Check out these 35 awesome examples of Digital Art and Manipulation. Noupe Design Blog put them together and we can’t get over how amazing each one of these artworks turned out.
These designers rock. We posted one of the pics here but there are 35 amazing digital artworks that you can check out by clicking on the link. Please share your comments with us!
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It’s that time of year again, when photo researchers and buyers are looking for back to school photos, school supplies clipart, educational images, school classroom pictures and anything they can use for their educational creative projects. Just browse Cutcaster’s photo library for all levels of educational photography from higher education photos, college student images, high school photos, middle school images or preschool pictures. We have a huge selection and in addition you can request the exact photo you need through our ProjectRequest area. You can download a wide variety of educational pictures, educational wallpaper, educational posters and educational stock photos as well. Get the newest, hippest images at Cutcaster that have real looking students in real life situations at school.
Do you ever need eLearning backgrounds, blank promotional signs or people photos for your courses?
Lately, our creative director and review team have been creating Cutcaster lightboxes full of unique photos and clipart specifically for the e-learning community. Think of e-learning as internet-enabled learning that encompasses training, education, just-in-time information, and communications. Cutcaster photos are perfect for creating eLearning simulations, PowerPoint course templates or building other engaging instructional design courses where you need great backgrounds or real looking people.
The elearning images provide simple, clean designs at an affordable price and are fully customizable. Use the images and clipart over and over in multiple courses. Even use them on other websites and presentations as well.
Purchase graphics, clipart and photos for e-learning at Cutcaster today.
Collection of lightboxes with hundreds of images to choose from.
Health Hospitals and Doctors’ Offices
Elearning Concepts Promotional
World Landmarks for Elearning courses
Back to School Photos for Elearning
Illustrations Web Buttons & Icons
We have additional elearning photos which inslcude call center employee pictures, Phone Person Pictures, People Phone Photos, Business Women Using Headset.
Hot Shot Media is an online media company involved in the creation of a number of unique projects that combine elements of the photo sharing, social networking and casual gaming spaces. They have been creating some pretty cool photography social games that are still in Beta but worth a peek if you are interested in photography contests and challenges. I met with their CEO, Danny Maco, last Friday and was impressed with their team and plans for the future. Keep an eye on this company and try some of their games below if you have some time.
For World’s Best Photo, the users are allowed to stake their claim to having the world’s best photo in just about any category, at least until they get their crown knocked off by their friends when the mini contests begin, according to Danny.
Most Wanted Photo is a simple photo centric game that allows users to request their desired photos or compete to win virtual currency for their submissions.
Snapshot Scholar is a photo contest pitting Cal Berkeley against Stanford for the moment but will expand to other schools. I really think this one will catch on in the university space. A Stanford student won $5,000 for himself and $2,000 for his department. Be on the lookout for Snapshot Scholar 2 which will be launched soon.
Danny and his team have some really interesting plans for the photography casual gaming space and it will be great to see how they grow within that industry niche.
Vampire Weekend Contra Cover Photo
Just read over at Pitchfork that the spaced out looking woman on the cover of Vampire Weekends last album titled Contra is claiming that the signature on the model release was forged and not hers.
Pitchfork’s Ryan Dombal asked Vampire Weekend‘s Ezra Koenig who the girl on the cover of Contra was last October, when Koenig said, “I don’t want to give away all the details about the photo just yet, but I learned that she’s now living in Malibu.”
Fast forward to yesterday, when we first learn the woman’s name is Kirsten Kennis (KK), and she is suing the band and the photog who snapped the shot for over $2 million big ones through a lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court Wednesday, according to a TMZ report. Talk about a bad Wednesday.
The intrigue doesn’t stop there. There appears to be a signed model release form clearing the shot for commercial use but Kennis stated in the lawsuit that the signature on the release was not hers. Sounds like a juicy story but a huge headache for everyone involved. Moral of the story. Always get the model releases signed before the shoot and take a photo of the model as they sign it. It could save you 2 million dollars one day.
What is the Cutcaster Pricing Algorithm?
Cutcaster’s proprietary pricing algorithm maximizes your content’s revenue by changing its price to match the demand in the marketplace. The more your image is in demand, the more you should be paid for it. The algorithm is based on metadata and search variables surrounding your content and also how your files stack up against similar content in the Cutcaster marketplace so we can understand better what the buyers are willing to pay.
How does it add value?
Just like how the price of a companies stock price on an exchange is set through the interaction of buyers and sellers, we wanted to create a similar change in pricing for a piece of digital content. If you set the price too high and nobody buys or views your content, well, the price will come down. If there is a high level of demand for your content, you as the seller should be able to charge a higher price for it, so the price will move up. What the algorithm accomplishes for you is automation of this process across your entire inventory of content, so with very little effort you can feel confident that your work is being sold at the right price. If the price is set to high, well that is where the buyer can bid on content and show you what price they are willing to pay. At Cutcaster, we want our content contributors to spend their energy being creative.
How does it work?
It’s actually pretty simple. You have the option to set your own start price and let the algorithm work its magic from that price or you can use the algorithm default starting price which will look at the image, the keywords, the description, similar content in our marketplace and other pertinent information to get a fair start price. From there, the file is released into the Cutcaster marketplace where the price will fluctuate depending on the demand for that type of content. The formula is flexible and will/can be modified. Feel free to let us know if you think there’s room for improvement or other variables we should consider when evaluating your prices.
We all wonder what to shoot next. Some have it down to a science and do a ton of research. Some just shoot and hope to get lucky and grab that perfect shot. Determining what the next trend will be is never easy but Soren Breiting at www.stockphotonews.com did a great writeup on the expected trends in conceptual images that we wanted to share with our Cutcaster community.
The below is a snippet of his findings:
As the financial crisis continues with negative implications for many consumers around the world, photographers can speculate over what that will mean for the demand and use of pictures.
Here are some possible trends to watch and shoot:
The growing complexity of the world and daily life of people might impose a trend to concentrate on the not so complicated sides of life. We know that the quest for amusement is often increased under times of depression. Visits to cinemas, restaurants, entertainment and other easy going activities might become more popular. So be prepared with fresh picture material of such situations.
Happy family life might also be a focus point, despite the effects of unemployment and the economic downturn that try to counteract it.
The ‘myself in focus’ trend might be further strengthened with focus on media success and the like as some of the concrete outcomes. The increased use of social media is an obvious indication.
Soren mentioned the potential to take portraits especially effective for the ‘face in social media’. – This is about how to stand out, and how to look with credibility.
With the flood of books on personal development and the self-help industry we have another important trend worth while to be aware of. The ever growing industry of alternative treatment – a rather depressing sign from the point of view of rationality and scientific justification – but a trend that you can profit from with pictures. And herbs of all kinds seem to possess an over-natural potential to cure and help people.
The growing number and ratio of senior citizens has been in focus for a long time but as some countries have had to reduce their public spending on health-care, pensions and social services we might expect further demand on the positive as well as the negative sides of becoming older.
Finally Soren mentions the growing acceptance of the shift in psychology and therapy to the mantra of positive emotions and positive psychology. Surely this will be a field that will grow in demand for illustration and publications in the future.
The more you can combine some of these trends the more successful you might be on the marketplace as an image
provider or publisher.
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