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Bad Getty

A couple Board Members over at stock-photo powerhouse, Getty Images, are in hot water according to a report over at The Stock Asylum. In the story, they write: (Two lawsuits) contend that the defendants, including Getty Images' Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Klein and Chairman Mark Getty, breached their duties to…

Gary CrabbeMay 24, 2007

Photo Business Stock Photography

Appropriate Keywords Dissertationerrated

I have 'issues' with keywording. Last week, while juggling multiple other projects, I had a keywording problem that cost me a few extra days of work. During this time, I was doing my best to catch-up on my "catch-up" reading. Oddly, one item that surfaced was an article on Keywording…

Gary CrabbeApril 30, 2007

Photo Business Stock Photography

Where to sell your photos.

Most people selling stock photos these days repeatedly mention a few names, especially Getty, Corbis, andÂ iStock. But there are other places out there. And just because you're starting out doesn't mean you are limited to going to the microstock agencies by default. I say this because one reason I hear…

Gary CrabbeApril 25, 2007

Photo Business Rants and Raves Stock Photography

Opportunity or Exploitation in the Creative World?

Here are a few quick questions for you; imagine your going in to a job interview, or bidding on a freelance job. What is your 'worth'? How do you decide the on the value for what you produce? Does it matter to you if someone else benefits from your labors?…

Gary CrabbeMarch 2, 2007

Royalty Free or Royalty Expensive?

So that Royalty Free photo that you got way back when and not sure where... you've used for this and that without much thought, because after all, you were smart and purchased Royalty Free. But are your Royalty Free photos really free to use for anything, anywhere? Probably Not. Did…

Gary CrabbeDecember 11, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

Winds of Change, make that a Hurricane…

First, I hope everyone here in the US, and Americans abroad had a nice Thanksgiving Holiday. I enjoyed a week off with my family. The Stock Asylum has posted the text of a speech given by Roger Ressmeyer, President of the Picture Archive Council of America (PACA) called, "The Storm…

Gary CrabbeNovember 27, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

I’m Like, … so upset.

Major stock photo player, Getty Images, has announced a new plan allowing photographers to place images on their site for two years. It's a basic pay-to-play arrangement. But I'm not upset about this. I'm not even the one who is upset. After the announcement by Getty about their new program,…

Gary CrabbeNovember 20, 2006

Photo Business Stock Photography

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 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

Animals Newsworthy Stock Photography

Bow Wow Ouch

Photo: "That's a mighty big puppy dog you have there..." A portrait of two ladies and their pet dog on the beach, Pacific Grove, California. Associated Press reported yesterday in their "Unusual News" category on a woman who has filed a lawsuit aginst Getty Images for selling a photo of…

Gary CrabbeAugust 13, 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 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 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

Stock Photography

Bad Getty

Appropriate Keywords Dissertationerrated

Where to sell your photos.

Opportunity or Exploitation in the Creative World?

Royalty Free or Royalty Expensive?

Winds of Change, make that a Hurricane…

I’m Like, … so upset.

So long to the middle class

Ready for this?

Bow Wow Ouch

And now for your licensing pleasure…

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

How Cliche

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