Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:09 PM 7/14/2006, you wrote: >Welcome in the new world, Eric: http://www.sxc.hu/ Boo!! Hiss!! While we can't stop it, sites like this are destroying the stock photography profession. We cannot possibly compete against microstocks that sell for $1 or $2 per download or even for free, like this one. There are so many "photographers" out there with their cell phone photos and point and shoot digitals, that all markets for ordinary stock photos are gone. Stock photographers have to come up with new, original photos and they have to market them as Rights Managed only. Royalty Free stock photography is no longer an option. It's free everywhere you look. But for those clients who want original photos that can't be found on competitors' products, there is only Rights Managed photography - not available on sites like this one. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com