FIGURE 3.18 An example of an “isolated” object that also happens to be food. Isolated objects
can be anything, from computer parts, to people, to single items like this tasty, fresh-looking tomato.
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you have cursed at a broken hard drive at some time or other. Why
not put your anger at broken technology to good use—photograph
it!
The fact is that there are subjects suitable for microstock all
around you. Try this. Put this book down for 2 minutes, look
around you, wherever you are, and try counting the number of
subjects you can see that are suitable subjects for microstock photog-
raphy. I bet you’ll come up with at least 20–30 if you think
carefully about it.
Most microstock photographers begin by shooting images readily
available to them. They shoot business or lifestyle images using
friends or relatives as models. They look around them at
everyday objects they fi nd in their homes or offi ces and photo-
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