Is Flickr giving away your photography lunch?
Using the new image search function from Google, it looks like my Flickr account is the biggest source of unauthorised use of my images. I have traditionally used utilities such as Tineye to assist in determining where my images are being used. They do an excellent job of identifying images or portions of an image, [...]
Equipment for Photographing Tiny Subjects Underwater
I received the following question via my blog overnight:- …. I would like to film tiny box jellyfish at night. What camera / housing / lighting would you recommend? Thanks Angel for this great question. We are in jellyfish season now on the Great Barrier Reef, and are getting the Box Jellyfish and Irukandji jellyfish [...]
46 Secrets to Improving your Underwater Photography
I recently received the following question via my website asking for some secrets to improving underwater photography, and as I started to compile the list, I thought that I would share a few of my secrets with you. …” I just purchased a Canon G12 and the WP-DC34 underwater housing for it. I am an [...]
The Canon Powershot G12 or SX30 IS for underwater photography?
There have been a number of new camera announcements this week. Amongst these Canon has announced the Powershot G12 and SX30 IS, and Nikon has released the Coolpix P7000. I received the following email question today:- …”Hi Carl. I am a diver and try to shoot better pictures. I want to buy a new underwater [...]
My obsession with preparing and cleaning my underwater housing and lens
Continually concerned with underwater housing leaks, and having experienced a number of images and videos ruined by dust or other material on the lenses, I border on obsessive when preparing and cleaning my underwater housing lens. Underwater housing lenses suffer the usual problems of dust and lint, but are also susceptible to things like sunscreen [...]
Which Canon Powershot to buy for underwater photography – G10, G11 or G12?
An email received today asked for my advice on choosing a Canon Powershot G10 or G11 for underwater photography. There are a number of things to take into account, so I thought I would cover a few in a post. I received the following email enquiry today:- “Carl, Please counsel with me on a camera [...]
Microstock Photography – From the Buyers Perspective
Confined to the office today while waiting for the next cyclone to hit, I decided to update some images on one of my commercial websites. Browsing various microstock sites, I was struck by the variation of image quality and lack of creative content. I decided to update some of the images on one of my [...]
Microstock and Stock – Nuances and Observations
Over the last week I have been updating my microstock libraries and stock photography, and thought I would share a couple of interesting observations and nuances I have come across in the process. Microstock Newsletter I have been a subscriber to Lee Torens newsletter from Microstock Diaries for a few months, and there is quite [...]
