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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 Crabbe
May 24, 2007
Photo BusinessStock Photography

Where to sell your photos.

Most people selling stock photos these days repeatedly mention a few names, especially Getty, Corbis, and 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 Crabbe
April 25, 2007
Photo BusinessStock 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 Crabbe
November 20, 2006
Photo BusinessStock 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 Crabbe
November 10, 2006
NewsworthyPhoto BusinessStock 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 Crabbe
August 29, 2006
AnimalsNewsworthyStock 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 Crabbe
August 13, 2006
Photo BusinessStock 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 Crabbe
July 21, 2006
Photo BusinessStock 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 Crabbe
June 22, 2006
Photo BusinessStock 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 Crabbe
June 13, 2006
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