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Blog archive

2010

8 articles published this year

i3mphotostock blog | 'How do I know if my stock photo is good enough?'

How do I know if my stock photo is good enough?

9 June 2010 - posted in photography

This is a question asked by so many new stock photographers, especially after a few returned images. So if you are new to stock photography and looking for a few pointers from the people who actually ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Racing Photography'

Racing Photography

3 June 2010 - posted in photography

Depending on where you live the chances are that you're close to some kind of race course. Every day, people gather to race; from motorcycles to stock cars, horses to dogs, Formula 1 to Daytona, Power ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'RAW format photos versus JPEG photos'

RAW format photos versus JPEG photos

25 March 2010 - posted in photography

If you've been merrily snapping away your JPEG format photos for a while now then you may even have progressed to a little post production rework, using a package such as Adobe Photoshop. Again you ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'The Next Step: Kit Lenses'

The Next Step: Kit Lenses

18 March 2010 - posted in photography

While much or our world has got smaller and thanks to the mobile phone, devices have been integrated into other devices, the SLR camera or Digital SLR camera (DSLR) has remained mechanically very similar. ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Same stock photo community, different name!'

Same stock photo community, different name!

16 March 2010 - posted in community

There was natural concern from some members when we announced that istockcreative.com was changing its name to i3mphotostock.com and hopefully now the change is complete things can settle down and ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Stock photo library for news images'

Stock photo library for news images

2 February 2010 - posted in community

The company behind istockcreative.com (i3m) today announced an extension to its macro stock photo portfolio service, which will now include stock news photos. Traditionally the stock photo library ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'I'm a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! Protest'

I'm a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! Protest

23 January 2010 - posted in community

There have been growing rumblings in the photographic community alleging increased hassles from police, security staff and the like for photographers going about their business. Trafalgar Square, ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Cleaning DLSR digial camera equipment'

Cleaning DLSR digial camera equipment

15 January 2010 - posted in photography

Now we all have our list of things that we need to keep clean in life but without descending into a "Carry On Camera" sketch :P about you chaps keeping your equipment clean, we are talking camera equipment! ......Read this article in full

2009

7 articles published

i3mphotostock blog | 'Night Photography - Photographing Fireworks'

Night Photography - Photographing Fireworks

5 November 2009 - posted in photography

The winter nights are drawing in (well here in the UK anyway) and finally this gives photographers an opportunity to get out and about for a fumble in the dark! Suddenly those early morning sunrises, ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Optical Focal Length for beginners'

Optical Focal Length for beginners

8 October 2009 - posted in information

As you progress in photography you find yourself pushing back the boundaries of what you want to achieve. Depending on how quickly you advance you are one day going to get to the point where the standard ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Review: Vivitar Vivicam 8400 Underwater Camera'

Review: Vivitar Vivicam 8400 Underwater Camera

28 September 2009 - posted in photography

There is no arguing that the genre photography has been revolutionised by digital photography and while many of the skills have migrated across the miniaturisation and mass production of the electronic ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'An introduction to stock photography'

An introduction to stock photography

25 August 2009 - posted in information

What is stock photography?The creative media industry makes use of stock photography to deliver creative assignments for many types of media and stock photography can be licensed by the likes ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Megapixels, inches and DPI'

Megapixels, inches and DPI

18 August 2009 - posted in photography

All electronic consumer product life cycles are continually reducing and it's fair to say that digital photography, or at least the technology employed within the camera, is certainly no exception. While ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'Nikon or Canon?'

Nikon or Canon?

15 August 2009 - posted in photography

If you're just starting out with digital photography and in particular considering your first entry level Digital Single Lens Reflex (DLSR) then you may be at that junction asking yourself just ......Read this article in full

i3mphotostock blog | 'D-SLR Camera Modes'

D-SLR Camera Modes

4 August 2009 - posted in information

This week, an overview for beginners in the form of a quick reference guide and some notes on camera modes offered on most Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) and automatic digital cameras.......Read this article in full