Microstock Photography Directory

Howdy photography enthusiast? Have you had shoot some photo today? I assume that you have taken some object that you like, or maybe you have specific interest for the object that you've taken aka. Photography specialization. If you have a bunch of photo stocks on your memory card, which you think many of them have a good quality photos. You should consider making money from them. Where do I can sell my photos? The question maybe appears on your mind. Have you ever heard microstock photography? Ok then, I'll take a brief explanation about this. Microstocks photography is an online service on the internet that provides photography stock and galleries. You can upload and download your photos to them. Your earning money depends on its services. You get paid when someone download or click your uploaded photos. I hope that my brief explanations above have cleared your thought about microstocks photography.

And these are the microstock photography directory that I personally sign up:

1. 123RF-Stock image and Photo Subscription.
   
2. Bigstockphoto-Royalty Free Photos, Download Stock Photo and Images Stocl Royalty Free Download
   
3. Fotolia-Royalty Stock Photo at Fotolia.com
   
4. Shutterstock-Make Money With Your Photos!
   
5. Stockxpert-Royalty free stock photography community
   
6. iStockphoto-Search Royalty Free Images & Photos
   
7. canstockphoto-Stock Photography Images at Can Stock Photo
   
8. Featurepics-Stock Photography by Featurepics
   
9. Photostockplus-We make selling images easy
   
10. YAY-Looking for budget images? The low price stock photo image agency
    

The lists above are just a part of huge microstock photography sites. Just sign up to some of the sites and compare their services. You should involve to one or more sites which suit with your interest and need. Then wait for some extra money instantly through your bank account. Good Luck!

Canon PowerShot SD890IS feature review

Product Features:

• 10-megapixel CCD
  
• 5x optical
  
• Face Detection; Motion Detection Technology automatically reduces blur
  
• 2.5-inch Pure Color LCD II screen
  
• Optical Viewfinder
  
• Program Automatic Exposure
  
• Full Auto exposure mode
  
• Built-in flash with red-eye reduction
  
• SD/SDHC/MMC/MMC Plus Card/HC MMC Plus Card compatibility
  
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack) connection
  
• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery and charger included
  
• Software for Mac and PC
  

Technical Details

• Sensor: 10 Megapixel
  
• Size: 1/2.3 inch
  
• Image Resolution: 3648 x 2736
  
• Movie Resolution: 640 x 480
  
• Memory Included: 32MB Memory Card
  
• Storage Media: Multimedia Card
  
• Storage Media: Multimedia Card Plus
  
• Storage Media: HC MMC Plus Card
  
• Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card
  
• Compressed Format: JPEG/EXIF v 2.22
  
• Movie File Format: AVI motion JPEG
  
• Optical Zoom: 5x
  
• Digital Zoom: 4x
  
• Combined Zoom: 20x
  
• Focal Length: f= 6.6-33.0mm
  
• Focus Mode: TTL - AF
  
• Focusing Range: Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity
  

The explanation of the features in plain English:

The 10 megapixel CCD will help you to capture images in high detail; you can enlarge your photo up to poster size print. And the 5x optical zoom is the longest optical zoom that ever equipped in Pocket Digital Camera. Even it has the longest optical zoom but the automatic movement works smoothly although a little noisy. With its image stabilizer technology, it can reduce image blur because of hand held shots that taken at the long end of the zoom.

Canon has improved their Face Detection technology in the PowerShot SD890 IS. The technology has improved its ability to recognize faces in a scene even when there many faces. Because of the Face Select and Track mode it's allow the camera user to highlight one face among other in one scene. The improved Face Detection Technology also can concentrates upon faces when calculating white balance for the possible skin tones.

One of the canon ELPH style cameras that improved its ability to capture in low light environment because of its high ISO performance and image stabilization, you can say that this camera works well both indoors and outdoors.

Over all this gadget has an irresistible looks that you don't want to miss. Its appearance as sexy as playmate of the year J

Note : The information above is not a gadget product review, I just rewrite manufacture review with my own style.

How to Choose Suitable Camera Bag

Camera bag is one of the important accessories for your photography hobby. Its help you take many camera peripheral in just one single container. And it can make your move very easy when pursuing your target to shot. When you buy camera bag, one thing to consider is the bag suitability, because it can bring joy when you are carrying all of your equipment.

There are 2 type of the bag that available on the market; one is shoulder camera bag and the other is backpacks camera bag. You should choose one of them by knowing which one is more comfortable for your photography activity. If you prefer the shoulder type then you must have a fit shoulder because you are carry out the equipment along the way with only your single shoulder. But if you choose backpacks camera bag two of your shoulder take the same responsibility it makes more comfortable for your back as well as your shoulder. In this post I'm not trying to encourage you to buy one type of the bag because choosing the right and suitable bag for your photography equipments is depend of your need, want, and preferences.

The Needs

When you plan to buy camera bag you have to realize that every brand have variety size of the camera bag, because they know that every photographer has different size of camera and its accessories. Therefore their bag size is depending of their camera size that they will carry. That reason is work for you as well, if you have DSLR camera with many types of lenses, you need big size of bag to carry out it. But if you are in vacation and just shoot some pictures for fun you don't need big size camera bag because you don't carry your fully equipped camera.

The Preference

For some people international branded camera bag are their choices but for other maybe the suitability of the bag is the most important before buying it. And many other have preference for backpack or shoulder bag without consider the brand and the suitability option. Your preferences have a big role for choosing the best camera bag for your photography activity. Take shopping tour maybe you find your preferences.

You don't have to take a deep considering before buying camera bag, just pick your choice based on your need and preference. And make sure that it has the camera and its accessories you will need for taking good and high quality photos that you are proud of.

Take your photography hobby to the next level

Okay let's say that you have your digital camera on your hand. And you already shoot many pictures, some of them stored on your PC's hard drive, and some on your external disc drive or on your digital memory card. You've took some nice pictures of everything that interested you. Pictures of panorama from your vacation trip, faces of people in different expression, occasional photo events that you've attended and all of those photos never been exposed to anybody, except you, your family and acquaintance that interested on your photos saw it. Some of them said that a few of your collections have a quality of professional photographer and maybe some of them encourage you to be a pro of your hobby or at least make some extra cash from it.

And then the thought of taking your hobby to the next level spinning your brain but you don't have any idea where to begin. You can surf through the net by typing "get paid to take photos" keyword. There are over 64 million sites that related to the keyword but only a few of them give you the free information about it. Almost all of them are affiliate sites or else a web page promoting that affiliate sites. Where do you find free and impartial make money from digital camera review anyway? I suggest web 2.0 sites have the answer like squidoo, digg , etc and of course blogs (like you're reading right now :P).

Here is some of the information that I gather from the internet, I hope it can answered your need.

1. Be part time or professional photographer
   

   If you are a photographer enthusiast you might be considered switching your hobby into your job (part or full time). You can still have fun with your hobby while you make a decent of income. The road maybe a little risky but you will enjoy the trip.
   

2. Sell your photo gallery to the public
   

   Some of your photo can be categorize as art photography, some people love to have photos which has a taste of an art, and in fact some of them collected it and equated it like oil painting collections. But you have to be well recognize art photographer or highly creative artist if you want make ridiculously large amount of money by this method.
   

3. Make money taking photo online
   

   Making money taking photo online can be simplified by 4 actions:
   

• Take some photos
  
• Upload them to online paid stock photo agency
  
• Your photos get viewed or downloaded
  
• Get paid for it
  

Here are the sites that I personally recommended:

Shareapic – The sharing site that gives back! In this site you'll pay if someone viewed your photo, the viewed image mean is when surfer click on your photo. You will pay $0.22 per 1000 views, you may think this is too cheap but you can earn more money by adding your Bidvertiser code on your photo and gallery pages.

Shutterstocks – Royalty-Free Subscription Stock Photography and Vector Art. In this site you'll pay if someone downloaded your photo or image that you have uploaded onto this site. You can get $25 cent per download and once you reach $500 in earning, they will raise your commission to $30 cent per download. Imagine if you have hot photo that everybody looking for how much money that earn a month, or do the math if your photo or image has minimum 200 downloaded a day, how much money that you'll earn in the end month. The earning is just from one photo or images, what if you submit 500 photos and it 20 downloaded a day minimum? Well, you do the countJ.

I hope the above information is helping you to pursue your goal in photography. I am sure that you need more explanation about how to monetize your photography hobby, I promise I'll post the info more detail on my next post.

The Basic Photography Tips

I suppose that you already have your own digital camera, and you are ready to go out door to shoot a picture of something interesting. Then you make a few shoot of the object but when you see the photo preview, one of your eyebrow raise up. What he hek is this? The photo you have taken is not like you have been imagined. What's wrong? No, no, no…There is nothing wrong, maybe you should learn some basic things about digital photography. Because ones said "It's all about the man behind the camera". It's mean that even if you use the avant-garde digital camera is not guarantee that every capture image will be great and perfect. Your passion of photography will exposed on the photo that you've taken.

Now if the passion has triggered, you should sharpen it by learned some basic things about digital photography. Learning how a digital camera works, understanding the strategies in taking photos and how to take indoor and outdoor picture are all part of the things a newbie should learn.

Learning how a digital camera works; I assume that you already know how your gadget works, but if you want to refresh your memory, read my past post. So let's go to next part, these are an ultimate ideas to help beginner to find out the secrets of taking photos.

1. Focus on the object
   

   The object that you want to take photo is something that you have to pay attention. Zoom in the lens to capture the object you want to emphasize, irrelevant area or objects can be cut or blurred the vicinity by adjust the aperture on appropriate set.
   

2. Try different angle
   

   Take a picture from different position, some objects have vantage point of view. Take it from opposite side, up and down, right and left. See the preview which side is the best picture.
   

3. Arrange your object
   

   Select the dominant objects of your target; arrange them so that they can complement each other as balance objects. But sometime asymmetrical objects are often catchier and visually stimulating than balanced objects.
   

4. Having fun with your gadget features
   

   The features of your camera should be your companion, because it is the tool that can make the photo that you take look good.
   

• Learn how to adjust aperture properly and appropriately, because it can make the images not appear either too bright or too dim.
  
• Adjusting the shutter speed will make the images not to be more exposed to the light or appear as blurry.
  
• ISO Speed is measurement of the camera's sensitivity to light's exposure, adjust it along with camera's aperture and shutter speeds.
  
• Use appropriate type of lens depending of you're the photo that you captured
  
• Using lens's filter for soften the effect of the images and blurred the edges of the portraits that have sensitive mode.
  

1. Practice make perfect, after all a trial and error method always give deep memorable because you find your own technique taking pictures by it.
   

Those are the basic tips of photography that I personally use in the beginning of my photography experience. You may find up to date and advance technique by attending a photography class in your hometown. You won't have to experience a frustrating trial and error time, because by attending it you will have the knowledge of the technique with learning by doing method with full time assistance from your lector.

Buying digital camera online tips

After digging some information about digital camera, and you think that you have your choice. Now maybe it's time for you to go out for shopping. But if you don't have enough time to go out to buy it in electronic store, you should buy the camera on web store. Save time and money.

When you decided to buy digital camera from online store, there are a few things to consider, because the online store does not have any salesperson who can guide you to buy or someone you can ask for. The thing is that you have figured out it yourself by finding tips and review about your digital camera choice. The good news is you don't have to look for it too far. Just bring a cup of java and relax, all you need to know is right here…

1. Dig some information about digital camera product review, search among brands, type of features that you targeted, price (include shipping), guaranty certificate, etc (you can add your own checklist )
   
2. When you decided the type of the gadget that you want (example; 3 MPx camera with minimum 3x optical zoom), compare it among brand. Sometime one brand has one special feature that the other one doesn't.
   
3. After you find one brand with the feature that you think is the best for you, then you need to take a surfing tour through many different web stores, to compare the price between each web store. Occasionally some web store, having a special discount. Just cross your finger and wish that the digital camera that you choose is one of the item that discounted.
   
4. And the last but not lease, always and always buy it from trustworthy online businesses. Read the purchase agreement before give your credit card number. In case there is a problem about what you are purchasing, you can be sure that the company will handle your complain.
   

Have fun and shop, shop, shop.