Photo: © Remy Levine/Bigstock By Remy Levine, Bigstock contributor Thousands of pages could be dedicated to just the basics of processing your digital pictures for use, I’m going to use two or three at most and cover just the core aspects related to stock photography.
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Photo © Remy Levine/Bigstock By Remy Levine, Bigstock contributor Most serious amateurs would love to have a home studio, the freedom to control the environment and create exactly the image they see in their head. The problem is the costs involved are often very high. A set of studio strobes can run many thousands of…
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Photo © Ieva Geneviciene/Bigstock Being an organized designer requires constant effort, but the payoff is greater productivity. By Angela Cho Organizing your digital work environment takes persistence, but it can exponentially increased your productivity. A good system of organization makes for faster project turnovers and more deadlines met. If you think your personal organization is…
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Photo: © Aaron R. Whitney/Bigstock By Aaron R. Whitney, Bigstock contributor Part 1. Preparations The story for most photographers begins this way: You’re good friend is getting married and wants you to shoot his/her wedding. For many this sends a chill down the spine. You know the friendship somewhat obligates you to this duty. But…
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Photo © Brian Kelly/Bigstock When Art Is Your Passion But Also Your Business As graphic designers, we often enter this creative field as a result of our hobbies and off-the-wall way of thinking, as opposed to the more Left Brain career fields like accounting or medicine. However, combining artistic sensibilities with the very real-world need…
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Five Tips to Stay Ahead Photo: © Steve Gardner/Bigstock Studies have shown that more design professionals are turning to stock imagery. From a pragmatic standpoint, this makes sense, as we are facing a tougher economy and must find innovative ways to stretch our budgets. In the spirit of producing more with fewer resources, we’ve listed…
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