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Catalin Petolea: Shooting full time while enjoying mountain trips!

lucienavratilova — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:37:41 +0000

How did you started with photography? Somewhere in 2005 I bought a Sony point and shoot and started to play with it. After that I replaced it with a Panasonic FZ20 which had a f/2.8 Leica lens (wow!) still point and shoot but this one was the camera on which I learned most of the technical aspects of photography. After that I realised it’s the moment to get more serious, since it appeared that photography will stick with me for [...]

Shout it out loud! Pixmac can now accept Vector files from contributors

simon — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:20:32 +0000

Shout it out loud! Pixmac is now accepting Vector files from contributing illustrators!

All vectors formats are accepted (EPS(10), AI, and SVG are preferred though). If you would like to submit vector conte

Check out August’s Winner and Entries for Graphics.com’s Pixmac Design Challenge

simon — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:21:11 +0000

Check out the winner of August's Graphics.com's Pixmac Design Challenge using a selection of Pixmac images: To view all the entries click here To enter the September competition - become a member with our friends at Graphics.com and f

Check out the Winner of the Pixmac ‘Pinback Button’ Competition!

simon — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:51:01 +0000

Check out the winner of the Pixmac Pinback Button competition... You can check out the other 86 cool entries here.

Interview with Natalia Lukiyanova – Microstocker from Russia (and no she doesn’t drink Vodka)

simon — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:57:51 +0000

I'd like to introduce Natalia Lukiyanova from Russia, a fab microstock content producer focusing on illustration. Tell me a bit about yourself I am 34 years old, I was born and live in Russia. I - a freelancer, I like that it gives you the fr

Cool Pixmac Buttons Competition

simon — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:29:40 +0000

Check out our cool Buttons competition on 99Designs ! Think you can do better? Then submit your ideas and maybe win $145 and a cool Pixmac T-shirt :)

Check out July’s Winner and Entries for Graphics.com’s Pixmac Design Challenge

simon — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:46:38 +0000

Check out the entries and winner of July's Graphics.com's Pixmac Design Challenge using a selection of Pixmac images: To enter the August competition - become a member with our friends at Graphics.com and follow these instructions - you could

Interview with Nice Monkey – Microstock Producer and Freelancer from England

simon — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:07:40 +0000

I'd like to introduce Michael Travers from Nice Monkey. Along with producing fantastic microstock content, Nicemonkey.co.uk is an independent place to get advice on the stock photography and illustration workd, with a regular blog covering softwa

Pixmac launches new $99 Monthly Subscription Pack

simon — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:20:19 +0000

After customer feedback Pixmac launches a new $99 Monthly Subscription Pack. We are now able to give one more cost effective option for those customers who need regular content at a budget price. Customers are able to download up to 15 Credits worth

Interview with Jo Ann Snover – microstock photographer

simon — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:00:54 +0000

We;d like to introduce another of the many photographers who have recently joined Pixmac to offer their content - this time it's Jo Ann Snover - How long have you worked as a photographer, and how did you decide to start shooting stock photography