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	<title>Daniel Korzeniewski Photography &#187; Photographer</title>
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		<title>Video Slideshow of my Trip to Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>korzeniewskidaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I know I haven&#8217;t post a lot lately, but I was really swamped with some assignments and commercial work, mostly for my real estate virtual tours that you can see in HD VIRTUALS. As a remedy I am planning to start posting also some of that work here also in the blog, so I&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, I know I haven&#8217;t post a lot lately, but I was really swamped with some assignments and commercial work, mostly for my real estate virtual tours that you can see in <a title="HD Virtuals" href="http://www.hdvirtuals.com" target="_blank">HD VIRTUALS</a>.</p>
<p>As a remedy I am planning to start posting also some of that work here also in the blog, so I&#8217;ll have mixed stuff, personal work and travels as well outtakes from assignments as well.</p>
<p>Anyways, here you can see a slideshow that I&#8217;ve forced myself to finish for a presentation  in my local camera club &#8220;<a title="SFCC" href="http://www.southfloridacameraclub.com" target="_blank">SFCC</a>&#8220;, that compiles some of the images that I most like of my trip to Eastern Europe last March. The photos were taken in period time of 10 days covering, Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest. It was really an amazing trip.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll keep posting individual images of the trip in future posts, along with more information and details.</p>
<p>Enjoy the slideshow and feel free to leave comments.</p>
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		<title>HDR Photos in Historic Nassau Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I went to Nassau in The Bahamas once again, this time for business, I believe this is the 4th time this year and I set to go back at least twice more before the end of 2010. The good thing of traveling several times to the same place is that once you photographed all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, I went to Nassau in The Bahamas once again, this time for business, I believe this is the 4th time this year and I set to go back at least twice more before the end of 2010.</p>
<p>The good thing of traveling several times to the same place is that once you photographed all the iconic locations a couple of times you start to try to go off to places that are not usually seen or discovered by the occasional tourist.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve discovered this location passing by in a taxi, I saw the old walls from the street and I asked where I was and they told me &#8220;ohhh this is St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, I think it is the oldest church in Nassau&#8230;&#8221; dam.. The place is walking distance from downtown, so I arranged to go back the following day in the afternoon.</p>
<p>I found out that this church was built by the Spanish in the 1600&#8242;s,  I got there around 6 PM, and nobody was around, only a couple of friendly locals doing the yard, so I started to shoot the exterior without any problems, soon the Pastor came in and opened the church, they were having lectures that night, so I asked if I could photograph the interior and he immediately accepted.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve taken all the photos here with the Nikon D300 and the Sigma 10-20 mm, a lens that I love for this type of shoots and that has proven to give me amazing wide angle pictures every time I&#8217;ve used it. Most brackets here are 9 exposures, and I post processed the photos using the new <a href="http://www.niksoftware.com/hdrefexpro/usa/entry.php" target="_blank">HDR Efex Pro from Nik Software</a> and fine tuned in Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop CS5.</p>
<p>I hope you like the photos, let me know&#8230; if you can. In the meantime, I have yet to see what other historic landmark I&#8217;ll photograph when I get back to Nassau in just 2 weeks.</p>
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		<title>A quick visit to the Miami Railroad Museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 05:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>korzeniewskidaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 4 weeks ago I went to the Railroad Museum, here in Miami. I really loved the place; there are plenty of possibilities and awesome shoot opportunities. The subject was ideal to try some HDR, like always I use HDR to try to show the image in a more realistic way trying to capture a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About 4 weeks ago I went to the <a href="http://www.gcrm.org/" target="_blank">Railroad Museum</a>, here in Miami. I really loved the place; there are plenty of possibilities and awesome shoot opportunities. The subject was ideal to try some HDR, like always I use HDR to try to show the image in a more realistic way trying to capture a wider dynamic range and detail. That realistic look helps me to show the images the way I feel it when I was there. So, this is the gallery that contains some of my favorite pictures of that day, enjoy…</p>
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		<title>Shooting the FARA races in the Miami-Homestead Speedway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>korzeniewskidaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last sunday I had the opportunity to shoot the FARA races, here in the Miami-Homestead Speedway. FARA (Formula and Automobile Racing Association) is an organization of auto racing that is primarily for amateurs or beginner drivers that will be compete with more experienced pilots in different classes. This was my first time shooting a motor-sports [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last sunday I had the opportunity to shoot the FARA races, here in the Miami-Homestead Speedway. FARA (Formula and Automobile Racing Association) is an organization of auto racing that is primarily for amateurs or beginner drivers that will be compete with more experienced pilots in different classes.</p>
<p>This was my first time shooting a motor-sports event, so I learned a lot and had fun, one of the most challenging situations besides that the cars really go fast!!!, was the climate, it was pouring almost the whole day, so I tried to keep my gear as dry as possible using just plastic bags, fortunately it worked fine.</p>
<p>The gear I used was my Nikon D300, with the 80-400 and the 24-70, and I also carried a Gitzo monopod that was very useful for the bigger lens.</p>
<p>Earlier in the morning I concentrated in the boxes and garages, there are plenty of opportunities there for good images, as I was trying to gather as much as I can to help me tell the history, I also focused in drivers and technicians. Then went down to the track to try some panning and action shots.</p>
<p>Here is a gallery of the shots I most like from that day, it was fun and I&#8217;m looking forward to do it again…</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s all for now&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Golden Boy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>korzeniewskidaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was playing with pictures of a studio shoot I did a couple of years ago, trying to apply new techniques for post production, and I really liked the way this one turned out. I like the pose and mood of the model and I wanted to turn it gold. Hopefully you&#8217;ll like it as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was playing with pictures of a studio shoot I did a couple of years ago, trying to apply new techniques for post production, and I really liked the way this one turned out. I like the pose and mood of the model and I wanted to turn it gold. Hopefully you&#8217;ll like it as well.</p>
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		<title>Nassau, an idyllic place in the Caribbean</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>korzeniewskidaniel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past 60 days I went to Nassau in the Bahamas twice, family vacation the first one, and then work…. Needless to say my camera was always with me, but I’ve decided to travel light and just brought with me the Nikon 18-200 VR and the Sigma 10-20 mm in both occasions. Man, what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During the past 60 days I went to Nassau in the Bahamas twice, family vacation the first one, and then work….</p>
<p>Needless to say my camera was always with me, but I’ve decided to travel light and just brought with me the Nikon 18-200 VR and the Sigma 10-20 mm in both occasions.</p>
<p>Man, what a great place!!! Nassau has it all, from perfect sandy beaches, to the most impressive luxury resorts. I leave you with some of the pictures I most liked, and I really hope to get back there soon, with more time to shoot.</p>
<p>That’s all for now folks, more to come soon, in the meantime get out there and shoot something…</p>
<h2>Nassau, un lugar idílico en el Caribe</h2>
<p>Durante los últimos 60 días estuve dos veces en Nassau, Bahamas, la primera vez fueron vacaciones familiares y luego viaje de negocios…</p>
<p>Y como es de esperar mi cámara siempre estuvo conmigo, solo que en ambas ocasiones había decidido no llevar demasiadas cosas y solo cargue con la lente Nikon 18-200 VR y el Sigma 10-20 mm.</p>
<p>Que lugares!!! Nassau lo tiene todo, desde playas perfectas hasta los mas impresionantes hoteles de lujo. Acá te dejo algunas de las imágenes que mas me gustaron, realmente espero poder regresar pronto, esta vez con mas tiempo para hacer fotos.</p>
<p>Es todo por ahora, luego te cuento mas, mientras tanto, salí por ahí y saca algunas fotos…</p>
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		<title>Anhinga Trail, a Great Place to Shoot in the Florida Everglades</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I woke up early yesterday for a quick trip to Anhinga Trail in the Everglades with some friends of the Kendall Camera Club, here in Miami. Anhinga Trail is a great place to shoot birds and some environmental photos, getting there by car is just about an hour from where I live. I brought with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I woke up early yesterday for a quick trip to Anhinga Trail in the Everglades with some friends of the Kendall Camera Club, here in Miami.</p>
<p>Anhinga Trail is a great place to shoot birds and some environmental photos, getting there by car is just about an hour from where I live.</p>
<p>I brought with me a Tripod, the Sigma 10-20 mm for landscape shots and also the Nikon 80-400 VR for the birds.</p>
<p>Here are some of the pictures I like the best.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-102" title="Evergaldes Swamp" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2010/01/20100130_anhingatrail_0001-590x344.jpg" alt="Evergaldes Swamp" width="590" height="344" /></p>
<p>And also some nice captures of birds.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-103" title="Anhinga Portrait" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2010/01/20100130_anhingatrail_0105.jpg" alt="Anhinga Portrait" width="432" height="650" /></p>
<p>That’s all for now folks, more to come soon, in the meantime get out there and shoot something….</p>
<h2>Anhinga Trail, un lugar fantástico en los Everglades en Florida.</h2>
<p>Ayer me levanté temprano para hacer una excursión rápida al Anhinga Trail en los Everglades de la Florida, con algunos amigos del Kendall Camera Club.</p>
<p>Este es un lugar fantástico para fotografiar pájaros y paisajes, llegar hasta allí solo me lleva una hora de manejo desde donde vivo.</p>
<p>Sólo lleve un Trípode, el lente Sigma 10-20mm para fotos del lugar y también el Nikon 80-400 VR para algunas fotos de los pájaros.</p>
<p>Aquí hay algunas imágenes de las que mas me gustaron.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-104" title="Anhinga Trail" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2010/01/20100130_anhingatrail_0002-590x391.jpg" alt="Anhinga Trail" width="590" height="391" /></p>
<p>Y algunas buenas capturas de pájaros.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-105" title="Anhinga in Flight" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2010/01/20100130_anhingatrail_0125-590x377.jpg" alt="Anhinga in Flight" width="590" height="377" /></p>
<p>Es todo por ahora, luego te cuento mas, mientras tanto, salí por ahí y saca algunas fotos…</p>
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		<title>Virginia Key Renaissance Festival</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday I went down to Virginia Key in Key Biscayne, here in Miami to walk around and take some pictures at the Renaissance Festival.</p>
<p>Just brought with me the Nikon 70-200 2.8, as primarily wanted to do some portraits and didn’t want to be changing lens there in the beach.</p>
<p>Quite interesting subjects and characters, beyond the windy-sandy day… I came back with some interesting pictures, from fortunetellers, magicians, pirates, to falcons and owls.</p>
<p>I am pretty sure I’ll go back to the one in Deerfield Beach, which starts February 13<sup>th</sup>, for information on the festival, just click <a href="http://www.ren-fest.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>That’s all for now folks, more to come soon, in the meantime get out there and shoot something…</p>
<h2>Festival del Renacimiento en Virginia Key</h2>
<p>Ayer estuve en Virginia Key, en Key Biscayne aquí en Miami tomando algunas fotos en el festival del renacimiento.</p>
<p>Solamente lleve la lente Nikon 70-200 2.8, ya que principalmente quería sacar algunos retratos y no quería estar tener que andar cambiando lentes cerca de la playa.</p>
<p>Mas allá que me toco un día vento-arenoso he conseguido algunas fotos interesantes, desde adivinadores de fortuna, magos, piratas, incluso hasta algunos halcones y búhos.</p>
<p>Estoy seguro que voy a regresar al festival que van a realizar en Deerfield Beach a partir del 13 de Febrero, si querés mas información hacé clic <a href="http://www.ren-fest.com/" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p>Es todo es todo por ahora, luego te cuento mas, mientras tanto salí por ahí y saca algunas fotos….</p>
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		<title>My first year in microstock photography</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started contributing to microstock photo agencies about a year ago, I tried other outlets before that, none of them worked for me, or maybe, I was not patient enough to see the results. I was also really skeptical to license my images for such tinny prices, in some cases for cents, but a great [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-68" title="Abacus beads" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2010/01/Abacus-beads-590x888.jpg" alt="Abacus beads" width="354" height="533" />I started contributing to microstock photo agencies about a year ago, I tried other outlets before that, none of them worked for me, or maybe, I was not patient enough to see the results.</p>
<p>I was also really skeptical to license my images for such tinny prices, in some cases for cents, but a great friend of mine, who doesn’t like to be mentioned, encouraged me to do it, so I decided to give it a try. The main idea behind this venture was to find a way to supplement my income and to help pay my gear.</p>
<p>Back then; I decided to go the non-exclusive route so I would have more opportunities and different distribution channels. During this year I’ve managed to build an average portfolio of about 1000 images in those agencies.</p>
<p>I still have a lot to learn but so far here is a snapshot of the most popular agencies and how they worked for me in none particular order:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://uploads.istockphoto.com/tomalu" target="_blank">iStockphoto</a></strong>: This is the agency that started the microstock model 10 years ago, this site is now my 2<sup>nd</sup> earner even do my portfolio there is really small compared with the other sites, so this really shows the potential on this agency. One of the major drawbacks I found is the upload limit for new and non-exclusive contributors, making it very hard to build a strong portfolio, also the inspection is tough here and the uploading process is one of the most cumbersome in the industry, however they are very popular among buyers and due to higher prices revenue is great, even with the low commissions offered. iStockphoto really worth’s a try, just don’t expect immediate results, you can follow them on twitter @istockhelp, sign up or learn more <a href="http://uploads.istockphoto.com/tomalu" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/res427296-free-images" target="_blank">Dreamstime</a></strong>: This agency is also one of my top picks, is now fluctuating between number 2 or 3 every month. In my experience pictures do better as they age here, and their commission structure is one of the best in the industry, offering between 30 and a 50% split while exclusive photographs gets an extra 15%. In this site you can also license Editorial and Newsworthy content. I also like their level system where images get a higher price as they become more popular in sales further boosting the income.  The uploading and submission process is really fast and the inspection process fair. A solid and steady earner for me, I’ll continue to contribute to this agency, you can follow them on twitter @dreamstime and you can join and learn more <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/res427296-free-images" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://us.fotolia.com/partner/200486539" target="_blank">Fotolia</a></strong>: I like Fotolia, however the revenue generated was very inconsistent for me during this first year, having some good months and other very bad ones compared to other sites. The commission structure for non-exclusive contributors goes from 25% to 46% and depends on your ranking, the ranking gets measured by number of files sold. The uploading process is easy, however I found the submission a bit tedious by having to manually have to select the most relevant keywords at the beginning to indicate the ones you consider of higher relevance for the search results. Inspectors here are not easy and I seem to have issues getting approval in general landscape and travel photos, being the most common rejection “Your photograph did not reach our desired level of aesthetic quality”, that for me doesn’t mean really anything, and the funny part is that the ones I manage to get approved are ending up being good sellers, I don’t have any problems getting lifestyle, people, food or object images approved. Some contributors are claiming getting their best growth rate in Fotolia this year, for me is just good enough to keep contributing and growing my portfolio, you can follow fotolia in twitter @fotoliausa and learn more or contribute <a href="http://us.fotolia.com/partner/200486539" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=307270" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a></strong>: This is so far my favorite and number one seller agency since day one. Because of their business model sometimes is not considered a Microstock agency, as they offer primarily a subscription model that allows and encourage buyers to download up to 25 images per day. Some contributors fail and encounter problems to get accepted but you can turn to the forums for advice before submitting, there is a great community there willing to help. The uploading process is really simply and I don’t have problems with inspection in most cases they are fair and accurate, I also find the administrators very contributor-friendly as they respond in a timely manner to each inquiry with a personalized response. I also really like the way they present statistics, very easy and simple. Portfolios here benefits of the fact that newly submitted images are ranked higher, thus having more visibility and exposure to buyers, and if an image sells well it stays there for a longer time. Being a subscription based site they only pay a fixed price per image sold that ranges between 0.25 to 0.38 depending on your total revenue earned, they also have On Demand subscriptions that pays between 0.81 to 2.70 per licensed image and an Enhanced License option for $ 28.00; the revenues produced by this site are primarily produced by the significantly higher download rate and the exposure every photo in your portfolio gets. This agency is in the top of the market and I’ll continue to contribute, you can follow them in twitter @shutterstock and get more information or sign up <a href="http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=307270" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.stockxpert.com/" target="_blank">StockXpert</a></strong>: This is another agency were I am getting an inconsistent performance; the site is now part of Getty Images as it was bought out during 2009. The uploading process is simple with a limit of 25 a day for submissions. I have here my largest portfolio, with almost no rejections is one of the easiest ones to get past inspection, however since the Getty take over things have tightened up a bit more. They pay 50% commission and 0.30 for subscription and partner sites. Big bulk of the sales were used to come from Photos.com subscriptions, but Getty cancelled that and changed it for iStockphoto contributors, so sales here are in the decline. Getty promised a new site for selling subscriptions in early 2010 but at this point nobody can tell how well this site will continue to perform. With all and all, I think its worth for me to continue to contribute as I have a big portfolio here, you can sign up or get more information <a href="http://www.stockxpert.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bigstockphoto.com/?refid=KUmraoYHqE" target="_blank">BigStockPhoto</a></strong>: This site goes on the lower end as far as earnings, Shutterstock recently bought them out and there are great expectations of what the new ownership will do in terms of marketing and promoting the site. Their uploading and submission process is fairly easy and the inspection fair, they don’t accept nudity content, but they accept editorial and newsworthy images. They offer a 50% commission making it an attractive channel. I think this agency should be part of any non-exclusive microstocker alternative and I’ll continue to contribute here. You can follow them on twitter @bigstockphoto or register <a href="http://www.bigstockphoto.com/?refid=KUmraoYHqE" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.123rf.com/src_korzeniewskidaniel" target="_blank">123RF</a></strong>: This agency is considered among the big 6, however I didn’t have great success selling here, total earnings goes to the bottom every month. I don’t have any complaints about this site, in fact I believe they have one of the easiest submission processes in the market. They offer a 50% commission structure. Effortless submission and having an extra channel generating revenue are the main reason I’ll continue contributing to this site, you can follow them on twitter @123rf or sign up <a href="http://www.123rf.com/src_korzeniewskidaniel" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Other outlets:</strong> I am also contributing to <a href="http://contributor.veer.com/" target="_blank">Veer Marketplace</a> and <a href="http://submit.vivozoom.com/" target="_blank">Vivozoom</a>, but I don’t have a formed opinion yet, I am just uploading there when I have time and I am in watch and see mode.</p>
<p>As far as keeping myself informed about industry news and advice I follow <a href="http://www.microstockgroup.com/" target="_blank">microstockgroup.com</a>, <a href="http://www.microstockdiaries.com/" target="_blank">microstockdiaries.com</a> and <a href="http://www.mystockphoto.org/" target="_blank">mystockphoto.org</a>.</p>
<p>In conclusion, I know that microstock is not going to make me rich, the industry is becoming more and more competitive with new contributors coming every day. Traditional stock photographers are also now coming more and more adding really high quality content. I believe that early adopters/contributors are enjoying the benefits of jumping first on the boat and those that managed to have big portfolios are making the difference. For the rest of us, microstock is a viable option to generate extra income, but it takes time and effort, like everything. I love photography and for me is also fun, my goal for 2010 is to double my portfolio size across the board with more quality content and keep enjoying this great community.</p>
<p>That’s all for now folks, more to come soon, in the meantime get out there and shoot something…</p>
<h2><strong>Mi primer año en agencias fotográficas de microstock.</strong></h2>
<p>Hace aproximadamente un año que empecé a contribuir a agencias de microstock, había probado otras alternativas anteriormente, pero ninguna funcionó bien, o tal vez, no tuve la paciencia suficiente para esperar y ver los resultados.</p>
<p>Tampoco estaba realmente convencido de dar la licencia de uso de mis imágenes por solo centavos, sin embargo, un querido amigo al cual no le gusta ser mencionado, me convenció para lo hiciera, con lo cual decidí hacer la prueba. El principal motivo era la idea de encontrar alguna forma de generar algún ingreso extra y al mismo tiempo ayudar a pagar por mi equipo de fotografía.</p>
<p>En aquel momento tome la decisión de no trabajar en forma exclusiva para ninguna agencia, para de esa forma tener la oportunidad de tener mas canales de venta. Durante este año he logrado construir un portafolio del orden de 1000 imágenes promedio en las diferentes agencias.</p>
<p>Todavía me queda mucho por aprender pero este es el resumen de las agencias mas populares y como me han funcionado hasta el momento sin ningún orden en particular:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://uploads.istockphoto.com/tomalu" target="_blank">iStockphoto</a></strong>: Esta es la agencia que comenzó con el modelo de microstock hace unos 10 años, aunque tengo un portafolio pequeño comparado con las otros sitios, en este momento es la segunda en importancia de ingresos, lo cual demuestra el potencial de iStockphoto. Una de las mayores desventajas aquí es el limite de imágenes que los contribuidores nuevos o no exclusivos pueden enviar, haciendo realmente difícil construir una colección interesante. También pasar el proceso de inspección es bastante difícil y el proceso para subir las imágenes y enviarlas para aprobación es uno de los mas complicados en la industria. Istockphoto es muy popular entre los compradores y a pesar de ofrecer comisiones bajas los ingresos son muy buenos ya que además sus precios de venta en promedio son mas altos que en resto de las agencias. Vale la pena probar iStockphoto, pero no esperes resultados de inmediato, los podes seguir en twitter @istockhelp o para subscribirte hace clic <a href="http://uploads.istockphoto.com/tomalu" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/res427296-free-images" target="_blank">Dreamstime</a></strong>: Esta es una de mis agencias favoritas, los ingresos generados aquí hacen que fluctué entre el segundo y tercer puesto cada mes. En mi experiencias las fotos se venden mejor a medida que va pasando el tiempo en Dreamstime, y las comisiones son unas de las mejores, ya que varían entre el 30 y el 50%, también te adicionan un 15% cuando envías una foto en forma exclusiva. En este sitio se pueden enviar fotografías para uso editorial o con contenido de noticias. Otra de las funciones que mas me gustan es el sistema de niveles que compensa con mas dinero las imágenes a medida que mas se venden y se vuelven mas populares. El proceso para subir e enviar imágenes es bastante rápido y creo que los inspectores son bastante justos a la hora de juzgar. Este sitio funciona muy bien para mi y es bastante constante, con lo cual es una de las agencias en las cuales continuaré contribuyendo, los podes seguir en twitter @dreamstime o para subscribirte hace clic <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/res427296-free-images" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://us.fotolia.com/partner/200486539" target="_blank">Fotolia</a></strong>: Aunque ha demostrado cierta inconsistencia, Fotolia es una agencia que me gusta, durante este primer año he tenido meses buenos, pero también algunos bien malos. La comisión para contribuidores no exclusivos va del 25% al 46% y depende en un ranking que es medido de acuerdo al número de imágenes vendidas. Subir las imágenes es bastante fácil, pero personalmente encuentro el proceso de envió un poco tedioso, ya que se deben seleccionar las palabras clave de mas relevancia en forma manual para cada foto, para indicar cuales son las mas relevantes para la búsqueda. Los inspectores aquí no son fáciles y en mi caso he tenido bastantes problemas para que me aprobaran fotos de viajes y paisajes en general, siendo la causa mas común de rechazo “su fotografía no ha alcanzado el nivel de calidad estética suficiente”, que para mi realmente no significa nada, y la parte mas divertida es que las pocas que han sido aprobadas han terminado siendo las que mejor venden en Fotolia. No he tenido el mismo problema con fotos de gente, comida y objetos y en general estas tienen un alto porcentaje de aprobación. Algunos contribuidores están reportando un excelente grado de crecimiento en Fotolia este año, en mi caso por ahora es solo un canal de venta adicional al cual vale la pena seguir aportando, podes seguir a fotolia en twitter @fotoliausa o para saber mas y subscribirte hace clic <a href="http://us.fotolia.com/partner/200486539" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=307270" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a></strong>: Sin duda alguna, Shutterstock es mi agencia favorita y la cual provee la mayor parte de los ingresos. Al utilizar un sistema de subscripciones como modelo de negocio a veces es no considerado un sitio de microstock. Este modelo le permite a sus usuarios bajar hasta 25 imágenes diarias, lo que contribuye a un gran volumen de venta. Muchos fotógrafos han encontrado problemas para ser aceptados por primera vez como contribuidores, pero en Shutterstock se encuentra uno de los mejores foros de la industria, con una gran comunidad dispuesta a ayudar, y si estas interesado se puede conseguir buena información así como postear imágenes para ser criticadas antes de enviarlas al proceso de inspección. Subir las imágenes es relativamente fácil y personalmente no he encontrado mayores problemas en el proceso de inspección, que en la mayoría de los casos es bien justo. Por otro lado los administradores parecen preocuparse bastante por mantener un buen grado de comunicación con los contribuidores, ya que siempre responden rápido y con en forma personalizada. Las estadísticas de imágenes vendidas son presentadas en forma bien simple y sencilla. Uno de los beneficios en Shutterstock es que todas las imágenes nuevas aceptadas se benefician al aparecer siempre primeras en las búsquedas, y las que se venden bien permanecen allí por un periodo de tiempo mas prolongado, en consecuencia teniendo mas exposición y posibilidad de venta. Al ser un sitio de subscripciones la compensación es fija por cada vez que una imagen se licencia, y va de 0.25 a 0.38 dependiendo del monto ganado como contribuidor en Shutterstock, también se ofrecen subscripciones bajo demanda que generan entre 0.81 y 2.70 por imagen y una licencia extendida por $28.00; los ingresos generados en este sitio se deben en forma principal debido al volumen de imágenes vendidas gracias a la visibilidad que cada foto en el portafolio recibe. Siendo mi agencia número uno es mas que evidente que continuaré enviando imágenes, los podes seguir en twitter @shutterstock o para saber mas y contribuir hace clic <a href="http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=307270" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.stockxpert.com/" target="_blank">StockXpert</a></strong>: Esta es otra agencia donde los resultados han sido bastante inconstantes, el sitio es ahora parte de Getty Images, ya que fue comprado durante el 2009 en junto con todas las agencias de Júpiter Images. El proceso para subir imágenes es simple, pero hay un limite para envíos de hasta 25 fotos por día. StockXpert es donde tengo el mayor portafolio de imágenes lo que demuestra de cierta manera la facilidad para pasar inspección, sin embargo desde que Getty esta al frente los inspectores están siendo un poco mas selectos. La comisión es del 50% y hay un fijo de 0.30 por imagen vendida a través de subscripciones o sitios asociados. La gran mayoría de las ventas generalmente venían del sitio asociado Photos.com, pero con la llegada de Getty esa fuente fue transferida y cambiada a favor de contribuidores en iStockphoto, con lo cual las ventas vienen declinando bastante rápido. Getty ha prometido lanzar un sitio nuevo durante principios del 2010 para vender subscripciones pero la realidad es que hoy por hoy es muy difícil saber como este sitio va a continuar funcionando. A pesar de todo, en mi caso creo que es conveniente seguir contribuyendo ya que tengo un portafolio bien grande aquí, si te interesa saber mas o contribuir podes hacer clic <a href="http://www.stockxpert.com/" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bigstockphoto.com/?refid=KUmraoYHqE" target="_blank">BigStockPhoto</a></strong>: Este sitio va siempre al final con respecto a los ingresos, pero hay grandes expectativas para este año ya que fue comprado en el 2009 por Shutterstock y se cree que los nuevos dueños harán bastante en términos de marketing para promover este sitio. El proceso para subir las imágenes es bastante simple y los inspectores justos a la hora de la inspección, en esta agencia no se aceptan fotos de desnudos pero se pueden enviar imágenes de contenido editorial. La comisión ofrecida es del 50% con lo cual es un canal bastante atractivo. Yo pienso que esta agencia debe formar parte de las elegidas por cualquier fotógrafo no exclusivo interesado en microstock, por lo tanto voy a continuar aportando contenido, los podes seguir en twitter @bigstockphoto, o para saber mas y registrarte hace clic <a href="http://www.bigstockphoto.com/?refid=KUmraoYHqE" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.123rf.com/src_korzeniewskidaniel" target="_blank">123RF</a></strong>: Esta agencia esta considerada entre las 6 mas grandes, sin embargo yo no he conseguido buenos resultados en términos de venta y por lo general va siempre en ultimo lugar cada mes. No tengo quejas con respecto al funcionamiento del sitio, es más, creo que es uno de los mas sencillos a la hora de subir y enviar imágenes. La comisión ofrecida es del 50%. Nunca esta demás tener otra alternativa, sobre todo si las fotos se pueden enviar fácilmente y la comisión es buena, por lo tanto seguiré en esta agencia durante 2010, los podes seguir en twitter @123rf o para registrarte hace clic <a href="http://www.123rf.com/src_korzeniewskidaniel" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Otras alternativas:</strong> También estoy contribuyendo a las agencias <a href="http://contributor.veer.com/" target="_blank">Veer Marketplace</a> y <a href="http://submit.vivozoom.com/" target="_blank">Vivozoom</a>, pero no tengo aun una opinión al respecto, por ahora solo envío fotografías cuando tengo tiempo libre y voy viendo como va.</p>
<p>Para mantenerme informado de las novedades de la industria y consejos útiles habitualmente sigo <a href="http://www.microstockgroup.com/" target="_blank">microstockgroup.com</a>, <a href="http://www.microstockdiaries.com/" target="_blank">microstockdiaries.com</a> y <a href="http://www.mystockphoto.org/" target="_blank">mystockphoto.org</a></p>
<p>En conclusión, a esta altura es evidente que con microstock no me voy a volver rico, la industria se esta volviendo cada vez mas y mas competitiva con nuevos contribuidores sumándose cada día, muchos de los cuales son fotógrafos de stock tradicionales que están agregando contenidos de alta calidad. Realmente creo que los contribuidores que entraron al principio y han logrado desarrollar portafolios importantes son los que en este momento están haciendo diferencia. Para los demás, microstock es una alternativa viable para de alguna forma generar un ingreso extra, pero como todo, requiere tiempo y esfuerzo. En mi caso, la fotografía es mi pasión, y mi objetivo para el 2010 es duplicar la cantidad de imágenes en mis portafolios con las diferentes agencias, pero con contenido de mayor calidad, y al mismo tiempo continuar disfrutando de esta gran comunidad.</p>
<p>Es todo por ahora, luego te cuento te mas, mientras tanto salí por ahí y sacá algunas fotos…</p>
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		<title>Viveza 2.0 a plugin worth every penny.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nik Software just released version 2.0 of Viveza, a very powerful tool that let you selectively modify and edit images using their exclusive UPoint control technology to select the areas you want to edit. U Point control point technology is the reason I’ve been using the Viveza older version, because the easiness of use and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-46" title="Viveza Software" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2009/12/prdimg_0202.jpg" alt="Viveza Software" width="124" height="161" />Nik Software just released version 2.0 of Viveza, a very powerful tool that let you selectively modify and edit images using their exclusive UPoint control technology to select the areas you want to edit.</p>
<p>U Point control point technology is the reason I’ve been using the Viveza older version, because the easiness of use and ability to build “behind the scenes” layer masks by simply adding a point on the part of the image you want to edit, then adjust the size of the area by simply dragging a slider, beyond that Viveza will affect only the pixels in the area that are similar to the one you selected. This allow enhance the saturation, contrast and brightness of an image very quickly, selectively and without the pain of building complex masks.</p>
<p>The Viveza 2 is even greater, as incorporates more powerful controls and is even faster than the previous version, so what is new:</p>
<p><strong><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-58" title="Interface" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2009/12/Screen-shot-2009-12-25-at-2.31.39-PM-copy.png" alt="Interface" width="244" height="1029" /><br />
New, Interface with Global Image Adjustments:</strong> Now you can also globally apply any brightness, contrast, saturation and structure (more on this below) very quickly before start applying changes to specific areas, giving you an overall better starting point, it also incorporates a levels and curves window to have more control over contrast and tonality.</p>
<p><strong>New, Structure Adjustment:</strong> I really love this one, as you can bring or reduce details between edges, this can be very used to reduce blemishes in skin, or to accentuate textures in skies, grass or any other textured part of the image.</p>
<p><strong>New, Shadow Adjustment:</strong> This new feature comes very handy when you need to recover detail from shadow areas, it works pretty much like Highlights and Shadows in Photoshop or Lightroom, but you can easily use it selectively in specific areas by using a control point.</p>
<p><strong>New, Warmth Adjustment:</strong> With this new feature you can cool or warm the overall look of the image, or you can also use the control points to adjust any part of it.</p>
<p><strong>New, Grouping the Control Points:</strong> In my opinion this is one of the most nice improvements, as you can now group a series of control points through the image and make adjustments all at once, instead of one by one as before. This is really great for images with big variation of tones.</p>
<p>If you are a Photoshop user you’ll like the smart filter support and selective brush tool. Layer masks are automatically created so you can use the selective brush tool to apply any filter or correction selectively.</p>
<p>Viveza works with Apple Aperture, Photoshop and Lightroom, and it’s very easy to install. During the installation the software will look the applications that you have and will allow you to install it in all of them all once.</p>
<p>I just downloaded the upgrade today and I can tell you that, as with the previous version, this one will be in my list of preferred tools because it’s very precise and easy to use.</p>
<p>Here is an example image, before and after, it just took me about 4 minutes to enhance it, I edited the image directly from the Lightroom plug in, and I am pretty sure once I become more familiar with the new features this will be even faster.</p>
<p>You can buy the full version of Viveza 2.0 for $ 199.95 or upgrade for $ 99.95 by clicking <a href="http://www.niksoftware.com/store/usa/entry.php?view=singlepurchase/viveza2-dr.shtml" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>That’s all for now folks, more to come soon, in the meantime get out there and shoot something…</p>
<p><strong><span id="more-44"></span><!--more--><!--more--><!--more-->Before</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-60" title="Before" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2009/12/DSC4925-590x392.jpg" alt="Before" width="590" height="392" /></p>
<p><strong>After</strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-61" title="After" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2009/12/DSC4925-Edit-590x392.jpg" alt="After" width="590" height="392" /></p>
<h2><strong>El Viveza 2.0, un plugin que vale cada centavo.</strong></h2>
<p>Recientemente Nik Software, ha lanzado la versión 2.0 de Viveza, una herramienta de edición muy poderosa, que permite editar imágenes utilizando la tecnología U Point exclusiva de Nik Software para seleccionar áreas especificas que necesitan ser modificadas.</p>
<p>La tecnología de control U Point, es la razón por la cual he venido utilizando la versión anterior de Viveza, fundamentalmente porque es muy fácil de utilizar y por su capacidad de construir “sin que sean vistas” mascaras en los layers o capas, simplemente colocando un punto en la parte de la imagen que se necesita editar y luego arrastrándolo para seleccionar la superficie a afectar, pero mas allá de esto, Viveza solo afectará los píxeles que se asemejan en valor tonal al seleccionado. Esto permite trabajar en forma selectiva la saturación, contraste y brillo de cualquier imagen en forma rápida y sin la tediosa tarea de tener que construir mascaras.</p>
<p>Pero Viveza 2, es aun mucho mejor, mas poderoso e incorpora nuevas herramientas que lo hacen mas veloz. Que hay de nuevo?</p>
<p><strong>Nueva, Interfaz que permite ajustes en forma global:</strong> Ahora se pueden aplicar cambios de brillo, contraste, saturación y estructura (mas sobre esto abajo) rápidamente sobre toda la imagen antes de comenzar a aplicar cambios en forma selectiva, generado un mejor punto de partida, también incorpora una ventana de curvas y niveles para tener mas control sobre el contraste y tonalidad.</p>
<p><strong>Nuevo, Ajuste de estructura:</strong> Realmente me encanta esta nueva adición, este ajuste permite reducir o incrementar detalle entre bordes en forma muy práctica, puede ser utilizado para reducir imperfecciones de la piel, o para acentuar texturas en cielos, césped, o cualquier área que contenga textura dentro de la imagen, también puede se puede aplicar en forma local o global.</p>
<p><strong>Nuevo, Ajuste de sombras:</strong> Esta nueva opción funciona de maravillas cuando es necesario recuperar detalle en áreas oscuras, trabaja de la misma forma que Luces y Sombras en Photoshop o Lightroom, pero con la diferencia de que puede ser aplicado en forma selectiva de manera mucho mas fácil.</p>
<p><strong>Nuevo, Ajuste de temperatura:</strong> Este ajuste se puede aplicar para reducir o aumentar la temperatura de color de la imagen, haciéndola convirtiendo la tonalidad a colores mas fríos o cálidos, puede ser aplicada en forma global o en forma selectiva utilizando los puntos de control.</p>
<p><strong>Nuevo, Agrupar los puntos de control:</strong> En mi opinión este es uno de los mejores cambios que se han introducido en esta versión, ya que ahora es posible agrupar diferentes puntos de control dentro de la imagen y realizar ajustes en todos al mismo tiempo en vez de; de uno en uno como antes. Esto es excelente para imágenes donde se presenta gran variación de tonos.</p>
<p>Si eres un usuario de Photoshop, te va a gustar la posibilidad de poder utilizar los filtros inteligentes y pinceles selectivos, ya que capas con mascara so creadas en forma automática por Viveza para poder aplicar las correcciones realizadas en forma selectiva también dentro de Photoshop.</p>
<p>Viveza esta disponible para Apple Aperture, Photoshop and Lightroom, y el proceso de instalación es bien sencillo. Durante la instalación el programa busca todas las aplicaciones compatibles instaladas en el computador y te permite instalarse en todas al mismo tiempo y de una vez.</p>
<p>He descargado la actualización hoy y te puedo decir que al igual que la versión anterior, ésta va a formar parte de mis herramientas favoritas, porque es preciso y muy fácil de usar.</p>
<p>Arriba podes ver ejemplos de antes y después, solo me tomó alrededor de 4 minutos para terminarla, y estoy seguro que una vez que este mas familiar con las nuevas herramientas lo podré hacer aun en forma mas rápida.</p>
<p>La versión nueva de Viveza 2.0 cuesta $ 199.95 dólares y la versión de actualización cuesta $ 99.95 dolares, y las puedes comprar haciendo click <a href="http://www.niksoftware.com/store/usa/entry.php?view=singlepurchase/viveza2-dr.shtml" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-62" title="Nik Software" src="http://danielkorzeniewskiphoto.com/files/2009/12/Screen-shot-2009-12-25-at-5.31.31-PM-590x421.png" alt="Nik Software" width="590" height="421" /></p>
<p>Esto es todo por ahora, luego te cuento mas, mientras tanto salí por ahí y sacá algunas fotos.</p>
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