Hello to Ears Wide Open! After reading a lot of discussion in the forums I would like to present my proposal to you. I am based in Mel…
Hello to Ears Wide Open! After reading a lot of discussion in the forums I would like to present my proposal to you. I am based in Melbourne and am very seriously committed to renting a stall at a couple of markets to sell RedBubble Artists’ work and promote the site. I currently manage an art gallery that sells prints and originals on commission and have a strong understanding of what is involved to make this idea work. Rather than just throwing it up as a suggestion, I have included a suggested plan so that you have something tangible to discuss. I think the market stall idea has a lot of merit and could potentially grow into quite a lucrative endevour as well as being a huge promotional tool. It is a way of tapping into Melbourne’s art culture which is heavily concentrated in street stalls, markets, garage sales and small independent galleries. The benefits include increased membership on the site through being visible to Melbourne artists at their predominant place of work and increased sales through order taking on site at the stalls and through increased online patronage. Anyway, on to the plan! BubbleMarket Plan Interested artists will complete a form through the RedBubble website to register their interest in participating and agree to the consignment and payment terms. I will agree to sell their work on consignment only. All care (in fact heaps of care) but no responsibility will be taken for artists work at the stall or in transit. In the interests of keeping it simple and reasonable for a 1-2 person stall, I’d suggest a standard mark up that all submitted work will be sold at. We would have to keep prices competitive with “market” prices. I would add a small surcharge to all sales to cover my time and labor to be negotiated. Artists’ biographies, catalogues or portfolios are more than welcome if artists will post them to me. I would like to promote the individuals along with their art. If you can give me a catalogue with order codes/numbers and a cordless EFTPOS machine (even an old Click Clack one) I will take orders on behalf of RedBubble.com. If taking orders to be posted I will need all relevant info regarding postage costs to add to the order price. If I am using a Click Clack machine I will not use it for ‘on the day’ sales where the artwork is taken. Stolen cards will be declined long after the customer has gone and you are trying to deposit into the RedBubble bank account. Artists would order their own work at the base price. It would be really awesome if we could arrange to have it all end up at RedBubble Fitzroy and I’d pick it up in one go. On the day I’ll keep a meticulous list of sales and stock so I can track who is owed what money and generally account for the whereabouts of all stock. I do a fair bit of bookkeeping for our three galleries and am competent in tracking dollars and cents! At the end of the day or on the next business day I would return all unsold stock to RedBubble along with the cash. It would be great if you could pay people via the usual method. Unsold stock could be posted back to artists or kept for future markets. Expenses Summary : / -Renting the stall and perhaps a display table / -Posting unsold artworks back to artists ( I will make neat piles for you) / -Appropriate display equipment such as clear, hard backed, display files/slips to prevent damage / -Carbon Invoice book for recording sales and providing receipts / -Promotional material –lots please / -Labor to organise artwork prior to market day / -Labor to organise payments and postage after market day / -Labor associated with creating and printing a catalogue I’d be asking RedBubble Admin to help out with: / -Letting me collect artwork from Fitzroy in one go instead of 50 people posting stuff to me / -Pay artists and deposit cash (I will provide sales lists) / -Supply a click-clack or other portable Credit Card/EFT machine for catalogue orders / -Provide postage price information for catalogue orders. Contingency Planning: / -Select a market with under cover areas because artwork and rain do not mix and bad or windy weather would equal cancelling / -Have 1-2 other people available on the day in case I get hit by a bus, my car is stolen etc. / -Ensuring all artwork available for sale complies with copyright laws I have tried to cover all the main bases here but have probably missed a few things that will be blaringly obvious to others. Perhaps lets discuss it properly because I am really prepared to back this idea and make it happen with a bit of your support. BubbleMarket could become a regular event and a HUGE promotional tool for RedBubble and all the great artists we are so lucky to have on here. Do not hesitate to give me a call in or outside of business hours to discuss this idea further. Jo O’Brien / jo.obrien@hotmail.com
I am rewarding myself for all my hard studying and working by having a few days at Uluru in early August. The thing is, I keep gettin…
I am rewarding myself for all my hard studying and working by having a few days at Uluru in early August. The thing is, I keep getting conflicting advice from people such as… / 1) The rock looks stunning all the time in all sorts of light / 2) The rock only lights up and looks fantastic for about 10 minutes at sunrise and sunset / 3) Don’t take you best camera because it is doomed due to all the dust and grit in the air / 4) Take your best camera because you will regret it if you don’t / 5) Do a tour to find the best spots (photographically speaking) / 6) Take yourself to the rock to find the best spots (photographically speaking) / 7) Find a local to show you the best spots (photographically speaking) So who can lend me some realistic advice on how to structure my time there to best suit my photographic endevours?
Suggestion of the day to RB Admin. If any other exhibitors disagree or agree with my idea, please comment here! *I’d prefer the defaul…
Suggestion of the day to RB Admin. If any other exhibitors disagree or agree with my idea, please comment here! I’d prefer the default when opening the ‘purchase cart’ to be on the cards (the least expensive item) rather than framed options. This might seem mad, but there are two reasons: 1. We prefer more sales, rather than none at all. Some people may baulk at the prices of these framed images – even though they are fair and reasonable!! So let them see the cards first. (Some people may prefer to purchase 50x$5 cards than purchase a $250 framed image.) / / 2. I had someone say, “Hang on, this says ‘From $3’ – but I don’t see anything under a $100.” They simply didn’t see the choices of frames, canvas, etc. They arrived at the first screen and figured that was all there was.
If you’re after tough but fair feedback on your art, photos, writing or other creative output, then pay a visit to the For Critique...
If you’re after tough but fair feedback on your art, photos, writing or other creative output, then pay a visit to the For Critique forum. Most of RedBubble operates on the basic principle of “if you like something, say so. if you don’t, keep quiet”. But the For Critique forum is different. It’s a great spot to ask for criticism, feedback, and specific advice on how to improve your skills. Post a small image or link through to your writing, design or artwork …and write a few words about any specific things you’d like people to consider when critiquing your work. Or, if you know a thing or two about a particular area, then why not give others the benefit of your considered opinion? No doubt others have done the same for you in the past.
The biggest advantage of adding ‘tags’ or ‘tagging’ your uploads to RedBubble is that you can group together certain types of photogr…
The biggest advantage of adding ‘tags’ or ‘tagging’ your uploads to RedBubble is that you can group together certain types of photographs. / ie. Landscape, Water Colour, Cartoons, Etc. To show you how this helps me, for the past three hours (between watching some television) I have been adding specific tags to my images. Consequently, I now have these ‘Series’ of related images. 1. Flowering Bulbs / 2. Kangaroo Island, April 2007 / 3. Kangaroo Island, April 2007 / 4. FlickrSA / 5. Landscape / 6. Architecture, Abstract / 7. Farm Machinery / 8. Beach, Kangaroo Island As you can see, tagging is important to get noticed. So here are a few ways to tag your work: 1. Don’t put in commas ( , )—just leave a space between each word. RB put the comma’s in automatically. 2. If you feel comfortable with worldwide recognition, Add your name. Either as separate words or conjoined. To join them, use an underscore and no spaces. / ie. Stephen_Mitchell / Otherwise, add your avatar. 2. The style of the image: / ie. black_and_white pens pencil isograph penmanship / ... and whatever else best describes the style of your work. 3. Location. / There are a lot of people on RB (and around the Internet) who’d probably love to discover these places or know of them. So add words that tell us where you were—the country, the town, even the railway station, etc. 4. Use descriptors. / Words that describe your emotions, the weather, the colour, the texture of the objects in the photograph. All these tags help your work to get noticed. / There maybe someone looking for a rainy afternoon on a railway station drawn with isograph pens ;) or wanting a computer wallpaper that’s vibrant red with bubbles. So those words are what they will search on, either here or on Google. Happy tagging!
Hi everyone… yes, I am in the market for a digital SLR. As a recent purist SLR convert all my digitals have been captured on a little …
Hi everyone… yes, I am in the market for a digital SLR. As a recent purist SLR convert all my digitals have been captured on a little Kodak imageshare camera that I bought “just to see what this digital busines was all about” Now that I am back into my photography I am ready to take the leap and am on the hunt for a digital SLR. I would love to hear about YOUR camera and what makes it so fantastic for you…
/ Tessalated Coast by Peter Martin Ok, so here’s my suggestion (feel free to ignore it) Last year I went to a wedding in Lorne on the Great Ocean Road and saw how well they accommodated a larger group. Seeing as how there are a few RedBubblers who live over that way who missed out on our Melbourne Meet Ups, I thought it might be nice to go visit. Great Ocean Road Cottages in Lorne is not only wonderfully cheap, (works out to about $50 per head or they have a backpackers on site if your want cheaper) but the people who run it are lovely and very helpful. You can make use of the electric kitchens to self cater or go to the cafes and pubs down the road. The cottages are a 2 minute walk from an IGA or 10 minute walk to the nearest pub. (Yes, they have Red Wine) / Erskine Falls Reborn by Michael Eyssens The accommodation is a series of small cottages with a queen bed downstairs and 2-3 single beds upstairs. I’d suggest that we organise ourselves into small groups of 3-5 and book a cottage for each group as they are put together. The cottages are all close enough together that it does not matter which one you are in however they are holding a few close together for us until I get back to them in a couple of days. Staying in Lorne will put us within a short drive of the otways and several lovely looking great ocean road sites if we want artistic inspiration. The cottages, while designed to sleep 4-5, are suitable to entertain a group of people and say, sprawl out a game of twister or something. I’ve called them to ensure that they have enough room for us on the night of Sat October 27th and all is good. My thinking is that we could head over early Saturday, spend a day doing bush things and a day doing beach things. What do you think? P.S – Sorry Jess for ambushing this idea!! / Lorne Pier,Victoria by Joe Mortelliti
What makes you think your art is good enough to upload to RedBubble? 1 Gut instinct? / This is the best way to know if your art, ...
What makes you think your art is good enough to upload to RedBubble? 1 Gut instinct? / This is the best way to know if your art, writing, or photography is good. For photographers, we simply know when the shot matches what we were trying to achieve. For writers, it’s when we write from the heart. For artists, and I mean people who manipulate binary-pixels as much as I mean painters etc, I imagine you know when your art has reached its point where it cannot be modified any further without ruining it. That’s right, ruining the final result. / Gut instinct tells you when you have just reached that pinnacle and achieved the art you imagined in the first place or saw through the view-finder. 2 Did someone in your family like the shot? / Trust me, I know from bad experience that relying on the opinion of family (to tell me what makes a GREAT shot) is never a good idea. As much as they believe in your artwork, they cannot see through your eyes. / I only upload a few distinctly better shots to RedBubble out of every few hundred. I might shoot between twenty and a hundred photographs from the one location, but I know almost immediately if it was a good shot or not. On occasion I only have to take one shot to get THAT shot, the one that gets shown to you, my friends and my family. What makes you think your art is good enough to have printed? 1. You received 1,000 ‘Oh, Nice!’ Comments ? / Nope, this is not a good enough reason. Your art needs to be an extension of who you are. Despite what you see here on RedBubble, your art should not be a popularity contest, nor a multitude of ‘nice’ comments. Much as I enjoy getting a few nice words about my work, I’ve recently learned that unless the person actually says something constructive, unique and interesting about the actual photograph … the comment may just be a stock answer to everything they see here. NOTE: OK, so sometimes it can be difficult to put into words what you like about some one else’s art, but at least say something unique. Yes, my photography of flowers have DOF, POV, macro-detail, lots of colour and are ‘hot’, ‘cool’, ‘wow’, and ‘whippitycrack’. Now tell me WHY you like it, WHAT it is that makes it good and HOW many you are going to purchase! :D 2. Only you can know if your art is worth selling on RedBubble. / Do you think someone would purchase it as a card? Or are you just showing off an image that you want others to consider before you commit to it? Ok, so we all do that occasionally. I’m not saying it’s wrong to upload the incomplete and unfinished, but this is RedBubble. It’s not just a community, forum and friend-making location: It’s an online print-shop. 3. Don’t be concerned with anyone’s opinion before presentation. / Upload those few shots you really believe capture what you were attempting. If you really believe the art is good, show it to the RedBubble world the whole internet. Because everyone online and offline is now going to see you and your art. RedBubble is a name, not a fortified location. Our comments, words, suggestions, responses, queries and ‘drool’ will be carbon copied across the planet and archived on the “WWW” Today I shot 5GIG of photographs in 5 hours. / I had a day in the Adelaide CBD, revisiting previous locations, visiting a few new places and discovering new things at each location that I did not see the first time! This added up to around 1,000 photographs. / ... I’ll be the first to admit that less than 200 are any good. / ... Less than 60 are very good. / ... I’ve uploaded only TWO of them to RedBubble. I might add a few more. / ... SEVEN have been loaded to my flickr gallery . All are getting lots of traffic, with very few comments. Just the way I like it. Each of those photographs got some pixel-manipulation. Yes, I do, when necessary. Each of those photographs were one of a several exactly the same … but I decided that one would serve the purpose I was looking for. / I didn’t ask anyone on RedBubble or Flickr if they would like to see it : I made that decision while perusing them on my 500GIG HD. A lot were shot purely because I like architecture, but many were shot because I figured they’d look good as a card or framed image. One of them is a test-image, to see the response/traffic rate. See if you can pick it. 4. Would you delete or replace a photograph if enough people said they didn’t like it? / Seeing as how so many of us rely on the comments of others to fulfill our online life, IF someone was to suggest a fault, change, modification or complete make-over of your art work, would you? I believe I might change an image. I have certainly changed my opinion on pixel-manipulation! I know I’d delete an image, but only from the RedBubble-database. I’ve done that several times. Where’s your thoughts on this? You’ll notice I rarely make comments on other people’s art. There is a LOT of great work on RedBubble. I just don’t have the time to tell you. Anyhow, you know your work is good. Or you would never have taken the time to put it on RedBubble …. right?
You’ve probably gone through a few of my articles, but did you know I’ve been writing since the first day of membership upon Redbubble?...
You’ve probably gone through a few of my articles, but did you know I’ve been writing since the first day of membership upon Redbubble? Feel free to read through my more-interesting and knowledge-filled articles, many that will help you travel the Redbubble path with ease and understanding. If you have any comments, questions, or further information, please comment on the respective article. MY JOURNAL Running Sheet for Exhibitions [26.April.2008] / Linking to Group Rules [ 12.Apr.2008 ] / My Own Private Bubble [ 10.Mar.2008 ] / Which Group Has My Art? [ 16.Feb.2008 ] / Making a Profit Because of Redbubble [ 31.Dec.2007 ] / Redbubble vs That Other Gallery [ 31.Dec.2007 ] / Linking Photographs [ 14.Dec.2007 ] / What Makes You Think Your Art is Good Enough? [ 15.Sep.2007 ] / RedBubble Breeds Winners [ 31.Aug.2007 ] / Idea for RB Administration [ 11.Aug.2007 ] / Advantage of Tagging your Uploads [ 01.Aug.2007 ] / Artist-Linkage and Size-Disclaimer [ 19.Jul.2007 ] / [!] Idea: Change Default to Least Expensive [ 17.Jul.2007 ] / Add This To Your Cart [ 16.Jun.2007 ] / Suggestion to RB Marketing and Code Teams [ 28.May.2007 ] MY WRITING Advantage of Choosing RedBubble / ASCII Characters in your RedBubble Journal / But Wait, There Is SO Much More / Consent for Photography Not Required in Australia / Coding your RedBubble Journal / DPI Determines Resolution, Not Quality / Tip for Answering Comments / DPI – Myth, Mania, or Massive? / DPI – Myth, Mania, or Massive? v.2 / Naming Your Art / Online Purchasing : Safe or Scary? ON FORUMS Tips and Tricks I’m always writing new articles about photography, entrepreneurialism, small-business, web-development, and about other stuff I find on the “WWW” . Expect something new, exciting and enlightening added here soon…
^Disclaimer: This is not legal advice or even professional advice. This is some stuff I’ve learned along this funny little thing called l…
Disclaimer: This is not legal advice or even professional advice. This is some stuff I’ve learned along this funny little thing called life and may not apply in any way to your current situation. At worst, it’s my opinion, at best it’s some ideas for you to think about. If you need real proper advice, go see your solicitor. I’m of the opinion that photography should make me money, not cost me money. So far, I have been successful is making more from a photograph than it took me to create. Here is my list of not so secret tips and advice on covering your arse and saving your cash. When To Pay There are times where spending your hard earned money is the right choice. For example to obtain goods or services you can not find for less (or free) elsewhere. Or when you have done all the maths yourself and you feel you are buying into a good deal. But there are also some pit falls to watch out for. Art Direction, Ideas and Intellectual Property My rule of thumb, if I am paying to shoot, I should have full rights to everything I take. No ifs buts or maybes about it. If you shoot a commercial, the art direction team put together a shoot and then hire a photographer to take photos of what they and the crew have created. They pay for lighting design, they pay the models, they pay the hair stylist, they pay the guy who makes the coffees- and they pay the photographer. Some businesses operate under a similar model but suck money out of photographers in the process. As part of a ‘workshop’ or ‘event’, several photographers rock up with their cameras and take photos of a scene. Often they have little or no control of the setup, can’t communicate properly with the models and will walk out of it with similar images to everyone else who attended! In the worst cases they have restricted rights regarding how they use their images. So is essence, they have paid for something that out in the real world, would be making them money. Sorry if it sounds confusing, the concept completely baffles me. When you are shooting someone else’s ideas and have restricted publishing rights or have little influence over the set up, posing, lighting or set design, (in my opinion) you should be getting paid by them. After all, you are doing them a favor by taking images of their creative work. Classes or Tuition Wanting to improve you skills and knowledge is a great thing. And there are numerous classes, mentors and workshops available for you to choose from. If you are going to pay to attend these, make sure you are getting what you pay for. Before you hand over any cash there are a few details that you should have to help make your decision. Class Size: The more people attending, the cheaper the class should be. If there is a practical component, I usually wont accept a class bigger than 10-12 / Location & Time: no point signing up for an ‘on location’ workshop only to find it is out of your way. Also as a safety issue, you should always be able to tell a trusted person exactly where and when you will be shooting. / The Teacher: You should be able to find and contact the person facilitating the class to verify their experience and ask questions. It not always convenient for a facilitator to take calls from a whole class, but you should be able to send them an email and get a reply without going through a middle man. / Contracts: Ask if you will need to sign any contracts and insist upon receiving them before paying. / What do you get: do you get class notes to take home? Exactly what does the course entail? What can you hope to know and have learned at the end of the course? Contracts These are a great way to waste your money. They also happen to be very important. First and foremost contracts exists to make people money or stop people from making money. So before signing anything, read it a few times and make sure you are aware of what your actions are costing you. If you need to get images approved before sale or publication, you could be agreeing to never publishing or selling any images taken if none are ‘approved.’ It is completely reasonable to request changes to a contract or write your own and offer it instead. Don’t sign away potential income! You should always be able to take a contract away and show it to other people for advice before signing it, and especially before paying for anything. If you are not given this opportunity, my advice is to avoid it with a ten foot pole. And then there are the bazillion poorly written contracts that mean very little or nothing at all. It’s actually quite funny to me sometimes, what people will put on paper. Useful Links Australian Competition & Consumer Commission / Scam Watch Photographers – What are you paying for (part 2).
Apologies firstly for the delay in getting this list up. I promised it last weekend, no excuses…..........I’m just damn lazy lately lol…
Apologies firstly for the delay in getting this list up. I promised it last weekend, no excuses…..........I’m just damn lazy lately lol. Me thinks some handy things in that list I hadn’t thought of. Thanks to everyone that put in their 2cents. Bandaids / Needle and thread…….a role of black and one white. / Dress makers tape. / Bobby-pins. / Scissors. / Vaseline. / 30+ sun-cream. / Body fresheners. / Soap. / Tissues. / Safety pins. / Hair pins, razor. / Shoe brush. / Hair brush. / Hair spray. / Bottled water. / Handi-wipes. / A dozen pairs of sunglasses from the dollar shop (matching frames of course). / Duct tape. / Clothes pins (wooden onespainted white or black – make good weights for fly-away’s). / Face powder in 3 tints (light, med, dark – helps avoid those shiny face spots). / Thermos of perculated coffee. / My happy face. / Soda water – remove stains on dress. / Spray bottle of water – keep flowers fresh, and also doubles as fake sweat. / Pair of nylons (pantyhose) and a makeup mirror. / A can of Windex for the wedding car. / Blutac and white and ivory fabric/tulle, a couple of foam blocks, champagne flutes, small bottle of champagne. / Talcum powder – apparently it absorbs any oil marks on gown, suits or clothing. / Two fake gold rings (?). Thanks again Pete
50 to 100 views and 10 to 18 comments, in 11 months is not inspiring. I’m a beginner, but I’m sure my paintings are not that bad. D…
50 to 100 views and 10 to 18 comments, in 11 months is not inspiring. I’m a beginner, but I’m sure my paintings are not that bad. Does anyone have any suggestions, on how to get a more inspiring response?
Tequila Sunset featured by the “Experimental Photography and E…
Tequila Sunset featured by the Experimental Photography and Editing group. Thanks to the hosts for considering this work worthy of a feature. I have decided that it might be nice to post a message below any comments I make in future such as this….. Instead of replying to this comment please visit the brilliant artwork of Linaji a valued member of my watchlist. Of course I will select a different member of my watchlist to be featured. Does anybody have any thoughts on this? OK there was no important news, just the message idea :P
Hi everyone, Have you visited the GD forums recently? If not there are some fu…
Hi everyone, Have you visited the GD forums recently? If not there are some fun and interesting threads running over there at the moment! Please visit Go away thread…. and also please visit the new Book Club thread for reviews, recommendations and discussions on books you’ve read pertaining to the arts,writing, technique, mental health, etc. Please let us know What you are doing right now and keep updating, it’s great fun! Don’t forget, i wanna hear all about your Big Red Bus experiences ....and these are only the threads i started….there are many wonderful threads to contribute to over there, and i’d love to see you joining in too ;) Ideas and Suggestions / General Discussion forums – invite guest speakers* I would like to suggest RB or members invite Guest Speakers/writers/health professionals on relevant art/photography/writing/mental health topics into our forums and publicise to all members, time and date….. so people can come along and join in a discussion, learn and grow….the forums have a great untapped potential in this regard Puleeeeeze, f you like this idea please go vote for it here
Camera Exposure Compensation 101 – Guidelines and Helpful Suggestions For those new to the world of DSRL and camera that allow you …
Camera Exposure Compensation 101 – Guidelines and Helpful Suggestions For those new to the world of DSRL and camera that allow you to adjust the exposure here are a few guidelines to help you adjust the exposure for different subject colors: Color | Effect | Exposure No. of Stops to Change / Light colors / White (snow/sand) | 2 stops lighter than the meter | Overexpose by +2 Pink or white people, Yellow, Lime, Sky Blue, Lavender, Tan | One stop lighter than the meter | Overexpose by +1 Medium Colors / Red (Barn Red/Fire Engine Red), Royal Blue, Gold, Kelly Green, Orange Purple, Milk Chocolate | Same as the Meter setting don’t compensate. Dark colors / Maroon, Forest Green, Deep Purple, Burnt Orange, Dark Chocolate (Black People) | One stop darker than the meter | Underexpose by -1 Black | 2 stops darker than the meter | Underexpose by -2 Contrast (Dark to Light) – Spot meter between the lightest and the darkest shadow if it’s 4 stops between the lightest and darkest shadow elements in the scene then the suggestion is to wait for better light if you can but if you can’t then spot meter on the lightest portion and then Overexpose by +2 (*original source of guidelines came from: Outdoor Photography an Article by David Middleton (www.davidmiddletonphoto.com) Other Notes: / Meters on different camera can vary. if you use the guidelines above you might want to / Spot meter for Wildlife, flowers, people and animals (ignoring the background) Matrix meter (evaluative) if most of the scene is in the medium color tones like most landscapes, woods Only use center weight metering if you have an older or cheaper camera that doesn’t have all the modern metering modes. Use the settings above but best to bracket the shots by +/- .5 When bracketing a shot by +/- .5 remember that light and contrast can change the scene . If you want a good picture don’t loose your highlights. So compensate for them 1st. In digital camera, you can use the histogram feature on the camera to check contrast and highlights and the darkest areas. Then compensate according to the predominate readings on the histogram Snow: / Snow scenes try spot metering on the brightest part of the snow. At sunrise / sunset when the snow is reflecting pink light overexpose by only +1 to 1.5 stops. Just 10 to 15 minutes after sunrise when the contrast is the greatest the light turns white then compensate by overexposing by +2 stops. Backlit scenes – Sun in the picture: Try to take an overall meter reading, excluding the frame and then compensate according to the guidelines above, but bracket by +/- .5 to make sure you get a perfect exposure. This is some guidelines I found helpful when learning. I made a little chart and kept it in my camera bag incase I needed a reminder. Hope that helps all you newbies!
Equine photography can be tricky and requires patience and skill on part of the photographer. To start with you will need a set of tools…
Equine photography can be tricky and requires patience and skill on part of the photographer. To start with you will need a set of tools these should be: a long zoom lens, noise making gadgets, a lunge whip, a mirror, some handlers and patience. The first thing I do when arriving at a ranch where the horse or horses are, is to evaluate the horse I will be photographing. By this I mean walk around the horse, make mental notes about what strikes you about the individual, is it his lovely dish face, or leggy long legs, a great rearend, a gorgeous mane, a big doe eye, its unique coat pattern etc. This clues me into what I try to focus on when shooting. Talk with the owner or handler about what the horse does and what the photos will be used for. Most breeds have standard type poses for the breed and often the owner will want that type of posing. In this case you will definitely need a handler or three ;-) Do your research online before showing up to photograph the horses. Find out if there are any standard poses for the breed and study the images of them online or print them out and carry with you for reference. In the case where it is a colored horse, ie an Appaloosa or a Pinto, you have several horses all in one animal. Each side and the rear and front may look like a completely different horse. Colored horses often have coat patterns that can create optical illusions making it difficult to get a pleasing image from a particular point of view, so be careful to try and shoot the most attractive side and angle. You can ask the owner if there is a side that they prefer, often the horses will have blue or partial blue eyes with pink skin and it may not be very photogenic. I have a Black and White paint and he definitely has a better side that I shoot from, no matter how hard I try, I cannot get a good shot of that other side, plus the side with his blue eye is the side that I talk to, because I can see him watching me and that is the side that I relate to, so that is the side that I as the owner prefer in a photograph. Sometimes their markings can create an optical illusion that makes their head/nose look big or the leg look crooked or make them look cow or sickle hocked etc. You may have to change your angle to eliminate the illusion. Sometimes you get lucky and both sides of the horse are just as lovely to photograph, if so then definitely do shoot both sides. Even in the case where one side is more flattering I will try to get a couple photos on the “challenging” side for sure anyway. The other very important thing is light. Black and white horses and Appaloosa’s can be very challenging to shoot in bright sun because the camera does not know which color to balance the light for and the result is that some of the markings don’t show in the photo or it’s over/under exposed either on the black or white part of the horse. I have found that if you shoot on a cloudy or overcast day or primarily in the shade you will get better results than shooting in the sun. Use a fill flash for light if you have to. For most horses you want to shoot in the sun with the sun at your back to get that shiny coat and the light bouncing off of it. If it is important to get good saturation and detail on the markings shoot in the shade or when the sun isn’t out. If you are taking a candid shot (not being held or posed) of a horse in its pasture or turnout, you may have to sit and watch for a couple of hours to get an interesting shot of them vs. the head down grazing position. Sometimes they will stop and raise their head and ears forward and eyes on something in the distance, this is a perfect shot opp, but it comes and goes. You can carry a noise maker or mirror to reflect light or the horses reflection at him and that will get them interested but, be careful sometimes this will spook the you know what out of them, always be on the alert and ready to jump to safety. Shoot from a low angle and either kneel or sit. Make sure you have distance between you and the horse (zoom lens) and if possible get someone to steer the horse away from you if they bolt or run, if you don’t have an extra hand, always carry a long lung whip to make sure they see and hear you and to deter them from coming to close. Pay attention to the background noise, try to get the best angle on the horse with the least distraction in the background watch out for ugly fences, power lines, buckets and junk. Unless, you are composing a photograph where you want certain elements in the photograph like ponds, trees, barns, fences etc then obviously include them ;-) If you are wanting an image of the horse in movement, you will need a small pasture or arena and you may need a couple of extra hands, some lunge whips and noise makers such as an aluminum can with rocks in it, or a squeaky toy etc. when using these kinds of tools be very careful not to spook the horse to the point of it or you getting hurt, you want response and expression, but not fear or destruction. It is best to get low when shooting and use a long zoom lens (at least a 80-200 or 70-300) so you get the right compression and the horse doesn’t look funny. Get your position where you like the background and then settle in. Then signal your handlers so they know that they can get the horse moving. They can do this by either snapping the whip or making some noise rattle the rock can at them or whatever. Then when they run on by start snapping and remember to make sure you are not in the path of the horse and or can get out of the way quickly if necessary. While I am certainly not an authority on the matter, I do have many years of experience not only with horses but photographing them and I have mentored under some of the best talent out there JMHO ;-) That’s about everything I can think of. My hopes are that some of these ideas might help you with your equine photography, if you have any questions just holler ;-)
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To suggest to RB as homepage layouts / / (I seriously love each landscape I’ve suggested in these three series. They’re not just a theme for me, but much-admired photos and photographers.) / / /
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To suggest to RB as homepage layouts / / /
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To suggest another set to RB as homepage layouts / (I seriously love each landscape I’ve suggested in these three series. They’re not just a theme for me, but much-admired photos and photographers.) / / / / / And an extra one if needed for color (colour, translated): /
I have found a forum that I really enjoy taking part in and you can too…..It’s a forum that allows us the regular folks to suggest the …
I have found a forum that I really enjoy taking part in and you can too…..It’s a forum that allows us the regular folks to suggest the home page for redbubble. / Here is just one that got posted from my suggestion. / There’s no place like home / If you think you may want to give this a try, please follow these suggestions. / 1. as much as it would be fun to do, we don’t suggest our own work. / 2., be sure to add all your finds that you would like to suggest to your favorites list. / 3., Do a search for any topic. Search deep into the pages when ever you can…..try to resist the first page grab….I don’t want to say the you should NEVER…..just make sure to consider lesser known work. Really work hard to only pick work that YOU LOVE!! Don’t just pick something just because it’s easy and works with your theme. / Also, it is best to pick images that are horizontal…..I am not positive….but I think with the new home page it works the best…..it’s only in certain markets off and on right now. Also, make sure that your pick looks GOOD in the square when you view it on your fave page. / 4..be sure that your pick has not been a home page feature before. If there are a lot of comments this may take time…..but it is only fair to be sure and add suggestions for those who have NOT been featured. / 5..Find something that inspires you…...and BE CREATIVE!!! Mixing sizes and angles can be tricky….Don’t just do all the same size look of an image…...Try playing with color mixes…..maybe some black and white and then a row of soft color tones. If your final mix doesn’t look good to you…...keep working…...Red will be more likely to pick up your selections if you really work at it…..and ask for feed back from others in the forum….you can always ask me…..I’m happy to help. Now that you have your picks in mind, open a new tab, so that you can work back and forth…..it really helps a lot. / On your first tab Go to a journal….preferably an old one that you don’t mind deleting the content of and use that always as your go to, to put your picks together. / That way no one will see the journal pop up in your feed. / I start my page with 8 of these !!: / I put a space in between as I go down..ie / !!: !!: Now go to your other tab and find your faves pages and copy your link to image and go back to your other tab and place your cursor between the two exclamation points ….now hit paste. Then do the same with the actual link to page after the second !: Like this / You find the link to page by clicking on the image and going to where that actual image is on that persons profile….the copy the URL above. / When they are all in it should look kinda like this. / !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece !link to photo on fave page!:link to actual page for the piece Now you can publish and view to see if all your images are right. If you have anything attached to an image, like letters, words, exclamation etc….then do that one over. / This would be a a good time to copy and paste your work so far and paste it further down on the page…...doing so lets you go and move the images around more easily if you need to later. / To put them all together start at the beginning of line two and delete until it is backed up and attached with no space to the first line…..you will need to then add one space…...but if you don’t do this it can get goofed up. / Do the same for the next two….now you should have your first line. Elizabeth
If you would like to have some input into the Home Page, check out this forum…...anyone can do it. / Home Page suggestions...
If you would like to have some input into the Home Page, check out this forum…...anyone can do it. / Home Page suggestions / And you can see all the past home pages on the fantastic blog!!! / Sanne’s Red Bubble Homepage Blog / It isn’t EASY!!! But once you get the hang of it…..it can be a lot of fun!! Give it a try….Check out this journal for tips on how to do it. / TIPS / If you need more help, please feel free to b-mail me! / Even more behind…...not enough time to play… / These are wonderful images that have similar tones / It’s a windy day, and nice for sitting on the couch and finding images. / I use these colors a lot in my work, so it is no wonder that I was drawn to them!! / / Well, I am getting behind. / Here are three sets from last week. / Holy Light / / / Reaching out / / “Attraction” / / Well October is here in all it’s glory…..for those in the northern Hemisphere, the colors are starting to come alive. Some more than others. So these are both a tribute to the wonderful color of FALL / L E A V E S / / / F A L L S C E N E R Y / / Today’s page is all about the complex design…...so many wonderful artists out there!! / Sept, 25th, 2009 / / I did need a few days to think and let it sink in…...but I knew I needed to put out a tribute to Mary, of Peter, Paul and Mary. / My page today…....has left me with a lump in my throat…...as I am so very sad to say good by to Mary Travers. / I grew up with Peter, Paul and Mary…...and I can’t imagine never seeing them all together again. She will be missed. / This awesome group shaped many of my convictions and beliefs…..the words are powerful and soft and heart felt…...all so full of emotion. / Early Morning Rain / Leaving on a Jet Plane / The Great Mandela / Blowin in the Wind / Puff the Magic Dragon / Lemon Tree / The Wedding song / Where have all the flowers gone / All songs that were often sung around a camp fire or just jamming in our family home. I don’t have a link for Lemon Tree, but I adore this trio and will miss there shining star….This tribute is for Mary Travers…...RIP / / September 18th, 2009 / This is all about the number 7….....deadly sins!! / / Had the days off…..now it’s the 17th…...this will post to the forum tomorrow however. / This is a whole lot of nothing…....that really looks like something. I love all the patterns. / / Result looked so awesome….congratulations to all of these wonderful artists!! / September 17th, 2009 / Above us only sky / / September 16th, 2009 / I loved all of the glow…......it’s all about the glow!! / / September 14th, 2009 / Today I did two selection pages…..one may not post to the forum until tomorrow or much later tonight…... / This is called, / “The mood of Pink” / / “Pure Joy” / I LOVE THESE SWEET JOYFUL IMAGES!! / / September 13th 2009 / All about the wonderful painters here on RB!! / “Animals and life in the water” / / Today…...a day to remember…..My selections are not about that, but there is one just down a bit that is about New York and 9/11!! / Today my selections are all about my favorite thing…..Texture!! / Visual Texture….I call it / “The Rusty Blues” / / Something we all need a lot more of…. / “Communication” / / Sept, 4, 2009 / We all talked of the road trip. Where we would meet and what we would bring along…...I felt as if we really did it…will all of our discussions….I can tell you one thing for sure…..if we would have gone, there would have been some awesome photos to show for it. / These selections are all about the “The Road Trip” / / / Sep, 3, 2009 / We all agreed to do the same theme with our own ideas…..the one word was “UNDER” / I thought of Hot air balloons, but that had already been done on the home page, so my idea was under a kite. / I love each of these images….so awesome!! Again several that didn’t make the mix…..but still most certainly worthy! / “Under” / / September 2, 2009 / Today…..I feel the magic…...the magic of light. / I had at least 4 others that bounced in and out of the mix…..all of my suggested work can be found in my pages of favorites…...a true treasure trove of awesome work!! / “Magic of Light” / / Today’s picks are so awesome for me…..I love each one and there is a thread of pink and blue…..all very different…..all great work!! / “A little pink, a little blue” / / / This is “A little Wild” / / / 3 mixes for Today’s picks August 26th 2009 / “Soft sensual blur” / / / I was asked to do QUEUE…. / So here is “The Queue” / / Also August 26th, 2009 / “New York, New York” / The Ground Zero image needed to be included…...as a flight attendant, that day was a little more life changing than it may have been for others. Many of my co-workers were stuck in New York and could see the towers from their hotel….others were in D.C. and actually saw the explosion of the the plane going into the pentagon. People were running and shoving…..I can’t imagine what that was like…..I was flying on my way to Phoenix and we were diverted to Omaha. I spent two and a half days there….not long in comparison to others…..it was a day I will never forget. / / / Today’s picks August 23rd 2009 / “And now that you’re in your room, CLEAN IT!!” / / “Go to your Room!!” / / / Also picked today….Aug, 23, 2009 / “All about Fire” / / As the nightmare of a delayed flight out of Philadelphia turned into two and a half hours I realized I wouldn’t make it home. / So I sat and looked at images…......This sweet image of red shoes made me realize that I had the power all along….all I had to do was click my heals together and repeat…................ / “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home” / I can tell you now as I sit on my very own couch that this is TRUE!! There is no place like home!! / / / This was a favorite of mine…..and so happy it made the HP!!! Congrats to all the wonderful artists featured!! / / I was told that it is PHOTOGRAPHERS DAY!! So this is my tribute to us. / “It’s OK, I’m a photographer” / / Well, my picks today are inspired by the fact that I am stuck at the airport….....AGAIN…..oh well. / “Pie in the Sky, the glamor job” / / Inspired by Sultana of Swing, By Rebecca Finch / “Put your dancing shoes on” / / / This group of picks was inspired by Blue Monday, by Michael J Armijo .....This image has been commented on heavily….but as far as I can see never featured on the home page….It has been in my faves since I signed up last November. So even if this doesn’t get picked, I love these shots and had fun with the theme!! “Here comes the Rain” / / This was inspired by Tama Blaugh’s Pink Hydrant in the number 8 spotlight. / “Cooling the Fires” / / “Growing old with Pride” / / “The lines that drip and twirl and swirl” / / / “Ophelia” / / * * * / “A Golden Glow” / / “Waiting” / / “Life is a party” / / “Feeling Green” / / / This theme was selected for the home page /
/ As a lot of you know, there is a forum he…
/ As a lot of you know, there is a forum here at RB to make Front Page suggestions – Choose the Red Bubble Home Page is basically a personal reference journal for me which i’ll continually add to along the way. / Some Useful Links Rules, Guidelines & Tips on Submitting Sanne’s Red Bubble Homepage Blog – for an updated daily record of Red Bubble Home Page features Aglaia’s Calendar Code – the code for squaring off calendars for HP submission on this page of the forum Link to the HP Suggestion Forum Link to the HP Comment & Chat Forum / and totally unrelated – but i keep getting asked for the link How to Add a Slideshow with your Images Dave Pearson’s Better Formatting Hack Edit a Work from Public View Hack Add a Share Button ...just so i can keep track of what and who I’ve suggested (in order not to double up!) i’ll throw my suggestions in here… they should be all hopefully be clickable links / Comments @Chat Forum Here Way Too Cute! / 23/9/09 – Pg 310 Extra / Ooops! / 23/9/09 – Pg 310 Shoes and Socks / 22/9/09 – Pg 309 / / Extras Stars and Stripes / 21/9/09 – Page 308 Extras / The Smiling Assassin / 21/9/09 – Pg. 307 Bounce – my assignment! / 21/9/09 – Pg.306 Of Clowns and Jellies / 20/9/09 – Pg.305 Loss / 20/9/09 – Page 301 / Minimalism / 19/9/09 Pg 299 / Front Page Selection 20/9/09 Beautiful Behinds! / 18/9/09 – Page 290 Extras / ...and wasn’t that little search educational!!! T...and Toast / 18/9/09 – Page 288 Extras / Hugs! / Revised 16/9/09 – Page 279 Extras / These are All Calendars / 16/9/09 – Page 276 Extras / Geeks & Nerds / 15/9/09 – Pg 271 and 17/10/09 – Pg 328 / Extras / Elves / 15/9/09 – Pg 269 Extras / Mirror Mirror / 15/9/09 – Pg 266 Cubism / 15/9/09 – Pg 265 Balance / 14/9/09 Extras Global Warming / 14/9/09 – Pg 263 Extras Chalk and Cheese / ...and viva la difference!!!! 14/9/09 – Pg 263 Niagara Falls and Vikings ♥ / random monday madness / 14/9/09 – Pg 263 Spheres / 14/9/09 – Pg 262 Extra / Surrealism / 13/9/09 – Pg 260 Extras / Impressionism / 13/9/09 – Pg 259 Extras / Sightless – as requested Ma’am / 13/9/09 and Revised 16/9/09 – Pgs 259 and 274 Extras / / (i keep seeing michael jackson’s face in the side of that bandage which is creeping me out a little!!!) From Grapes to Wine / 13/9/09 – Pg 259 and again 11/10/09 Pg 325 Extras Music Notes / 13/9/09 – Pg 259 Extras / Barcodes / 13/9/09 – Pg 259 Extra / Summer! / 13/9/09 – Pg 258 Extras / Upside Down / 13/9/09 – Pg 258 Extras / ...and finally (for today at least) shameless pimping of the amazing talent in my three groups / Frogs-Giraffes-Elephants / 13/9/09 – Pg 258 Take a Bow! / 12/9/09 – Pg 258 Extras / Say Ahhhh / 11/9/09 – Pg 258 Extras / Hula Hoops / A Couple of Groovy Spares! / Hopscotch! / Pg 257 / Extra / Pinstripes! / pg257 A couple of eye-popping spares! / RB HomePage 13th September, 2009 FRONT PAGE SUGGESTIONS – PAGE TWO
...page 2 of HP suggestions – the first…
...page 2 of HP suggestions – the first one is FULL!! / LINK FOR PAGE ONE JOURNAL REFERENCE This is basically a personal reference journal for me which i’ll continually add to along the way. As a lot of you know, there is a forum here at RB to make Front Page suggestions – Choose the Red Bubble Home Page / Some Useful Links Rules, Guidelines & Tips on Submitting Sanne’s Red Bubble Homepage Blog – for an updated daily record of Red Bubble Home Page features Link to the HP Suggestion Forum Link to the HP Comment & Chat Forum / and totally unrelated – but i keep getting asked for the link How to Add a Slideshow with your Images Dave Pearson’s Better Formatting Hack Edit a Work from Public View Hack Add a Share Button ... just so i can keep track of what and who I’ve suggested (in order not to double up!) i’ll throw my suggestions in here… they should all hopefully be clickable links Bleeding Hearts and Tulips / 12/10/09 – Page 327 ..... ..... / Home Page Monday 12th October 2009 Zen / 11/10/09 – Pg. 326 TV / 11/10/09 – Pg 326 Emotive / 11/10/09 – Pg 326 Like Chocolate / 11/10/09 – Pg 326 Lighthouses and Spirals / 11/10/09 – Pg 325 Drips and Drops / 10/10/09 – Pg 326 ZOMG / 10/10/09 – Pg. 325 Music Notes – Reworked / 13/9/09 – Pg259 and 10/10/09 Pg325 A Golden Fractal Frenzy / 10/10/09 – Pg 325 / / Crop Circles / 09/10/09 – Pg.324 Elk / 09/10/09 – Pg 323 The Shire / 09/10/09 – Pg. 323 Barcodes Re-Worked / 13/9/09 – Pg 259 and 09/10/09 – Pg 323 Winter Wonderland / 09/10/09 – Pg 323 / / ..... ..... / Home Page Saturday 10th October 2009 Ladybugs / 08/10/09 – Pg 322 and 10/11/09 -Pg22 / Home Page Tuesday 10th November 2009 Frozen / 5/10/09 – Pg 319 Red Bubble / 5/10/09 – Pg319 Paint Shop Pro / 6/10/09 Pg 319 Football / 6/10/09 Pg 319 Summer! Re-Worked / 13/9/09 – Pg 258 and 6/10/09 Pg 319 Upside Down / 13/9/09 – Pg 258 – and Re-worked 2/10/09 Pg 317 Heart and Sole / 2/10/09 Pg.317 — Stairs and Whispers / 1/10/09 – Pg 316 Round Squares / 1/10/09 – Pg. 316 Fluoro/Neon / 28/9/09 – Pg 314 Take a Bow! Re-Worked / 28/9/09 – Pg 314 Say Ahhhh re-worked / 11/9/09 – Pg.258 & 28/9/09 – Pg.314 Prayer / 28/9/09 – Pg. 314 Super-ness / 27/9/09 – Pg 313 Olive and Pink / 27/9/09 – Pg 313 (and 316 for pink October) Bots / 27/9/09 – Pg 313 Stained Glass / 26/9/09 – Pg. 313 Hoops – Re-worked / 27/9/09 – Pg 313 The Black Dog / 26/9/09 – Pg 312 Froth and Bubble / 26/9/09 Pg 312 Extra / NO / 26/9/09 – Pg 311 Reflecting Puddles / 25/9/09 – Pg 311 ..... / Home Page Saturday, 26th September, 2009 Odd / 24/9/09 – Pg 310 ..... ..... / Home Page Friday 25th September 2009 Abandoned / 24/9/09 – Pg 310 Windswept / 24/9/09 – Pg 310 LINK FOR PAGE THREE JOURNAL REFERENCE
How cool is that!! RED selected my picks for the homepage thats up right now!!! :) “RedBubble Homepage – November 7, 2009 / !http://ima…
How cool is that!! RED selected my picks for the homepage thats up right now!!! :) RedBubble Homepage – November 7, 2009 / These were all selected from within my favorites that I collected over time, all within over 170 pages of great stuff. And its actually the second time I chose like this and the second time my choices have been selected!!! I love this because half of them are from folks on my watchlist that I consider dear friends here and very talented. :) I posted it in this thread Choose the RedBubble Home Page [this will bring you to the last page and last reply in this thread]. Its very time consuming to do, but if you get a good gap of time you really should give it a try, everyone is welcome to submit 8 suggestions at a time and as many as you want. There are guidelines to follow that you can read on page one in the first post. Congrats to all eight of you!! :) Angie
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