Comments for Nick-T's Blog http://www.nick-t.com/blog Nick-T's mostly Hasselblad related ramblings.. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Stock and how to sell it yourself.. by J-F Maion http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/08/stock-and-how-to-sell-it-yourself/#comment-255 J-F Maion Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:31:37 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=358#comment-255 Thanks Nick for the interview! To add on it, we've now enabled prints sales. Thanks Nick for the interview!

To add on it, we’ve now enabled prints sales.

]]> Comment on about by admin http://www.nick-t.com/blog/about-2/#comment-251 admin Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:04:25 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?page_id=43#comment-251 Hi Alfred You are right, you really shouldn't be having these problems. Come and join my forum at hasselbladdigitalforum.com and lets see is we can resolve your issues. Nick-T Hi Alfred
You are right, you really shouldn’t be having these problems. Come and join my forum at hasselbladdigitalforum.com and lets see is we can resolve your issues.
Nick-T

]]> Comment on about by Alfred C http://www.nick-t.com/blog/about-2/#comment-247 Alfred C Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:19:16 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?page_id=43#comment-247 Nick Great to find a Habla blog, finally. I am a quality mad amateur using Leica, Nikon and yes a H4D50 (have always used Hablas but not their backs - P1 before). Great camera, difficult to master the beast, much like it is difficult to shoot the M9 well., but hey, horses for courses, right? However, I find the teething problems of it unaceptable for a kit that costs the equivalent of a really good car. Mine freezes or acts up at least once in every 100 shots or so - the dimmer function of the viefinder display freezes the body, the LCD on the back sometimes doesn't wake up from sleep, the camera looses connection to the lens while shooting and thinks it is a 1:0.5 lens (great, I could retire my 0.95 Noctilux), the exposure lock freezes ... Never any of those issues with my D3X, nor with the M9's ... nor with the P1's A bit on the embarassing side, methinks. Alfred Nick

Great to find a Habla blog, finally. I am a quality mad amateur using Leica, Nikon and yes a H4D50 (have always used Hablas but not their backs – P1 before).
Great camera, difficult to master the beast, much like it is difficult to shoot the M9 well., but hey, horses for courses, right?

However, I find the teething problems of it unaceptable for a kit that costs the equivalent of a really good car.
Mine freezes or acts up at least once in every 100 shots or so – the dimmer function of the viefinder display freezes the body, the LCD on the back sometimes doesn’t wake up from sleep, the camera looses connection to the lens while shooting and thinks it is a 1:0.5 lens (great, I could retire my 0.95 Noctilux), the exposure lock freezes …

Never any of those issues with my D3X, nor with the M9′s … nor with the P1′s

A bit on the embarassing side, methinks.

Alfred

]]> Comment on Hasselblad Multishot User Story by Hugh Gilbert http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/08/hasselblad-multishot-user-story/#comment-229 Hugh Gilbert Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:30:01 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=326#comment-229 MMMMM good story, now where are the photos to demonstrate...? all best Hugh MMMMM good story, now where are the photos to demonstrate…?

all best

Hugh

]]> Comment on The Pitfalls of Microstock by john armstrong-millar http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/04/the-pitfalls-of-microstock/#comment-202 john armstrong-millar Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:50:28 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=131#comment-202 That's the reality Photoshop can't change.. The really amazing part here they didn't really understand what had happened. They seemed to think it had something to do with some-ones skills in photoshop. Fo me this illustrates the big mountain that has to be climbed in educating the public. How can you warn clients of the problems with RF images in sensitive ads like this one if they don't even understand what on earth you are talking about That’s the reality Photoshop can’t change.. The really amazing part here they didn’t really understand what had happened. They seemed to think it had something to do with some-ones skills in photoshop. Fo me this illustrates the big mountain that has to be climbed in educating the public. How can you warn clients of the problems with RF images in sensitive ads like this one if they don’t even understand what on earth you are talking about

]]> Comment on The Pitfalls of Microstock by Ricardo http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/04/the-pitfalls-of-microstock/#comment-201 Ricardo Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:40:42 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=131#comment-201 Nick, I didn't want to sound harsh, I shouldn't have made that comment, but in most of the online forums (Lu-La, getdpi etc etc) that's the tone of the comment's about Microstock, and sometimes I got mad because most of the photographers (specially the old ones) are constantly trying to discredit the Microstock community and it's bussines model, and they don't even stop for a second to see the benefits of working for stock or microstock, they only see the cons... and there's a lot of pros like: you never see a client (so you never heard their complains), you don't have a boss, you have your own schedule, you choose the theme, you can get pay almost instantly, you do pretty much everything you like. It's just another way to sell your art. I've heard comments like "Microstock is killing my studio" from wedding photographers!!! To them we are "the company that sells images for $1"... they don't even try do investigate the price structure, they don't even know that we sell images for $1,020 too... and that we have extended licenses, different kind of collections, subciptions etc etc. As a designer I have the duty to choose the correct image for my client (RF or RM) and explain the benefits and cons like you said... I found hilarious the bbc article about the stock images, but it makes me think about the compromise that I have to my clients (as a designer) to lead them to the correct image... sometimes is RF (tight budgets) and sometimes are RM... but we (designers and clients have the choice). We are living in an incredible time with Microstock, new mediums (ipad) screens of 300 dpi... and like you said: adapt or die... Nick, I didn’t want to sound harsh, I shouldn’t have made that comment, but in most of the online forums (Lu-La, getdpi etc etc) that’s the tone of the comment’s about Microstock, and sometimes I got mad because most of the photographers (specially the old ones) are constantly trying to discredit the Microstock community and it’s bussines model, and they don’t even stop for a second to see the benefits of working for stock or microstock, they only see the cons… and there’s a lot of pros like: you never see a client (so you never heard their complains), you don’t have a boss, you have your own schedule, you choose the theme, you can get pay almost instantly, you do pretty much everything you like. It’s just another way to sell your art.

I’ve heard comments like “Microstock is killing my studio” from wedding photographers!!! To them we are “the company that sells images for $1″… they don’t even try do investigate the price structure, they don’t even know that we sell images for $1,020 too… and that we have extended licenses, different kind of collections, subciptions etc etc.

As a designer I have the duty to choose the correct image for my client (RF or RM) and explain the benefits and cons like you said… I found hilarious the bbc article about the stock images, but it makes me think about the compromise that I have to my clients (as a designer) to lead them to the correct image… sometimes is RF (tight budgets) and sometimes are RM… but we (designers and clients have the choice).

We are living in an incredible time with Microstock, new mediums (ipad) screens of 300 dpi… and like you said: adapt or die…

]]> Comment on The Pitfalls of Microstock by admin http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/04/the-pitfalls-of-microstock/#comment-200 admin Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:29:36 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=131#comment-200 Thanks for the in depth comment! I agree that it is certainly possible to do very well out of microstock. There is a Danish guy making millions with very good work: http://www.arcurs.com/who. You'll note above I said nothing about my business model resembling Rembrandt's only that microstock is a threat to traditional business models (in other words adapt or die). I do think it useful to point out the benefits to clients of custom photography over generic microstock such as that illustrated above. Cheers Nick-T Thanks for the in depth comment!
I agree that it is certainly possible to do very well out of microstock. There is a Danish guy making millions with very good work: http://www.arcurs.com/who. You’ll note above I said nothing about my business model resembling Rembrandt’s only that microstock is a threat to traditional business models (in other words adapt or die). I do think it useful to point out the benefits to clients of custom photography over generic microstock such as that illustrated above.
Cheers
Nick-T

]]> Comment on The Pitfalls of Microstock by Ricardo http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/04/the-pitfalls-of-microstock/#comment-199 Ricardo Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:40:24 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=131#comment-199 "It’s one of the many threats to traditional photography business models". I'm a stock photographer (Microstock) and also a "traditional" (Weddings, Portraits, Commercial) and to be honest I'm doing great with Microstock and with traditional photography. I'm not sure why we are afraid of changes and blaming the Microstock photographers (most of them amateurs, I have to agree on that). Microstock, thanks to the internet, is covering a market that haven't been covered before (really small companies with really small budgets). Those jobs where taken by "nephews with a DSLR" or amateurs... The question is: Whould you take a job for a magazine cover for $75? (if that's all the magazine can pay, would you take it?). The problem is when a editor of a magazine with a real budget don't want to use the money to produce an original image. And that's a really commun situation these days. I'm also a graphic designer, and I constatly advice these companies that Microstock is not the best for them (originality, exclusiveness etc etc). The problem is not Microstock, the problem is on the greedy editor!!!. I'm producing images for Microstock, I'm aware of all the implications. So I'm threating you if I'm selling an image to a thousand small companies for $10 each instead of one big company for $10,000? Again... would you have taken all those jobs for $75 each??? If somebody with a tight budget chooses a Microstock image instead of going with you is because they really don't have the money! If a big company chooses a Microstock image over yours then something is wrong with your portfolio or with the editors! Simple as that. So please stop seeing yourself as we where in 1650 and you where Rembrandt (maybe you are, I don't know)... and you only had 1 copy of your painting and you could charge $50,000 for your masterpiece. THIS IS NOT 1650 AND ITS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO SELL YOUR ART. Today I'm being smart doing Microstock and traditional photography, and I feel like Rembrand in 2010, selling my "commercial masterpiece" in magazines, t-shirts, postcards... five thousand times for $10... and earning $50,000 too... Microstock is doing great, and it's not going anywere soon. “It’s one of the many threats to traditional photography business models”. I’m a stock photographer (Microstock) and also a “traditional” (Weddings, Portraits, Commercial) and to be honest I’m doing great with Microstock and with traditional photography.

I’m not sure why we are afraid of changes and blaming the Microstock photographers (most of them amateurs, I have to agree on that). Microstock, thanks to the internet, is covering a market that haven’t been covered before (really small companies with really small budgets). Those jobs where taken by “nephews with a DSLR” or amateurs… The question is: Whould you take a job for a magazine cover for $75? (if that’s all the magazine can pay, would you take it?).

The problem is when a editor of a magazine with a real budget don’t want to use the money to produce an original image. And that’s a really commun situation these days. I’m also a graphic designer, and I constatly advice these companies that Microstock is not the best for them (originality, exclusiveness etc etc). The problem is not Microstock, the problem is on the greedy editor!!!.

I’m producing images for Microstock, I’m aware of all the implications. So I’m threating you if I’m selling an image to a thousand small companies for $10 each instead of one big company for $10,000? Again… would you have taken all those jobs for $75 each???

If somebody with a tight budget chooses a Microstock image instead of going with you is because they really don’t have the money!
If a big company chooses a Microstock image over yours then something is wrong with your portfolio or with the editors! Simple as that.

So please stop seeing yourself as we where in 1650 and you where Rembrandt (maybe you are, I don’t know)… and you only had 1 copy of your painting and you could charge $50,000 for your masterpiece.

THIS IS NOT 1650 AND ITS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO SELL YOUR ART.

Today I’m being smart doing Microstock and traditional photography, and I feel like Rembrand in 2010, selling my “commercial masterpiece” in magazines, t-shirts, postcards… five thousand times for $10… and earning $50,000 too…

Microstock is doing great, and it’s not going anywere soon.

]]> Comment on The eyes have it (H4D40 high ISO) by Jeff Grant http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/07/the-eyes-have-it-h4d40-high-iso/#comment-198 Jeff Grant Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:54:41 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=304#comment-198 Thanks Nick. It's good to see that others are publishing articles like this on a truly groundbreaking machine. Thanks Nick. It’s good to see that others are publishing articles like this on a truly groundbreaking machine.

]]> Comment on Hasselblad in the rain… “Are you out of your mind?” by admin http://www.nick-t.com/blog/2010/04/hasselblad-in-the-rain-are-you-out-of-your-mind/#comment-155 admin Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:51:09 +0000 http://www.nick-t.com/blog/?p=101#comment-155 Tell me exactly what problems you are having and I'll do my best to help. Tell me exactly what problems you are having and I’ll do my best to help.

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