Take great stock photos with your smartphone
Your smartphone is the camera you will never leave at home. You most likely have one, an iPhone, a Samsung, or HTC, Nexus, Nokia. A phone with capabilities most of didn’t imagine possible just...
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Tokyo, Kyoto, kimonos and Geishas
Many tourists expect to get off the plane in Japan and find a world of people wearing kimonos and going about their daily lives in full traditional attire. Landing in Tokyo the first thing...
Mount Fuji
I was returning to Tokyo from Hiroshima and it was my last whole day in Japan. The Shinkansen was speeding by fields of rice, villages, cities and towns. I knew Mount Fuji could be...
Around Kyoto
I was walking around Kyoto and had just visited Sanjusangendo, was going towards Fushimi Inari and looking at what I can see along the way when this quiet alley draws my attention. Old trees...
Editorial images in stock photography
I have mentioned editorial images in my articles before and even provided short descriptions of what you should upload in this category but let’s take a closer look. What does editorial mean: images that...
A month in Thailand – rainy season is taking over
Last night we had a big storm, with rain, thunder, lightning and wind. It even got a little bit cooler than usual. When I went out of our bungalow in the morning a whole...
A month in Thailand – sweet days and the most beautiful sunset
This particular morning I ate while a storm was unfolding complete with thunder, lightning and a lot of rain. As sunbathing or swimming were not an option I just put my feet up with...
Not RF stock, what is it and what does it want from me?!
This a question you will have asked yourself if you are in stock photography. There are a few categories of images that fall within this refusal reason. These are photos that you should not...
A month in Thailand – a few lazy, stormy days
I was eating my breakfast this particular morning when it started coming, with strong winds, thunder and lightning and heavy clouds, rolling over the water and making the otherwise calm sea around the island...
How to score your first editor’s choice in stock photography
You have now achieved quite a serious portfolio online if you’ve been following my advice, but there is one thing missing from it: the elusive and so hard to get Editor’s Choice. Reviewers...
Portraits in stock photography
One of my favorite subjects in photography is the face, not necessarily human, animals can produce some really interesting expressions as well. Unfortunately I am not the kind of person who can ramble the...