a reply to your message, but from the photographer's side of things I don't know what the restriction and benefits are. I assume you get a small comission each time your photo is used. I don't think you would have any say on who uses it for what, which is the chief concern for Christians, especially if you have images of people. You can always shoot photos with a model release so that your model knows the images may be used for commercial work with no royalties to be expected, but then you have to pay most models a fee and if they agree to no royalties they will ask for more pay up front. Unless they are your friends... heh. Still, if I were to participate as a photographer, I'd just do landscapes, still life images, conceptual stuff, and things like that with no people. It would be uncomfortable having your images of people turn up on a billboard for the local Biker Gang rally or the Planned Parenthood center.

I see. Thanks so much.

Hey CMH Great pic love the how you just caught the moment and the water makes me want to go get splashed looks like fun!!

Thanks Tulip...

Every once in a while I get great pictures like this.