> -----Original Message----- > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Tan's foray into stock photography.... > > > > Thanks Don! That is my grubby little hand you see there, and eek, I just > realised that I am still wearing my wedding ring.... > <snip> > > Anyways, I don't know why, but I love that one too - i was thinking that > maybe it could be used in some women's magazine illustrating one > of those 5 > minute fiction stories, maybe about someone trying to escape or > something... > <snip>
In that context I think the wedding ring 'might' make a statement. Don > > tan. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 23 July 2004 10:05 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Tan's foray into stock photography.... > > > The shot with the fence and hand is a very powerful image. > I think B&W was perfect for it. > Brought all kinds of thoughts to mind. > It's my favorite because it keeps making me go back and look again. > Some very nice work tan. > > Don > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 6:53 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Tan's foray into stock photography.... > > > > > > ooops, I just realised that I lied in my previous post! I did a > litle more > > manipulation to some of the shots than I said - ie. cloned out the dust > > spots from my grubby sensor, and also vignetted a couple of > them. Oh, and > > also, the shots of the fence have been manipulated further again > > - I had to > > clone out the bird poo that was all over it! hehe. > > > > Oh, and yes, before anyone asks, I most certainly *do* have a pink and > > purple fence - I mean what other colour fence do you think *I* > > would have?!? > > > > ;-) > > > > tan. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, 23 July 2004 9:17 AM > > To: Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Tan's foray into stock photography.... > > > > > > > > or whatever you may wish to call it.... > > > > Anyways, at the risk of being in lots of trouble from the COF's for my > > prattling this morning, I thought I'd better show that I > actually do take > > the odd photo now and again too... and, whoa, i even used pentax > > equipment! > > woohoo! > > > > I have been studiously watching the stock photography sites for sometime > > now, and noticed that most images are posted in groups pertaining to a > > certain theme and/or variations on it. I wanted to do some > funky looking > > stuff, so that they aren't just "boring, old, flower pics", hence > > the colour > > shifts etc. > > > > So, here's the link to the gallery: > > > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/stock22july04/ > > > > And this one is my undisputed favourite from the day, and has no > > manipulation at all, this is straight from the camera: > > > > http://www.tanyamayer.com/stock22july04/22.htm > > > > So, when I was shooting my beloved lavender yesterday, I thought > > I'd have a > > play with some different techniques. Most of these have been > manipulated > > using levels/colour balance in the Pentax RAW converter, however > > all are the > > original crops/compositions etc. God only knows what anyone > > would ever want > > to buy/use them for, but I guess it can't hurt to try! > > > > All shot with *istD, and Tokina 28-70/2.8 atx pro, tamron AF 2x > > teleconverter, AF-500ftz, and Lumiquest Promax Softbox. Oh, > > except for the > > ones that are obviously wide, which were shot using the FAJ 18-35. All > > hand-held, various exposures due to changes in depth of field etc, and > > varied from 1/30th (for the blurred ones, and those with > movement in them. > > btw, if they have movement/blur in them, it *was* intentional, lol!) to > > around 1/150th, and between f3.5-f11. > > > > And while we're on the subject, any ideas which would be the best agency > > that I should approach? > > > > thanks! > > > > tan. > > > > > >
