Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My point exactly. Op 15-jul-06, om 00:26 heeft Tina Manley het volgende geschreven: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >