Photography

A workshop participant recently asked me about whether the MacBook Air is a good choice for travel photographers. I responded with a few main points that I would consider if I found myself one day inside the Apple Store with a credit card in hand.

If we had a blacklist, these subjects would be on it. This, and other "non-technical" reasons for image rejections.

Whoever coined the phrase "a picture's worth a thousand words" could very well have been a successful stock photographer.

Allison Hobbs is an excellent and informed writer on the subject of commercial image production and editing. She knows what sells and what doesn't. In her new column for Crestock she will share her experience, opinions and observations with all our members and help you to build a better commercial portfolio.

Wedding Season is kicking into high gear with the Royal Wedding this week. Check out this selection to see some highlights from our own collection of wedding images.

Most often the decision to use an image has two or three components.

National economies all over the world are fueled by small businesses. As an image creator, you would gain by adding images to your collection featuring the multitude of small enterprises as well as creating images that those businesses could use in brochures, on websites or in advertising.

Images that capture the essence of a season may only be active as downloads during a short amount of time in a year. But the most popular seasonal images are often traditional and don't go out of date so that their number comes up year in and year out when that season rolls around.

Group photos are among the most popular people shots for business, lifestyle, family and educational uses. Not surprisingly, getting a bunch of people organized into a coherent and attractive group is a challenge. How can you maximize your success in creating images of groups of people while on a budget?

Still life images of fruit and flowers were the mainstay of classical painting and in some ways, although to a much lesser degree, of the wall décor business today. There is something reassuring about the composition of bunches of fruits or even vegetables that is pleasing visually and also carries a message of health, abundance and color.