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AttempteStock — Preparing Stock Images for dA
Published: 2006-03-26 06:09:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 18798; Favourites: 270; Downloads: 2525
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I was bored. Still am. Expect more odd tutorials such as this.. but it'll include advice on actually taking stock photos and how to set up a make-shift studio.Enjoy if you please.. full view to see what it actually is. If you find this helpful, please leave a comment so i know to make more, and if you found this unhelpful, please leave some feedback so i how to improve.
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You are most welcome, dear friend. A wealth of knowledge that contained, yes.
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Hi There!
You have just earned yourself an O.D.D. 
ODDS (oibyrd's daily deviations) are to honor the sometimes overlooked artists of dA that I personally think deserve some exposure (and ALSO, to show off people who I think are undeniably talented in their own genre of art, regardless of their #'s of fav's or pageviews. I like what I like ). Please click the link below to see your work featured and to view other featured artists. If you prefer not to be a featured artist, just send me a note and I will remove you from the list. Cheers! xoxo Sandi
[link]
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Thanks for another ODD!
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Thanks for this. wonderful but low-quality images are so frustrating. its right up there with when the very top of a head is cut off or some other part. Hacking the edge off any body part can make it so I cant use it for my art.
thanks for showing your crop with her toes included!
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You're welcome, it was fun to do.
Oh yes, I do know what you mean. Although, I have used a stock image with a missing forehead, and had to completely paint it. 
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Very nice tutorial - great stuff - well done and thanks for the info
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Thank you very much! I'm happy to share all I know about stock.
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this is great, simple enough to understand and follow, big help for beginners like me
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Thank you, I'm glad it is. If this tutorial was helpful and your interested in stock art, you might want to check out [link] which is a better tutorial explaining a lot more about stock images.
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I don't plan on doing stock images any time soon, but this is really helpful photo-editing stuff all the same
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Well, thank you, I'm glad it's considered helpful, with or without stock being a part of it. No problem, glad to be of help.
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An excellent tutorial -- and very useful, too!
Myself, I'm torn between "fixing" problems with stock photos, or leaving it up to the artists (both have their advantages and drawbacks, I guess...)
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Thank you very much!
I used to be unsure of which is better, but now I've got it down to a science, and therfore I can fix up photos really really quickly.. So if I'm going to crop the image, I might as well do that other stuff, too, you know?
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If I might ask, what camera do you use for your stock?
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My beautiful, beautiful Canon Rebel XT . 
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You have earned my eternal jealousy. Well, until I can save up for a Rebel or 10D, that is. But then, I can be jealous because you're so much better looking than me, and so good with poses, and... Okay, I guess I can be eternally jealous. But in a good way, mind you.
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Spiffy tutorial!
My own stock ain't too grand and I'm no good with Photoshop, but I try to get my stuff at least as close to properly upright as I can, and I've used the little healing tool a time or two. When I go back to submit all my stock under the new and improved categories DA's got going on now, I'll have to come back to this tutorial and do a bit more work on my photos.
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Thanks!
My own stock ain't too grand either, but people seem to like it.
No problem, glad to be of help.
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This is a VERY nice tutorial. lol next perhaps one on how to set up a shoot/lights? lol Lighting sucks.
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Thank you!
Yes, those topics are in my next tutorial, which should be finished soon)
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Dear, your tutorial is absolutely enlightening. Now I know why I [b]adore[/b] your stock. If only I had the time to enter your contest...
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Thank you kindly! I'm really glad you like my stock. Sorry you didn't have time to enter, but I'm considering extending the deadline, due to some out of town business in April..
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this was way super cool mady... thanks for all the GREAT tips.
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Thanks, Elora! I'm glad they're seen as useful!
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Yay! Good job with the asskicking clue by 4ness.
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Your welcome Madelaine.
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very nicely said ^_^
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Thanks! I'm glad it is easy enough to understand, since I know I can be very confusing and wordy at times.
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haha np ^_^... you seen the thing I made yet?
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Okay, nevermind... I found the comment you left it one, sorry.. 
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haha
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Uhh, I don't know.. Did you follow my rules and leave a link somewhere on my page to it? If so, I should have 
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This is absolutely terrific! I don't suppose you'd let me post this to the *Manip-Equips gallery? I'd also like to feature it on our "submitting to the gallery" page for a reference to our members who would like to submit stock photos - if that is ok with you!
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Thank you!
Of course you can submit it to *Manip-Equips , all I ask is that you wait maybe one to three days before doing so, since I'm also going to submit it to *stock-salon And it would be silly to have them listed really close to each other, you know? And about featuring, I'd love for you to. 
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Terrific! I won't do it until later in the week then
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I don't do stock photography, but this was very interesting. I had no idea how much work goes into the photos even after they're taken!
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Well, thanks for reading. After a while, it becomes very natural, and now I can fix up my photos very very quickly
A lot of people do nothing to their stock, which is usually rather obvious when browsing the stock section (some don't even rotate them! Which is odd for me, because my camera does it automatically), but I hope this will encourage people to do more than pose in front of a camera.
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I wish more people would fix there stock like this. 
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Me too! I really wish people would realize that stock isn't just about being in front of a camera. I'm sick of people using the stock section as a place for reject shots, their personal storage or myspace.
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Have you submitted this to ? It would be great to have it there!
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Not yet, but I'm planning to.. 
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Never used the measure tool. I always use the blue things on the ruler.... "guides" I think they are called. And unsharp mask. I'm still learning that one
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Hmm... not sure what that is, but I can safely say that I've never used those guides.. I know what you mean, I'm still learning all the neat little things about photoshop, too. So much to learn so little time.
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yeah, so many buttons!
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great to see how you work - i do hope there will be more tuts such as this (i've seen a bunch of stock photographers who really should read this - instead of being pissed about why their stock doesnt get used as much 
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