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So long to the middle class

I just read via a link from one of my photo forums, a very interesting take on the vanishing middle-class photographers, and how technology has opened the flood gates for competition, and the lack of perceived value from the vendor side has impacted our profession. It's fairly long and packed…

Gary CrabbeNovember 10, 2006

Newsworthy Photo Business

So unprofessional…

Reporting from the far and wide regions, the PhillyBlurb.com has an article about a local photographer who has been busted for failing to deliver wedding photos to 25 couples; weddings where his fee ranged between $1,500.00 and $5,000.00 each. As I often say, anyone can call themselves a photographer, but…

Gary CrabbeOctober 16, 2006

Newsworthy Photo Business Stock Photography

Ready for this?

Well... it's here. Getty's Rights Ready licensing model, that is. According to a report at About the Image, Getty unvieled it's new model with some slight modifications based on Photographer feedback. From my interpretation, it's a step in the right direction, but even for the prices, a 10 year license…

Gary CrabbeAugust 29, 2006

Digital Newsworthy Photo Business

Careful with that clone tool, Batman!

As reported by CNN and the BBC this week, Reuters News Agency has dumped nearly 1,000 images from it's archive, all from a single photographer. Why? Seems our photojournalist did the one thing any photojournalist should never do, doctor or 'fix' his images. In this case, a bad job of…

Gary CrabbeAugust 9, 2006

Newsworthy Photo Business Stock Photography

And now for your licensing pleasure…

First there was RM (Rights Managed), then there was RF (Royalty Free), which (d)evolved into MS (MicroStock). Now, getting a jump ahead of what the PLUS folks are doing, About the Image reports on a press release from Getty Images announcing the upcoming new sales model, RR (Rights Ready). I've…

Gary CrabbeAugust 4, 2006

Photo Business

Excuse me, Officer, but those handcuffs are a little too tight

It's getting tough out there to be a working photographer. Now think how you'd feel if you were busy snapping away, only to be suddenly confronted by a police officer busily writing you a citation. Put up too much of a fuss, and you'll likely be trying on his handcuffs.…

Gary CrabbeJuly 25, 2006

Photo Business Quotable Quotes Stock Photography

Overheard: The pot calling the kettle black.

In catching up on some overdue forum reading, I came across a photographer who sells microstock, lamenting about his micro-agency making a business deal to give away photos to some major company. In his post he says: ....Â the (DEAL) clearly tells me three things: 1. They don't value their contributers…

Gary CrabbeJuly 24, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

Careful how you handle that CC thing

Creative Commons Licenses (CCL) are one for people to give away use of their intellectual property rights, while still maintaining some small level of control. However, just like everything else, even an assigned CCL can be abused or ignored. Worse, most people who assign their works under a CCL never…

Gary CrabbeJuly 21, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

Your model has what kind of problem?

It's come to our attention that your attractive blond female spokesmodel has certain ... umm ... femine hygene issues. In a word, "Eeeww Yuck!" File under: More info than I needed to know. One reason companies investing in their corporate image, and spending big bucks designing and placing ads in…

Gary CrabbeJune 22, 2006

Photo Business Rants and Raves Stock Photography

That nasty RF If Only Regret

Thanks to The Stock Photo Industy's numeric calculations guru, Jeff Greenberg for bringing this to our attention. Imagine getting a whopping $150.00 for a photo that almost everyone in the country will not only see, but also use on a daily basis; an image iconic of our country, the U.S.A..…

Gary CrabbeJune 21, 2006

Photo Business

Great Value for your Most Important Day Ever

Imagine you're a bride about to get married. (Guys, just go with me on this one for a second...) You want everything to be perfect, but you also face the reality of keeping your costs under control. But you understand one thing with perfect clarity; You want this to be…

Gary CrabbeJune 21, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

How Cliche

I'd seen a list of the Top Ten Stock Photography Cliches as assembled by the folks at Forty Media. (They're a design firm in AZ, and more about them to come in another post.) Then today, I was reading about how cheap and cheesy stock photos seem to pervade the…

Gary CrabbeJune 13, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

Say that again

Sometimes I hear or read things that photographers say when discussing the Microstocks that, from my perspective, sound so absurdly insightful in a sad way that all I can do is giggle. This evening, I read a post about a woman photographer who was concerned because she had noticed the…

Gary CrabbeJune 5, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

How many for how much

This week, thanks to the honest reply of a photographer in the microstock agencies, I got my first real life look at some 'average to better than average" returns, and I must say, the glimpse was quite "enlightening". Last month, this photographer made jsut shy of $300 from approx 300…

Gary CrabbeJune 3, 2006

Photo Business Rants and Raves Stock Photography

More on the Race to the Bottom

There's a sobering dose of reality on Wired about the effect of the global network and the entry of millions of new providers into various markets. One market that is highlighted is the booming effect of the microstock community, where selling images for a few pennies is now fiscal glory…

Gary CrabbeMay 25, 2006

Newsworthy Photo Business

Mad Max Model Release

Photo District News reporter Daryl Lang reports in todays PDN Newswire about how a model is mad at Maxim Magazine for using a photo of her on the cover of it's upcoming June 2006 issue. The photo was licensed to Maxim through Corbis Outline, an editorial division of the giant…

Gary CrabbeMay 18, 2006

Photo Business

So long to the middle class

So unprofessional…

Ready for this?

Careful with that clone tool, Batman!

And now for your licensing pleasure…

Excuse me, Officer, but those handcuffs are a little too tight

Overheard: The pot calling the kettle black.

Careful how you handle that CC thing

Your model has what kind of problem?

That nasty RF If Only Regret

Great Value for your Most Important Day Ever

How Cliche

Say that again

How many for how much

More on the Race to the Bottom

Mad Max Model Release

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