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Overheard; how ironic.

So... imagine your listening to a conversation between a couple microstock photographers talking dirt about one of their agents' new subscription sales models. One photographer says something like, "Don't they understand we don't want to license our images for $0.25 a download?" Then another microstocker chimes in with a semi-rant…
Gary Crabbe
June 3, 2008
Rants and RavesUncategorized

200:7 Ratio

< --Rant--> I'm absolutely buried with several deadline projects, family stuff, and prepping for travel to Florida for the Annual Nanpa Conference. The computer problems I had last month caused me to play catch-up for several weeks. Now, my valuable and limited time is being wasted waging war with the…
Gary Crabbe
February 18, 2008
PhotosRants and Raves

The fine art of found photos

I'll admit to being pretty jaded when it comes to looking at photos, primarily due to paying attention to millions of photos since I started working for Galen Rowell back in 1990. To really get my kudos, an image has to shout out the story immediately, and be in tune…
Gary Crabbe
September 12, 2007
CopyrightRants and Raves

Copycat copying my copyright copy

Over on one of the nature photography forums today, someone posted a link to COPYSCAPE, a web site that will help you find plagiarized web content. In otherwords, it simply scans html pages for similar words. When I checked out my home page, a good number of web sites came…
Gary Crabbe
August 14, 2007
Rants and Raves

New twist on a scam

I'm willing to bet that Ms. Barbara Powell lives in ... (Drum roll, please) .... Nigeria. For several years, a common scam has targeted photographers for either print sales, or for photographing weddings. Long story short, and email arrives saying, "I want to by 20 prints", or, "I want you…
Gary Crabbe
August 6, 2007
Photo BusinessRants and RavesSports & Recreation

Major League Bummer

Enjoy the Game, do your Job, but remember - we own your a$$. This seems to be the sentiment passed along from major league teams of the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), and many other national sports organizations. And if you're a photographer, videographer, or reporter working…
Gary Crabbe
July 24, 2007
Rants and RavesUncategorized

We found Stella

During every other week of summer, our city offers a free concert in the park. It's a good place for a Sunday evening picnic, let the kids run around, dance, and hear some music. Most of the time, these are just local cover bands. But this weekend was refreshingly different;…
Gary Crabbe
June 25, 2007
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