I got a huge kick out of this funny photoshopped image of a large telephoto Canon L lens mounted to what looks like an M-16 military issue machine gun – it was recently posted by Adorama on their company facebook page wall.  In photography, we know that sometimes the machine gun method (automatic bursting) will pan out for you, especially when shooting moving subjects.  Also a lot of times as photographers, talking to our friends, might say, “Yeah, I actually am shooting a baby later today” or “I’m planning on shooting some engaged couple later”, only to get a confused reaction from them.  Then you have to explain yourself, “Not with a gun, silly… I’m photographing them”.  Talking amongst fellow photographers, you don’t get that reaction.  It still sounds funny sometimes.  I think later I’m going to go shoot my two dogs.  LOL with a camera!

This simple image got me thinking once again about photo hunting.  Traditional game Hunting and photography can sometimes cross paths, and inter-mingle with one another.  Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to searching for the right stock photos, I know from personal experience as a past image buyer that it can be a huge hassle.  You can many times get lost or even sidetracked very easily when browsing through the ocean of stock photos and graphics.  The sooner you find what you need, the sooner you will get your work done, nailing those time sensitive deadlines.  Searching for stock photos can be pretty annoying if you’re not going about it the right way.  Here are some tips and advice I can offer that might just make your next “hunt” a little more successful, or at least maybe a little less time consuming.

Be Specific

Let’s face it, there is a sea of images out there for royalty free licensing.  You can sometimes search for “cat” and get “dog”.  Unfortunately, image keywords are prone to mistakes, spamming, and more.  You don’t want to have to dig through a sea of crap before finding the types of images you’re looking for.  Read the rest of this entry »