Flower and Insect Photography

No I haven't placed them on istockphoto or fanartview. I just heard about fanartview in another discussion and I will take a look at istockphoto too! Fanartview looked very interesting and I'm sure istockphoto will turn out to be interesting too. Thanks for the link tips for sure!

A good macro, tripod and shutter release help greatly. When using a good macro or telephoto it is difficult to keep that motion blur and camera shake out of an image, but the above items do assist. I'm fairly happy with the macro in the fuji finepix S700 for a non-pro camera. Yes, I would love a much better camera but it is not in the budget. So I'll continue to work on my own techniques, skills and learn the equipment more. I have to do the best with my abilities and hope for the best after that. What type camera and macro do you have?

I understand the budget restraints very well! I still do not have what I would like to have but I just need to adjust to what I have and overcome as well as I can. When it comes to nature and photography I have a real passion for creating better imagery. It sounds like you really want to create those great images too. You can pick up a tripod for relatively low price. I'm going to pick up a small tripod for less than $20.00. It will work well for the low shots I like to take even better than my larger tripods. A monopod can be handy too. If you look at my profile there is a picklerweed shot there that I took with a kodak easyshare digital camera and a tripod a while back. It was only like a 2-3 mb camera. I would add some shots here but I don't see a way for me to add a photo in a response. The motion and camera shake really show up when taking macros in any camera. Anything you can use to steady your shot when you are taking a macro will help. Place it on the ground and use breath control when pressing the shutter. Or turn your own hands into a bipod with elbows on the ground or table etc. for whatever your photographing. Every little thing counts when shooting and that is really what it adds up with little things... :)

I don't have a lot of cash right now so I can't do much as far as buying equipment but right now all I have is a Kodak P712 and it's internal macro mode. I am excited to say I will soon have a tripod though! :)

Thank you and that is one of the enjoyments I get from photography is sharing the images. I'm rather new to the mylot world and I'm not sure what your saying when it comes to download my photos on some pages? Still learning the ropes around here and appreciate the comments. Have a wonderful evening!