What makes stock good?
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SO I was looking at my stats when was totally blown away with the fact that my deviations were viewed 9,999 times. Which was rather unexpected. Because my stock was only used a two/three times. At least that I know lol.
And all this make me write, and also wonder. What makes stock good?
Without being persons stock, because about that I still I have my doubts. I think that stock photos with persons are more popular, I understand that, lol, I search for it too for my drawings and other account. However, it's also need background photos, and also objects, animals. What people use more?
This was something was interested to discuss. And why not also, the good and the bad of stock photos with model. Because somehow I still think that might be a good idea.
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Sharp, clear and good light. If its a landscape then deep depth of field. You can always add a bit of distance blur, but you cannot get detail out of soft focus.
Rich color, suitable to the image.
a good Point of View. Too often the camera is angled, or the distortion of the building, landscape or subjects are just too far out of perspective to make them usable. Its possible to make corrections in PS, but why have to spend all that time if you can find stock that can be used pretty much as it.
Proper exposure, not to dark and not too light and hopefully without too much contrast. Again, contrast can be added, but lost detail in shadow or highlight is impossible to recover.
Images that make sense, that is to say, shooting down on a dog from above is a very difficult angle to do anything at all with. A piece of a sign or a chunk of a door way is pretty silly.
That is just a few thoughts. Now artist reference, to draw from, thats another matter all together as distorted and foreshortening and such are all good exercises for drawing what you see rather than what you think you see.
Hope that is of some help with input.
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