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Top Tips On Lesser Known Digital Photography Subjects
By : Submitted 2009-01-25 14:28:51
What does stock photography mean? Stock photography provides subscribers with a range of ready-to-use pictures at a particular cost. This offers you the advantage of not having to pay for photographers, models, location, editing and so on. Plus you get to see the pictures before you buy and you can use them immediately. The cost for these photos is royalty-free.
What does royalty-free mean?
It means that you don\'t have to pay any royalty for using the photos repeatedly. You don\'t get to own the copyright for the image, but you can use it how many times you want without paying any extra fee. The pricing is based only on the picture\'s size and not the number of times you use it. You also get some free images as a bonus to your royalty-free pictures.
How does royalty-free differ from rights-managed?
Rights-managed offers you an image for rent at a certain price and for a specific use. The photos you purchase cannot this way cannot be used by others. Royalty-free allows unlimited usage and you don\'t have to pay any extra charges.
What is an extended license?
An extended license provides the right to use design templates for reselling, either web or print.
What is a comping picture?
It is a low-resolution image that is used only as an example, in drafts or client presentations, and cannot be used in a final product, either personal or professional.
RGB vs. CMYK formats: what\'s the difference?
RGB is the main color model that color printers use. The image is creating by combining various amounts of green, blue and red. Million of color variations can be created this way. In contrast, CMYK creates the image by combining different concentration of yellow, black, magenta and cyan. The difference between these two techniques becomes obvious when moving the image from the PC on print. There are still a lot of colors that these two models cannot produce, so check with the print shop to see if the quality of the images is high enough for your project.
What are model and property releases?
The model/property release is a contract between the photographer and the model or the property owner whereas the latter gives permission for repeated commercial use of the photograph. This can either provide total rights (the images can be used in any way) or may include some exceptions for specific usage.
What is a lightbox?
It is a place where you can store photos you are interested in, like a shopping list. You can make as many of these lightboxes as you want if you are a registered user. However, you don\'t need lightboxes to make a purchase. They are instead very useful for saving those photos that you\'re interested in and or in case you need to get them approved by a supervisor or client before making the purchase.
What is \"exclusive\"?
If an image is marked this way, it means that it is only available on that specific website. It is a guarantee that you won\'t be able to find it anywhere else.
What does \"digimarc protection\" mean?
It is a technology that provides security for photographers and enables image tracking.
What are rights-managed photos?
These are images licensed for a certain use and cannot be used in any other way. If you want an unique photo, look for a rights-managed one.
What does \"compression artifacting\" mean?
It can be introduced by the camera or photo editing application because of lower quality settings. Resizing and re-saving many times can also reduce quality so you should be very careful. For example, if you have re-saved a picture four times, even with a very high initial quality, chances are that it has become significantly worse. This is way it\'s best if you start with a very clean image. Check that your camera is set at the highest quality.
What does noise in the photo refer to?
It is usually created by digital cameras, mostly in dark shadows or in low light environments and increase the compression effects mentioned above. Check that the camera\'s ISO/ASA setting is at its lowest (generally 100). The higher the number, the more chances you have to get noise in the photo.
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