Espero que gostem.

Abçs.
Leonardo Mendes

Primeiro cenário feito muito rápido, apenas para guardar a idéia, pretendo me dedicar a modelagem de cenários, texturas e iluminação. Fica aqui a primeira experiência.

Espero que gostem

Abcs.
Leonardo Mendes

START HERE:

Dear Stock Photography Professionals, Amateur Photographers, Illustrators and Graphic Designers

“Success” is relative …

It was just over two years ago I started to research how to sell my photography when I caught “The Bug” to start selling my images online. In September of 2007 I decided to dedicate two years to explore the possibilities of the incredible world of stock photography. I felt that two years would be enough time to give me a chance to sink my teeth into training myself from any and all sources and to get up to speed, starting basically from scratch, on this rapidly expanding and growing industry. At the time I had never even picked up a photography book or taken a photoshop tutorial. It is now two years later, and while I feel I have come very far and achieved many successes, I find that there is always more to learn. I absolutely love this work !

In July of 2007 I relocated to Washington State after accepting a transfer to work at The Boeing Company’s Commercial Airplane Headquarters in Renton, Washington just outside of Seattle, Washington. Analyzing Market Research was my specialty. Driving out to Washington from Colorado during the course of my relocation I captured a few thousands pictures on a Canon SD750 camera. At that time I was interested in seeing if I could market my images by selling prints of them at festivals, art shows and galleries. It was during this period of research that I discovered the world of commercial stock photography.

My first site that I was approved as a contributor at was BigStockPhoto in September of 2007. For that reason alone I will always have a special place in my heart for them. I found that their entry criteria was not as strict as some of the larger sites. The same applies for 123rf so these are both excellent places to get your first exposure to in selling your photography online. That being said you will want to get into Shutterstock and iStockPhoto as soon as possible. This took me many months to achieve as I was starting from nearly complete scratch with the exception of strong information technology background.  FYI: Recently BigStockPhoto was acquired by the subscription based microstock giant Shutterstock .

Stock Photography Sites are often referred to by short abbreviations. It was more than a little confusing to myself when I first started researching microstock on the various forums so I will list a few abbreviations that you may find useful to know your first time encountering them:

• SS = Shutterstock
• IS = iStockPhoto
• DT = Dreamstime
• FT = Fotolia
• BSP = BigStockPhoto
• MP = MostPhotos
• BME = Best Month Ever
• WME = Worst Month Ever
• BDE = Best Day Ever
• MSG = Microstock Group
• EL = Extended License
• RF = Royalty Free
• Glass = Camera Lens for a DSLR Camera ex. Canon 55-250 IS
• IS = Image Stabilization

My first sale came from the second site that I was approved at as a contributor which was Dreamstime. I initially sought out DT during a time when BigStockPhoto was halting uploading over the weekends. This is just one small example of the kind of roadblocks one faces when it comes to trying to build up an approved portfolio at a microstock agency.

At its most basic level, getting started in microstock photography takes just a few basic steps …

• Check-out the various stock photography links on this blog
• Browse the microstock sites and become familiar and get a feel for the photography on them
• Prepare 3-10 of your best images in accordance to the respective standards of the site you wish to join
• Submit your applications to become a contributor (a.k.a photographer) and get approved to contribute
• Shoot Pictures. Post Process Images in Photoshop. Upload Photos to all sites for review. Repeat.
• Collect the revenue from sales made each month across all sites over the years for the life of the image. Large subscription based sites such as Shutterstock will ultimately produce daily sales for you after your portfolio of approved images grows to a modest size of a few hundred images however credit based sale sites such as iStockPhoto will yield higher commissions at a much slower rate. There is constant debate over which is best. Most stock photographers submit all of their work to each of the most profitable microstock sites.
• Receive your payout after reaching a threshold for each respective site. (ex. $50, $75, $100)

I believe a quick recap of where my interest in photography as a child came from will prove insightful to some readers …

Photography had been an interest of mine since I first began taking snapshot photos with “hand me down” cameras from my parents I was about 9 or 10 years old. It was probably around 1979-1981 ish when I first started using 110 film cameras that I usually borrowed from my mother. The first camera that I actually owned was a Polaroid One Step instant camera. I remember having to pay for my own film. Early on I mowed lawns and later on I worked for the family gas station starting at the age of 10 working for $2.00 / hour. At the very least I know I was responsible for paying for the cartridges of film which were very expensive for around ten photos if I remember correctly. This limited my ability to take pictures as I was saving up to pay my way for a $750.00 30-Day bus tour trip across the country with the Boy Scouts to the National Jamboree in Virginia in 1981. Since the film for my instant camera was so expensive my mother allowed me to borrow her Sony Disc Camera. I took both cameras on my 30-day bus tour “Reunion with History” to the Jamboree. The Statue of Liberty was getting a makeover during our tour but it was still amazing and one of my favorite subjects. However, when I went to the top of the “Twin Towers” World Trade Center, that was my favorite scene. The bridges and skyscrapers of New York City fostered my love for architecture and structures which I later studied at length. I plan to dig up a couple of those first photos of mine from that trip, scan them, and post them here as a point-of-reference …

TIMELINE FOR KEY EVENTS THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON MY STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY:

1981 “Reunion With History” 30-Day Bus Tour of various historical sites of United States with Boy Scouts. Kodak Disc Camera borrowed from parents when I was 12 years old.

1985 Exposure to Mac Paint Graphic Programs on first Macintosh which parents bought 1986 Drafting  1,2,3 Architecture & Architecture Classes 1987-1991 Travel the world while serving in the United States Navy taking photos every step of the way. 1991 Leave the Navy to study Architecture at the University of Arizona. Learn AUTOCAD. 1999 First Photoshop and Image Ready exposure working with web design. 2000 Graduate University of Phoenix Bachelor of Science in Business  Major: Information Systems

2005 May Bought Digital Camera: Canon SD750

2007 July: Relocate to Washington State road trip from Colorado. Research Selling Prints / Selling digital files online.  Research Selling digital negative files

2007 September: Accepted into BSP

2007 October: Accepted into DT / Forum participation

2007 November: Thanksgiving Day 2007 was my 1st Microstock Sale at DT Accepted into Fotolia . BME across all sites. Joined Microstock Group Forum (MSG). 1st SS Application Rejected. Read Photography & Photoshop Books. Study free tutorials from The MIZ and many others.

2007 December: Join Featurepics. Make plans to buy my first DSLR camera by April or May 2008. New BME across all sites. Bus Travel  from Seattle Washington to Denver capturing many photos on this journey. Caught severe flu and ear infections after many winter weather related travel delays.  That took me out of action for most of January and the first part of February …

Illness contracted from December / January travel …

2008 January: New BME across all sites. Stock sales happen even when your down and out sick …

2008 February: Joined MostPhotos . Joined Zymmetrical.  BME’s at DT, BSP, SXP, Met stock photographer suwanneeredhead (Stacey Lynn Brown) through interactions as two of the first few Americans on MP . New BME across all sites.

2008 March: set-up first home studio. Continue to improve work for next SS and IS applications as these are the two largest revenue producing sites for a microstock photographer.  BMEs at DT, FT, 123RF, MP . New BME across all sites. 5th BME in a row.

Got my first DSLR …

2008 April: Buy first DSLR:  a used Canon Rebel XTI a.k.a 400D continue to shoot and begin working with fractals for part of my SS applications.  Not a BME … streak broken …

2008 May: Accepted into Shutterstock the last week of the month after to many applications to count.

2008 May: BME at DT.

2008 June: BME’s at SS, BSP, 123RF, MP. First Full month of Revenue from SS. New BME across all sites.

2008 July: BME’s at DT, BSP, FP, FT. WME at 123RF. Begin using Cushy Stock management software

2008 Sep:  September 25th propose marriage to suwanneereadhead (Stacey Lynn Brown)

2008 Oct:  Mark Payne (mwp1969) & Stacey Lynn Brown (suwanneeredhead) married in Seattle, Washington. First Extended License Sale on SS …  it must have been a belated wedding gift

2008 Dec:  Canon 55-250 IS lens received as Christmas gift from my beloved wife

2009 April: Accepted into iStockPhoto

2009 May: Upgrade to DSLR Canon Rebel XSI a.k.a Canon 450D

2009 June: Began doubling and tripling my upload efforts to all of the sites that I was behind on …

2009 October: BME for number of sales at DT. Close to BME at SS & IS

2009 Nov: Achieve next level raise at SS . BMEs at both SS & IS. Roll-out initial microstock related blog.

I am always happy to help a newbie try to break into stock photography by submitting their work for sale online.  This is a painstaking task if you try to do it all on your own. I offer my own  trials and tribulations to you so that you might be able to avoid some of  them yourself along your way. Thank you in advance for checking out my image and design portfolios.

If your interested in submitting your own images and want to try and get started right away  you can do so through the links I have provided below.  These links will help you get started with some of the most favorable and profitable microstock photography sites. The commissions from the sale of your own images will pay you again and again for the rest of the life of the image so delaying your decision to start by a day only delays you getting paid by a day down the road.

Best of Luck !

My Referral Links to Top Producing Microstock Photography Websites:

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery.mhtml?id=144463

http://www.dreamstime.com/Mwp1969_info

http://www.istockphoto.com/mwp1969

http://www.123rf.com/profile_markpayne

http://us.fotolia.com/partner/200479231

http://www.bigstockphoto.com/?refid=HW16kzhvJX

Midstock Photography Sites:

http://www.mostphotos.com/mwp1969

Our Website:

www.PayneImages.com

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Tippeljetek: Melyik kép készült 7D-vel és melyik 450D-vel? Ahh igen a címből sejthetitek, hogy a baloldali készült 7D-vel…

Az alábbi tesztben összehasonlításra kerültek a Canon EOS 7D-vel:

• Canon EOS 450D
• Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
• Canon PowerShot G9
• Canon PowerShot G11
• Nikon D300s

Majdhogynem mind élesebb képet adtak a tesztjük alapján a 7D-nél, többen-több okot is felhoztak. Ki a RAW konvertert, ki a beállításokat okolja, mindenesetre itt olvashatjátok a teljes tesztet és szeretnénk kiemelni saját tanácsukat is:

De ne higgyetek nekünk! Arra biztatunk mindenkit, hogy ne higgyenek egyetlen tesztelőnek se. Az egyedüli módja annak, hogy teljes mértékben felmérje valaki a 7D képességeit az az, hogy vegye a fáradtságot és menjen el személyesen kipróbálni és hasonlítsa össze a többi készülékkel.

Animação em 3D que vem colecionando prêmios e mais prêmios.
Com uma história muito bem bolada e uma animação muito bem desenvolvida este curta vem se espalhando pela internet em ritmo viral.

A animação foi criado, produzida e desenvolvida pelo americano Lucas Martell que utiliza os softwares: XSI, Maya, Boujou nas criações em 3D e outros inúmeros softwares para aplicações em 2D.

Fala pessoal, aula de animação, poses, o fundamental para criar expressões e passar sentimentos. Foi essa aula que tivemos, aprendemos a criar a linha de ação de um personagem, e o resultado vocês podem ver na imagem abaixo. Logo logo terão mais coisas interessantes.

Espero que gostem.
Abcs.

Leonardo Mendes

Fala pessoal, hoje começamos a iluminar um carro. Uffa, o modelo foi fornecido pela escola, haviam 4 opções e a q eu escolhi foi esse Jeep 1945. Ainda está no começo, e ainda tem muito o que aprender sobre técnicas de iluminação em “stúdio”.

Segue uma prévia de como está ficando.

Espero que gostem.
Abcs.

Leonardo Mendes

Mais um exercício feito na aula de animação, gostei muito de faze-lo, pois é o primeiro que um personagem “bípede” tem interação na cena. Foi muito tranquilo de fazer, mas como o prazo é curto (3 dias) e o resultado esperado foi atingido, consegui chegar no que vocês podem ver no video abaixo.

Espero que gostem.

Abcs.

Leonardo Mendes

I have a terrible headache, not in the mood for gawd stuff.. so here is something else.

A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

One of the most beautiful sunsets I’ve seen in a long time. I look at it and just feel peaceful.

How does it make you feel?

Studying toon shader. The technique was used to create this ghost look to the character.

Character lit and textured:

Character with no texture:

Character by Melies. Textures and lighting by Bruno Macedo.

This one I’ve done to study texturing and fakeosity.

I tryed to change the look of the scene as much as I could, just using textures and lights. Lots of transparency and specular maps were used in this one.

Final result:

Before lighting and texture:

Hotel by Melies. Lighting and texture by Bruno Macedo.

Studying the use of reflexes to light and shape an Audi. Also studying decals (mix 2 colors).

Just reflexes:

Reflexes and decals to create a Herbie-based look for the Audi:

Audi by Melies. Lighting and texturing by Bruno Macedo.

Studying 3 point lights. Scene by Melies. Lighting by Bruno Macedo.

After lighting:

Before lighting:

If you look at the graphs in flickr cameras, you could easily notice the decline of the discontinued EOS Digital Rebel XTi (also known as EOS 400D or EOS Kiss X), which is still the most popular camera among fellow canonians, and the steep climb of the XSi(also known as 450D or Kiss X2). One could speculate that the latter would become the most used camera by the end of the year. So it seems the entry level DSLRs are still the big win for canon and no other manufacturer can surpass their popularity.

Uit een eerder geplaatst artikel komt de mrmaterials site naar voren. op deze website kun je tal van materials & textures vinden voor programma’s als 3DS max, Maya en XSI vinden.

Na een gratis registratie krijg je toegang tot al de files, erg handig dus.

Shadows fall around me

Only darkness do I know

Howling winds and voices

Scary eyes aglow

I search beyond the darkness

For light to touch my path

A deep breath taken in

The clearing seen at last

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Next Limit better watch out because this little demo just DESTROYS them!

What this guy is doing in real-time would take weeks of simulation with Real Flow.

Now… to fire up my copy of XSI

Check it out!

Went ahead and processed, edited and uploaded the video from Monday’s group meeting in the Motion Capture studio. Even though we had some technical difficulties with the software itself, overall I am quite happy with the final result and felt that the people who attended were able to get a better grasp on the project scope.

Motion Capture studio space

This is the floor space within the Motion Capture Studio itself – the mats are laid out in order for the performers to know the cameras’ recordable space boundaries.

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Motion Capture studio screen display

The CrossFit athletes performing in the Motion Capture studio will be able to watch their movements live in real-time along with their coaches on a giant screen at the front of the studio.

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Motion Capture studio infared camera

Twenty infared cameras are placed around the perimeter of the room in order to capture a complete 360 degree viewpoint of the studio space.