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Least Scary Animals to Photograph

Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by Glow Images.

After giving you all nightmares with “Scariest Animals to Photograph”, we thought we’d take it easy on you and give you something a little less horrifying to look at. Well, some might be horrifyingly cute, but that’s a risk we were willing to take.

The only danger involved with photographing these animals is an extreme case of the warm fuzzies. So, without further ado, here are the least scary animals we could find:

Lambs – Almost cute enough to give you a stomach ache. Of course, they grow up and lose some of their cuteness, so enjoy it while you can.

Marmots – This chubby, little guy isn’t too intimidating. And he’s just the right amount of ugly to make him cute. Watch him nibble on a graham cracker for further proof.

Penguins – It’s hard to feel too threatened by anything that clumsily waddles around like that and can’t fly.

Cotton-Top Tamarins – Nothing that begins with the word “cotton-top” will ever be scary.

Hedgehogs – Sure, they have spines running along their back, but they are not barbed or poisonous. Besides, their defense mechanism is to roll up into a ball. Not exactly anything to be scared of. Just don’t step on him.

Bunnies – I think the picture takes care of it pretty well.

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Glow Images Takes You There: Germany

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Glow Images.

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Scariest Animals to Photograph

Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by Glow Images.

Whether they make your skin crawl or make you want to run for your life, there are some animals that are just plain scary. For photographers, it can be even worse. They have to sometimes fight their natural instinct and become comfortable enough to photograph these animals.

From the life-threatening to the creepy, here are the animals that give us nightmares.

Snakes - Especially cobras. Venomous and intimidating. It’s not that we don’t trust them or anything, but it’s also not exactly the best recipe for close-up photograpghy.

Spiders – Classic scary. Any kind of spiders. Too many eyes and too many legs to not not be frightening. The fatter and harrier, the scarier.

Sharks – Particularly the Great White Shark. With the added challenge of being underwater, sharks make for a frightening subject. Maybe it’s the movie, or maybe it’s the rows of sharp, razor-like teeth. Although they are unlikely to attack, we have no desire to swim up and give them a big hug either.

Lions - The perfect image of ferocity. They are big and strong, and very likely faster than you. Get a camera with a great zoom.

Millipedes – Take the creepiness of a snake and add a couple hundred legs. No, thanks! And the Giant African Millipede can be almost 16 inches long!

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Keywording Tips for Stock Photographers, Part 4: Where Am I?

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Glow Images.

We’re back with another installment of our series on keywording tips for stock photographers. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out our previous posts for even more great ideas!

How many times have you heard it said that location is everything? For many buyers of stock images, location really is everything. One client was working on an informational book about Italian cuisine and had to have images that were actually shot in specific regions of Italy. Glow Images has a lot of great images of Italian food, but unless the keywords included the city and country, that client couldn’t even consider them.

Another example is international customers, who often want stock images that were taken in their own countries.

Generally, it’s a good idea to include as much specific location information in the keywords as possible. City, state or province, region, and country are all keywords that are commonly searched on. It’s also helpful to include the names of recognizable landmarks or buildings in the keywords.

A word of caution, though: Don’t go overboard. Never include location information in stock photography keywords unless you’re absolutely sure that it’s correct. It’s also a good idea to leave location information out of images where it’s not relevant at all so that stock photography buyers don’t have to wade through pages of irrelevant search results. After all, nobody really cares where a studio shot of a pencil was photographed.

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Top 5 Facial Expressions

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Glow Images.

In our last post, we talked about the many details that go into properly capturing emotions in photographs. While it takes a skilled photographer to capture emotions in their natural state, that doesn’t mean that all photographs need to resemble the real world perfectly.

Remember when you got your first camera, and just wanted to take pictures of anything and everything? We here at Glow Images understand that sometimes, photographs don’t need to be as artistic as Picaso might have made them, and rather, can just be fun to take and look at!

To go with our capturing emotions theme, and to give all of you out there something fun to start your weekend off right, we’ve found five of our favorite facial expressions for you to feast your eyes on. Enjoy!