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Wrapping up the Mediocre fiasco & how to do it right.

Picture: Sunset light on the face of Half Dome, from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California. In my last two blog posts, I reported on the mediocre quality of images used by Travel & Leisure Online for their Best Views from US National Parks feature, and the subsequent post when…

Gary CrabbeJune 8, 2009

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OMG – I’m one of the mediocre Travel & Leisure photogs

Photos: Storm over Half Dome from Sentinel Rock, Yosemite National Park, California Yesterday, I made a post critical of the mediocre quality of photos used by Travel & Leisure in their online feature, Best US National Park Views. I said a couple were decent at best, a couple were "OK",…

Gary CrabbeJune 4, 2009

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Travel & Leisure; When Best barely even equals Mediocre

Picture: Alpenglow on clouds in evening above Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by an editorial intern at Travel & Leisure (Online) requesting permission to use an image of mine of Yosemite National Park for a feature…

Gary CrabbeJune 3, 2009

Newsworthy Photo Business Stock Photography

Thud; the sound a body makes…

Thud. It's a sound often heard when one body impacts something else. Today it's the sound of the Stock Photo market impacting the bottom of the Marketplace. PDN Newswire is carrying the story of microstock agency Fotolia now offering a library of over a quarter million photos for Free. Yes,…

Gary CrabbeMay 21, 2009

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And speaking of reading, writing, and watching

Most here will know that my recent recovery period allowed me a chance to catch up on some reading, both online and offline. I want to take a quick moment to pass along a few items that have caught my interest in the online world. I hope that if you're…

Gary CrabbeApril 17, 2009

Photo Business Stock Photography

Updates to the weblog – Business Resources

My recovery continues; I still can't hold a camera, but it is getting easier to type. Thankfully, I've been putting some of my typing time to good use, updating areas to my weblog. If you find them useful, I hope you'll feel free to bookmark them or pass them along…

Gary CrabbeApril 6, 2009

Licensing Copyrights & Copywrongs on the Left Coast

And now back to our regularly scheduled business programmig: First is an announcement for those living and working in the Southern California region, and following that is a strong suggestion for everyone who dabbles in stock photography The West Coast Chapter of the ASPP (American Society of Picture Professionals) is…

Gary CrabbeMarch 28, 2009

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Life revelations after waking up at the bottom of a 40′ cliff

Picture: Golden sunset light on red rock cliff in Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah It's been just over three weeks now since I had my accident, walking right off the edge of a 40' cliff on a dark desert night in Death Valley. I still have no clue as to…

Gary CrabbeMarch 18, 2009

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DRR Trainwreck Survivor finds Shelter

Like something out of National Geographic Channel's, "Seconds from Disaster" - I feel like the aftermath survivor of the Digital Railroad Train Wreck; you know the scene - walking wounded, smoke, confusion, chaos. In the wake of the Train wreck, I've found new shelter by building myself a new image…

Gary CrabbeNovember 10, 2008

Digital Photo Business Stock Photography

Testing LicenseStream One Two Ten Thousand

A good number of companies came racing to the aid of photographers in the wale of the Digital Railroad trainwreck. Like purveyors of private ambulance services, many touted the line "let us help save you". One company that has surfaced is LicenseStream. The company seems to be in a beta…

Gary CrabbeNovember 3, 2008

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Plug still in the wall at DRR – truncated file warning

Picture: Truncated image file of Zion National Park, Utah, after having been downloaded from the Digital Railroad servers. I've been watching and waiting since last week for that last poof of virtual smoke that would signal the final demise of Digital Railroad. That would be the moment when the server…

Gary CrabbeNovember 3, 2008

Newsworthy Photo Business Stock Photography

Hello 911? I’d like to report a trainwreck

When was the last time you had a door slammed in your face. For me, it was this afternoon when Digital Railroad suddenly shut it's doors. This was the short note on the Homepage, simply titled, "Final Goodbye". I must say that this short, nearly terse and unsympathetic move leaves…

Gary CrabbeOctober 28, 2008

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Looking at New Stock Agencies

Last week was extremely busy in the news, and not just on Wall Street. There has been quite a bit of fallout from the Jill Greenberg fiasco, and the closing of the Photoshelter Collection. On the Photoshelter side of the universe, one of the old forum moderators has started a…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 22, 2008

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RIP – Wasted Days & Wasted Nights

Picture: "Altered" headstone at the Ferndale cemetary, Humboldt County, California Many folks will obviously recall this reference to the Freddy Fender song; the new theme song for The Photoshelter Collection (PSC); the stock agency collective wing of Photoshelter. An email just arrived announcing the closure of the collection. Frankly, I'm…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 11, 2008

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Holy South Coasters, Batman!

Picture: Sunset light on coastal cliffs at the Point Vicente Lighthouse, Palos Verdes Peninsula, California I just finished processing the images from my recent trip down along the Southern California coast. There was a grand total of 445 RAW image files that have been converted into 55MB Master TIFF Files.…

Gary CrabbeAugust 13, 2008

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“Hey don’t I know you from somewhere?”

Isn't that what you're tempted to ask when you see someone you think you recognize, but you're not sure from when or where? "Hey, Don't I know you from somewhere?" In fact, now that I think about it, that would make a great pick-up line at a bar. (Yes, I…

Gary CrabbeJuly 15, 2008

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