TotalNewbie
newbie
Reged: 12/11/2008
Posts: 1
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Hi all,
As the title says, i'm a complete newbie to photography. I honestly know barely anything about it...met a guy on a train ride home recently who made me aware of image stock librarys which seem very appealing. I purchased a Finepix S8000fd camera from my local currys digital store for £150 and found myself wondering around various locations trying to get some decent pictures. I've just created a flickr account and uploaded some pics I took a little while ago in and around my local park...i have more in other locations but generally i'm just looking for a bit of feedback. Any would be sincerely appreciated. Any advice on interesting locations in and around london aswell as any advice on where i could meet like minded people would also be appreciated...thanks 
Heres the link: www.flickr.com/richardsomething
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Fen
BAD WOLF
Reged: 12/03/2002
Posts: 20929
Loc: Currently Unknown!
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Hi Richard,
Firstly, welcome to the AP Forums
Secondly, I've moved your post to the "Personal Portfolio" section rather than the "Exhibition" section as this area is for "For public display of your work and content-related discussion, without critique"
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met a guy on a train ride home recently who made me aware of image stock librarys which seem very appealing
If it's microstock you're not going to make any money if your photos are being sold for a few pence. For 'proper' stock libraries I think you'll need to learn a lot more about photography and upgrade the camera. I don't know of any that will accept photos from a Finepix S8000fd. Sorry.
But, photography is an excellent hobby and you've already started Stick around, ask questions, join in and have fun
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Fen .......... My Galleries - My Blog - My Flickr
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zx9
old hand
Reged: 22/06/2007
Posts: 1041
Loc: London
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You look like you have made a good start with your new Fuji, some good shots on the South Bank.
As for locations in London, just keep your eyes open and with time you will see compositions in the people, buildings, shapes, colours and textures of the city around you.
The best way to learn photography is to do photography, start with the area around your home, you can look at your results and re shoot and experiment to your heart's content. My flickr site, is a bit eclectic to say the least, but of the 350 or so photographs almost half were taken within a couple of miles of my home in South London.
Have a look at the groups on Flickr, is there a local group for your post code, borough or area, if there is it should give you a few ideas.
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ZX9 (Keith)  
My Flickr Pictures
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designboy
member
Reged: 14/07/2008
Posts: 122
Loc: belfast, co. antrim UK
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For 'proper' stock libraries I think you'll need to learn a lot more about photography and upgrade the camera. I don't know of any that will accept photos from a Finepix S8000fd. Sorry.
I think this is a sad thing - its an art form and if you snap with a humble throwaway or a hasselblad its the end product that you deliver that is the selling point.
We buy a lot of stock in from job to job and have since tried to hire and do our own, but when browsing in bridge the last thing I'm thinking is "what camera was that taken on" - if it suits the job its in. The only down side is the image size, but for an ad or a web banner you are landed.
There are software upscalers from people like alienskin (http://www.alienskin.com/blowup/) that gets you out of photoshops effort. Use other plugins like noiseninja to kill off the grainy coloured things you see up close.
Anyways, to cheer you up from Fens post: http://www.robnunnphoto.com/istockphoto-diary/
You can actually get your stuff into stock if that's your thing. Plently out there do. I really like some of your shots - reminds me of a mate who started with a throwaway and worked it so smartly that his stuff sells. He sadly moved to an Canon EOS MARK II but hey, his talent brought cash!
Edited by designboy (30/11/2008 13:21)
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