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| 1 - Give us credit in your description please, a link to the original and/or to would be great. If you are using our stock commercially, for a non-profit, or any other use off DA, please say the stock was provided by Random Acts ([link]) in the credits. 2 ~ Let us know either by comment on  or note when you use our stock. We enjoy seeing your work, and it allows us to leave feedback.3 ~ Non-commercial usage off the Deviant Art website. None of our images may be used in any way, shape, or form on a none DA website, blog or page without our prior consent. Please post your image on DA, and the send us a note BEFORE you post it onto an external site. We have never declined a request that was done this way, but we will not tolerate breaches of this rule. 4 ~ Print and commercial usage You may use our work freely in DA prints without our prior consent. If you wish to use our work commercially off DA please contact us PRIOR to using the stock image, and we will discuss the arrangements with you. 5 ~ None of this stock may be used for racist, homophobic, or ultra-macbre images. We don't mind horror, gothic, or even slash works, but please notify us before using our work if you feel that it would breach this condition. 6 ~ Any work created for Random Acts Creative Ltd are exempt from all rules except rule 3. 7 ~ By using our stock, and posting your work on DA, you accept that Random Acts Ltd may feature and promote your art on the various websites that we run. If so used you will be informed by note once it has being posted on the Random Acts page. 8 ~ All our images are open license unless otherwise stated on the image. You may use any of our images in any non-commercial capacity on external web-sites if you send us a note or email (rachel@randomacts.biz) first. 9 ~ If you are not using the created work for a commercial purpose, we respectfully ask that you DO NOT activate the DA copyright logo on your work. Please see [link] for more details as to why we are requesting this. 10 ~ Most importantly of all - have fun! This stock has been posted for you all to use it freely, so please keep to the spirit of this. We enjoy your work, and we looking forward to seeing the images you make. |
| Rachel's rules for budding stock artists: 1) First and foremost - will an artist want to use this stock? There is no point in spending 10 hours shooting some wonderful images if no-one is going to use this. The best way to guage if the stock is going to be useful is to have a quick look at other stockists sites. If in doubt post it anyway, but only post a small selection to guage the reaction to that stock series. 2) Has it been done to death? This one is slightly controversial as there are many things (such as skies and fire) that you will have your own take on. Of course take a picture of bonfires, lakes, trees etc, but bare in mind the first rule - if there is a lot of stock for that area already, will anyone use or notice your stock? 3) DO NOT POST POOR QUALITY IMAGES!!! This is a major bugbear of mine - I love stock, I use stock, I make stock - but I really hate it when people spend time and energy (and occasionally money) to make stock, only to post a bad image. This again relates to the first rule - no-one is going to use your stock if it is badly shot, editted, or poorly framed. 4) Specialise This is a bit rich coming from me as I have a huge gallery full of all sorts, but honestly if you are starting out it is better to be known for great images in one area, than okay images in all areas. 5) Use a good camera This is a tricky one - a good camera costs money, but it is worth it. I use my own stock in my own art, and I am very picky over what stock I use - a good camera enables me to get the shot I want when I want it. A good camera will also elevate a good shot into a fantastic shot (with practice). 6) Practice, practice, practice And practice again. Take 100's of pictures of absolutely everything - and see what sticks. At first it is okay to break rules 1,2,and 4 until you get the hang of things, but with practice you will be able to see what works, and what doesn't. I have taken over 12,000 images this year, and only posted 1,000 - that's about 1 in 12 of my total portfolio. I try and take pictures everyday in order to get the best images at the right time. 7) If you are using a model feel the passion This is hard to do - the best trick is to do some warm up pictures first, and get the model enthused for the shoot. Whenever I model I always try to be as dynamic as possible, and the by-product of this is stock that looks alive and passionate. 8) Watch other stockists Add stock artists you like to your watch list - they will help you learn and develop, as well as give you a better understanding of what other artists are after. 9) Have fun This is an important element of stock photography - if you don't enjoy it the pictures will show your mood. If you don't feel like taking any pictures then don't. 10) Prune Finally... prune your gallery every so often. I am guilty of not doing this, though I do like the little four figure number by the number of images in my gallery on the front page. Pruning helps weed out the older stock which isn't being used, or you feel is of a poorer quality than you other stock. It also helps artists navigate through your gallery faster. Well I hope these help, and if you have any comments please note me, or leave a comment. |
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| We are officially launching our spring/summer 2012 contest today, with the theme being "The Sands of Time". The theme is as open ended as you want to make it, though we encourage you to be as creative as possible with the brief. We are looking for original, creative, and imaginative pieces, and the winners will be pick from those submissions which best fulfill these ideals. You must include at least one piece of our stock in your art, either as a reference or a photo manipulation. The closing date is midnight Pacific Standard Time 31st July 2012, and please see the rules below for full details. At the end of each week we will feature all the entries submitted in the past seven days, with the chance for everyone to see the submissions so far. So, we look forward to seeing the great art produced, and hope you have fun with the brief. Rachel Prizes: 1st Prize: 1 Year membership of Deviant Art A4 Print of your winning piece A plushie of your choice from the DA store A T-shirt of your choice from the DA store A blog interview on both DA and the Random Acts website with you Public winner Prize: 1 Year membership of Deviant Art Final 5 winner prize: 3 month membership of Deviant Art Rules: #1: Your art can be any visual medium submitted through Deviant Art. #2: Your art must be an original piece of your own submitted on or after the 26th April 2012. #3: You must submit your entry through a note to :icon-tigg-stock: on or before Midnight PST 31st July 2012, with the subject line "contest entry spring 2012" #4: All entries will be reviewed and the final 5 pieces will be announced on the 15th August 2012, with the public vote starting on the 15th August 2012 in the form of a Deviant Art poll, and closing at Midnight PST 30th August 2012. Final winners will be announced on the 31st August 2012, with the prizes being awarded on the 1st September 2012. #5: The 1st placed winner and final 5 winners at the discretion of the judges, and the judges decision is final. The judges will be made up of the tigg-stock team. #6: The prizes are awarded as is, and may not be exchanged for any other prize. If you win the 1st place prize, you will be expected to provide your name and address so we can post your prizes and feature you on the blogs. #7: By entering the contest, you agree for your art to be featured on [link] #8: All our normal stock rules apply during this contest. #9: Anyone caught ripping, copying, or submitting another person's art will be disqualified from the contest. #10: You must include at least one piece of stock from in your art, either as a reference for the art or in a photo manipulation, and the piece must be obvious in the art. #11: Any other stock used must be listed in the description of the piece. |
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