Bob Shell wrote: > I have a set of knee pad thingies designed by a knee surgeon. They > are like the ones gardeners wear, but these have gel pads in them. > Very easy on the knees.
I tried carpenter knee pads but they ever made it out of the back-yard testing phase. I may ask my Dr. about other options. My knees go from feeling fine to really hurting, not entirely in correlation to how much I stress them. > You won't become wealthy on stock sales these days, but it should > give you some extra money now and then. My stock sales are rare > these days, but always a nice surprise when an unexpected check pops in. I usually see something every month - nothing spectacular but a little something. The feedback I get from the stock agencies is that they are full up on nature shots, and are really looking for 'lifestyle' images. My theory is that sites like flickr have made it possible for publishers to get cheap (or even free) photos from folks who are just happy to see them in print. In the old paradigm, photo buyers wanted to work with a fewer number of photographers who could produce consistent results and had large portfolios. These days, those factors don't come into play - if you can go to a site where thousands of new photos are posted every day, you will probably be able to find an image that will meet your needs - and who cares if it is the only decent shot that the photographer ever took, you're not likely to talk to them ever again anyhow. In the stock field, the last territory where the professional photographer still has an edge is in people shots that require model releases. Well, maybe professionally designed food and product shots as well, where the content is specific to the client's needs and not generic. Otherwise - photo editors just shop the net. - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, Michigan www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
