Published by on 01 Nov 2010

Graphic Designers will Pay for your Photographs

You might think that you are not a top photographer, but if you take the right type of photographs, and the quality is good, then people will want to buy them.

Now you do need to remember that if you include people who can be recognized or a trademark which everybody will know then you have to have a release form signed by them. But think beyond the photos which have people in them. Try and imagine the headers and graphics used on niche sites, rather than money making sites.

It doesn’t take much imagination to think about diet and food sites, to know that photos of food products are in demand by webmasters. You will need to decide the type of foods you want to include in the photograph, and then set up the display of them.

The beauty of a digital camera is you will never take a bad shot. Now you might be thinking that isn’t true, but it is totally true and correct. You look at the shot you have taken, and then decide if it is a good or bad photograph. If it doesn’t come up to standard, then you either deleted it or decide not to save it. All you save are good photographs.

If you are using a camera with a film then you need to know that some photos will not come up to the standard for you to sell them. You might be able to make changes with photo enhancing software, but some people will not want to buy anything other than original photos.
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Graphic Design

Published by on 27 Sep 2010

Are you a great graphic designer? If not, read on.

Do you freelance as a graphic designer? Perhaps the best way to get a message across to your audience is through graphic design. Your message can be conveyed in so many different formats, from black and white brochures, to full-color catalogs, websites, and everything in between.

But not all design can be considered great, or even good for that matter. Great design must convey a message quickly and cleanly, with little guesswork. Your audience should never have to guess what it is you’re trying to say. Some of the more popular tools used by graphic artists today are, the Adobe products (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign), along with web applications such as Dreamweaver. Here are some tips you can use if you’re just starting out in the graphic design field.

Too Many Fonts
You should strive to keep the number of fonts to no more than two. I typically prefer a serif font, which is a font that has “feet” if you will, such as Times, for body copy. Then I create my headlines with a san serif font such as Helvetica to distinguish paragraphs from one another. Too often, a novice designer will attempt to experiment with too many different fonts in the same piece. Keep it down to two if possible.

Too Many Design Elements
Another issue concerning novice designers is that they tend to cram in as many visuals as they can. All in a bid to display their design skills. It’s important to remember that you are trying to convey a message and get the viewer to react to your design. You are not trying to show off your design skills because more often than not, you will create an eyesore and distract the viewer.
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Graphic Design