Microstock Photography

Index 209

sRGB color space 153–155
Steve’s Digicams
link 201
Stock Index Online 161–162
link 199
StockPhotoMedia
link 189
Stockxpert 11, 144, 186
link 189
Submission strategies 27–28
Sunfl owers 153

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Technical issues 77–101
16-bit manipulation 82–83
100% rule 85
artifacts 91–93
banding 80
chromatic aberrations 93
dust blobs 96–97
exposure 85
fi le formats 79–81
image-degradation problems 80
inspection process 78
ISO settings 83–84
moiré and color noise 93–95
monitor calibration 78–79
noise 83–84, 85–91
and rejections 77, 85
white balance 81–82
thephotostorage
link 190
TIFF fi le format 79–81
Tips and Tricks 141–157
Buy a macro lens if you own a dSLR
145
Buy and use Adobe Photoshop 145
Buy a tripod to go with that new macro
lens 145–146
Buy decent FTP upload software 145
Buy the best equipment you can afford
141–143
Challenge your creativity 152–153
Check what is selling—and what is not
149
Decide if artist exclusivity is for you
143–144

Don’t crop too tightly 155

Enlist friends and colleages 149–150

Expose to the right 85

Get an independent view by joining

independent forums 146

Get networking 156–157

Join the forums 146

Read the manual! 155

Set key words accurately 150–151

Set up referral links 146–179

Shoot the light 155–156

Upload new work regularly but in small

batches 150

Use selective focus 151–152

Use sRGB color space for submission

153–155

Trademarks 179–180

and rejection 180–181

Traditional libraries 2

Alamy 2, 11, 199

comparison to Microstocks 11–12

Corbis 2, 199

Cultural differences between

microstock libraries and 162

early days of 4–6

Getty 2, 199

and the Internet 7

and specialized markets 12

Stock Index Online Library Portal

199

U

UK Copyright Services

link 200

UK Large-Format Photographer’s

Group

link 201

UK Photographer’s Rights Guide

link 200

US Copyright Offi ce

link 200

USPhotostock

link 190

W

White balance 81–82