The editing decisions you make when using photo editing software like Photoshop can only work as well as the basic picture that was taken. It’s my view that most people who own even high grade cameras don’t know how to use the basic settings or what they mean. It’s also my view that since about 15 minutes of training would clear all this up, micro stockers in particular need to master the electronic CCD settings on their digital camera.
Brief yourself on this last befor shooting a wedding, or use it as a model tip sheet for fulfilling a practice shoot for a pair of models. Be careful to observe what problems are making the partial psing of s shot doing alne.
Do yourself a favor and find the inner avatar designer for your favorite movie or game. Chances are you have a gaming client who desperately wants a new face or image that is totally unique for their game playing alter ego.
The micro stock techniques necessary for efficient image capture from still life composition and motion picture extraction need to be honed and studied for best delivery of premium low cost legal images.
In micro stock photography, access and proximity makes you money. Having the image everybody wants, now or in future will pay off. But first you have to put yourself in a position to get the shots nobody else has. Get roving and put yourself in new venues to get new shots. Plot your micro stock trajectory along new paths.