Apr 29, 2012 Posted by Doug O

Microstock Quick Tip #3

If you are having problems getting your images accepted due to sharpness or noise, one solution could be reducing their size. When you shrink the size of an image, the noise also shrinks – making it harder to see. It also makes it harder to see the soft edges of an object, making them appear sharper. It is a bit of a work around solution but works in a pinch. read more

Apr 7, 2012 Posted by Doug O

Microstock Quick Tip #2

One effective way to find where your stock images are being used is the TinEye website. All you have to do is simply upload or link to an image on the internet and Tinagent will search it’s catalog of millions of images and show you the results of where they were found. Although the website / software is still currently in beta (May 2008) it has already catalogued millions of images and provides... read more

Feb 18, 2012 Posted by Doug O

Finding A Place to Call Home

Having a community of photographers to ask questions to, share experience with, and learn from is important when working from home. The online community at Microstockgroup is the most active microstock photography forum on the net and a great place to get... read more

Jan 27, 2012 Posted by Doug O

Microstock Quick Tip #4

Microstockgroup has mesasges boards for many different languages. If you find English difficult or just want to discuss in your own language this can be a valuable resource. The boards can be found on the bottom of this page: International Language Boards read more