Comments on: Opening up again http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: deneita http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-21655 deneita Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:06:43 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-21655 wow :) its very interesting article. Nice post. realy gj thank you ;) wow :)
its very interesting article.
Nice post.
realy gj

thank you ;)

]]> By: Ally http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-4358 Ally Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:17:44 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-4358 Now that you are a virtual celebrity, would you consider doing a web-interview? I'd bet that a lot of your Flickr contacts would have a lot of questions for you about your influences, where you get your ideas, how you approach each shot, your post-production process, what you think about the reactions you get etc... Now that you are a virtual celebrity, would you consider doing a web-interview?

I’d bet that a lot of your Flickr contacts would have a lot of questions for you about your influences, where you get your ideas, how you approach each shot, your post-production process, what you think about the reactions you get etc…

]]> By: Martin Christie http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-3805 Martin Christie Mon, 04 Jun 2007 09:16:59 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-3805 I have to say I agree with Gus, his experiences with digital are similar to mine. I tippy-toed into digital after twenty odd years with 35mm and medium formst, using semi-pro compacts alongside my normal Nikons until I took the plunge with a Fuji S2. I regret not knowing enough about Jpegs and saving files when I started, but I have learnt the hard way about archiving and storing files. I've got negs that are 30 years old I can still print a cracking shot from but jpegs from four years ago that are just not worth working on. Looking at your work there's nothing I need to rell you about photography, but on the technical side I do work every day in CS2 now, and print large format, so if I can be of help drop me a mail. I'm based in Brighton in the North Laines and popped in to see your exhibition a couple of times. Best wishes martin I have to say I agree with Gus, his experiences with digital are similar to mine.
I tippy-toed into digital after twenty odd years with 35mm and medium formst, using semi-pro compacts alongside my normal Nikons until I took the plunge with a Fuji S2.
I regret not knowing enough about Jpegs and saving files when I started, but I have learnt the hard way about archiving and storing files.
I’ve got negs that are 30 years old I can still print a cracking shot from but jpegs from four years ago that are just not worth working on.
Looking at your work there’s nothing I need to rell you about photography, but on the technical side I do work every day in CS2 now, and print large format, so if I can be of help drop me a mail.
I’m based in Brighton in the North Laines and popped in to see your exhibition a couple of times.
Best wishes

martin

]]> By: Gus http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-2602 Gus Fri, 25 May 2007 17:05:52 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-2602 stock is a pain in the arse. And you are right to find your own market and stick with your art. But I've learnt a lot from sites like istockphoto and alamy. You find out immediately if your camera and your digital workflow is letting you down. My bug bear is that stock is not art, it's sales. And what sells is often really dull. I took my portfolio to Dorling Kindersley picture libray oncce and they told me my pictures were too artistic for their library!! A year later they changed their policy and accepted my work.. At the end of the day I wanted to make some cash from my hobby.. otherwise as you'll find. You have to get a job! There is is a lot to learn about digital workflow. Here are a few tips:- I don't know how much you know so sorry if this comes over as patronising.. If you shoot in jpeg, every time you save the file it is compressed. As you carry on the file quality degrades. If you are doing some 'digital darkroom' then convert to photoshop file format first and save back to jpeg later. From my experience I have owned crap digital cameras and taken lots of pictures only to find later that they have visible artifacts and color abherations that only show up at 100%. In some cases these problems can be corrected but its very time consuming and difficult work. My concern is that you're taking all these great shots that are ideal for huge posters and ad campaigns but that you are using a semi-pro camera. One day you might look back and wish you'd moved up a bit sooner. You can never take them again. The bigger the image a camera can deliver the more opportunities you will have to sell pictures. I still remember when I bought my first Leica. Modern dig SLR's are not the same as using an M2. The lens was £800 second hand, but I never regretted it. good luck stock is a pain in the arse. And you are right to find your own market and stick with your art.

But I’ve learnt a lot from sites like istockphoto and alamy. You find out immediately if your camera and your digital workflow is letting you down. My bug bear is that stock is not art, it’s sales. And what sells is often really dull.

I took my portfolio to Dorling Kindersley picture libray oncce and they told me my pictures were too artistic for their library!! A year later they changed their policy and accepted my work..

At the end of the day I wanted to make some cash from my hobby.. otherwise as you’ll find. You have to get a job!

There is is a lot to learn about digital workflow.

Here are a few tips:-

I don’t know how much you know so sorry if this comes over as patronising..

If you shoot in jpeg, every time you save the file it is compressed. As you carry on the file quality degrades. If you are doing some ‘digital darkroom’ then convert to photoshop file format first and save back to jpeg later.

From my experience I have owned crap digital cameras and taken lots of pictures only to find later that they have visible artifacts and color abherations that only show up at 100%. In some cases these problems can be corrected but its very time consuming and difficult work.

My concern is that you’re taking all these great shots that are ideal for huge posters and ad campaigns but that you are using a semi-pro camera. One day you might look back and wish you’d
moved up a bit sooner. You can never take them again.

The bigger the image a camera can deliver the more opportunities you will have to sell pictures.

I still remember when I bought my first Leica. Modern dig SLR’s are not the same as using an M2.
The lens was £800 second hand, but I never regretted it.
good luck

]]> By: Scott http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-2557 Scott Fri, 25 May 2007 01:15:38 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-2557 Try Radiant Vista out or Photowalkthrough,Tips from the top floor is handy as well when it comes to technical aspects of your camera they offer excellent tips and tutorials and I've learned so much in a few months from them all. I'm surprised you don't shoot in raw exclusively,or do you? You won't be disappointed checking either out. Raw is the cats ass, I'd agree with Gus totally so much more control of what you shoot try it if you haven't already. Try Radiant Vista out or Photowalkthrough,Tips from the top floor is handy as well when it comes to technical aspects of your camera they offer excellent tips and tutorials and I’ve learned so much in a few months from them all. I’m surprised you don’t shoot in raw exclusively,or do you? You won’t be disappointed checking either out. Raw is the cats ass, I’d agree with Gus totally so much more control of what you shoot try it if you haven’t already.

]]> By: Michael http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-2545 Michael Thu, 24 May 2007 17:51:48 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-2545 You are fabulously talented as well as beautiful/ I simply love your work. Take Care Michael You are fabulously talented as well as beautiful/
I simply love your work.

Take Care
Michael

]]> By: Miss Aniela http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-2537 Miss Aniela Thu, 24 May 2007 09:43:13 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-2537 thanks for each and every comment. They have all helped me do my homework... @ Arnaud - thanks for the links @ Philip - perhaps its best to read Gus's comment below! @ Robert - thanks, feel free to post an info on here or email me it - contact@missaniela.com, i would appreciate reading it, even if it's a lot of material. @ Gus - sounds heavy-going... i don't think i intend to sell to libraries and agencies... i aim to be more 'artist' than 'photographer', exhibiting rather than taking stock pics... but i will take your advice on board. thanks for each and every comment. They have all helped me do my homework…

@ Arnaud - thanks for the links

@ Philip - perhaps its best to read Gus’s comment below!

@ Robert - thanks, feel free to post an info on here or email me it - contact@missaniela.com, i would appreciate reading it, even if it’s a lot of material.

@ Gus - sounds heavy-going… i don’t think i intend to sell to libraries and agencies… i aim to be more ‘artist’ than ‘photographer’, exhibiting rather than taking stock pics… but i will take your advice on board.

]]> By: Gus http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-2473 Gus Tue, 22 May 2007 21:28:32 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-2473 Hi Miss A In my experience if you really want to sell your work you need the best gear. I don't anything about your Sony buy once you try to sell your work to libraries/agencies etc they will start to find technical flaws in your images. If your dig camera is not up to it your will regret that many of your pics will not be of acceptable quality. And they cannot be taken again. The experts will find jpeg artifacts in your pictures and they will be rejected. Megapixels mean little in image quality. There is a lot more to it. And. There is a lot to learn. Read as much as you can about digital image files and make your own choices regarding the type of work you do. If I were you I'd buy the best camera I can get the money to buy. For your style of work a larger format digital is a good bet since your work is pretty much still life. i.e. you don't generally travel far and take mainly contrived pictures of your self. Ideally, you want big prints (A3+) with great quality. So a top tripod and something like a Hassleblad with dig back would be great for you. Otherwise a top level SLR system would do the job. If I were you I would always shoot in RAW because you can control things later. If you shoot in jpeg you will never be able to alter exposure or white balance etc later. Plus, jpeg is a compression format. Compression involves the loss of data. Once the image is compressed something is lost. In RAW you lose nothing. Now you have developed an artistic style you just need to find your technical direction. good luck, feel free to ask any questions. Gus Hi Miss A

In my experience if you really want to sell your work you need the best gear. I don’t anything about your Sony buy once you try to sell your work to libraries/agencies etc they will start to find technical flaws in your images. If your dig camera is not up to it your will regret that many of your pics will not be of acceptable quality.
And they cannot be taken again.

The experts will find jpeg artifacts in your pictures and they will be rejected.

Megapixels mean little in image quality. There is a lot more to it. And.
There is a lot to learn. Read as much as you can about digital image files and make your own choices regarding the type of work you do.

If I were you I’d buy the best camera I can get the money to buy. For your style of work a larger format digital is a good bet since your work is pretty much still life. i.e. you don’t generally travel far and take mainly contrived pictures of your self.
Ideally, you want big prints (A3+) with great quality. So a top tripod and something like a Hassleblad with dig back would be great for you. Otherwise a top level SLR system would do the job.

If I were you I would always shoot in RAW because you can control things later. If you shoot in jpeg you will never be able to alter exposure or white balance etc later. Plus, jpeg is a compression format. Compression involves the loss of data. Once the image is compressed something is lost. In RAW you lose nothing.

Now you have developed an artistic style you just need to find your technical direction.

good luck, feel free to ask any questions.
Gus

]]> By: phillip french http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-2292 phillip french Sat, 19 May 2007 14:26:46 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-2292 hi, i just wanted to say the same thing you no doubt here day in day out,.. love your work ! im just a keen amature, and bankrupted myself getting a d200, i wondered what you might think of some of my photo's (mainly iraq) if you had 5 mins to throw a glance. I'm trying to figure out what kit i'm going to need in order to start doing portrait work, any (cheap) tips? cheers for reading,.. phill hi, i just wanted to say the same thing you no doubt here day in day out,.. love your work !
im just a keen amature, and bankrupted myself getting a d200, i wondered what you might think of some of my photo’s (mainly iraq) if you had 5 mins to throw a glance. I’m trying to figure out what kit i’m going to need in order to start doing portrait work, any (cheap) tips?
cheers for reading,.. phill

]]> By: Arnaud http://missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again#comment-2278 Arnaud Sat, 19 May 2007 10:32:40 +0000 http://www.missaniela.com/blog/2007/05/14/opening-up-again/#comment-2278 Hi Aniela ! Here are some links about digital photography in general and Photoshop in particular... http://www.good-tutorials.com/ http://psychobob.xepher.net/screentonez/ http://www.daydreamgraphics.com/ http://www.photoshop101.com http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/ http://www.phong.com/tutorials/ http://www.good-tutorials.com/ http://www.purephotoshop.com/browse.php?category=Photoshop http://www.pslover.com/tutorials/all/145/ This should keep you happy for a while ! Hi Aniela !

Here are some links about digital photography in general and Photoshop in particular…

http://www.good-tutorials.com/
http://psychobob.xepher.net/screentonez/
http://www.daydreamgraphics.com/
http://www.photoshop101.com
http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/
http://www.phong.com/tutorials/
http://www.good-tutorials.com/
http://www.purephotoshop.com/browse.php?category=Photoshop
http://www.pslover.com/tutorials/all/145/

This should keep you happy for a while !

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